# average doper age? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 5, 2002, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625 "2002-12-05T03:59:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 14
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/261 "2003-01-25T04:09:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jasg \* > \*\*35 > > (but I have been using hexadecimal for age since finishing my first 31st year) \*\* Which would make you 65 decimal. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![FranticMad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c68b51/32.png) [@FranticMad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FranticMad)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 4:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/262 "2003-01-25T04:28:58Z")
48 and 4//350//\3, |)00|)5! ---
**Author:** ![Arcangues181](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/cab0a1/32.png) [@Arcangues181](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arcangues181)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/263 "2003-01-25T06:15:05Z")
13 here. I’ll be 14 in 25 days, though. ---
**Author:** ![Kalea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b487fb/32.png) [@Kalea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalea)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 7:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/264 "2003-01-25T07:21:59Z")
Will be 28-1/2 in April (and on a side note I get my cast off in 7 days!) ---
**Author:** ![Rushgeekgirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rushgeekgirl/32/3715_2.png) [@Rushgeekgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rushgeekgirl)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 7:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/265 "2003-01-25T07:47:09Z")
I’m 33 as of December. But I don’t look a day over 42. ---
**Author:** ![dead0man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@dead0man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dead0man)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 8:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/266 "2003-01-25T08:42:58Z")
29 30 in May ---
**Author:** ![Chanticleer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/65b543/32.png) [@Chanticleer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chanticleer)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 10:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/267 "2003-01-25T10:45:40Z")
Older than dirt…59 Married to the same wife for 38 years I am amazed too that she could stand me for that long.😉 ---
**Author:** ![cart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3ec8ea/32.png) [@cart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cart)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/268 "2003-01-25T16:10:37Z")
32 ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/269 "2003-01-25T17:18:44Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*Which would make you 65 decimal. 😃 \*\* If you happen to work for the SSA, I would very much like to talk with you about my retirement account. 🙂 (can we treat my balance as octal as well?) ---
**Author:** ![jab1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ee7513/32.png) [@jab1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jab1)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/270 "2003-01-25T22:48:55Z")
I turned 45 last September. ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 11:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/271 "2003-01-25T23:22:40Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jasg \* > \*\*If you happen to work for the SSA, I would very much like to talk with you about my retirement account. 🙂 > (can we treat my balance as octal as well?) \*\* Nope, not me. Why, was i right? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2003, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/272 "2003-01-25T23:34:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Q.E.D. \* > \*\*Nope, not me. Why, was i right? 😃 \*\* No, check your math… 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Yumblie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/76d3ee/32.png) [@Yumblie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yumblie)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/273 "2003-01-26T00:32:55Z")
Since I enjoy reading the board more than posting, my post count is quite low when compared to my register date. But in case that doesn’t matter, add one to the tally of 19 year olds. ---
**Author:** ![Ian\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecccb3/32.png) [@Ian\_G](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ian_G)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/274 "2003-01-26T02:28:00Z")
I’m 19. ---
**Author:** ![typhoon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ed8c4c/32.png) [@typhoon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/typhoon)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/275 "2003-01-26T02:42:23Z")
17 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/276 "2003-01-26T03:12:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jasg \* > \*\*No, check your math… 😉 \*\* Ah…found my mistake. 53 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Azael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a8b319/32.png) [@Azael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azael)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/277 "2003-01-26T03:36:48Z")
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**Author:** ![dinulya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecc23a/32.png) [@dinulya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dinulya)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/278 "2003-01-26T04:57:27Z")
30… finally ---
**Author:** ![yakboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a3d4f5/32.png) [@yakboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yakboy)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/279 "2003-01-26T05:08:56Z")
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**Author:** ![LittleBabyNothing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/b38774/32.png) [@LittleBabyNothing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LittleBabyNothing)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/280 "2003-01-26T17:59:48Z")
I just read the whole thing and there are only 8 people younger than i am! I’m halfway through being 16. I’d like to see what the averages are now, i noticed quite a few younger ones posting since the last averages were calculated. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625.md?page=13) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625.md?page=15)