# What's the average age of a straight doper? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 28, 2001, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612 "2001-08-28T22:13:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/1 "2001-08-28T22:13:06Z")
I got bored, so post your age and sometime soon I’ll average them. 16 here. ---
**Author:** ![Palmyra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/57b2e6/32.png) [@Palmyra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Palmyra)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/2 "2001-08-28T22:23:56Z")
1. 21 in 54 days. ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/3 "2001-08-28T22:32:04Z")
This has been done in the past, it went many many pages IIRC. Just too prove that I’ve been here too long, while reading the subject of the OP I was really curious what everyone’s sexuality had to do with the poll. ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/4 "2001-08-28T22:43:16Z")
Yeah, what about us gay dopers? Esprix ---
**Author:** ![pezpunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/5 "2001-08-28T22:49:26Z")
27 ---
**Author:** ![bernse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@bernse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bernse)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/6 "2001-08-28T22:51:55Z")
28 ---
**Author:** ![Kbean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Kbean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kbean)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/7 "2001-08-28T22:55:10Z")
It is time for me to confess…I’m only 15. I will be 16 on sept. 8. ---
**Author:** ![WEW](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8edcca/32.png) [@WEW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WEW)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/8 "2001-08-28T22:57:03Z")
35 ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/9 "2001-08-28T23:01:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pezpunk \* > \*\*27 \*\* So, um, that makes me around 40 then, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/10 "2001-08-28T23:12:30Z")
30 ---
**Author:** ![MrVisible](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@MrVisible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrVisible)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/11 "2001-08-28T23:20:01Z")
Of course, you realize that using this sampling method, you’ll obtain the average age of Dopers willing to post their age. Who frequent MPSIMS. At this particular point in time. As a study, it’s deeply flawed… Oh. Wait. Um… 36. [sub]MrVisible slinks back to Great Debates[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/12 "2001-08-28T23:27:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MrVisible \* > Of course, you realize that using this sampling method, you’ll obtain the average age of Dopers willing to post their age. Who frequent MPSIMS. At this particular point in time. As a study, it’s deeply flawed… All true … and add ‘who may not give their true age anyway’. Shucks, I’m 48! ---
**Author:** ![5-HT](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/5/f19dbf/32.png) [@5-HT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/5-HT)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/13 "2001-08-28T23:29:46Z")
23 here. ---
**Author:** ![saepiroth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b5ac83/32.png) [@saepiroth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saepiroth)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/14 "2001-08-28T23:30:26Z")
1. give me till febuary and it’ll be 16… ---
**Author:** ![Mercutio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@Mercutio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mercutio)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/15 "2001-08-28T23:37:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Esprix \* > **Yeah, what about us gay dopers?** Esprix is gay?! :eek: Put me down as 15 ---
**Author:** ![nooc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b487fb/32.png) [@nooc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nooc)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2001, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/16 "2001-08-28T23:55:16Z")
23 ---
**Author:** ![MonkeyMensch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@MonkeyMensch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MonkeyMensch)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/17 "2001-08-29T00:08:52Z")
28.9 years. Any other questions? ---
**Author:** ![Booker57](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Booker57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Booker57)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/18 "2001-08-29T00:16:22Z")
44years 11 months 3 days. ---
**Author:** ![Tabithina](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@Tabithina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tabithina)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/19 "2001-08-29T00:21:19Z")
I just turned 38. ---
**Author:** ![Ice\_Wolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/dfb087/32.png) [@Ice\_Wolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ice_Wolf)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612/20 "2001-08-29T00:27:19Z")
Another new 38. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-a-straight-doper/78612.md?page=2)