10 / JANUARY 2022 PRIME
Old Guys Boomers By Jim Drummond M
ost of the fellows at the old guy waterhole this week were already settled in when another group member came stomping up to the table. We could tell that he was angry. His face was red, his fists were clenched, and he was grinding his teeth. His eyes were even bulging. When an old guy gets angry his eyeballs often stick out. Our friend sat down stiffly and glared at the rest of us.
Somebody said, “Don’t you look sweet? You must be having a fun day.” The angry fellow responded, “My hackles are up! I was walking up to the waterhole and some young fellow was right on my heels. I didn’t feel like rushing so I just kept my normal pace. Then from behind me, I heard the young guy say, ‘Hurry up Boomer, I have places to be.’ It’s insulting
that the marsupial generation calls us old guys Boomers!” One of the other old gents corrected our friend, “The word is millennial, not marsupial. Marsupials are opossums and kangaroos. Did you let him get away with it?” Our red-faced friend responded, “I stopped, and turned around, then growled.” Someone else asked, “What did
he do?” The fellow responded, “He just laughed and walked around me into the waterhole. I was thinking about grabbing him by the shirt and tossing him into a dumpster, but he got past me too quickly.” Another old fellow asked, “Where is he now? Is he in the building?” Our bulging eyed friend looked around, then said, “Yup, he’s
