Sometimes, a picture is worth a thousand words.
Maceman is from the class of 1998.
So what he's saying is bascially:
I understand that...LOL...
I’m 67 years old...I’ve recently retired and before retirement, I didn’t really have the time to frequent FR as a poster...I now enjoy coming here and find just about all the Freepers are friendly and courteous...This is the first time anyone has used that term toward me...
I just found it kinda silly...