How old are you?

I've been wondering the general age of DUers for a while because I feel that at the age of 19, I am not a fair representation of the population.

So, how old are you you old fogies?

and have as much a right to be here as any of us.

While life experience confers a lot of benefits, so does youthful exuberance and the ability to ask why ingrained patterns of thinking should exist.

We need young folks here to shake us up sometimes.

:P

They just have better things to do than hanging out in front of a computer screen, like sports, clubs, and getting laid.

Once they put on the ball and chain and have a kid or two, they'll be here too.

We still have perfectly healthy livers to destroy.

:-(

whippersnapper

get off of my lawn

WOW!:hi: :fistbump:

I lied about mine in your poll.

teenager!!! (that's as bad as old fogy)

ah... that felt good.

anyhow, good poll question! :applause:
it's weird that I'm about double your age, but as I've learned, the people I thought were old, really weren't that old, because when I'm nearly 40 they'll just be in their late 50's and 60's and that's not much different, but when you're in school and not full grown everyone over 25 seems 'old'. ha

Teen-agers are at school study hall with laptops open, 20 somethings cheating at work with their computers checking out latest news on DU. Someone will kick this tomorrow to see if that's right. ;-)

otherwise known as the Baby Boom.

snout or it's rump? ;)

;)

:bounce:

golden years.

racism isn't an issue, Much. Many people claim to be homo-fine, but you realize it's just a political stance and many haven't ever met a gay person. You can tell by the way posts are worded. But women on this site... wow! Many times I feel like I'm back in the stone age, Victorian era, and can understand the backlash in society in general. Hugely anti-sex.

There are a lot of older people on here who have fought for gay rights, womanly rights, issues of color. But mostly the older crowd is just working off some talking platform thing.

On the topic of women's rights, oh MY GOD. I've never seen such 50s opinions. Maybe early 60s. All women are victims of men. We get beaten and have no recourse. Endless threads about how everything a man does is abusive. eyes:

I like men. I want to live and have sex with one.

On the topic of gay rights, everyone is in tune with accepting gay people, but on DU it's mostly in theory: I'm not sure how many DUers actually know someone who is gay. I think it's limited.

As for black and white, well, we sag the world map. Blech.

:rofl:

who's in the 50's?

Whoa, who's a part of Victoriana now?

When every woman was a vulnerable, bruised and walking abused woman? All men sucked?

a lot of women WERE abused and vulnerable . That is why there was a movement

Then you better be prepared for a lot of disappointment as the innocence and smugness fall off your infant soul.

It's a report from reality, by those who have survived it thus far. Get ready to deal with it. Yes, things have changed a lot since the 50's, but only grudgingly, and with periodic backsliding. And equality is nowhere in sight, and not likely to be unless swine flu wipes out one sex entirely.

priceless information!? If you open your mind just a teeny bit , I promise your brain wont fall out.

I guess it's no big loss, huh.
;)

Said to a group of young writers in the Soviet Union.

you just want to be lucky enough to become a fogie.
:toast:

But that puts me right in with the majority here. :rofl:

have to think about how old I am, lets see, born in 1942, that makes me.....

Geeze, old age in not for the faint of heart.

LITTLR brother!:rofl:

He was right.

Then either he swiped that line from Bette Davis or she swiped it from him. :)

:shrug:

the half counts right now. lol

LOL

:eyes: ... or younger.

Heck, now I barely remember my age (mid-thirties). When I was in a car accident a few years ago and the cop taking the report asked me my age I had to do the math in my head to be sure :rofl:

Could it be that you visit us from the future via a Time Machine? We''ll have to add a new category: not born yet?

:rofl:

I like it here. ;-)

We'll always be bosom buddies, friends, sisters and pals!

:hi:

The one place on the Internet where I can feel young :D

:)

:silly:

youth that we cannot throw out. Get this, I have 2 pair of Wrangler knee length bermuda shorts(with leather back pocket label). They are about size "one thigh". I tried them on for the fun of it a few weeks ago and could pull them up to my knees. I'm only 128 pounds now but it sure isn't in the same places.

Since they are in style again, I really wish I could wear them and tell everyone I still fit in the clothes I wore in high school and college.

Oh well, Sure wish I had my Poodle skirt.

but that's alright I like being 50 something!!

A 3 year old and 4 year old will do that to you. Plus my husband works two jobs, I am finishing getting a CDA to teach preschool. We are both exhausted. My parents are 61 and seem to be having more fun then us. LOL. Hey, my Mom always says she gets to send them home at the end of the day. She gets all the love. There is nothing harder then your 4 year old telling you she is angry with you because you said no to her. I have a feeling it only gets harder. My Mom says I was LOVELY at 15.

and don't worry about saying NO, one day your kids will thank you for saying it.

Who's out there in the daytime?

I really should not be answering internet polls but I work from home and the temptation is sometimes too great! ;-)

flowin' like a breeze.

not quite old 'nough to be a :hippie:

Ouch, it hurts.

Looking forward to my fogie-hood! :)

there is quite an age range here. Hopefully we can learn from each other!!!

Born April 28, 1986