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 ...

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 ...

My friend, Samuel Boot, is a codger – a very fine codger indeed. At 72 years of age, he has earned the status and is proud of the designation because not everyone can be a codger. My brother-in-law, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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One of the more unusual wood carvings you're likely to see is proudly displayed at , the seat of Whitman County in Washington's Palouse country. It's the , on the west side of Main Street downtown.

Editor’s Note: David Frum, a CNN contributor, was a special assistant to President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2002. He is the author of six books, including “Comeback: Conservatism That Can Win Again ...

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 ...

COLFAX – The Codger Pole is a towering, 65-foot wood structure created to commemorate a game of touch football played by 70-year-old men in 1988. The game was a rematch of a 1938 battle between Colfax ...

The Four Tops released “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” in late April 1965. Shortly after, it reached the top of the Billboard R&B charts for nine weeks and the Billboard Hot 100 for two ...

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 ...