By Frank Kaiser
Do you remember what they called geezers before they called them seniors? I don't. You don't either, I'll bet.
You and I were never going to get old enough to care. Fifty years ago, I remember thinking the then-popular euphemism for elders — Golden Agers — was a crock. olden, my butt!
The words geezers, codgers, and duffers were around then, too. But like "old farts," those handles never gained traction. Let's face it, how many seniors do you know who would step up and demand the "Old fart discount, please."
Then, suddenly, and without warning, we were old farts ourselves. The phrase Golden Agers had morphed to Senior Citizens and finally to seniors, and when the time came, we accepted that rubric with aplomb. Full Article >>