As people get older, they usually are able to wise up and keep their noses clean, meaning they do not typically get in the same trouble they did when they were younger and stupider. That phrase keep your nose clean is a direct reference to drug called cocaine, but it can apply to anything in… Read more »
Category: Insider
My Thoughts
The old guy went to the Boardwalk about month ago to get his annual fill of Thrasher’s French fries and was relieved to see the parking meters were away for the season already. After spending $9 for a large order and washing it down with the RC Cola he brought with him, Insider sat and… Read more »
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The early signs of Autumn are upon us. The trees are starting to lose their strength. The green in the leaves is starting to dull. The moisture in the air at night is palpable as is the evening chill. Morning fogs are becoming commonplace. If you like nature, then fall is your time of year…. Read more »
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Insider read the other day where a young-timer/newspaper columnist named Kevin Cowherd had the same thoughts as the old guy on the ridiculous erective dysfunction ads being aired on television. The columnist talked about a commercial the old guy has never seen. It involves a group of old-timers singing about the joys of having a… Read more »
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It was 3:12 a.m. according to Insider’s trusty alarm clock. That’s when the old guy woke up and thought he had died and was in heaven. There’s nothing like being awaken by a downpour of rain. It sounded like people were standing outside the old guy’s bedroom windows and throwing huge buckets against the bedroom… Read more »
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The old guy likes his sports, particularly baseball, golf and college football. He’s not too queer over basketball, tennis, hockey, water polo, lacrosse, soccer and all those others you find on the sports channels late at night. While flipping back and forth last Sunday afternoon during commercials of the Orioles game and the golf tournament,… Read more »
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Television is always bad in the summer, but it seems the networks have hit an all-new low this year with the karaoke shows. There are at three shows that put normal people on stage, give them to chance to finish the lyrics of a song and give them money if they can. These shows seem… Read more »
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The old guy has never trusted telephones. He likes to look at the people he’s talking to. Also, he figures the telephone is just a passing fad, soon to be replaced by a thing called a personal letter. So, for all those fans and fanatics who keep calling the The Dispatch offices wishing to talk… Read more »
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Insider likes to take the pooch to the bank once a month to deposit his social security check. Visit any drive-in bank in Worcester County and invariably your bank bag will be returned to you with a nice milk bone for your buddy. That’s nice. And what’s even nicer is that after a visit or… Read more »
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A kid biked by Insider’s house the other day in the early afternoon. The know-it-all was punching his fingers furiously into his cell phone with his head down when he ran smack into a sidewalk, flipped over the handlebars and onto the old guy’s lush lawn. The boy immediately jumped up, got his cell phone… Read more »