# The Cougar -- Prediction **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 3, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177 "2009-05-03T14:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/21 "2009-05-05T20:12:43Z")
Yeah, those airbrushed photos don’t show her age. I haven’t seen the show, but I’ve seen the commercials, and 40 my derrière. To say she looks older than the age they’re claiming she is, is not to say she’s unattractive or unfit. The surprise: She’s 55… and has chlamydia. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 9:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/22 "2009-05-05T21:08:35Z")
> [@Sound Mind](#): > > It’s kind of an it takes one to know one thing, I’m 52 and I don’t think she looks any younger than me… :dubious: This is not for the typical doper pervy reasons but . . . pic? My mom is an exceptionally young-looking 52, and she looks older than these pictures. ---
**Author:** ![Justin\_Bailey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/justin_bailey/32/8792_2.png) [@Justin\_Bailey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Justin_Bailey)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/23 "2009-05-05T21:30:16Z")
> [@MeanOldLady](#): > > Yeah, those airbrushed photos don’t show her age. I haven’t seen the show, but I’ve seen the commercials, and 40 my derrière. To say she looks older than the age they’re claiming she is, is not to say she’s unattractive or unfit. The surprise: She’s 55… and has chlamydia. Video can be found [here](http://www.tvland.com/prime/shows/cougar/season1/video_sneakpeek.jhtml) and [here](http://www.tvland.com/prime/fullepisodes/thecougar/). While she doesn’t look anything like the promo photos in motion, there’s still no way I’d believe she’s over 45. Her stated age of 40 sounds about right to me. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/24 "2009-05-05T22:20:04Z")
I buy 40. Maybe early 40’s, but 40 is entirely plausible. Her voice sounds that young, in both laryngeal condition & generational accent. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/25 "2009-05-05T23:26:13Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > I buy 40. Maybe early 40’s, but 40 is entirely plausible. Her voice sounds that young, in both laryngeal condition & generational accent. What’s a ‘generational’ accent? ---
**Author:** ![Jane\_Elliot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jane_elliot/32/6166_2.png) [@Jane\_Elliot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jane_Elliot)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2009, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/26 "2009-05-05T23:54:43Z")
I’d buy that she’s 40. I’m 47 and she looks much younger than I do, and people tell me that I look 35. In the last 20 years people have aged differently, and don’t go for the middle aged, grandma look when they are 40. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/27 "2009-05-06T00:01:04Z")
> [@Jane\_Elliot](#): > > I’d buy that she’s 40. I’m 47 and she looks much younger than I do, and people tell me that I look 35. In the last 20 years people have aged differently, and don’t go for the middle aged, grandma look when they are 40. Exactly. That’s why I think she’s 50. It’s not hard to find a 50 yo that looks 40 and hot. ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/28 "2009-05-06T02:49:13Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > What’s a ‘generational’ accent? She says “groovy” a lot. ---
**Author:** ![crypto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b3f665/32.png) [@crypto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crypto)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/29 "2009-05-06T02:59:26Z")
I thought this was a thread about Mercury bringing a retro Cougar back to the market like Ford did with the mustang. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/30 "2009-05-06T02:59:28Z")
For East Coasters, I believe Franklin Roosevelt’s accent is extinct. Dropping a generation, the same for [Wiliam Daniels.](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0200122/) For white Chicagoans, the classic “Southside Polack” accent has mostly faded (see [The Super Fans](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPP3aTB6nLo&feature=related) (youtube) on SNL). Blame the homogenization of TV and radio, I suppose. ---
**Author:** ![Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kolak_of_twilo/32/73_2.png) [@Kolak\_of\_Twilo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kolak_of_Twilo)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/31 "2009-05-06T03:19:20Z")
> [@dropzone](#): > > …For white Chicagoans, the classic “Southside Polack” accent has mostly faded (see [The Super Fans](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPP3aTB6nLo&feature=related) (youtube) on SNL). Blame the homogenization of TV and radio, I suppose. You need to meet some of the under 30 south siders I meet, guy. If that accent is fading then I don’t know what to say… ---
**Author:** ![Kobal2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kobal2/32/20_2.png) [@Kobal2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kobal2)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/32 "2009-05-06T03:36:46Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > I would have hit on that at 20. 'Nuff said. At 20, I’d have hit anything. Animal, vegetal or mineral. That show’s a mug’s game 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/33 "2009-05-06T13:27:05Z")
> [@bryan ekers](#): > > she says “groovy” a lot. far out! ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2009, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/34 "2009-05-06T22:47:47Z")
> [@Shirley\_Ujest](#): > > What’s a ‘generational’ accent? I don’t know what the technical term is. She sounds like she easily could be my age or up to 15 years older. Nothing about her says that she must be at the high end of that range. Not that that proves anything for a self-proclaimed “cougar.” ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/35 "2009-06-23T02:22:25Z")
So what was the big twist? ---
**Author:** ![Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/a9a28c/32.png) [@Oslo\_Ostragoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oslo_Ostragoth)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/36 "2009-06-23T04:07:13Z")
Those of you who think she looks 50 or above: would you mind introducing me to a few of those women? I’m even age-appropriate. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 4:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/37 "2009-06-23T04:36:10Z")
> [@Sound Mind](#): > > It’s kind of an it takes one to know one thing, I’m 52 and I don’t think she looks any younger than me… > [@Cisco](#): > > :dubious: This is not for the typical doper pervy reasons but . . . pic? My mom is an exceptionally young-looking 52, and she looks older than these pictures. Yes? No? Acknowledgement that you saw the post? ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 10:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/38 "2009-06-23T10:07:07Z")
> [@Covered\_In\_Bees](#): > > So what was the big twist? From what I can tell from Google, they won’t know until Wednesday. Also, [here’s a video link](http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1126990425367) that may show her age better. At least the opening shot makes her look older. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2009, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177/39 "2009-06-23T20:06:00Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > From what I can tell from Google, they won’t know until Wednesday. > > Also, [here’s a video link](http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=1126990425367) that may show her age better. At least the opening shot makes her look older. Oh, so the series isn’t over yet? I mostly was just assuming it was. That shows me. :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-cougar-prediction/495177.md?page=1)