# Old Folks: Stand and be counted **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 9, 2010, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845 "2010-03-09T13:15:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Adroit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@Adroit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adroit)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/101 "2010-06-07T11:55:06Z")
17 not in the poll… Maybe I should leave lol. Reinforcing my age with a lovely acronym as well. ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2010, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/102 "2010-06-07T12:06:24Z")
Welcome to the Dope. I’m afraid you’ve chosen the wrong thread (which is turning mouldy and zombie-like, just like its subject). The clue’s in the title: _Old Folks: Stand and be counted_. If you were going to resurrect an old thread, [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=554352) would be the one. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2011, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/103 "2011-09-03T15:05:24Z")
Thought I’d just bump this to see if anybody who didn’t already post here would like to. ---
**Author:** ![Mona\_Lott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ee7513/32.png) [@Mona\_Lott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mona_Lott)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/104 "2011-09-04T01:30:11Z")
I’m 61 years old. My birthday is February 3, 1950. ---
**Author:** ![SeldomSeen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@SeldomSeen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeldomSeen)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/105 "2011-09-04T01:42:49Z")
I’m 50…for another 6 weeks. Can’t remember if I voted in the poll, senior moments y’know. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/106 "2011-09-04T02:27:32Z")
I’ve just turned 55. ---
**Author:** ![Snake\_Plissken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/41988e/32.png) [@Snake\_Plissken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snake_Plissken)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/107 "2011-09-04T03:29:04Z")
I just turned 50 in July. Then I received an AARP card in my junk mail. I dont know why it suprised me so much. I never really considered myself old. ---
**Author:** ![racer72](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/racer72/32/3075_2.png) [@racer72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racer72)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/108 "2011-09-04T15:59:08Z")
54 now, 55 in amonth. Senior discount at IHOP! ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/109 "2011-09-04T16:03:24Z")
I’m one of the two 70-79 who responded to the initial poll. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/110 "2011-09-04T16:24:56Z")
Gonzomax at 68. I was in the poll earlier though. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/111 "2011-09-04T18:32:43Z")
I’m 56, will be 57 in December. I wish I could get my grandmother to post, she’s 106! ---
**Author:** ![chiroptera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@chiroptera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chiroptera)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/112 "2011-09-04T18:41:33Z")
53, will be 54 in February. Not in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Mama](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Atomic\_Mama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Mama)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/113 "2011-09-04T19:26:09Z")
61 here, until October 11. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2011, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/114 "2011-09-04T19:53:57Z")
54 on the 21st, and I’m on the previous poll. ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/115 "2011-09-04T20:49:35Z")
84 until December. First time I can beat anybody. But I’m not really enjoying the victory. ---
**Author:** ![Twoflower](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/twoflower/32/22_2.png) [@Twoflower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Twoflower)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/116 "2011-09-04T21:00:34Z")
I think I’m in the previous poll … memory is getting dim… I’ll hit 60 on 12/12/12. ---
**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:** [September 4, 2011, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/117 "2011-09-04T22:01:58Z")
60 until late November. Already in the poll. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2011, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/118 "2011-10-31T18:34:01Z")
I’m 39… …in hexadecimal. ---
**Author:** ![JoThrive](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/87869e/32.png) [@JoThrive](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JoThrive)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2011, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/119 "2011-10-31T18:55:45Z")
I’ve posted this information before. I was born in 1926, therefore I am 85 years old. Ha! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NineToTheSky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b5a626/32.png) [@NineToTheSky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NineToTheSky)\ **Post date:** [October 31, 2011, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/120 "2011-10-31T19:45:38Z")
> [@JoThrive](#): > > I’ve posted this information before. I was born in 1926, therefore I am 85 years old. > > Ha! 🙂 And, therefore, must be our oldest Doper\*. Congratulations! \*Unless, of course, anyone knows different. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845.md?page=7)