Dear VAM,
Lord knows, I really should go back to Sunday School!
You know, while some kids were big fans of "Hammering" Hank Aaron of the Atlanta Braves, and other kids were fans of Neil Armstrong's exploits as an Apollo astronaut, I was the kind of kid whose personal hero was Arte Johnson's character, "The Dirty Old Man," on "Laugh In."
Who could forget the "Dirty Old Man's" polished park bench pick-up lines to Ruth Buzzi's frumpy, "Plain Jane" (with that awful fishnet stocking over her head): "You look particularly ravishing today, my dear." To which Ms. Buzzi "responded" with a well-placed shot to the "Dirty Old Man's" head/homburg with her half dollar-laden pocket book. Bang!!!
Sincerely,
Bob the Bartender, who wishes that Bathia Mapes would "sock it to me!"
PS Hey Ringo, how about the alternative expression, "Seasoned Veteran"?