# Poll: How old are you? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 23, 2012, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729 "2012-02-23T14:32:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/41 "2012-02-24T17:59:52Z")
I’m 40. > [@Michael63129](#): > > I thought it was interesting that 42-49, followed by 50-57 (so far) is the most common age range, since I would expect to see more younger people, given that they grew up with the Internet and all. I think social networking sites have replaced messages boards for most young 'uns. > [@ryan](#): > > 44 in September. Does that mean that you turned 44 this past September, or that you will turn 44 this September? ---
**Author:** ![iftheresaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ecae2f/32.png) [@iftheresaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/iftheresaway)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/42 "2012-02-24T18:49:56Z")
> [@markdash](#): > > I must say that I am tickled being included in the same age group as 26 year olds (I’m 33). I can’t believe I’m stuck in a group with these 33 year olds! I’m only 26! :mad: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/43 "2012-02-24T18:51:19Z")
I answered 34-41 because I turn 34 in a week-and-a-half. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2012, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/44 "2012-02-24T23:52:22Z")
So far, my theory is partly correct: the largest age group represented here is 42-49. Some other things surprised me, though. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/45 "2012-02-25T00:06:02Z")
Turned 43 in January. ---
**Author:** ![JBDivmstr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/b4bc9f/32.png) [@JBDivmstr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JBDivmstr)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/46 "2012-02-25T05:13:38Z")
> [@chizzuk](#): > > Hey, you and I have the same birthday. > > But I’ll be turning 25. 😃 So, are you bragging or complaining? 😉 Just remember this… Old age and treachery nearly always overcome youth and skill. 😛 > [@Jasper\_Kent](#): > > So far, my theory is partly correct: the largest age group represented here is 42-49. > _ **Some other things surprised me, though** _. (bolding mine) Okay, I’ll ‘bite’, (since no one else has) pray tell, what “other things” surprised you? 51 and yes, I voted. ---
**Author:** ![GreenElf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9de053/32.png) [@GreenElf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GreenElf)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/47 "2012-02-25T07:19:38Z")
This is the only internet forum I’ve seen where the age results weren’t skewered toward the age 24 and under crowd. For once, I don’t feel so old. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/48 "2012-02-25T09:15:19Z")
58, turning 59 in October. That means that next year, I’ll be … ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FoieGrasIsEvil](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foiegrasisevil/32/16638_2.png) [@FoieGrasIsEvil](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FoieGrasIsEvil)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/49 "2012-02-25T13:22:41Z")
> [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](#): > > Just turned 42 yesterday. Amazing how the OP made the cutoff between two choices at 41-42. I just turned 42 last August. It sucks to be us! 🙂 Happy Birthday! ---
**Author:** ![Labtrash](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/labtrash/32/528_2.png) [@Labtrash](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labtrash)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/50 "2012-02-25T13:41:39Z")
44 next month (March) ---
**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:** [February 25, 2012, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/51 "2012-02-25T14:18:13Z")
> [@Ruby\_Slippers](#): > > I’m 66. Been using a PC since the mid 80s, been on the internet since the mid to late 90s. Geeks come in many ages. I’m the same age. I first wrote computer programs in the mid 60s, when I was still a teenager. ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/52 "2012-02-25T14:25:35Z")
> [@Hogfather65](#): > > :smack: 47 in May - Oh God :smack: I’ll be 47 in April. It seems so weird - I don’t feel that old. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper\_Kent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a9a28c/32.png) [@Jasper\_Kent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasper_Kent)\ **Post date:** [February 25, 2012, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/53 "2012-02-25T15:03:38Z")
> [@JBDivmstr](#): > > (since no one else has) pray tell, what “other things” surprised you? I expected the next-largest group to be 34-41. Also, I didn’t expect that there would be that many people older than me. (I’m 52) ---
**Author:** ![booklover](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/85f322/32.png) [@booklover](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/booklover)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2012, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729/54 "2012-02-27T01:15:52Z")
It’s a relief to be in a group that’s not primarily twentysomethings–I’m 34, turning 35 in a few months. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-how-old-are-you/613729.md?page=2)