# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![Sebhal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/47e85d/32.png) [@Sebhal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sebhal)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 1:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/41 "2002-12-05T13:16:24Z")
I’m 28. Can I add something else into the mix? I imagined, judging from their posts that **Twist** and **Antares** , to name but two, would be older than they are. Maturity beyond their respective years I guess. I am still pretty much a newbie though, so maybe I’m more easily surprised. Any surprises for anyone else? N. ---
**Author:** ![KarlGrenze](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@KarlGrenze](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KarlGrenze)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/42 "2002-12-05T13:22:55Z")
19… ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/43 "2002-12-05T13:37:10Z")
Turned 41 last month. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/44 "2002-12-05T13:43:10Z")
47 as of last Sunday (see the December Birthday thread). Still, there are folks older than me on this Board. ---
**Author:** ![Eli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@Eli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eli)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/45 "2002-12-05T14:06:18Z")
Almost 18. But I post here so rarely that I can barely be counted as a doper. ---
**Author:** ![galen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@galen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/46 "2002-12-05T14:10:44Z")
1. Respect your elders, ya young wippersnappers! ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/47 "2002-12-05T14:18:31Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![garius](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e19b73/32.png) [@garius](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garius)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/48 "2002-12-05T14:21:18Z")
22 You cannot beat us oldie-dopers, we wil conquer! We are the future! Out of interest whats the average Moderator age - 120/125?? _runs away quickly_ ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/49 "2002-12-05T14:22:38Z")
35 ---
**Author:** ![Debaser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3da27b/32.png) [@Debaser](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Debaser)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/50 "2002-12-05T14:31:59Z")
I’m 26. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/51 "2002-12-05T14:32:00Z")
32 and male checking in here. ---
**Author:** ![Snooze35](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/dbc845/32.png) [@Snooze35](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooze35)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/52 "2002-12-05T14:46:49Z")
I am 37 ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/53 "2002-12-05T14:57:07Z")
36 ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/54 "2002-12-05T14:57:54Z")
Just turned 44 ---
**Author:** ![Morgainelf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Morgainelf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Morgainelf)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/55 "2002-12-05T15:00:36Z")
Calendar age, 34. Maturity level, 16. **Debaser** guessed I was 24 on my last birthday. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Janx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Janx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Janx)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/56 "2002-12-05T15:06:02Z")
38 - - 39 in 10 days ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/57 "2002-12-05T15:12:23Z")
I’m 25. ---
**Author:** ![Tuco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tuco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuco)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/58 "2002-12-05T15:15:07Z")
1. 21 on New Years Day. ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/59 "2002-12-05T15:17:35Z")
Okay, if you have faith in my math (and frankly, I wouldn’t) the average so far is 31.285714 ---
**Author:** ![Nordic\_Pacer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/77aa72/32.png) [@Nordic\_Pacer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nordic_Pacer)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2002, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625/60 "2002-12-05T15:28:53Z")
I’m 42. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-doper-age/140625.md?page=4)