# Whats the average age of us dopers **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [November 19, 2005, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846 "2005-11-19T21:57:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BlackKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BlackKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackKnight)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/41 "2005-11-20T08:23:54Z")
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**Author:** ![crowmanyclouds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crowmanyclouds/32/19884_2.png) [@crowmanyclouds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/crowmanyclouds)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 8:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/42 "2005-11-20T08:25:50Z")
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**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:** [November 20, 2005, 8:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/43 "2005-11-20T08:28:07Z")
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**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 10:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/44 "2005-11-20T10:28:04Z")
Man in bar: So, how old are you? Mary: Almost 40. Man in bar: Give me a call sometime. (hands her a business card and walks away) Rhoda to Mary: Hey, I happen to know you are 43! Mary: So…that’s almost 40. So, I am almost 50. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 11:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/45 "2005-11-20T11:18:59Z")
1. I often feel young (not in a good way, mind) around here. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/46 "2005-11-20T12:28:09Z")
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**Author:** ![OslerKnew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/58f4c7/32.png) [@OslerKnew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OslerKnew)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/47 "2005-11-20T12:55:01Z")
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**Author:** ![Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Stark\_Raven\_Mad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stark_Raven_Mad)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/48 "2005-11-20T14:56:49Z")
1. Most of you are old enough to be my parents. ---
**Author:** ![River\_Hippie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/river_hippie/32/26_2.png) [@River\_Hippie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/River_Hippie)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/49 "2005-11-20T15:37:02Z")
I’m 48. ---
**Author:** ![whistlepig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/73ab20/32.png) [@whistlepig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whistlepig)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/50 "2005-11-20T16:01:34Z")
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**Author:** ![David\_Simmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@David\_Simmons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_Simmons)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/51 "2005-11-20T17:21:07Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > You may want to look over [this thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=344030) started by **Idle Thoughts** > (BTW 39) > > Jim Or [this one](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=148170&highlight=doper+ages) by **Pablito** ---
**Author:** ![Campion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/4491bb/32.png) [@Campion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Campion)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/52 "2005-11-20T19:37:10Z")
> [@Stark Raven Mad](#): > > Most of you are old enough to be my parents. Word to the wise: _Don’t ever say this to your boss._ Like, when you find out how long the boss has been with the company, an appropriate response emphatically is not, “You’ve worked here longer than I’ve been alive!” Trust me on this one. ---
**Author:** ![Nic2004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4491bb/32.png) [@Nic2004](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nic2004)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/53 "2005-11-20T19:45:49Z")
49 here. Will turn the big **Five-O** in May of '06. Whooo whoo! ---
**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/54 "2005-11-20T19:48:01Z")
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**Author:** ![maddog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@maddog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/maddog)\ **Post date:** [November 20, 2005, 11:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/55 "2005-11-20T23:35:47Z")
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**Author:** ![Gundhilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecc23a/32.png) [@Gundhilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gundhilde)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/56 "2005-11-21T00:01:41Z")
I’m 22, but may as well be 23, as I have a birthday December 7th. Side note, I’ve been on the SDMB since I was 16! 🙂 It’s definitely seen me through some formative years! ---
**Author:** ![Gail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Gail](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gail)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/57 "2005-11-21T00:08:52Z")
I’m 47. ---
**Author:** ![pullin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c57346/32.png) [@pullin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pullin)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/58 "2005-11-21T12:34:10Z")
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**Author:** ![BiblioCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ed8c4c/32.png) [@BiblioCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BiblioCat)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/59 "2005-11-21T12:52:40Z")
I’ll be 41 on Wednesday. Just one more pulling up the average. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2005, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846/60 "2005-11-21T14:48:15Z")
I’m 44. But I feel like I’m … 44. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-the-average-age-of-us-dopers/331846.md?page=4)