Originally Posted by BK001 (Post 1415075)

His name was MYRON FLOREN -- yep I had the same type of childhood "luck" as you -- but worse -- I had to take accordion lessons! (Finally gave my 50-year old accordion away last year when planning our move to the villages.)

Mom knew everyone's name on the show and I think she secretly hoped one of us would become a Champagne Lady or a Lennon Sister.

Originally Posted by golfing eagles (Post 1415115)

So that was your childhood???? Are you "normal" now???:1rotfl::1rotfl::1rotfl:

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa (Post 1414835)

Perhaps at second blush we might say, "Oh look, a question intended to initiate some innocent social discourse, with perhaps a few bon mots, and a modicum of self-disclosure."

It is possible that a discussion by Villagers about how we view ourselves might counter the real stereotype that has been published in such national media as the New York Post.

Consider this excerpt:

"It’s a Thursday night at one of a half-dozen hot spots at the 20,000-acre Central Florida complex called The Villages, the largest gated retirement community in America – and one of the most popular destinations for New Yorkers in their golden years – where the female-to-male ratio runs 10 to 1.

It’s a widower’s paradise, and the word on the street is that there’s a big black market for Viagra."

"...getting lucky is one of the residents’ primary pastimes.

The huge complex began growing rapidly in the mid-1990s, and reported cases of gonorrhea rocketed from 152 to 245, of syphilis rose from 17 to 33, and of chlamydia from 52 to 115 among those 55 and older in Florida from 1995 to 2005.

The state’s sexually transmitted disease rate among those over 65 is one of the fastest growing in the country, one report claims.

In 2006, a local gynecologist reported that she treated more cases of herpes and human papillomavirus at The Villages than she did when she worked in Miami.

“I get offers for sex all the time,” brags Dave, 70, who, like others who spoke about their sexually active set, asked that his real name not be used, “especially by women in their 70s. They say, ‘Are you busy tonight? I’ll show you a good time.’ ”

This makes the responses, like "old," "active seniors," and the like seem quite innocent and inoffensive.

How about just abstaining from a thread if you don't like the content?

Originally Posted by dirtbanker (Post 1415207)

So you would describe the typical Villager as; a sexual deviant ready to score at all times, wears swinging red to the squares, wakes up in strange beds often, and has an STD?

I have been asked / told about a huge swinger crowd here in TV. I have never seen anything myself, but do wonder how it works. Do they have a bowl at the front door of these swinger parties and attendees throw their teeth or hearing aid in the bowl, and they go home with whoever grabs their teeth or hearing aid??

Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa (Post 1415253)

Brush up on your reading skills and read my post again. I clearly attributed the stereotype to a published account in the New York Post. That is a real stereotype that has been widely circulated.

If you want to see how I described a typical Villager, go back to post #41 in this thread.

Your apology for mischaracterizing my description of a typical Villager is welcome.

Originally Posted by dirtbanker (Post 1415207)

So you would describe the typical Villager as; a sexual deviant ready to score at all times, wears swinging red to the squares, wakes up in strange beds often, and has an STD?

I have been asked / told about a huge swinger crowd here in TV. I have never seen anything myself, but do wonder how it works. Do they have a bowl at the front door of these swinger parties and attendees throw their teeth or hearing aid in the bowl, and they go home with whoever grabs their teeth or hearing aid??

Originally Posted by dirtbanker (Post 1415283)

Hey Carl - That was my poor attempt at humor. No insult intended. Sorry!

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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa (Post 1415293)

As I have said many times, there should be a special font for us to use when we are being sarcastic and/or humorous. It's easy to misunderstand printed words.

Originally Posted by dirtbanker (Post 1415307)

I agree. Maybe italic?

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Originally Posted by Carl in Tampa (Post 1415293)

As I have said many times, there should be a special font for us to use when we are being sarcastic and/or humorous. It's easy to misunderstand printed words.

Originally Posted by Gpsma (Post 1414045)

White, Republican, Anti-progressive, stuck in their past and currently starring in a bad episode of the Lawrence Welk Show.

Originally Posted by vintageogauge (Post 1415483)

You ARE living in the past if you feel this is a bad episode of the Lawrence Welk Show. Being here is not like being stuck in the past, sitting up north looking at gloomy weather with no one your age to associate with will make you feel like you're living in the past. Here there is something to do from dawn to dusk if you choose to do so including the choice to sit and watch old re-runs if that's your thing. I don't believe there is anywhere else you can live and have so much available, the biggest problem is having enough time to do it all. Be progressive, get up and out, start enjoying the present and look forward to the future, the past is gone.