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55. Funny you should ask.

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Wed Feb 26, 2020, 01:13 PM

Feb 2020

My 76th birthday is today.

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DU Poll: Which age group do you belong in: [View all] BigmanPigman Feb 2020 OP

I am 76! Never thought I'd live this long! n/t CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2020 #1

Well, keep it up! The world needs beautiful souls like you! scarletwoman Feb 2020 #7

Aw, thank you, my dear scarletwoman! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2020 #8

thank god you have!, many years to go Demonaut Feb 2020 #12

I sure hope so, and what a kind thing for you to say! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2020 #104

The musician Eubie Blake was quoted at the age of 95... mitch96 Feb 2020 #95

Yup. That's one of my mottos too! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2020 #103

At 78 I say/think that frequently Srkdqltr Feb 2020 #105

Hunter S. Thompson said.... A HERETIC I AM Feb 2020 #137

Loved line too mitch96 Feb 2020 #161

This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Feb 2020 #131

Awww....thank you my dear Celerity! My sister from another mother! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2020 #147

You are So right snowybirdie Feb 2020 #159

Thanks for doing this. The trick now will be to keep it kicked for several days in order to get scarletwoman Feb 2020 #2

Would it stay up longer if I posted it in a different forum? BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #3

I think it's better here in GD - more people will see it. Besides kicking, you can also scarletwoman Feb 2020 #4

Here is fine, just remember to kick for visibility appalachiablue Feb 2020 #5

I think it helps to Rec it, too, so it shows up on the Home page and the Greatest page. (nt) scarletwoman Feb 2020 #6

For sure! appalachiablue Feb 2020 #9

I might as well ask... SkyDaddy7 Feb 2020 #15

I think it is a DU thing. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #19

Thanks!! SkyDaddy7 Mar 2020 #171

Incredible. At 61 votes, 73% are 56 and older. nt progree Feb 2020 #10

old rules!!!!!1!!!! Demonaut Feb 2020 #11

kick lamp_shade Feb 2020 #13

I'll be interested to see what it looks like after a few days. Stonepounder Feb 2020 #14

Ok Boomers IcyPeas Feb 2020 #16

This is fascinating quakerboy Feb 2020 #17

was thinking the exact same thing... explains a lot -n/t Locrian Feb 2020 #101

Didn't realize this forum skewed older budkin Feb 2020 #18

Yep. Buckeye_Democrat Feb 2020 #21

Me, too happybird Feb 2020 #100

We've periodically done age polls like this over the life of DU, and the over 50 cohort has always scarletwoman Feb 2020 #22

Hell, scarletwoman, I was 48 when DU opened, dmr Feb 2020 #74

Yup - it's kind of weird to think of how many years have gone by. scarletwoman Feb 2020 #125

agree. but i didn't find du until 2004 orleans Feb 2020 #150

Many of us were in 2 age groups younger mnhtnbb Feb 2020 #23

16 years in May for me Zing Zing Zingbah Mar 2020 #174

It was obvious to me JonLP24 Feb 2020 #28

A lot of us joined 20 years ago. We were younger then. yardwork Feb 2020 #119

Kick Sedona Feb 2020 #20

I don't get it DFW Feb 2020 #24

It's just cosmic, man... scarletwoman Feb 2020 #25

That must be it! DFW Feb 2020 #46

37 nt Quackers Feb 2020 #26

We be old. Croney Feb 2020 #27

Just made the half century mark last week. BlueTsunami2018 Feb 2020 #29

I don't know how 73 is supposed to feel, but, mentally I feel much as I did in my 30's. Arkansas Granny Feb 2020 #34

Old is Gold (And Reagan wasn't a Boomer, contrary to what some think) appalachiablue Feb 2020 #30

kick Kurt V. Feb 2020 #31

We are MFM008 Feb 2020 #32

Nah! We're the One Foot in the Grave Club now. lunatica Feb 2020 #47

K&R Bettie Feb 2020 #33

Still adapting to being middle aged. bluedigger Feb 2020 #35

Happy Birthday PRETZEL Feb 2020 #38

Thanks, and back at ya! bluedigger Feb 2020 #40

I'll be 70 *gag* *choke* *gag*. Is that still middle age too?? a kennedy Feb 2020 #52

Your body will malaise Feb 2020 #59

By the standards set by our candidates, you're still middle aged. bluedigger Feb 2020 #72

No! Mossfern Feb 2020 #92

Why do I love you..... a kennedy Feb 2020 #112

Um...since when is 60 middle aged? llmart Feb 2020 #73

Personally Mossfern Feb 2020 #94

So, I've been here for years Mossfern Feb 2020 #36

Just turned 61 PRETZEL Feb 2020 #37

Kick Beringia Feb 2020 #39

About as many over 86 as under 35? Yep, a representative cross section of America alright n/t Tom Rinaldo Feb 2020 #41

Pre-embryonic MyNameGoesHere Feb 2020 #42

I must say this poll is surprising. OliverQ Feb 2020 #43

Definitely explains a lot jimfields33 Feb 2020 #51

I'm the exception to your conjecture. VOX Feb 2020 #83

Exact same thing came to my mind. nt Quixote1818 Feb 2020 #108

I'm 63 Raftergirl Feb 2020 #44

I'm 19 Jchall2000 Feb 2020 #78

That still doesn't Raftergirl Feb 2020 #88

Glad you're here! yardwork Feb 2020 #120

Finally someone younger than me, lolol! Celerity Feb 2020 #155

Actually many do on things like Reddit HopeAgain Feb 2020 #80

Great point. Raftergirl Feb 2020 #89

Giving this another morning kick. (nt) scarletwoman Feb 2020 #45

I noticed something that might just be coincidence LakeArenal Feb 2020 #48

No. Not at all. rzemanfl Feb 2020 #56

I concur -- true for me too unc70 Feb 2020 #61

That's an interesting observation. TwilightZone Feb 2020 #91

Kick TwilightZone Feb 2020 #49

Kicking this. a kennedy Feb 2020 #50

K&R. Two age brackets younger when I signed up. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #53

I'm old now. hamsterjill Feb 2020 #54

Funny you should ask. lpbk2713 Feb 2020 #55

Happy birthday! rzemanfl Feb 2020 #57

Happy birthday! Lindsay Feb 2020 #60

Happy Birthday! scarletwoman Feb 2020 #62

Thank you all very much. lpbk2713 Feb 2020 #67

K & R malaise Feb 2020 #58

Kick TexasProgresive Feb 2020 #63

Old enough... LanternWaste Feb 2020 #64

This time of day it's a lot of us old folks. Liberal In Texas Feb 2020 #65

I posted it at 10:15PM last night. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #87

45 - Too young for DU and too old for reddit cemaphonic Feb 2020 #66

same here Piasladic Feb 2020 #90

I knew DU trended "older," but sheesh. For some reason we all seemed a lot younger in 2001! Hekate Feb 2020 #68

I May Be Old--But I can be as Immature as the Next Guy Stallion Feb 2020 #69

Kickin' with my PF Flyers. Now that's old. yonder Feb 2020 #70

There have never been data more self-evident. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2020 #71

Ain't that the truth! A HERETIC I AM Feb 2020 #134

K&R nt lillypaddle Feb 2020 #75

Could'a guessed the age distribution HopeAgain Feb 2020 #76

This explains sooooo much. LaurenOlimina Feb 2020 #77

wow! Dyedinthewoolliberal Feb 2020 #79

"Which age group do I belong in? handmade34 Feb 2020 #81

I question that as well. Dagstead Bumwood Feb 2020 #110

I'm 74, but... Neon Gods Feb 2020 #82

Wait! STOP! Hold the presses. "Belong IN" not "belong to." rzemanfl Feb 2020 #84

Perfect. cwydro Feb 2020 #86

I was so much older then...🎶🎶 LakeArenal Feb 2020 #85

I love that song! Totally Tunsie Feb 2020 #149

I'll be 75 later this year Glorfindel Feb 2020 #93

ME TOO! n-a Ernesto Mar 2020 #172

Hey, Ernesto! Looks like you got to Vietnam just about the time I left Glorfindel Mar 2020 #173

I've always been told that I have an old soul. spicysista Feb 2020 #96

I'm 36. Turin_C3PO Feb 2020 #97

Kick GreenPartyVoter Feb 2020 #98

Looks like everybody should be careful about who's fucking lawn they walk on around here. Captain Stern Feb 2020 #99

Which one do I "belong in" jberryhill Feb 2020 #102

You noticed that too. I am trying to get mine changed to under 25. n/t rzemanfl Feb 2020 #106

Judging by the frequency with which people tell me to "grow up" or "act my age"... jberryhill Feb 2020 #107

hmmm, I didn't realize DU skewed quite so wise. Afromania Feb 2020 #109

KICK! bluestarone Feb 2020 #111

My age group: Somewhere between 40 and Death. Golden Raisin Feb 2020 #113

GO KATMONDOO!!! Skittles Feb 2020 #114

Only 2 under 25? Kermit the Prog Feb 2020 #115

I think it should be 3 for that age group. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #117

Needs to be over 100 Kermit the Prog Feb 2020 #126

3 now! We are legion. Lololol Celerity Feb 2020 #156

19, 20 in a month LaelthsDaughter Feb 2020 #116

Welcome to DU! BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #118

Welcome to DU!! (eom) StevieM Feb 2020 #122

Finally someone younger than me, you and Jschall2000 lolol! Celerity Feb 2020 #157

Evening kick - we're up to 487 participants, can we get to 500? scarletwoman Feb 2020 #121

The 56-65 age group is taking the lead now. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #123

Yeah, I noticed that. Hasn't this been fascinating so far? scarletwoman Feb 2020 #127

Yes, I like visual aides BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #130

That's a wonderful thing about your 1st graders! scarletwoman Feb 2020 #132

This message was self-deleted by its author LaelthsDaughter Feb 2020 #124

kicking n/t ChazII Feb 2020 #128

Boomer for Sanders here. roody Feb 2020 #129

Please don't turn this into a Primaries thread - really don't want it to get locked. Thanks. scarletwoman Feb 2020 #133

Yikes. Do I have to think about this? n/t Laelth Feb 2020 #135

516 votes: 75% are 56 and over at this point. Kick & n/t progree Feb 2020 #136

Face it I'm older than dirt abakan Feb 2020 #138

I see we are a predominantly older group gopiscrap Feb 2020 #139

I'm surprised by the results so far. Still Sensible Feb 2020 #140

I'm not. k2qb3 Feb 2020 #141

Should change the name to Democrats Nearly Underground. k2qb3 Feb 2020 #142

Ouch! scarletwoman Feb 2020 #146

HA! BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #148

that's kind of hysterical! orleans Feb 2020 #151

I beleive Du has always been on the older side. At least as long as I've been here. 2008. Kaleva Feb 2020 #143

Well, which age group do I belong in Maru Kitteh Feb 2020 #144

56 MerryBlooms Feb 2020 #145

i wish you'd post this in the lounge orleans Feb 2020 #152

You could post the same poll in the Lounge yourself - or, you could invite Lounge folks to this scarletwoman Feb 2020 #153

i would but orleans Feb 2020 #163

Ah, sorry - I didn't notice your lack of a star. scarletwoman Feb 2020 #164

actually, i was just curious as to the most typical age range orleans Feb 2020 #170

This poll certainly explains why this place is so hopelessly jcmaine72 Feb 2020 #154

I am 68. gademocrat7 Feb 2020 #158

Frankly, I'm surprised. tavernier Feb 2020 #160

I did too. We need more whippersnappers. Nt raccoon Feb 2020 #162

The irony is, when DU first started lots of us were in the 40-50 age range. scarletwoman Feb 2020 #165

I know... tavernier Feb 2020 #166

It's been very sad to see some of the best minds from earlier days gone from here now. scarletwoman Feb 2020 #167

I didn't know there was 600 people on DU uponit7771 Feb 2020 #168

A lot of people from various countries come here for their news. BigmanPigman Feb 2020 #169

Overdue for a kick . . . Worried2020 Aug 2021 #175