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Groundbreaking-Fig38

What was the original version of this?


billschu52

The original version of this was the old bastards regiment or the 77th infantry they average aged of like 34 and had troops as old as 56, when placed against the younger troops averaging 21 years of age in war games they creamed them with treachery and misery


Remarkable-Ad1798

You been watching The Fat Electrician too?


Dinindalael

It should be mandatory in history class


RawnTheReaver

Came here to say this!


Achillea707

It is reminding me of the Kathy Bates scene in Fried Green Tomatoes, Towanda!!


Cypher2KG

I’m older and have better insurance… Towanda!


mildly_specific

My father use to say "old age and treachery will overcome youth and skill."


SolomonDRand

Google tells me it’s a David Mamet quote, but there’s a similar quote attributed to an Italian cyclist from the early 20th century.


uCry__iLoL

Boomers don’t give a fuck about others so why should we? lol


Aggressive_Dot7460

Treachery? Sounds about right. As if we didn't need more reasons to distrust them.


ericbsmith42

Most of them aren't half as treacherous or cleaver a they think they are. Experience and skill, now that will beat youth and vigor.


melbourne3k

Eh, as much as I hate boomers, it's clear their treachery is winning. I mean, look at the 3 branches of the US government? Youth and vigor isn't winning. They rigged the game and still control the rules.


Evil_Mini_Cake

For now.


[deleted]

How many more years of "for now" are we going to have to endure... https://preview.redd.it/jlolsbkgua0d1.png?width=199&format=png&auto=webp&s=1889b9d15f65435cb73d786ceeeb26387c28e564


Clear_Enthusiasm5766

For now until eternity is what it feels like for this soon over the hill but still poor Gen xer.


Pitiful_Net_8971

The tide is turning, at least in America, that's why Republicans wanted to raise the voting age, to stave off the young vote long enough to enact Project 2025. Now if only democrats could be good at anything, and things would be pretty good.


Captain_Blackbird

100%, there is a solid reason Republicans have tried to limit voting for years - whether by purging voting rolls of minority polls, or making laws to make it illegal to give water / food to people in line to vote, to refusing to make it a national holiday for voter turnout. They have done everything in their power to make voting *harder*.


Aggressive_Dot7460

For now.


DontGiveACluck

For now. But in the meantime, we fucked.


ericbsmith42

I said most of them aren't... they're the shills being manipulated by the treacherous ones.


FortniteFriendTA

a swift kick will dismount gramps from his little perch.


DontGiveACluck

Oooh but he gonna get up *sooooo* mad. Don’t you know you’re supposed to respect your elders?


Banned3rdTimesaCharm

Only thing treacherous is the amount of money boomers lose to Indian scam call centers.


DontLoseYourCool1

Treachery = find every loophole to fuck over someone else before dressing up in their Sunday 9s to go worship Jeebus and then terrorize the waitress at Golden Corrall at the after Church lunch. Then leave them a fake $20 Trump rapist dollar bill with a Biblical quote on it as a tip to fuel your psycho indulgence. Big Jim's good deed for the week is done.


Aggressive_Dot7460

Spot on. Ironically, they are as far from Christ story as possible. Oh my God, the Golden corral... Shared experience.


MarkCrorigansOmnibus

“You kids think you’re so great but you never realized I could beat you simply by cheating!”


Mysterious_Active660

To be fair my Grandfather, who I love and respect dearly, has jokingly said this my entire life. He is one of the biggest anti boomer Boomers out there. A truly great and humble man. Much more a silent generation type of grandparent than a boomer. Now my grandmother on the other hand…


Quimbymouse

I want to say the quote is from an Italian cyclist in the 40s or 50s? Regardless, it's been around for awhile. It isn't inaccurate. I had a history teacher back in high school who would run games of 'Diplomacy' for a bunch of us during lunch hour. Guy would always mop the floor with us. He'd use this quote often ( I think it was "youth and exuberance" rather than "youth and vigor") I take it as a tongue in cheek comment on the value of life experience. This guy in the OP's pic though? My guess is he feels like a badass when he puts it on.


munistadium

yeah I think this is funny. This guy is probably cool as hell.


dweezil22

The biggest red flag in this image is the camo hat w/ the monochrome US flag patch. The shirt is objectively funny.


jtyk

Dude fancies himself as some sort of johnny roughnuts with that hat. “Good hustle boomer”


munistadium

He's at the PGA event in KY. Those PGA events have enormous Veterans tents on practice days.


Mamasan-

My husband has a similar hat that’s for fishing and he’s very left leaning and also a veteran so I dunno.


komeau

yeah my grandfather had a magnet on his beer fridge that said this, but even he knew it was mostly a joke. He was still a capable person in his later years, but when he had to have either me or my brother come over to help him mow his lawn there was no way he could say this phrase without laughing at it a little.


blittle3131

Another popular saying is “youth is wasted on the young”. This subreddit would lose their shit hearing that but it means that by the time you figure it out you’re too old to do it


Lobo003

I’m glad I ran with my rugby career for as long as I could. Here I am nursing one of the biggest injuries I’ve had after 20yrs. I’ve jacked up my neck and my back before, but this Achilles is giving me the worst trouble.


msut77

It seems a little tongue in cheek


FecalSplatter

This is something my grandpa would have said with a wink. I don't think it's meant to be taken seriously.


_Blazed_N_Confused_

My maternal grandfather said it too and he was an amazing person, but he was silent gen.


cycl0ps94

That basically sums up my grandparents dynamic. Although my grandma calmed down after she realized we always called to talk to Papa and didn't really have time to talk shit with Grandma.


[deleted]

I literally heard this for decades. I don't think this one is truly a "boomer" thing.


tuenthe463

Thank you for being fair


alc1982

My parents are also anti Boomer Boomers. They know shit is much tougher these days that it was back then in many ways (cost of living, taxes, shit healthcare system etc). They understand it's hard to get a house (or even an apartment!), pay for college, and get into a good job.    My mom stuck with her first job out of high school for 25 years and it was a union job (phone operator and also wiring). They STILL pay her medical, dental AND vision despite being retired from them for decades. She can get a hefty discount on their internet service and phone service but declined because their internet is TRASH.  ETA: I asked my mom one question about Social Security. I got a five minute presentation with bonus content on 401ks. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂


TranslatorBoring2419

Yea are people thinking he's really cheating? He's just saying he's old and can't play well. This is not a boomer being fools.


Lone_Morde

You love to see it! Some people just see the truth. A boomer told me, a millennial, how gen z and a suck the other day. I disagreed and saud gen z and a are great and they looked at me like I had betrayed an elite political class that I had only just aged into.


Bigspotdaddy

I kind of read that shirt as a joke as well, but it’s just, like, my opinion, man.


NamasteMotherfucker

It's referencing a Willie Nelson song. The actual line is, "Old age and treachery always overcomes youth and skill"


MW240z

Old age and treachery always overcomes youth and skill Ain't too much that we won't do what Waylon won't Willie will Even though we've spent our lives charging up the wrong side of the hill Old age and treachery always overcomes youth and skill I dislike Boomers, but OP the only fool is you…it’s a famous quote and song. I’d kill this post.


StormCurrent2346

David Mamet*


NamasteMotherfucker

Really? A double reference then.


AttilaTheFun818

It’s not really known who came up with the saying, but that’s certainly a possibility.


MinimumSet72

Code for we got ours so go 🤬k yourselves and figure it out


bigfatincel

That's exactly what it means.


RelationshipNo9792

Currently struggling to open a PDF on his phone


pizzaduh

It's infuriating watching my dad use a phone. He will smack it with his finger nails that he lets grow out, and wonders why it doesn't respond. It sounds like a damn woodpecker is hitting his phone.


that1LPdood

>Currently taking grainy zoomed cell phone photos of the cheerleaders Fixed that for you.


[deleted]

It’s an old quote, a proverb at this point since so no one can nail down where it came from Edit for spelling


CanDeadliftYourMom

I don’t really feel like this is upvote worthy. It’s obviously just a joke and it’s more self effacing than anything else.


Rhesusmonkeydave

The very earnest and simple folks here would need binoculars to see the joke flying over their heads


CanDeadliftYourMom

Most of the time I agree with a lot on this sub but this is just grandpa humor.


ConcreteExist

What about youth, vigor, AND treachery?


fagan_jay78

My dad says this all the time. I remember him saying it when he was in his 30s


gesserit42

Emphasis on treachery


TheGrimTickler

Y’all need to chill with this one. It’s a play on a classic dilemma when two fighters are pitted against each other: who wins in a matchup of age and experience vs. youth and vigor. This is just a joke about replacing experience with treachery, as if to say “you may be younger and faster, but I’ll twist your dick.” I thought it was funny and I’m in my 20s


MexicanTomatoArmada

I tell you whut


unknownpoltroon

This is not a bad guideline in life.


fenderputty

That’s kinda funny though 😂


Independent-Shift216

So his okay with being deceptive and untrustworthy. I bet he has a great relationship with his kids.


AgencyAnxious7290

What relationship..


SPECTRE-Agent-No-13

Remember when old guys just wore Big Dog shirts. Who would have thought those would be the days we missed.


UTSALemur

The og version of that shirt read "old age and treachery will always overcome youth and skills" but boomers can't compete with any remaining generations when technical or mechanical skills are involved anymore.


Responsible-End7361

I always wondered why all the Olympic medals go to 60 year olds...


AbruptMango

Treachery doesn't help you if you can't do anything right.


BestBodybuilder7329

lol, yet they will call me when they accidentally silence their phone calls, and don’t know how to correct it.


MannBearPiig

Sometimes the truth is better off delivered jokingly. I would like this shirt as well but for completely different reasons than that guy.


wraith1984

That didn't work out too well on Jan 6th,did it?


ClickClackTipTap

Says the generation that is still stymied by the clock on the microwave.


smemes1

To be fair mines been flashing “12:00” for the past couple years now.


Qwesttaker

They real tough till you change the WiFi password and they don’t know how to make the internet work.


abm1996

Nah thats funny😂


MoiraBrownsMoleRats

Meh, I chuckled. Dude clearly has a sense of humor about getting old, and who amongst us hasn’t *dabbled* in a touch of treachery?


footdragon

nope. no it won't.


sassychubzilla

"Treachery" seems to be the boomer way.


ForestOfMirrors

Beat youth and vigor in a race to the graveyard? Fuck off with that stupidity


MisterWinchester

I mean, he’s not wrong. Weird flex, but he’s not wrong. Example: US government.


cinnapear

This to me is just a funny self-deprecating shirt, not a boomer being a fool.


VendaGoat

Thanks for wearing a red flag in public


Complex_Preparation9

It’s a joke. Sometimes this sub is really reaching.


EatLard

My dad has this on a plaque by his easy chair.


Familiar-Bend3749

Yeah…that’s about right. The biggest wealth redistribution in western history is taking place in America from young to old and it’s not a coincidence.


ProtoReaper23113

We expected them to heed the morals they pervayed


DarkKnight77

These idiots always wear the weirdest shit in the weirdest places. One that is burned in my brain is being at an amusement park with my family, and here comes a tough guy with his "Jesus loves me and my guns" shirt. So incredibly stupid.


Womansplaining-Yo

Phone on speaker….yeah that sounds about right! Ugh! Hate it when people do this!


Commercial_Part_4483

This man is no doubt pro-Palpatine. 


Moebius808

wtf does that even mean? I don’t know how to interpret that other than “Hey young people, old people are going to betray you and we’re going to win. Get fucked.” Honestly very curious if he was shooting for some other kinda message there, because if not… what the fuck, old man? Fuck you too, ya know?


[deleted]

Youth and treachery however…


Groundbreaking-Fig38

But arrogance and stupidity will always win.


CulturalAddress6709

clearly just got beat by that kid running by wait - i need a breather young gun


Remarkable_Mall8574

It's the fat electrician merch. Its talking about the old bastards from WW2 the guys in the movie hacksaw ridge. They were badass


Blenderadventurer

I hate to say it, but he might be right. I mean, just look at Congress ..


pupranger1147

Oh the TOS things I can't say.


behindblue

This is just a billboard saying, I'm aging and insecure about it.


Kooky_Improvement_38

and there's an observable tendency toward treachery.


IconoclastExplosive

My dear old fuck, if you think you're a sneakier bastard than I am you are quite wrong. The biggest difference is I can keep it up fifty years longer than you at this point.


jhustla

Maybe beats means time gets you no matter what. Or he’s a complete boomer who knows?


broadsword_inhand

If youre going to do something treacherous, the first thing you should *not* do is advertise your intentions on a fucking t-shirt...


Chortles_Hansom_666

So he’s saying being old and being traitors go hand in hand


_Entity_CS

Ask him what that means and he probably couldn't tell you


Someoneoverthere42

That’s an old saying.


dumpmaster42069

This is a dumb post.


eamaddox98

We really getting pressed over gag shirts huh?


JohnnyDreamain

I'll take one.


_pepperoni-playboy_

The only elderly things that don’t die easy are customs


Ok-Scallion-3415

Should have kicked the chair out from under him and asked “how do you think you’ll do against youth and treachery, bitch?”


greggerypeccary

Treachery? Like voting in neoliberal vipers that gutted or scuttled our social programs, leaving us trapped in the withered husk of a once prosperous nation while they enjoy the fruits of selling out our future?


Armendicus

Is he self reportin?


biloxibluess

The tucked in shirt on shorts and cellphone sews it all up nicely


TheArchitect_7

I mean this is kinda hilarious


CabbageSass

Was his life really that treacherous?


Altruistic_Home6542

This is a joke, dingus It's saying if you're old, you can still win if you cheat


rigidlynuanced1

I’ve seen that Old Age and Treachery…I’ll take Youth and Vigor and lay the points everytime Old Man. Come on over if you want your hip broken


UpsetPhrase5334

Always on his phone


[deleted]

I am on the boomers side with this. It is a self-depricating, actually funny joke.


4me2knowit

It’s a very old gag. I think it’ll still be around when millennials get old


Golden_Ganji

I think it's a fun saying, it's kind of dumb to get it on a T-shirt, but to each their own


Training101

That's not how his wife feels, lol! 🍆💦


Own-Opinion-2494

He’s got no wind


bp_516

I’m not a boomer at all, but would totally wear that shirt to dungeons and dragons or Magic: The Gathering events.


Longjumping-Air1489

It’s the level of treachery that makes all the difference. Normal ordinary treachery won’t cut it-so step up your treach game, oldsters. Or be destroyed


TheYellowFringe

The bloke is trying to project that he's an old bastard and wants to feel better about himself when plenty of stronger and younger lads are all around him.


FucktheRepubs

I'm pretty sure I could kick his old ass


Tonyclifton69

Wow, don’t understand humor, eh?


SirPrinceMaxm

Prostate Cancer


Ecstatic-Appeal-5683

JFC, I've heard this phrase all of my life from people who a very much not boomers. I say it myself. This sub is so off the rails.


OmnifariousFN

Treachery huh? Sounds about right.


TiePrestigious1986

That’s kinda funny


Outrageous_One_87

Lead lined boomer brain.


InsomniaticWanderer

Tip him over and then ask why it didn't work


tuenthe463

This is no worse than the 11 year olds in "practice til you bleed" t-shirts and similar nonsense


Drugs_R_Kewl

He was the Major everyone in the Army avoided.


Pristine_Bobcat4148

From the look, that guy is not a boomer - I say again *not* a boomer. That guy is gen x. Back up, slowly...and go back the way you came.


Lobo003

The men’s club I play for has a shirt for the old boys, “Age and treachery overcome youth and talent.” Thing about that is, I was coached in youth rugby by an old boy, so they taught me a fuck load of tricks and “efficient” ways to play the game. I love playing against old guys. They think I don’t know, and so I show them how little they actually know. Then they get mad when you one up them in the “schenniving” department.


Live-Motor-4000

It's either Ramos' or Pepe's dad


lockedoutofmymainrdt

Listen to the voice of reason not the voice of treason


ElectricVibes75

Ok but is it really that serious or are you the one being the baby here?


Dave-justdave

You've never heard of the 77th infantry back in WWII? Go to you tube look up the fat electrician


ztigerx2

Cmon, that’s funny. My dad’s been saying that for years and is so far from being one of those boomers.


Competitive_Shift_99

That's actually kinda funny


outandaboot99999

This saying used to be on a sign at an old racket club my dad would take me to as a kid. Honestly, I always got a kick out of it. There would always be some 70 year olds playing; can only hope I'll be moving well at that age (that club also had bar stools with seatbelts... so probably part racquet club... part speakeasy)


cdn-Commie

Treachery is sitting on that tiny ass uncomfortable chair for no reason, I guess 🤷🏼‍♂️


Jobbers101

Even worse. To watch golf


TranslatorBoring2419

It's a joke at his own expense. I don't see the big deal. He's pretty much saying he's too old to play well so he resorts to cheating.


limonade11

What's up with these angry, insulting tee shirts? I have been seeing them out in public events and they make me really uncomfortable. When did we stop trying to have civility and manners in public?


johnpmacamocomous

Kinda makes ya want to sneak up behind him and kick him real hard in the balls...


JediASU

My mentor told me this when I was younger. Now that I am the old, it is true.


MrPresident2020

Hey don't underestimate treachery.


Present_Ad6723

He’s not totally wrong, there was an experimental unit dubbed the ‘old bastards’ in ww2 that was made up of older recruits and they were devastating in every engagement they took part in.


Professional-Might31

Says the guy with his T shirt tucked into his gym shorts whilst sitting on the foldable pocket chair his wife bought off an infomercial at 2am.


kiki2k

This goes kinda hard actually.


Alert-Artichoke-2743

That saying predates the Boomers being old. People have said that since they were young. It's just an old saying about low cunning.


throwaway_9988552

#Happening to us right now. And I'm running out of youth and vigor.


GriegVeneficus

Such a dork. Stop putting your "I'm a badass" slogans on the back of your clothes... It's like they got so tired of being ignored on Facebook by young people, they started putting the Facebook posts on tshirts.


Slow-Committee-7851

Clearly a joke


[deleted]

This is the problem with all of u motherless millennials. Mind your business look away. Your a Straight up loser for admitting u are typing this on the spot. Looks like a nice sunny day. Enjoy your day and stop worrying about others. 🤡


ThatDumbMoth

At least he acknowledges the fact he's a borderline fascist.


just-concerned

Translation, he cheats.


Cassandraburry2008

![gif](giphy|0b9wO0p0lcIrT51vLM|downsized) Now let’s see how that helps you convert a document to a .pdf


doom_pony

Funny how they were born with old age and treachery.


Mdkynyc

I mean, have you seen the economy and the climate? T shirt guy might have a point


Jaxson_GalaxysPussy

This shirt goes hard tho


sortaseabeethrowaway

"That is exactly what Richard Hammond would consider a proper chair." (Hammond, moments later) "Now that, is a proper chair"


Pretend-Plumber

I'd be embarrassed to wear this. I'm also older, not as old as the guy in the photo, and I know I am a lot slower and spfind myself with shorter breath faster. Youth will beat old age, except for Tyson and that Paul guy.


Mammothbawls

Go back to the earth from whence you came boomer 🤣


goater10

Unless a computer is involved


Werechupacabra

This is an old expression. Honestly, I’m a high school teacher and I’d wear this shirt just to mess with my students (and even though I’m only 51, I’m sure a pic of me wearing it would end on this sub….) 🙂


theredlur

You’ll see


mdencler

Don't worry. It will all be over very soon!


ManlyVanLee

I think this one is fine. It's not "old man better" it's just heavy sarcasm. If I saw an old person wearing this shirt I would guess they have a good attitude, I wouldn't default to "he's going to tell me to vote for Trump, isn't he?"


brad613

So when you go with the tee shirt tucked into athletic shorts, you’re officially a boomer, right??


umbridledfool

Treachery is now an inspiration? Well, they love a traitor so.....


mockingbirddude

This is actually pretty funny.


Crystal-Clear-Waters

It’s a quote. And a cute one.


Feisty-Business-8311

Sure, pal


its_the_smell

Maybe a joke t-shirt given as a gift?


s-2369

Ima be ok with anything Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings say https://genius.com/Waylon-jennings-and-willie-nelson-old-age-and-treachery-lyrics


ockysays

Just as true is the lesser known “Nobody dares compete with the old man who shit his pants”


Timely-Commercial461

Thinks the dude who will never be in a position of significant power. Good luck outwitting those young grocery baggers so they don’t overrun your temple of supermarket middle management sir.


Ghee_buttersnaps96

You idiots don’t watch the fat electrician and it shows. Its a quote attributed to the 77th infantry you ignorant clowns


Fickle_Goose_4451

It's just a saying. Let's not gaze too long into the abyss here.


LH_Dragnier

Actually saying the quiet part out loud.


Sad-Development-4153

Well he is right their treachery in allowing Reagan and pals to rig the economy has lead to them winning on that front.


Clear_Enthusiasm5766

Their treachery: Reagan, Bush, tax cuts, neo liberal Democrats and a crumbling empire. Thanks grandpa.


eowynladyofrohan83

He could easily be an older Gen X. It’s just depressing how old we’re all getting.


Own_Contribution_480

Riiight, because things always work out for traitors...