# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/21 "2010-03-03T01:15:29Z")
2008 poll of doper birth years: > **[What Dopers were born in the same year?](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=458574)** > > I realize this thread probably won’t fly with people who don’t care to share their age, but I was inspired by this thread on knowing people very close to you in age, so I figured I’d give it a shot. Just post your year of birth and find out who else... ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/22 "2010-03-03T01:24:58Z")
You forgot “None of your damn business!” 😉 ---
**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 3, 2010, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/23 "2010-03-03T01:32:23Z")
> [@pedescribe](#): > > What year is it again? As always, [Wikipedia has the answer](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010). Would you rather AUC 2763 or Heisei 22? ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/24 "2010-03-03T01:46:44Z")
Just turned 37. ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/25 "2010-03-03T02:06:02Z")
27, but I just had to ask the wifey because I had a brain fart. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/26 "2010-03-03T02:17:47Z")
Voted, but had to do the math. “Born in… It’s currently 2010. It’s March. So that means…” ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/27 "2010-03-03T02:19:45Z")
> [@hellpaso](#): > > Afraid I’m “rounding up” to another category in a couple of months. ☹ Same here. 49 Going on AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Perciful](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b38774/32.png) [@Perciful](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Perciful)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/28 "2010-03-03T02:35:57Z")
Just turned 47. ---
**Author:** ![Onomatopoeia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/onomatopoeia/32/4145_2.png) [@Onomatopoeia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Onomatopoeia)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/29 "2010-03-03T02:43:53Z")
Just 3 months shy of 49. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/30 "2010-03-03T02:44:53Z")
Quite an old age group eh? I’m 35. ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/31 "2010-03-03T02:51:09Z")
39 and more than a little slightly freaked about my next birthday. :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Oregon\_sunshine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/50afbb/32.png) [@Oregon\_sunshine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oregon_sunshine)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/32 "2010-03-03T03:06:13Z")
42, the meaning of life number. ---
**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 3, 2010, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/33 "2010-03-03T03:11:06Z")
[quote=“1920s Style “Death Ray”, post:30, topic:531053”] Quite an old age group eh? [/QUOTE] Yes, it’s older than I expected. So far the average age is about 39 years. ---
**Author:** ![Cleophus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e57/32.png) [@Cleophus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cleophus)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/34 "2010-03-03T05:09:51Z")
1. It scares me how fast I’m approaching 26. ---
**Author:** ![Tinkertoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f19dbf/32.png) [@Tinkertoy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tinkertoy)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/35 "2010-03-03T05:24:41Z")
51 and no longer relevant. ---
**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 5:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/36 "2010-03-03T05:50:23Z")
23 as of February 1. ---
**Author:** ![fusoya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecccb3/32.png) [@fusoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fusoya)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/37 "2010-03-03T06:05:55Z")
(29) … Another 2 months and I could have been in the next bracket! ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/38 "2010-03-03T06:27:55Z")
59 years, 3 months, 1 week. . ---
**Author:** ![Lobot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ce7236/32.png) [@Lobot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobot)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/39 "2010-03-03T06:34:04Z")
31 here. For some reason it surprises me that the 30s are less represented than both the 20s and 40s. ---
**Author:** ![ThisSpaceForRent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thisspaceforrent/32/345_2.png) [@ThisSpaceForRent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThisSpaceForRent)\ **Post date:** [March 3, 2010, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053/40 "2010-03-03T06:44:14Z")
I’m a child of the 60"s, the very beginning of them. I JUST turned 50…still look 49…and work harder and faster than most 29 yr olds! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-old-are-you/531053.md?page=3)