# The “Geez, am I really half that old?” Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [March 19, 2024, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017 "2024-03-19T03:50:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/21 "2024-03-19T16:50:17Z")
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Aan_de_Zuidpool_-_p1913-160.jpg/1280px-Aan_de_Zuidpool_-_p1913-160.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/44/Aan_de_Zuidpool_-_p1913-160.jpg/1280px-Aan_de_Zuidpool_-_p1913-160.jpg) Roald Admundsen reaches the south pole. ---
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 4:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/22 "2024-03-19T16:54:06Z")
Heh. The first image that comes up is a Model T. Ironically, I own a Model T with that same body style. [![](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/88EOI2ukp4e59XXw1hVIsGSJc5E=/1072x720/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/1908_book_jan08_main_631.jpg) ](https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/88EOI2ukp4e59XXw1hVIsGSJc5E=/1072x720/filters:no_upscale()/https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer/1908_book_jan08_main_631.jpg) The Model T was first introduced in 1908, which was the year I searched for. Even though the image goes to a Smithsonian link about 1908, that particular Model T in the image is from the 1920s. ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/23 "2024-03-19T17:02:24Z")
Huh. [![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.Pie3knxBzE3nMyNE2MNQ5AHaEK?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.Pie3knxBzE3nMyNE2MNQ5AHaEK?rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) ---
**Author:** ![EinsteinsHund](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/einsteinshund/32/8400_2.png) [@EinsteinsHund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EinsteinsHund)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/24 "2024-03-19T21:19:06Z")
Appropriately, this is the first hit: [![](https://www1.wdr.de/stichtag/stichtagaprilzwoelf118~_v-gseapremiumxl.jpg) ](https://www1.wdr.de/stichtag/stichtagaprilzwoelf118~_v-gseapremiumxl.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 9:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/25 "2024-03-19T21:46:12Z")
[![](https://i.postimg.cc/fT7pnswG/usa-1890.jpg) ](https://i.postimg.cc/fT7pnswG/usa-1890.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/26 "2024-03-19T21:59:06Z")
[![](https://www.historic-newspapers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/10/los-angeles-times-pearl-harbor-front-page.jpg) ](https://www.historic-newspapers.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2021/10/los-angeles-times-pearl-harbor-front-page.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 10:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/27 "2024-03-19T22:20:56Z")
Little did anyone know what would happen a year later on the maiden voyage. (Revealed by Einsteinhund) [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Titanic_launched_at_Belfast.jpg/1280px-Titanic_launched_at_Belfast.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Titanic_launched_at_Belfast.jpg/1280px-Titanic_launched_at_Belfast.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/28 "2024-03-20T01:24:11Z")
Burnley Centre, Lancashire [![](https://c7.alamy.com/comp/DD678N/burnley-centre-in-1880-DD678N.jpg) ](https://c7.alamy.com/comp/DD678N/burnley-centre-in-1880-DD678N.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![penultima\_thule](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/penultima_thule/32/3833_2.png) [@penultima\_thule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/penultima_thule)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 10:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/29 "2024-03-20T10:55:58Z")
Got a little bit toasty down here. [![](https://i.ibb.co/ZhY2Vb5/Heatwave.jpg) ](https://i.ibb.co/ZhY2Vb5/Heatwave.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Knowed\_Out](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/knowed_out/32/7380_2.png) [@Knowed\_Out](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knowed_Out)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 11:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/30 "2024-03-20T11:56:54Z")
[![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Assassinato_luigi.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Assassinato_luigi.jpg) Luigi Lucheni murders the Austrian Empress Elisabeth with a file. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/31 "2024-03-20T12:06:55Z")
[**Doesn’t he know smoking could kill you? LOL**](http://manlymovie.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/1944fullmovie.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/32 "2024-03-20T12:42:59Z")
The siege of Khartoum began. [https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/General\_Gordon's\_Last\_Stand%5.jpg](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/29/General_Gordon%27s_Last_Stand%255.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![MrAtoz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@MrAtoz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrAtoz)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/33 "2024-03-20T12:50:48Z")
For me the result is 1911. All I get are pictures of Colt pistols. ---
**Author:** ![Yllaria](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yllaria/32/3452_2.png) [@Yllaria](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yllaria)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/34 "2024-03-20T17:17:04Z")
[Casey at the Bat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_at_the_Bat) first published in 1888. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/35 "2024-03-20T17:21:27Z")
I managed to find a picture tof the launching of the Titanic among a few hundred of Colt pistols. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 20, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/36 "2024-03-20T17:37:33Z")
1871: Grant was President ---
**Author:** ![snowthx](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowthx/32/10660_2.png) [@snowthx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/snowthx)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/37 "2024-03-21T12:31:15Z")
Put in “1911 date” and other photos appear. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/38 "2024-03-21T15:44:19Z")
On a related note, remember when this board needed a rule to prohibit people under thirteen from posting here? ---
**Author:** ![veryfrank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/87869e/32.png) [@veryfrank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/veryfrank)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/39 "2024-03-21T15:48:32Z")
It’s 1923 for me, and the google image search gave me several pages of promos for the TV show of that name. ---
**Author:** ![Hurrilon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9adbd/32.png) [@Hurrilon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hurrilon)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017/40 "2024-03-21T22:33:55Z")
The Panic of 1873 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-geez-am-i-really-half-that-old-thread/999017.md?page=1)