# How old are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 2, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053 "2010-03-02T22:55:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 2, 2010, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/1 "2010-03-02T22:55:04Z")
In an attempt to answer the question in [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=554346): How old are you, rounded down to the nearest whole year? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/2 "2010-03-02T22:56:41Z")
48 ---
**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:** [March 2, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/3 "2010-03-02T22:57:35Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > 48 Now that I’ve set up the poll, you need to click on the appropriate button. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/4 "2010-03-02T23:01:48Z")
Rounded down? I think I love you! ---
**Author:** ![USCDiver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uscdiver/32/354_2.png) [@USCDiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/USCDiver)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/5 "2010-03-02T23:03:54Z")
32, first in my age group! ---
**Author:** ![Spice\_Weasel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spice_weasel/32/5435_2.png) [@Spice\_Weasel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spice_Weasel)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/6 "2010-03-02T23:04:34Z")
27 in TWO DAYS! ---
**Author:** ![Omar\_Little](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omar_little/32/269_2.png) [@Omar\_Little](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omar_Little)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/7 "2010-03-02T23:04:43Z")
Does anybody ever round up when asked how old they are? I always thought it was custom to not claim that age until your birthday. I know that that’s how law enforcement looks at it when it pertains to drinking age or age of consent or drivers licence eligibility. ---
**Author:** ![Bayesian\_Empirimancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Bayesian\_Empirimancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayesian_Empirimancer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/8 "2010-03-02T23:08:52Z")
21! with a 98% probability ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/9 "2010-03-02T23:21:37Z")
I will turn 49 on December 1st. Send cards! ---
**Author:** ![LunarPlexus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@LunarPlexus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LunarPlexus)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/10 "2010-03-02T23:27:12Z")
> [@Bayesian\_Empirimancer](#): > > 21! with a 98% probability Is that 21 (yay) or 21 factorial? ---
**Author:** ![Bayesian\_Empirimancer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Bayesian\_Empirimancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayesian_Empirimancer)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/11 "2010-03-02T23:28:31Z")
> [@LunarPlexus](#): > > Is that 21 (yay) or 21 factorial? 21!/20! (yay!) ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/12 "2010-03-02T23:29:15Z")
41 ---
**Author:** ![hellpaso](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ecae2f/32.png) [@hellpaso](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hellpaso)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/13 "2010-03-02T23:40:51Z")
Afraid I’m “rounding up” to another category in a couple of months. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/14 "2010-03-02T23:44:43Z")
56, and just as wonderful as ever. Really. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [March 2, 2010, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/15 "2010-03-02T23:45:36Z")
Alas, I just moved from choice 3 to choice 4 last week.☹ ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/16 "2010-03-03T00:47:46Z")
Born in '57. ---
**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:** [March 3, 2010, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/17 "2010-03-03T00:58:07Z")
Born in '60. -XT ---
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/18 "2010-03-03T01:00:52Z")
31 ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/19 "2010-03-03T01:05:48Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > Alas, I just moved from choice 3 to choice 4 last week.☹ Welcome! Choice 4 is a great place to be. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Trepa\_Mayfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/edb3f5/32.png) [@Trepa\_Mayfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trepa_Mayfield)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/20 "2010-03-03T01:07:40Z")
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