# The Definitive 2005 SDMB Demographics Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 8, 2005, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423 "2005-06-08T07:51:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![roger\_thornhill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@roger\_thornhill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/roger_thornhill)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/1 "2005-06-08T07:51:59Z")
Simple, just jot down your details using the same categories I use. Bound to find out lots of surprising things about all your favourite posters! Ethnicity\*: English Nationality: British Residence: Hong Kong Sex: M Age: 46 Status: Married (once) Children: One (f, 9) Education: Postgraduate Occupation: Writer/PR Guru Religion: Christian - Shorthand for ‘ethnic group you associate with’ ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 10:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/2 "2005-06-08T10:51:21Z")
Ethnicity: English Nationality: United States of American Residence: Saint Paul Sex: M Age: 44 Status: Married (once) Children: Two (m 17, f 16) Education: B.A. Music Performance (Tuba) Occupation: IS Security Geek Religion: Refuse to answer on the grounds that it might tend to incriminate me ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/3 "2005-06-08T11:02:38Z")
Ethnicity: French name, the rest English/Scotch-Irish/Welsh, etc. Nationality: U-S-A! U-S-A! U-S-A! (where’s that vomit smiley?!?) a Southerner, FWIW Residence: Arlington, VA (suburb of Washington, DC) Sex: M Age: 42 Status: Married Children: 3, 6yo boy, 3yo boy, 5mo girl Education: B.A. Business Occupation: Project Planning/Mgt. Religion: Protestant tradition, but not religious personally. ---
**Author:** ![flood](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/bbe5ce/32.png) [@flood](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flood)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/4 "2005-06-08T11:29:28Z")
Ethnicity\*: Hispanic Nationality: American Residence: San Antonio/Laredo, TX Sex: M Age: 19 Status: Long Term Relationship Children: None Education: Undergraduate Occupation: Student Religion: Catholic ---
**Author:** ![BadBadger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@BadBadger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BadBadger)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/5 "2005-06-08T11:38:40Z")
Ethnicity\*: White (anglo saxon yada) Nationality: English Residence: Brighton,UK Sex: M Age: 35 Status: Long Term Relationship Children: None Education: BSc Occupation: pseudo legal Religion: Agnostic ---
**Author:** ![ErinPuff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dbc845/32.png) [@ErinPuff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ErinPuff)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/6 "2005-06-08T11:38:51Z")
Ethnicity: European mutt (Irish, German, Italian, all the normal stuff) Nationality: American Residence: Pennsylvania Sex: F Age: 19 Status: Single Children: None Education: In college (for a B.Mus in composition) Occupation: Student Religion: Christian (liberal/progressive) ---
**Author:** ![Kid\_A\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Kid\_A\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kid_A_1)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/7 "2005-06-08T11:56:29Z")
Ethnicity: Macedonian Nationality: Canadian Residence: Toronto, Ontario Sex: M Age: 22 Status: Long Term Relationship Children: None Education: Undergraduate (4th Year Environmental Engineering) Occupation: Student Religion: Agnostic ---
**Author:** ![pasunejen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/58956e/32.png) [@pasunejen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pasunejen)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/8 "2005-06-08T12:02:28Z")
Ethnicity: American Nationality: American Residence: Chicago, IL, USA (soon to be Baltimore, MD) Sex: Female Age: 22 Status: long-term relationship Children: none Education: BA Linguistics, MA Linguistics by the end of the summer Occupation: student Religion: Atheist ---
**Author:** ![calm\_kiwi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9fc348/32.png) [@calm\_kiwi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/calm_kiwi)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/9 "2005-06-08T12:04:40Z")
Ethnicity\*: Pakeha Nationality: New Zealand Residence: New Zealand Sex: F Age: 38 Status: Married (once) Children: One (m, 13) Education: bachelor degree Occupation: teacher Religion: None ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/10 "2005-06-08T12:24:28Z")
Ethnicity: Ashkenazi & Irish Nationality: American Residence: Chicago, Illinois, USA Sex: F Age: 26 Status: unmarried Children: none Education: BA in anthropology Occupation: cube dweller Religion: Reform Judaism ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/11 "2005-06-08T12:28:36Z")
Ethnicity: Dutch Nationality: Dutch Residence: Almere, The Netherlands Sex: M Age: 30 Status: living in sin Children: none Education: university, but without a degree Occupation: programmer/developer Religion: none ---
**Author:** ![Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f19dbf/32.png) [@Only\_Mostly\_Dead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Only_Mostly_Dead)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/12 "2005-06-08T12:38:42Z")
Ethnicity: mostly German and Irish Nationality: American Residence: Maryland, USA. About 5 minutes from the DC line. Sex: M Age: 23 Status: engaged to be married next June Children: none, thank Og Education: bachelors in PoliSci Occupation: Field investigator for the US Office of Personnel Management Religion: none ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/13 "2005-06-08T13:42:43Z")
Ethnicity\*: Merkin Nationality: Merkin Residence: Round on the ends and craaaaaazy in the middle. It’s Ohio! Sex: F Age: 34 Status: Married (once) Children: Nyet Education: BA Occupation: Sales Religion: Nyet ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/14 "2005-06-08T13:43:31Z")
Ethnicity\*: White Nationality: American Residence: Atlanta Ga Sex: M Age: 21 Status: Single Children: None Education: Some College Occupation: Student // Web Designer // Lab Tech Religion: Christian ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/15 "2005-06-08T13:46:46Z")
Ethnicity: British Isles, French, German, Ukrainian Nationality: United Statesian Residence: Says it right up there in the corner Sex: M Age: 50 Status: Married, happily Children: none that I know of Education: Grad. school Occupation: High School teacher Religion: Pan-Theistic Hedonist ---
**Author:** ![Tupug\_Anachi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7993a0/32.png) [@Tupug\_Anachi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tupug_Anachi)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/16 "2005-06-08T13:50:31Z")
Ethnicity\*: Irish, German, Danish and Romanian Nationality: American Residence: Orlando, FL Sex: F Age: 56 Status: Married (one Klingon, one human) Children: 2 (F 23, M 21) Education: AA Broadcasting Occupation: Public Relations Coordinator Religion: Very Lapsed RC ---
**Author:** ![FaerieBeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e95f7d/32.png) [@FaerieBeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FaerieBeth)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/17 "2005-06-08T14:09:13Z")
Ethnicity\*: Caucasian Nationality: American Residence: Arkansas Sex: F Age: 34 Status: Married Children: Three (m-14, m-11, m-3) Education: Hip-deep in graduate work Occupation: Education/Library, Media, and Information Technology Religion: Culturally Christian, but with no faith in that belief system ---
**Author:** ![Bear\_Nenno](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bear_nenno/32/3358_2.png) [@Bear\_Nenno](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bear_Nenno)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/18 "2005-06-08T14:13:00Z")
**Ethnicity** \*: White? **Nationality** : USA **Residence** : South Korea **Sex** : M **Age** : 25 **Status** : Single **Children** : 1 PVT, 2 PV2s, 4 PFCs, 2 SPCs **Education** : AA Law Enforcement Administration **Occupation** : Soldier, US Army **Religion** : None ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/19 "2005-06-08T14:17:01Z")
Ethnicity: Scot/English/German/French raised by German/Polish/Ukranian parents Nationality: American Residence: Just outside of Minneapolis, Minnesota Sex: F Age: 36 Status: Single, never married Children: One (f, 11) Education: Left college just shy of a BA in English and in Communications. Was also going for a teaching cert in those areas and in Humanities. Occupation: Government drone Religion: No thanks, I’ll pass. ---
**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:** [June 8, 2005, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/20 "2005-06-08T14:21:24Z")
**Ethnicinity** Human **Nationality** American **Residence** Michigan. Nothing to see here, move along. **Age** : 38. **Sex** Female **Status** Married (12 years + 5 years dating) Two wunderbar children. **Education** Formally, some college. Informally, Doper PhD & Farker PhD I’m so fcuked. 🙂 **Occupation** : Mom. (Former travel agent. I’m so fcuked **Religion** : escaped Catholic. Agnostic & TBA later. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423.md?page=2)