"Clint" wrote in part ...

I remember on the local VHF frequencies once I got in an argument on the
air about (guess what???) cw testing... and the fellow I was arguing with
(oviously several years my elder) tried to belittle and detract from the
factual approach of my argument by referring to me as "young man".... you
know, "let me tell you what, YOUNG MAN, ...... etc etc..."

so I had the PERFECT come back. I told him "okay, we'll end the debate right
here; you are judging the accuracy of the debate and, thus, who wins, solely
on who's older, not who's more correct. I'll go find my friend [not included
here for discreetness], who just celebrated his 82'nd birthday; i'll let him
talk on my behalf and just feed him the lines to say, and since he's OLDER
than YOU, that means i'm automatically right, even if he, vicariously
through me, claims the moon is made out of green cheese, right?" as I
recall, not too much was said after that. it's so easy.
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Gee, Clint -- I'm impressed. You sure did show that "old" guy a thing or
two. Without knowing him, I'll wager that he has forgotten more about Ham
radio than you and I will ever learn. Good going, sport. Why don't you
just alienate all the elmers out there while your at it?

Arnie -
KT4ST