# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Strainger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/strainger/32/244_2.png) [@Strainger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Strainger)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/121 "2004-09-28T18:00:19Z")
1. I would link to the other thread where I posted my age, but I’d posted 29 in that one. Obviously it’s time for an update. ---
**Author:** ![psycat90](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@psycat90](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/psycat90)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/122 "2004-09-28T18:23:04Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![gfloyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/d2c977/32.png) [@gfloyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gfloyd)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/123 "2004-09-28T18:25:20Z")
19, woot for not being the youngest in everything I do. My boss loves to say, “You’re what, 14?” To which I emphatically reply, “No, I’m 19.” Then I remember that to the people in my lab, 19 might as well be 14. Oh well. ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/124 "2004-09-28T18:32:05Z")
> [@SnakeSpirit](#): > > _right person_ OK I am calling for a ban of this color. It’s just _wrong_. ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/125 "2004-09-28T19:13:09Z")
-7 + 4_i_ ---
**Author:** ![Badge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@Badge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Badge)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/126 "2004-09-28T19:25:34Z")
I turned 41 yesterday - and I’m feeling every minute of it! ---
**Author:** ![gobear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/127 "2004-09-28T19:38:04Z")
43, but nobody ever believes me ---
**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/128 "2004-09-28T19:38:14Z")
27 (very close to 28. Wooohoo bicentennial babies!) ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/129 "2004-09-28T19:53:25Z")
42 ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 8:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/130 "2004-09-28T20:13:00Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/131 "2004-09-28T20:37:35Z")
1. And all of this grown-up crap _sucks_. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/132 "2004-09-28T20:45:04Z")
I’m 43. 🙂 -XT ---
**Author:** ![overlyverbose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/9dc877/32.png) [@overlyverbose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/overlyverbose)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/133 "2004-09-28T20:55:33Z")
1. ---
**Author:** ![IGJoe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/igjoe/32/5420_2.png) [@IGJoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IGJoe)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/134 "2004-09-28T21:02:42Z")
I’m 25. (or 9263 days old, if you want to get all specific and stuff…) ---
**Author:** ![OldBroad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ed655f/32.png) [@OldBroad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OldBroad)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/135 "2004-09-28T21:03:01Z")
61 and 10/12 Birthday in November. I have an appointment to apply for Social Security. I wonder if I’ll feel old when the checks start coming. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/136 "2004-09-28T21:08:20Z")
I’ll be 34 on Oct. 5. As **Sunspace** said, “How the heck did that happen?” ---
**Author:** ![iwakura43](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de0a6/32.png) [@iwakura43](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iwakura43)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/137 "2004-09-28T21:12:21Z")
17 ---
**Author:** ![Ms\_Macphisto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b487fb/32.png) [@Ms\_Macphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ms_Macphisto)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/138 "2004-09-28T23:06:59Z")
I’ll be 26 in a bit over 2 weeks. ---
**Author:** ![Kitchen\_Wench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f08c70/32.png) [@Kitchen\_Wench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kitchen_Wench)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2004, 11:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/139 "2004-09-28T23:16:44Z")
I’ll be 30 in December. Of course, I’m sure you could figure out my age from my name. ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2004, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377/140 "2004-09-29T02:07:50Z")
A wee 17. (How is it I’m always so late to these simple kinda threads? You know, the ones that get to three pages before you know they exist.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/266377.md?page=8)