# Poll: Approximately how old are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 21, 2003, 8:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663 "2003-10-21T08:13:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/41 "2003-10-21T15:20:23Z")
e ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/42 "2003-10-21T15:37:47Z")
E. I’m 42. ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/43 "2003-10-21T15:43:19Z")
**vunderbob** , so, you can know your age, but not the ultimate question of your age, right? ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/44 "2003-10-21T15:45:09Z")
No! I know! The ultimate question of Life, the Universe and Everything is: How old is **vunderbob**! ---
**Author:** ![troub](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troub/32/14802_2.png) [@troub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/troub)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/45 "2003-10-21T15:48:29Z")
I’m in group (b) until about 8:something a.m. tomorrow morning. ---
**Author:** ![luluBahrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e5b9ba/32.png) [@luluBahrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/luluBahrain)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/46 "2003-10-21T15:50:36Z")
c) I am 25 It’s freaking me out. ---
**Author:** ![electric\_sheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@electric\_sheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/electric_sheep)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/47 "2003-10-21T16:25:29Z")
The horror! The horror! 😃 No wonder a handful of people in the Cafe believe Joy Division’s “Closer” to be the most depressing album ever, when it happens to be the godfather of the most depressing albums ever. In the Halloween thread _one_ person mentions Ministry’s “Every Day is Halloween,” which is fine and grand, but what about everything that came _after_ they quit the synth sound? (E.g., Scarecrow, Stigmata, Burning Inside.) Then there’s the “Songs defined by their drumbeats” thread. Okay, I’m sure plenty of classic rock anthems contain innovative drumbeats, but how can anyone not mention tracks like Mayhem’s “Fall of Seraphs”? _dons flamesuit_ Modern metal is just about the only familiar genre which requires unusual drumming skill, and while that often ends up going into expressions of sheer speed, there are doubtless other tracks just like the above. I’m vaguely familiar with most of the music people mention here, and I like some of it, but it’s as if time stopped in 1980 for a good portion of you. As one poster commented, “When you reach a certain age, you then pretty much think of yourself as ‘always’ that age…” Of course, 90% of youth assume time _started_ in the late 80s, but the other 10% are noticable enough to give me hope for humanity, especially when they realize that time also didn’t start around 1970. 😛 I don’t mean to imply that music is the most important thing, but just that it’s an indicator of where people fit, culturally speaking. Anyway, I’m just poking. This forum is nice, and populated by rather intelligent people. Too bad we all have to suffer through endless slowdowns and lost posts. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/48 "2003-10-21T16:32:20Z")
At the very end of B. ---
**Author:** ![Priam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/77aa72/32.png) [@Priam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Priam)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/49 "2003-10-21T16:34:03Z")
b. Not seen an “a” here yet. ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/50 "2003-10-21T16:34:09Z")
I just made it to © on the 16th! But I don’t feel any different… I don’t think I’ll feel all grown up until I’m all done with school, and that’s still quite a ways off. ---
**Author:** ![Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tastes_of_chocolate/32/3232_2.png) [@Tastes\_of\_Chocolate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tastes_of_Chocolate)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/51 "2003-10-21T16:38:56Z")
Happy Birthday **troub** ---
**Author:** ![electric\_sheep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/90db22/32.png) [@electric\_sheep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/electric_sheep)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/52 "2003-10-21T16:43:45Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by np\_complete \* > \*\*c) > > (and e!s, you should check your PMs at the [H], you, möbiusstrip, and I spent some time on the Soapbox together/apart) \*\* YGPM. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/53 "2003-10-21T16:52:59Z")
Like Jack Benny, I’m 39. ---
**Author:** ![\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/7cd45c/32.png) [@\_Deep\_F\_ied](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_Deep_F_ied)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/54 "2003-10-21T17:02:10Z")
D) 33 years young. 34 three days after Christmas…I can’t believe it is here again so soon. ☹ ---
**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:** [October 21, 2003, 5:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/55 "2003-10-21T17:06:40Z")
::sigh:: (f) However, I firmly subscribe to the adage that you must grow older, but you can stay immature your entire life. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/56 "2003-10-21T17:26:50Z")
C) ---
**Author:** ![Ringo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/779978/32.png) [@Ringo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ringo)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/57 "2003-10-21T17:33:40Z")
e.) for a little bit longer. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/58 "2003-10-21T17:35:33Z")
D ---
**Author:** ![HeartOfGold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7ab992/32.png) [@HeartOfGold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HeartOfGold)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/59 "2003-10-21T17:42:17Z")
b) I turn 18 in january …you old farts ::runs away:: ---
**Author:** ![Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@Aslan\_of\_Narnia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aslan_of_Narnia)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/60 "2003-10-21T18:33:14Z")
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