# 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:** 5
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/81 "2005-06-08T21:48:10Z")
Ethnicity\*: Primarily Irish, French Nationality: Canadian Residence: Seattle, WA, USA Sex: F Age: 27 yesterday Status: Married Children: None Education: High School (will be furthering my education soon). Occupation: Homemaker (unable to work atm because of immigration issues). Religion: Gnostic/No dogma ---
**Author:** ![E.Thorp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@E.Thorp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/E.Thorp)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/82 "2005-06-08T22:44:50Z")
Ethnicity: German, mostly Nationality: USA Residence: Seattle Sex: M Age: 37 Status: Married Children: 0 Education: MA, English Occupation: Technical writer Religion: No affiliation ---
**Author:** ![Ghanima](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/83 "2005-06-08T23:00:02Z")
Ethnicity\*: White Nationality: American Residence: California Sex: F Age: 31 Status: Single Children: none Education: Bachelor’s degree Occupation: QA Supervisor Religion: Atheist ---
**Author:** ![wolfstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d6d6ee/32.png) [@wolfstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfstu)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/84 "2005-06-08T23:01:57Z")
Ethnicity: Caucasian Salad, with a dash of Mi’kmaq. Nationality: Canadi\>n Residence: Sudbury, Canada, on deployment to Ottawa Sex: M Age: 23 Status: Single Children: None Education: Undergraduate degree in progress Occupation: Student Religion: I have some paper that says I’m Catholic, but if it had an expiry date, I wouldn’t renew it. ---
**Author:** ![drewbert](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drewbert/32/15890_2.png) [@drewbert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewbert)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/85 "2005-06-08T23:09:00Z")
Ethnicity: ScottishWelshIrishGerman, etc., etc. Nationality: American Residence: Nashville TN Sex: M Age: 31 Status: Single Children: None Education: B.A., Physics Occupation: Informal Education (i.e., planetarium geek) Religion: atheist ---
**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:** [June 8, 2005, 11:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/86 "2005-06-08T23:25:09Z")
Ethnicity\*: English, Manx, Irish, Scottish, Swiss Nationality: American Residence: Kentucky Sex: M Age: 47 Status: Married, widowed, remarried Children: Two F8 and M3 Education: MS Occupation: Chief Information Officer Religion: Secular Humanist ---
**Author:** ![Girl\_From\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3da27b/32.png) [@Girl\_From\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Girl_From_Mars)\ **Post date:** [June 8, 2005, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/87 "2005-06-08T23:39:42Z")
Ethnicity:Caucasian Nationality: Australian Residence: London at the moment, but if I don’t find a job soon, will be heading back to Noo Zulund. Sex: F Age: 29 (Still in my 20s, I repeat, still in my 20s…) Status: Unmarried but with SO Children: None if cats don’t count Education: BSc (Biochem/Genetics/Mol Bio), BCA (Marketing/Commercial Law) Occupation: Marketing Religion: Raised Methodist but totally Atheist now ---
**Author:** ![hlanelee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3bc359/32.png) [@hlanelee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hlanelee)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/88 "2005-06-09T01:10:27Z")
Ethnicity:Caucasian Nationality: United States Residence: The Greater Salkehatchie Swamp Sex: M Age: 42 Status: Widowed (last June), Shacked up (recently) Children: None if cats don’t count Education: AS General Technology Occupation: Full time student, jack of many trades Religion: Cynic ---
**Author:** ![Atheist\_Princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a88e57/32.png) [@Atheist\_Princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atheist_Princess)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/89 "2005-06-09T01:15:42Z")
Ethnicity: Caucasian (was too many to bve bothered listing) Nationality: Australian Residence: Brisbane, Australia Sex: Female Age: 17 Status: Long-Term Relationship Children: Nil Education: High school, second year uni. Occupation: Financial Planner In Training. Religion: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/90 "2005-06-09T01:27:10Z")
Ethnicity: 1/2 white, 1/2 latino Nationality: American (U.S.) Residence: Oakland, CA Sex: M Age: 34 Status: Married (6 yrs next month) Children: None Education: B.A. and M.A. Occupation: Film Archivist Religion: Protestant ---
**Author:** ![imthjckaz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/imthjckaz/32/3223_2.png) [@imthjckaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/imthjckaz)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/91 "2005-06-09T01:33:45Z")
Ethnicity: Hispanic Nationality: American Residence: Minnesota Sex: Male Age: 43 Status: With SO for 5 years, married and divorced once. Children: F-20-[SCSU](http://www.stcloudstate.edu/default.asp), M-19-[UM](http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.php), M-15-[MLHS](http://www.maplelake.k12.mn.us/hs/). Education: Some college Occupation: Shipping Specialist Religion: Raised Catholic, now none. ---
**Author:** ![Crimmsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c89c15/32.png) [@Crimmsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crimmsy)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/92 "2005-06-09T01:56:41Z")
Ethnicity\*: English, Scottish Nationality: Canadian Residence: Moose Jaw Sex: M Age: 23 Status: single Children: none Education: BEng in Electrical Engineering Occupation: Air Force Religion: none ---
**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 9, 2005, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/93 "2005-06-09T02:05:17Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > Children:\*\* One (m, 5)\*\* What a cutie! Your boy’s not bad either… ---
**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 9, 2005, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/94 "2005-06-09T02:11:00Z")
> [@Yeticus Rex](#): > > That WHILE \<\> OVULATING statement should have been debugged as a IF \<\> OVULATING, sorry for the program crash. I noticed but didn’t want to say anything. This place attracts all types on the evolutionary spectrum: human, super-human (Hi, Cecil, if you’re looking in), sub-human, quasi-human and now para-human. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/95 "2005-06-09T02:27:26Z")
Ethnicity: E. European Jewish Nationality: USAer Residence: Cleveland 'burb Sex: M Age: recently old enough to withdraw my Roth IRAs tax-free Status: Partnered to My Guy Children: 2 cats: Little Bear (17) and Maya (8.5 months) Education: 9 years college, no degree Occupation: Artist Religion: Somewhere between a devout agnostic and a lapsed atheist Politics: small-l libertarian Diet: relatively low-carb Favorite vocalist: Nat “King” Cole Phobia: maggots Musical instruments played: violin, viola, recorder CD collection: almost 1500 Favorite artist: Klimt Car: PT Cruiser Opinion of peanut butter: love it Favorite cartoon: What’s Opera, Doc? Least favorite cheese: Limburger Favorite movie: Chocolat Favorite composer: Rachmaninoff Extracurricular activity: singing in the North Coast Men’s Chorus (low Bass) Shoe size: 10.5 EE (American) Favorite song: Unchained Melody Favorite font: Cezanne (lower-case only) Least favorite musical instrument: bagpipes Biggest secret: once had sex with a very famous (non-Mormon) Jeopardy! champ Camera: Nikon F5 Favorite book: The Fountainhead Favorite place to travel to: Paris City lived in the longest: NYC (25 years) Favorite food I shouldn’t eat: Ididarod ice cream Favorite day trips from home: Fallingwater and Cedar Point Languages: English, French, a little Italian, a little German, gave up on Dutch Favorite waste of time: making lists like this ---
**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 9, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/96 "2005-06-09T02:41:22Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Favorite place to travel to: Paris We’re going there next month, after a week in Perigueux. Planning to visit the Louvre and the Musee Orsay, and will take our girl up the Eiffel Tower. Any recommendations for place to stay (clean, but not necessarily too posh), or things to see/do? I think I can hijack my own thread, non? ---
**Author:** ![sishoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3e96dc/32.png) [@sishoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sishoch)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/97 "2005-06-09T02:42:37Z")
Ethnicity: Approx. equal parts English, Irish, Scottish, German with a dash of Native American thrown in for good measure Nationality: USA Residence: central New Mexico Sex: not recently, oops, make that M Age: 44 this week Status: never married, not likely either Children: extremely unlikely Education: PhD in Mechanical Engineering Occupation: computational analyst (I play with computer models, sometimes they do something useful) Religion: raised Presbyterian, but currently between sects ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/98 "2005-06-09T02:43:53Z")
Place to stay: Hotel Bonaparte, on Rue Bonaparte, a street in the heart of the Left Bank a block from St. Germain de Prais. A small, family-run, clean hotel run by friendly folks (Michel and Alain Dumas). ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/99 "2005-06-09T02:44:59Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > Place to stay: Hotel Bonaparte, on Rue Bonaparte, a street in the heart of the Left Bank a block from St. Germain de Prais. A small, family-run, clean hotel run by friendly folks (Michel and Alain Dumas). des _Pres_ :smack: ---
**Author:** ![JKellyMap](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jkellymap/32/15880_2.png) [@JKellyMap](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JKellyMap)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2005, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423/100 "2005-06-09T02:46:06Z")
> [@JKellyMap](#): > > des _Pres_ :smack: _Michelle_. Not that there’s anything wrong with that! :smack: :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-definitive-2005-sdmb-demographics-thread/307423.md?page=6)