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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Opinion. Followed categories will be added to My News. Well, that’s my story and I’m sticking to it. All right, I’ll admit I do put the phone to the same ear all ...

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 ...