# 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:** 4
**Author:** ![lightingtool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/57b2e6/32.png) [@lightingtool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lightingtool)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 6:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/61 "2003-10-21T18:55:19Z")
I think I’m a C. I’m 26, soon to be 27 (Nov 30, so start buying presents now). ---
**Author:** ![sulawesi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbe5ce/32.png) [@sulawesi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sulawesi)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/62 "2003-10-21T19:57:29Z")
I’m a B (18). Not that you asked, but I’ve convinced myself that my forties are going to be the best years of my life, so I have something to look forward to for the next 22 years. ---
**Author:** ![Lisa-go-Blind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Lisa-go-Blind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lisa-go-Blind)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/63 "2003-10-21T20:32:25Z")
B. 18 ---
**Author:** ![Burnt\_Sugar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ee59a6/32.png) [@Burnt\_Sugar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burnt_Sugar)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/64 "2003-10-21T20:35:45Z")
B, I’m 19. ---
**Author:** ![Isabelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b5a626/32.png) [@Isabelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isabelle)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/65 "2003-10-21T20:36:52Z")
I am 29…again. Forget that I have a 22 soon to be 23 yr old. ---
**Author:** ![Dinsdale](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/97f17d/32.png) [@Dinsdale](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dinsdale)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/66 "2003-10-21T20:42:18Z")
Big E ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/67 "2003-10-21T20:53:14Z")
I’ll be 42 on December 1st - please send cards. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/68 "2003-10-21T22:26:00Z")
1. Now what were those letters for again? ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/69 "2003-10-21T22:37:59Z")
I’m at the end of C; I’ll be 31 on June 7th. ---
**Author:** ![mascaroni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dc4da7/32.png) [@mascaroni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mascaroni)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/70 "2003-10-21T22:45:37Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by notquitekarpov \* > \*\*Count me in as one of the ancient; (d). > > But let me give you a tip. When you reach a certain age, you then pretty much think of yourself as “always” that age no matter what happens externally. For me it’s © - around 26 - when I finally felt I “knew” myself. > > Culture shock is fine, welcome it! Age is only one of the possible excuses for thinking people have nothing in common, as I am finding on arrival here. But people have more in commonalities than differences if you keep your eyes open. \*\* That is so true… From an only just (e) who feels like a (b)… ---
**Author:** ![Godfrey\_Daniels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Godfrey\_Daniels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Godfrey_Daniels)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/71 "2003-10-21T22:48:24Z")
f ---
**Author:** ![Quack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/e99b99/32.png) [@Quack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quack)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 10:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/72 "2003-10-21T22:48:30Z")
B17 BINGO! ---
**Author:** ![Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6bbea6/32.png) [@Laughing\_Lagomorph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laughing_Lagomorph)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2003, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/73 "2003-10-21T23:26:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by AmericanMaid \* > \*\*c. I have a question for the c - f crowd: was there an episode of _Benson_ where they had a simulation nuclear attack and in the simulation the little girl died? Scarred me for life. \*\* A Google search indicates that there was an episode with a simulated nuclear attack but I couldn’t find any details about the episode itself. I don’t remeber myself…I watched the show, but only the first year or two. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/74 "2003-10-22T00:11:09Z")
E. But I have very young children, which makes me more like a “C”, except that they leave me with the energy level of an “F”. And no offense intended to either group, of course. ---
**Author:** ![lilbtagna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4491bb/32.png) [@lilbtagna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lilbtagna)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/75 "2003-10-22T01:23:53Z")
B. I turned 21 in June. **Aslan of Narnia** , I had no idea you were so young. I knew you were a teenager, but wow. Based on your insightful and thoughtful posts, I always thought you were a bit older. ---
**Author:** ![Zander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/ecb155/32.png) [@Zander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zander)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/76 "2003-10-22T01:32:20Z")
C for another week, then it’s off to the mid-thirties for me… ---
**Author:** ![RNWebner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e5b9ba/32.png) [@RNWebner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RNWebner)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/77 "2003-10-22T01:48:14Z")
(b) - I am 17 ---
**Author:** ![NoCoolUserName](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@NoCoolUserName](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NoCoolUserName)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/78 "2003-10-22T01:51:04Z")
Age: f Blood type: A+ GPA: 3.75 Years playing guitar: 35 **Yikes!** ---
**Author:** ![jesleigh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/58f4c7/32.png) [@jesleigh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jesleigh)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 1:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/79 "2003-10-22T01:54:28Z")
I’m a B…just turned 19. You’re not alone 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DaisyFace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/848f3c/32.png) [@DaisyFace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DaisyFace)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2003, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663/80 "2003-10-22T02:03:00Z")
C (26 in case you wondered) But it really freaks me out that my _younger_ brother is in the same category as me. Ugh! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-approximately-how-old-are-you/208663.md?page=5)