# Any Dopers here my age (15)?? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 7, 2004, 12:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526 "2004-12-07T12:48:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![dare\_devil007](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@dare\_devil007](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dare_devil007)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/21 "2004-12-08T01:56:27Z")
> [@](#): > > That means that you probably (correct me if I’m wrong on any of these): > -don’t remember a time before Clinton was president > -don’t remember the Soviet Union at all > -have never used a record player, except perhaps as an oddity > -don’t remember a time before The Internet > -don’t think the music I like is cool (no, wait, I forgot, even the people in _my_ generation don’t think the music I like is cool) > -never paid a quarter to play a video game > -don’t remember when _Batman_ or _Terminator 2_ or _Wayne’s World_ or _Jurassic Park_ were released > -speaking of which, you probably don’t remember a time before computer-generated special effects > -absolutely positively think of me (31) as a grownup. Not a young adult. Not a cool young grownup who’s fun to hang around with. But a grownup. “Mr. TheVool”, you might call me if we met > -are sick of people like me going on in shock about things like this -Pre-Clinton presidency? Nope. -The Soviet Union? Nope. -I’ve never even seen a record player. -How did people survive without [StraightDope.com?!?](http://StraightDope.com?!?)😛 -It depends…what music do you listen to? -I never go to arcades anyways. -I remember when all of those movies were released…surprisingly. -Speaking of which, no, I don’t actually… -Yes, if we met, I’d probably call you Mr. TheVool. -Er…nope, you’re the first one I’ve met who’s ever gone into shock about this. ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/22 "2004-12-08T03:48:39Z")
Yikes! All of you stay far away from me!! mumble mumble EVIL SUCCUBI mumble mumble … confused? Aske the burning fruit! _She_ knows! ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/23 "2004-12-08T04:01:12Z")
Haha, **MaxTheVool** is old! ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2004, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/24 "2004-12-08T23:47:54Z")
> [@MaxTheVool](#): > > For some reason, this is the first time I’ve had that revelation with someone old enough to converse with me as an equal (ie, were both dopers). I mean, sure, I’ve met babies and toddlers for whom that was true, but 15 is only 3 years from 18, and 18 is legally an adult, and I’m _also_ legally an adult, and AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! > That means that you probably (correct me if I’m wrong on any of these): > -don’t remember a time before Clinton was president > -don’t remember the Soviet Union at all > -have never used a record player, except perhaps as an oddity > -don’t remember a time before The Internet > -don’t think the music I like is cool (no, wait, I forgot, even the people in _my_ generation don’t think the music I like is cool) > -never paid a quarter to play a video game > -don’t remember when _Batman_ or _Terminator 2_ or _Wayne’s World_ or _Jurassic Park_ were released > -speaking of which, you probably don’t remember a time before computer-generated special effects > -absolutely positively think of me (31) as a grownup. Not a young adult. Not a cool young grownup who’s fun to hang around with. But a grownup. “Mr. TheVool”, you might call me if we met > -are sick of people like me going on in shock about things like this Look here young Vool! I assume you probably: - don’t remember where you were when Kennedy was shot - don’t remember the Cuban missile crisis - have never played a 45 record - don’t remember using phones by rotating the dial and releasing it - don’t like Elvis or the Beatles (I may just be wrong on this one!) - don’t remember the excitement of Pong (or indeed the first Apple Mac) - don’t remember the TV series of Batman (POW! KERRUNCH!) - never used a hole punch to correct your computer program - think of me (51) as a chap ready for retirement ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/25 "2004-12-09T00:10:22Z")
I’m 17, soon to be 18 (in February). ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/26 "2004-12-09T00:20:50Z")
> [@glee](#): > > My age has the digits 1 + 5 too! > :eek: 😕 You’re 150?? Wow! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/27 "2004-12-09T00:21:43Z")
Watch out **Giraffe** might mistakenly proposition you! ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/28 "2004-12-09T00:45:42Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > You’re 150?? Wow! > > 😃 Now you’re just being silly. Of course I’m actually 105. (Thank you, I’m here all week! 😃 ) ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/29 "2004-12-09T00:51:13Z")
> [@monica](#): > > I’m 17, soon to be 18 (in February). **Monica** is one-third **glee** ’s age. If their combined ages are 68, how long does it take **glee** to get up in the morning? ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/30 "2004-12-09T01:32:53Z")
> [@glee](#): > > Look here young Vool! > > I assume you probably: > > - don’t remember where you were when Kennedy was shot > - don’t remember the Cuban missile crisis > - have never played a 45 record > - don’t remember using phones by rotating the dial and releasing it > - don’t like Elvis or the Beatles (I may just be wrong on this one!) > - don’t remember the excitement of Pong (or indeed the first Apple Mac) > - don’t remember the TV series of Batman (POW! KERRUNCH!) > - never used a hole punch to correct your computer program > - think of me (51) as a chap ready for retirement -I wasn’t alive yet -I wasn’t alive yet -Actually, we had those when I was growing up -Actually, we had those when I was growing up -No and yes -I remember trying out a LISA in a computer store, actually -I remember it -Correct -I prefer not to think about it. That way I can convince myself I’ll never be older than, say, 33 or so 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/31 "2004-12-09T01:35:08Z")
> [@](#): > > -don’t remember a time before Clinton was president Actually, I do. I remember watching the news when I was about three and seeing President Bush I waving out the window. I got all excited and told my mom “Look! President Bush is waving out the window!” 🙂 > [@](#): > > -don’t remember the Soviet Union at all Not a thing. > [@](#): > > -have never used a record player, except perhaps as an oddity I have used a record player. I wanted to hear a particular song once, and the only copy we had was on a record. So I had my dad show me how to work our record player. [quote] -don’t remember a time before The Internet [/quote I do in fact remember my life up until when I was 8. However, I cannot remember life without a computer. I played some letter game involving on a 386 running Windows 3.0 with a green monochrome moniter as a little kid. > [@](#): > > -don’t think the music I like is cool (no, wait, I forgot, even the people in my generation don’t think the music I like is cool) I actually listen to classic rock more often than I listen to anything made in the last 10 years. Except the Beatles, who are highly overrated and have produced amazingly mediocre songs that for the life of me I can’t understand why they’re so popular. > [@](#): > > -never paid a quarter to play a video game Nope. All the arcade machines at the local pizza place cost at least half a buck. > [@](#): > > -don’t remember when Batman or Terminator 2 or Wayne’s World or Jurassic Park were released Nope. > [@](#): > > -speaking of which, you probably don’t remember a time before computer-generated special effects Nope > [@](#): > > -absolutely positively think of me (31) as a grownup. Not a young adult. Not a cool young grownup who’s fun to hang around with. But a grownup. “Mr. TheVool”, you might call me if we met Probably. > [@](#): > > -are sick of people like me going on in shock about things like this Doesn’t really bother me. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/32 "2004-12-09T01:36:30Z")
> [@dare\_devil007\_](#): > > -It depends…what music do you listen to? Classical and showtunes, mainly, with a bit of The Beatles and Queen thrown in. ---
**Author:** ![Ace309](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ace309/32/1050_2.png) [@Ace309](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ace309)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/33 "2004-12-09T02:03:02Z")
I was fifteen for a brief period from 1997 to 1998. ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 2:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/34 "2004-12-09T02:04:54Z")
> [@luluBahrain](#): > > Watch out **Giraffe** might mistakenly proposition you! No. If my past actions are any indication, everyone in this thread is way too old for me. \*:: hangs head in shame :: \* ---
**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2004, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/35 "2004-12-09T02:09:32Z")
I haven’t been 15 since the Clinton Administration. I’m an old foggey. ---
**Author:** ![MaxTheVool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MaxTheVool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MaxTheVool)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/36 "2004-12-10T08:17:31Z")
> [@emekthian](#): > > I actually listen to classic rock more often than I listen to anything made in the last 10 years. Except the Beatles, who are highly overrated and have produced amazingly mediocre songs that for the life of me I can’t understand why they’re so popular. OK, that does it. Go to your room! ---
**Author:** ![Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b38774/32.png) [@Hot\_Buttered\_Toast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hot_Buttered_Toast)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/37 "2004-12-10T11:13:18Z")
I’ll be fifteen next year. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/38 "2004-12-10T12:28:29Z")
> [@Hot Buttered Toast](#): > > I’ll be fifteen next year. Patience, **Giraffe**. See how **Hot Buttered Toast** progresses? One day, one day just a few short years from now your dreams may yet be realized. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Earthworm\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f07891/32.png) [@Earthworm\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Earthworm_Jim)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/39 "2004-12-10T12:49:14Z")
> [@Giraffe](#): > > No. If my past actions are any indication, everyone in this thread is way too old for me. > > \*:: hangs head in shame :: \* Linkey? Story? C’mon, spill the beans - what’d you do? ---
**Author:** ![Giraffe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giraffe/32/129_2.png) [@Giraffe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giraffe)\ **Post date:** [December 10, 2004, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526/40 "2004-12-10T17:45:02Z")
> [@Earthworm Jim](#): > > Linkey? Story? C’mon, spill the beans - what’d you do? (sigh) [Shame, in link form](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=224544) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/any-dopers-here-my-age-15/278526.md?page=3)