How many over-60 Dopers are there?

In My Humble Opinion
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I’ve been wondering about the demographics of this board off and on; while there are plenty of Dopers in their thirties and forties, and a cluster of us right around fifty, it seemingly thins out after that. But I know we’ve got a few sexagenarians in our midst.

There was recently a thread celebrating DesertGeezer’s 61st birthday, and LouisB mentioned in a current IMHO thread that his first job was bagging groceries for 50¢ an hour back in 1954; it’s a safe bet he’s over 60 too. IIRC, Zoe has also mentioned being of that age.

So, who else do we have who will admit to having spent 60 years on this planet?

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Me! I’m 60.

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blinks innocently

Why, RT?

Is Satchel Paige gaining on you?

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IIRC, David Simmons mentioned listening to a boxing match in the 1930s, which places him very possibly in his 80s, and at least his 70s.

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I’m 63, for what it’s worth, and it ain’t worth much.

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David Simmons was a B-26 crew member (pilot, I think) operationally deployed in WWII. The youngest he could conceivably be would be about 77.

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I’m 61. Scheduled for 62 in December.

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Just to end the breathless suspense, I will be 81 next 3 December.

The suspense was breathless, wasn’t it?

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I can exhale now. :wink:

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If I could only gain half of your knowledge and wisdom, the next 34 years should prove to be quite exciting.

And I do mean that sincerely.

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Which half, the plane taking off, or the plane landing?:smiley:

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What RedFury said.

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Born February 1942. You youngsters have no idea what fun being in your 60’s can be.

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I’m 65, be 66 in December. Love those Geezer Discounts and Social Security checks.

Man, do I love that.:slight_smile:

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Wow, I had no idea there were so many. Do we need to start a thread about the best ways to keep them goldurned whippersnappers off your lawn? “HEY YOU LITTLE BASTIDS! GET OFF MY LAWN!” Heh…

pestie, who only hopes he’s lucky enough to live that long…

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There’s also ageless6. Although I believe there was some controversy over the “6” being his 6th decade, which would put him in his 50’s.

I think it was resolved that it was meant to represent his age.

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It comes to mind that I tend to think of each and every poster on this board as in their early 30s, unless they say something to the contrary, or I have met them. I guess it’s because I like you all so much, you must be just like me.

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You know, perhaps by the time I’m 60, I’ll be less vapid.

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I dunno, Gingie. I’m 60 and I’m just as vapid as I ever was.

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I do the same thing as GingerOfTheNorth; unless I see something to change my impression, I think of dopers as either “about my age” (31) or “in high school.”

F’rinstance, throughout John Carter of Mars’s whole neighbor/beekeeping/mail-order bride/gold-sluicing boat fiasco (which was one of the most awesome stories I’ve ever read on this board), I was picturing him as maybe 35, and the neighbor as maybe 40 for some reason. Only reading this thread did I find out otherwise.

Oh, and RTFirefly looks and talks like Groucho in Duck Soup.