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How old are you? 218 members have voted

  1. 1. Well?

    • 0-19
      2
    • 20-29
      14
    • 30-39
      75
    • 40-49
      75
    • 50-59
      38
    • 60-69
      11
    • 70-79
      1
    • 80+
      2

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10 hours ago, Huckleberry said:

When is Armybrat going to submit his response?

When your Hover-round battery dies at Bob Evans Early Bird, and nobody will stop and help

Just because I've banged a Great Grandmother, people say I'm old.

49 minutes ago, NoRagrets said:

We need some logan’s Run.

Or maybe just death panels.

13 hours ago, bernorange said:

I have completed 50 orbits around the sun.  I think I'll go for a walk.  I feel happy.  I feel happyyyy.

 

No. The sun has completed 50 rotations around the Earth's disc.

Or is that days? 365x50 then. How do flat earth years work?

59 minutes ago, Gatorubet said:

Just because I've banged a Great Grandmother, people say I'm old.

Dont great grandmothers start at around 45 in Florida?  

7 hours ago, Gatorubet said:
4 hours ago, workswithseed said:

25. I figured there would be a lot more younger people on here than 7.

Young people are all veeeeery busy, involved in life and stuff, and don't have time to waste on something like this place...  You must be a slacker....

12 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

I got concert T shirts older than you.

QFT

We've all grown old together.

5 hours ago, workswithseed said:

25. I figured there would be a lot more younger people on here than 7.

gotta remember the poll is not in genpop, but CR...

That's definitely a factor.

Interesting how few college age posters are here considering that this is a side forum for a college sports forum. I wonder what the demographics of surly as a whole are.

Turned 40 a couple of weeks ago, sucks to have finally say 40. Trying to decide when to kick start the mid life crisis car buying streak. Had one lined up to buy for my birthday, but didn’t pull the trigger.

2 minutes ago, Brew said:

Turned 40 a couple of weeks ago, sucks to have finally say 40. Trying to decide when to kick start the mid life crisis car buying streak. Had one lined up to buy for my birthday, but didn’t pull the trigger.

Oh wait till 50 clicks into your life.  40 was a walk in the park.  Don't think I had a mid life crisis other than, fuck 50 ??..... it's half way over.

34. I started getting grey hair when I was 22 though. I used to care. I no longer do. I need another drink.

Interesting how few college age posters are here considering that this is a side forum for a college sports forum. I wonder what the demographics of surly as a whole are.
Hornfans/Shaggy/Surly were/is a harsh environment for the 18-26 demographic. The moment that age pops up, all the angry olds show up to remind them how little they know of the real world and how they have articles of clothing older than them.
2 minutes ago, Eastwood said:
55 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:
Interesting how few college age posters are here considering that this is a side forum for a college sports forum. I wonder what the demographics of surly as a whole are.

Hornfans/Shaggy/Surly were/is a harsh environment for the 18-26 demographic. The moment that age pops up, all the angry olds show up to remind them how little they know of the real world and how they have articles of clothing older than them.

This can be true. I joined in shaggy in 2008 when I was 23. I didn't experience any angry older posters coming at me gripping about my lack of life experience. Then again, If they had, I had already been on 2 deployments and lost my mother when I was 17. So life experience wasn't something I was lacking then. a lot of people then and still now still don't have any real life experience in my age demographic though.

6 minutes ago, Eastwood said:
59 minutes ago, FondrenRoad said:
Interesting how few college age posters are here considering that this is a side forum for a college sports forum. I wonder what the demographics of surly as a whole are.

Hornfans/Shaggy/Surly were/is a harsh environment for the 18-26 demographic. The moment that age pops up, all the angry olds show up to remind them how little they know of the real world and how they have articles of clothing older than them.

Beyond theoretical concepts exactly what life experience does somebody under the age of 25 bring ?  They've just graduated college, have prbeen 

Edited by Onboard 2.0

2 deployments by age 17?

the Army has...

Edited by slorch

19 minutes ago, OatmealRaisinCookie said:

you are a dumb old man.

Yeah whatever .  At 25 you've just graduated college, have been supported by your parents more than likely, haven't had to do anything other than worry about grades, summer internships and paying taxes for part time summer jobs (which means you probably get a $50 return).

Your life experiences have been centered around you, and not a wife and family to raise and provide for. You've voted in 2 presidential elections, and unless you were paying  attention to politics growing up haven't really dealt with that arena either, and are still in the that's not fair world commentary about lifes obstacles.  You don't have kids (probably). Your still very much learning your profession, if you've landed a first job in your chosen career path.

It's not a knock, its just reality for many people. Your priorities, and life experiences  are just different than somebody who's gone thru all of that. Obviously there are exceptions to that scenario, but they're outside the norm for most folks that go to college.

People who go to work right after HS have a very different experience.  They're probably a bit more savvy about what actual real world life is going on around them because they had to dive in sooner than a kid who's spent 4-5 years in college (which is defenitely not real world life).

46 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Beyond theoretical concepts exactly what life experience does somebody under the age of 25 bring ?  They've just graduated college, have prbeen 

 

46 minutes ago, HOOK'EMHOOAH said:

This can be true. I joined in shaggy in 2008 when I was 23. I didn't experience any angry older posters coming at me gripping about my lack of life experience. Then again, If they had, I had already been on 2 deployments and lost my mother when I was 17. So life experience wasn't something I was lacking then. a lot of people then and still now still don't have any real life experience in my age demographic though.

Exhibit A, ladies and gentlemen.

1 hour ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Oh wait till 50 clicks into your life.  40 was a walk in the park.  Don't think I had a mid life crisis other than, fuck 50 ??..... it's half way over.

Half? 100 is a very slim chance for most. 

1 minute ago, Eastwood said:

 

Exhibit A, ladies and gentlemen.

Like I said different life experiences for different people. Read my follow up. I tried to edit the first post, to explain my comment, but the time limit ran out sitting in the Chik fil a line. I don't throw out the, yer a kid so you have no idea what your talking about  line around here as a rule.

1 minute ago, FondrenRoad said:

Half? 100 is a very slim chance for most. 

Yeah, but it's an potential realm of possibility. Many of my older relatives lived well into their 90's.  With medical advances today that 100year  milestone is going to be broken more and more.

Yeah, it 25, I already had been married 2 years, had a 2 year old son, spent 6 years in the Marines.

 

Where I will agree with Onboard, is that the experience is VASTLY different from that of the kid who went to college right out of high school for 4-5 years and is still getting established.

Conversely, i have a brother in his 50s, never been married, never had a kid, and has just done basically the same job for most of his life.  That seems boring as fuck to me, but when it comes to voting and how we view politics, we are about 95% on the same page.

 

i disagree with the broad brush of 'age generalizations.' My voting hasn't changed with age, aside from my stance on legalization of some drugs.  My core beliefs are the same.

Edited by slorch

1 hour ago, FondrenRoad said:

Interesting how few college age posters are here considering that this is a side forum for a college sports forum. I wonder what the demographics of surly as a whole are.

I joined Shaggy after the 2010 season (porta-potty girl and craps MILF brought me over).  I was 22.  Been here ever since.

I was 19 when I joined Hornfans after attending the Iowa Alamo Bowl tailgate. I've been putting up with the same cantankerous old farts for 13 years.

13 hours ago, NoRagrets said:

We need some logan’s Run.

I’d settle for Jenny Agutter, please. 

13 hours ago, NoRagrets said:

We need some logan’s Run.

Just that reference means you're a likely target.

2 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Beyond theoretical concepts exactly what life experience does somebody under the age of 25 bring ?  They've just graduated college, have prbeen 

I don't need to know about their life experience.  I need to know what the newest bets pron sites are.  

 

 

24 minutes ago, Chad Fuck said:

Just that reference means you're a likely target.

Touché

11 hours ago, workswithseed said:

25. I figured there would be a lot more younger people on here than 7.

The political forum crowd hasn't weighed in here yet. Wait till after the Senate hearing is over. ;)

1 hour ago, Chad Fuck said:

I don't need to know about their life experience.  I need to know what the newest bets pron sites are.  

 

 

Yeah, I never would known about the xhamster site without the link posted by one of our millennials.

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8 minutes ago, TexasGrunt said:

51

you wasted your first post on that?

18 hours ago, workswithseed said:

25. I figured there would be a lot more younger people on here than 7.

Everyone knows young people don't vote.

1 minute ago, bolverk said:

Everyone knows young people don't vote.

I remember that I was 19 when I voted for Romney. Those were easier times.

22 hours ago, Gatorubet said:

Just because I've banged a Great Grandmother, people say I'm old.

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10 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

I remember that I was 19 when I voted for Romney. Those were easier times.

Voted for Mr. Carter in 1980, my first vote.

15 minutes ago, workswithseed said:

I remember that I was 19 when I voted for Romney. Those were easier times.

It was meant to be a joke about young people not voting in this poll. It was apparently a shitty joke since I have to explain it. 

12 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Oh wait till 50 clicks into your life.  40 was a walk in the park.  Don't think I had a mid life crisis other than, fuck 50 ??..... it's half way over.

Half way over? You gonna live to be 100?

Seriously though, I feel the same mostly as I ever did now that I am 50. What brings it home to me is looking at my dad and his age at significant landmarks in my life. To me my dad was always old but, he wasn't. At least according to how I felt at those same ages.

He was 28 when I was born. 33 when I went to K-school. 46 when I graduated from High school. Shit, my dad was younger than I am now when I graduated from HS!!! He was so old and could never understand me at 18!!!

He's still kickin'. 79 yro now. Still an amazing source of my inspiration in life.

48 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

Voted for Mr. Carter in 1980, my first vote.

Same here. Old enough to remember all 4 of our National Championships. Hoping for a couple more, before assuming room temperature.

First vote I ever cast was for Ann Richards.

6 minutes ago, Crusher said:

Half way over? You gonna live to be 100?

Seriously though, I feel the same mostly as I ever did now that I am 50. What brings it home to me is looking at my dad and his age at significant landmarks in my life. To me my dad was always old but, he wasn't. At least according to how I felt at those same ages.

He was 28 when I was born. 33 when I went to K-school. 46 when I graduated from High school. Shit, my dad was younger than I am now when I graduated from HS!!! He was so old and could never understand me at 18!!!

He's still kickin'. 79 yro now. Still an amazing source of my inspiration in life.

 

 

Well, at 50 you figure best case it's half over, so that's really my feeling on that. 50 was a slap in the face. I kind of lost my mojo for several months.  I had to re focus my life and goals going forward.  I think what did it for me was I said fuck it, I'm 50. I've been busting my ass for me, the wife and the kids. The kids were just about out of the house for good, so I said I want to have fun again, and live for me and the mrs. (not that we didn't have a fucking blast raising the kids, but that's a different kind of fun and satisfaction).

I've made it a goal that I don't want to worry about shit I can't control, and don't want any unnecessary BS, or drama. I want to do what I want to (when I can of course) and start traveling as much as possible.

My mom was 19 when I was born my dad was 22. Coincidentally the wifes mom was 19 as well.  We both grew up with our parents, grand parents and both sets of great grandparents. That doesn't happen now like it did back in the 50's and 60's.  It was something I miss more and more as I age.

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