# How old are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 27, 2004, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377 "2004-09-27T23:29:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 12
**Author:** ![Low\_Key\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ed655f/32.png) [@Low\_Key\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Low_Key_1)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/221 "2004-10-04T03:06:01Z")
22 as of the 19 Sep. Can’t say it’s been a great start to my 22nd year. Hopefully this means that it can only get better from here… ---
**Author:** ![DadWagonDriver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/edb3f5/32.png) [@DadWagonDriver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DadWagonDriver)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/222 "2004-10-04T05:25:01Z")
23 ---
**Author:** ![ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZombiesAteMyBrain)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/223 "2004-10-04T16:10:40Z")
Gawd, this is depressing - I’m one of the most ancient - only about 4 so far who are older than me. I’m 54 - will be 55 in February. When it comes to the subscriptions next year, how about a reduced rate for the over-50s?? ---
**Author:** ![partlycloudy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/partlycloudy/32/3114_2.png) [@partlycloudy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partlycloudy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/224 "2004-10-04T17:32:09Z")
23 ---
**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/225 "2004-10-04T22:37:12Z")
> [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](#): > > Gawd, this is depressing - I’m one of the most ancient - only about 4 so far who are older than me. > I’m 54 - will be 55 in February. > > When it comes to the subscriptions next year, how about a reduced rate for the over-50s?? Want your spirits raised? I’m 81. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/226 "2004-10-04T23:04:40Z")
Hmm, guess I’d better keep the average going, then. For the sake of science and all that. 1. ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/227 "2004-10-04T23:08:37Z")
Raising the average a smidge, 43. ---
**Author:** ![PeachNoMore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b487fb/32.png) [@PeachNoMore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PeachNoMore)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 11:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/228 "2004-10-04T23:13:31Z")
I will post my age to support the average also…33. ---
**Author:** ![ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b4bc9f/32.png) [@ZombiesAteMyBrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZombiesAteMyBrain)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2004, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/229 "2004-10-04T23:34:26Z")
> [@David Simmons](#): > > Want your spirits raised? I’m 81. We’re still a tiny minority here among all these youngsters though. But 81 is impressive 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/230 "2004-10-05T00:59:03Z")
Me? I’m younger than springtime. [sub]… springtime being millions of years old.[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![sunstone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunstone/32/3372_2.png) [@sunstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunstone)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/231 "2004-10-05T01:24:14Z")
Way to go, David! Hasn’t the world changed a lot since we were kids? You’ve got my 61 by 20 years, but I would consider you one of my cohorts. ---
**Author:** ![Keapon\_Laffin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e274bd/32.png) [@Keapon\_Laffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keapon_Laffin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/232 "2004-10-05T05:04:24Z")
24, but only recently… ---
**Author:** ![SnakeSpirit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snakespirit/32/7271_2.png) [@SnakeSpirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakeSpirit)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/233 "2004-10-05T19:26:14Z")
I’m doing a calculation that will be inclusive up to post # 232 ---
**Author:** ![SnakeSpirit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snakespirit/32/7271_2.png) [@SnakeSpirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakeSpirit)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/234 "2004-10-05T19:53:13Z")
Promise not to laugh at my simple math calculating: Out of 185 dopers reporting their ages: 16: 3 17: 4 18: 5 19: 8 20: 4 21: 4 22: 8 23: 3 24: 6 25: 6 26: 5 27: 8 28: 6 29: 6 30: 0 31: 9 32: 4 33: 6 34: 7 35: 6 36: 3 37: 5 38: 4 39: 5 40: 3 41: 5 42: 2 43: 6 44: 2 45: 5 46: 5 47: 5 48: 6 49: 4 50: 2 51: 1 52: 0 53: 2 54: 3 55: 0 56: 0 57: 2 61: 3 62: 1 65: 1 81: 1 83: 1 Average age: 34.475676 Significant relative peaks: 19, 22, 27, 31, 34, 43, 48 ---
**Author:** ![SnakeSpirit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snakespirit/32/7271_2.png) [@SnakeSpirit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SnakeSpirit)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 5:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/235 "2004-10-06T05:46:00Z")
Odd, NO dopers reporting 30 years old, but the highest number for any reported age was for 31! 9 in all. If you want charts, just ask. Siwwy wabbit! ---
**Author:** ![SPOOFE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c5a1d2/32.png) [@SPOOFE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SPOOFE)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/236 "2004-10-06T07:46:22Z")
Twenty McThree. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/237 "2004-10-06T07:54:10Z")
56, yesterday. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/238 "2004-10-06T07:56:53Z")
Happy Birthday, **SA**! I can picture you in your garret with a roll-up in one hand, paint brush in the other, about to crack open a bottle of cheap red wine. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/239 "2004-10-06T08:17:20Z")
Thank you, **roger**. You’ve pegged me remarkably well. I can indeed frequently be found with a “roll-up” in one hand a brush in the other, and I love cheap (and on special occasions, moderately priced) wine, especially chardonnay, merlot, pinot noir, pinot grigio (or gris, if you prefer), chianti, and port. (I have to be careful with port, I love that stuff!) But thanks again for the birthday wishes. If you were here I’d treat you to a glass of my best. Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2004, 8:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/240 "2004-10-06T08:21:35Z")
Most kind, **SA** - I am rather partial to Port myself. I hope you don’t mind my asking, but are you nocturnal? For some reason (probably bits and bobs half remembered from various posts) I have you in an _American_ attic. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377.md?page=11) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377.md?page=13)