A creaky train wreck of a man, the Cloaked Codger of Whiskey Ditch had long ago lived his prime life. By the early 1930s, having been reduced to a mere shell of a being, this gasping, grimy, wretch of ...

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As I am quickly approaching my 75th year, I had to chuckle at Danny Heitman’s definition of a “codger” (“Envy the Old Codger,” op-ed, June 6). I wander in public wearing clothing that my wife frowns ...

An inquiry came recently to hand from a gentleman somewhere in Cyberspace. He asked, "What is the difference between a codger, a geezer and a coot?" This is the kind of question that keeps a writer ...

What are the origins of the terms "codger" and "whippersnapper"? Is there such a thing as a young codger or an old whippersnapper? Whippersnapper is easy. Codger is a bit more complicated. Some people ...

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Three “old codgers” with Santa Fe connections have launched a weekly podcast they are calling Camp Codger. Santa Fe retiree Gary Ebersole dreamed up the podcast idea, and Richard Kipling, who has a ...

If last week’s presidential debate debacle made one thing painfully clear, it’s that the upcoming contest is between a crook and a codger. What a shame that our great country cannot promote two worthy ...