# 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:** 7
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/121 "2013-04-14T17:05:41Z")
Yes, people, this is a zombie thread! But rather than starting a new one I wanted to get your help in updating or correcting the list I have been trying to gather from several threads dealing with Dopers’ ages and years of birth and whatnot. Some of these people are no longer with us, for one reason or another, and some of them may not be in the 60-and-over crowd. But at least these 73 folks had those credentials at one time to be on such a list. If you’re not on the list, and should be, please post a response to that effect. Please help with any comments or changes you know to be applicable. Thanks. ============================== Dopers at least 60 years old: - = deceased A.R. Cane\* as\_u\_wish AskNott AuntiePam becks2cents Becky2844 Chefguy chowder Clothahump Colibri Craneop2 crucible David Simmons\* Daylate Dereknocue67 Diver Fir na tine Floater fortytwo Gagundathar Giles gommsn gonzomax Gymnopithys Hari Seldon HillKat Hook Ignatz jasg John Carter of Mars JoThrive KatiRoo KayT kelly5078 Klondike Geoff Labdad Laggard lms4747 LouisB MemoryDump Mona Lott monavis MoodIndigo1 movingfinger NineToTheSky OldGuy ombre12 OttoDaFe Pai325 panache Peanuthead PhiloVance picunurse pinkfreud Quasimodem Ragiel RealityChuck RJKUgly Roderick Femm Ruby Slippers RunSilent samclem SandyHook seanchai SecTech SpectBrain Sunrazor sunstone TreacherousCretin UncaStuart Voyager Zeldar Zoe ---
**Author:** ![Archergal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c89c15/32.png) [@Archergal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archergal)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/122 "2013-04-14T17:29:24Z")
I turned 60 last fall, so I’m 60 1/2 now. Yay. ---
**Author:** ![Sahirrnee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sahirrnee/32/13937_2.png) [@Sahirrnee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sahirrnee)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/123 "2013-04-14T18:15:21Z")
> [@Icarus](#): > > I’m in the poll. > > 50 > > …and for the record, ‘Old Folks’ does NOT start at 50, it starts…somewhere older than that! +1 I still haven’t gotten over AARP sending me a post card so that I got it the day I turned 50. It’s why I refuse to join them, I don’t look anything like the old farts in the picture and I didn’t appreciate them getting my bd to send me a card. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/124 "2013-04-14T18:22:27Z")
58 and proud of it. Old age ain’t for sissies. ---
**Author:** ![Gymnopithys](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/fbc32d/32.png) [@Gymnopithys](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gymnopithys)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 8:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/125 "2013-04-14T20:21:12Z")
See here **Zeldar** , from a recent thread by Anaamika: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16187868&postcount=196](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16187868&postcount=196) I’ve been corrected: Klondike Geoff is still posting. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2013, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/126 "2013-04-14T20:46:55Z")
> [@Gymnopithys](#): > > See here **Zeldar** , from a recent thread by Anaamika: > > [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16187868&postcount=196](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showpost.php?p=16187868&postcount=196) > I’ve been corrected: Klondike Geoff is still posting. Thanks for the update, **Gymnopithys**. I’ve just finished checking the posts in this thread for latest activity and other such things. Here are some puzzling details: ```auto AskNott 63 11-12-2012 07:09 PM fortytwo 11-21-2010 04:02 PM gonzomax 70 11-22-2011 01:24 PM BANNED kelly5078 11-23-2012 03:29 PM seanchai 05-16-2011 09:11 PM ``` And I still have over 40 names – who didn’t post in this thread – to verify and confirm recent activity. ---
**Author:** ![LH75](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lh75/32/4438_2.png) [@LH75](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LH75)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/127 "2013-04-15T00:21:19Z")
I will be 59 for six more weeks… ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/128 "2013-04-15T00:40:15Z")
I’m 51 1/2. 1961 StG ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/129 "2013-04-15T00:49:10Z")
65 for 29 more days. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 1:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/130 "2013-04-15T01:49:14Z")
I was old in the original poll. I am older now. ---
**Author:** ![DrumBum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e79b87/32.png) [@DrumBum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrumBum)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/131 "2013-04-15T12:43:49Z")
I am 52. In dog years I am almost 10. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2013, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/132 "2013-04-15T13:05:45Z")
I’m just 59 1/2 years old. Ah, but I was so much older then/I’m younger than that now. ---
**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:** [April 15, 2013, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/133 "2013-04-15T15:49:06Z")
You can add me to this list in January… ---
**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:** [April 15, 2013, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/134 "2013-04-15T20:15:03Z")
57 I don’t remember if I answered the poll and since it’s a zombie, I might give it a miss. ---
**Author:** ![no\_evidence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ee59a6/32.png) [@no\_evidence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/no_evidence)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/135 "2013-04-16T05:01:05Z")
65 I think I left my obamaphone on the davenport ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/136 "2013-04-20T13:50:53Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > I’ve just finished checking the posts in this thread for latest activity and other such things. Here are some puzzling details: > > ```auto > > AskNott 63 11-12-2012 07:09 PM > fortytwo 11-21-2010 04:02 PM > gonzomax 70 11-22-2011 01:24 PM BANNED > kelly5078 11-23-2012 03:29 PM > seanchai 05-16-2011 09:11 PM > > ``` > > And I still have over 40 names – who didn’t post in this thread – to verify and confirm recent activity. Additional checking through some other threads dealing with age and/or birth year has allowed me to update all but these names with those details: ```auto Dopers at least 60 years old: Name last activity* Alex from CB Today 01:30 AM crucible Today 07:44 AM Daylate Today 12:08 PM Dereknocue67 Today 03:04 AM Diver 04-13-2013 08:43 AM Floater 04-11-2013 10:56 AM Hook Today 07:45 AM Laggard 04-12-2013 03:58 PM lms4747 Yesterday 09:34 AM monavis Today 07:30 AM MoodIndigo1 Today 01:13 PM OldGuy Today 01:33 AM ombre12 Today 08:47 AM Pai325 Today 12:49 AM ``` - “last activity” may be a few days old, but was obtained through user profiles within this past week. If you’re on the list and wish to share your age or birth year, please do. Including these names above, along with those whose latest activity was over a year ago, and those that I know to be deceased, there are over 80 Dopers in the Over-60 age group. I’d like to post the whole list here, once I can be sure it’s as accurate as I can make it. Thanks for your help. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [April 20, 2013, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/137 "2013-04-20T16:08:23Z")
> [@NinetyWt](#): > > Check out this pivot table: > > [http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i84/NinetyWt/DoperYOB.jpg](http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i84/NinetyWt/DoperYOB.jpg) I’m the only one from my year on there! Yeah, I’m old and it feels like it most days. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2013, 6:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/138 "2013-04-22T06:00:24Z")
I am in the poll, and I was 59 at the time. I’m now 61 (birthday in March). ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/139 "2013-04-23T20:55:01Z")
I’ve got about 10 weeks before I turn 60. Wasn’t in the poll. Can I sit down now? Oy. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2013, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845/140 "2013-04-23T22:09:46Z")
> [@Pai325](#): > > I’m the only one from my year on there! > > Yeah, I’m old and it feels like it most days. Thanks, but that doesn’t narrow it down all that much. 🙂 > [@rowrrbazzle](#): > > I am in the poll, and I was 59 at the time. I’m now 61 (birthday in March). Gotcha. Thanks. > [@Dr.Woo](#): > > I’ve got about 10 weeks before I turn 60. Wasn’t in the poll. > > Can I sit down now? Oy. Please do. And thanks for the details. ======================= There are quite a few in the Over-60 crowd who have yet to vote in the 5-year or leap-year polls that are currently active. And there are others who voted there for whom I have no better details. In spite of that I can say that we have _at least_ 80 Dopers in the category, 10 of whom are “inactive” for at least this calendar year. It’s still my belief that we “geezers” are under-estimated in our numbers, but I also recognize that that may be true of all age groups. As soon as I have details on all the missing Over-60 folks, I’ll post a summary, most likely in 5-year groups so as to avoid too specific information to those who might abuse that. For those in the 50-59 group who have participated in this thread, just know that I haven’t forgotten you! But your age group does appear to be better represented in the polls. If you have yet to be counted, either here or in the polls, please speak up. Or vote in one of the polls! > **[How many Feb. 29s have you seen?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=682207)** > > As a variation on the “how old are you?” threads in progress, this one won’t need updating for three years, Just pick the poll option that has the earliest Leap Year you were alive for. Here’s the list for everybody under 100 – which ought to catch... How many Feb. 29s have you seen? > **[In which 5-year period were you born?](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=687743)** > > As recently as How many Feb. 29s have you seen? and for at least as many times as mentioned in this post various threads have been posted to try to determine some measure of “average age” of Dopers. The more successful ones, in terms of... In which 5-year period were you born? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-folks-stand-and-be-counted/531845.md?page=8)