# How old are you?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [October 24, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840 "2007-10-24T18:08:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/1 "2007-10-24T18:08:36Z")

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I’m just curious about the range of ages on the SD. Who’s the youngest doper? Who’s the oldest? What’s the median age range of posters on this board?  
I’m 38.

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**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/2 "2007-10-24T18:09:53Z")

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[QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman]  
I’m just curious about the range of ages on the SD. Who’s the youngest doper? Who’s the oldest? What’s the median age range of posters on this board?  
I’m 38.  
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Shite! Meant to post this in MPSIMS. Could a moderator move it there, please? Thanks.

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**Author:** ![H3Knuckles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ba8739/32.png) [@H3Knuckles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/H3Knuckles)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/3 "2007-10-24T18:15:03Z")

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I’m currently 23, but that’ll be 24 in a month. I was born Nov. 18th, 1983

Of course, my father will be turning 75 next month, Nov. 15th, 1932, and I know there are a few posters here around his age.

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**Author:** ![Inner\_Stickler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inner_stickler/32/318_2.png) [@Inner\_Stickler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inner_Stickler)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/4 "2007-10-24T18:15:40Z")

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1. (That looks weird. I still have trouble thinking of myself as an adult. I feel way too immature.)

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**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/5 "2007-10-24T18:19:41Z")

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1. Yep, I’ve passed that quarter-century mark. Behold my wisdom. 🆒

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**Author:** ![DrCube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a3d4f5/32.png) [@DrCube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrCube)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/6 "2007-10-24T18:20:59Z")

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Quarter century. On the nose.

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**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/7 "2007-10-24T18:21:30Z")

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Half a century, and a bit.

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**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/8 "2007-10-24T18:24:09Z")

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1. Seriously.

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/9 "2007-10-24T18:24:56Z")

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[QUOTE=koeeoaddi]  
Half a century, and a bit.  
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Ooh! Ooh! I know how old she is! 😛

I’m 52.

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**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/10 "2007-10-24T18:25:51Z")

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Depending upon my mood, I am either pushing 60 or dragging 59.

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**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/11 "2007-10-24T18:29:38Z")

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[QUOTE=Inner Stickler]  
19. (That looks weird. I still have trouble thinking of myself as an adult. I feel way too immature.)  
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I sometimes have the same feelings – I’m just 62.

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**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/12 "2007-10-24T18:29:56Z")

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I just turned 49 a couple of weeks ago.

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**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/13 "2007-10-24T18:31:19Z")

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1. No pushing or pulling involved. A little limping, though.

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**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/14 "2007-10-24T18:31:19Z")

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[QUOTE=The New and Improved Superman]

I’m 38.  
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Me, too.

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**Author:** ![rhythmonly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ee59a6/32.png) [@rhythmonly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rhythmonly)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/15 "2007-10-24T18:35:15Z")

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50, going on 68.

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**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/16 "2007-10-24T18:36:51Z")

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29, not quite so seriously. 😉

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**Author:** ![Trollhaugen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/43a26b/32.png) [@Trollhaugen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trollhaugen)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/17 "2007-10-24T18:37:55Z")

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I am 32. But I have the sense of humor of a 14 year old. A mature 14 year old, but still 14.

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**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/18 "2007-10-24T18:38:56Z")

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I know we have one Doper under fifteen and one over eighty. As for myself, I’m thirty.

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**Author:** ![Anaamika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Anaamika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anaamika)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/19 "2007-10-24T18:39:44Z")

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31, and quite happy being it. Will be 32 soon though.

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**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/423840/20 "2007-10-24T18:39:53Z")

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I’m 34, and don’t polls go in **IMHO** rather than **MPSIMS**? 🙂

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