[yooper]

I realize that Byrd has excellent credentials for portraying a Confederate general, but how in the hell can an 84 year old man portray a 48 year old man?

[Vigilanteman]

Pretty, pretty, pretty . . .

Seriously, 48 year olds then were the equivalent of 84 year olds now. Look it up. The average life span was something like 45.

[COBOL2Java]

I realize that Byrd has excellent credentials for portraying a Confederate general, but how in the hell can an 84 year old man portray a 48 year old man?

Easy. He'll walk backwards. :-)