[OT] What is this PLUG "grumpy old men club"? [was: Re: [plug] supressing JUST newline echo]

[Chris Caston]

On Thu, 2004-07-15 at 10:00, James Devenish wrote:
> In message <1089815784.2040.43.camel at localhost>
> on Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 10:36:24PM +0800, Chris Caston wrote:
> > Careful Craig or you'll end up as another member of our grumpy
> > old men club.
> 
> ?!?!?! Since it sounds like you and Craig and I are probably within 6
> months of each other (unless Craig is a year different or something, I
> can't remember), I have the following urgent and critical questions:
> 
>  - Why was there no smiley at the end of your post?
>  - Am I eligible to enter "grumpy old men club"?
>  - Am I "over the hill"?
>  - Who else is in the grumpy old men club?
>  - How can you been an "old man" given that Harry must be at least 5
>    times your age!!* ;-)
> 
> * Now I guess I'm neither grumpy nor old, just "endangered" ;-)
> 

It's a joke. Once when my dad was between jobs and having a whine about
the high taxes in this country I told him about the club it looked like
he was going to join. I now use it on anyone regardless of their age.
> 
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