Off Topic How old are the folks on the Porch?

How old are you?

  • 21 or under

    Votes: 8 3.0%

  • 22-27

    Votes: 10 3.8%

  • 28-33

    Votes: 26 9.8%

  • 34-39

    Votes: 41 15.5%

  • 40-45

    Votes: 33 12.5%

  • 46-51

    Votes: 35 13.2%

  • 52-57

    Votes: 30 11.3%

  • 58-63

    Votes: 36 13.6%

  • 64-69

    Votes: 29 10.9%

  • 70 or over

    Votes: 17 6.4%
  • Total voters
    265
r8shell said:
Here's some knife + math content: I like to carry knives that are older than I am. That means I can carry this Terrier Cutlery Jack for another 46 years.
Because 46 + 55 = 101. That's how math works, right, 5K Qs 5K Qs ? :p
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Umm ... r8shell, you exhibit admirable procedural proficiency in correctly calculating the sum of 46 and 55. :thumbsup: (In fact, I wonder if you implicitly actually calculated 101 – 55 = 46, a procedure that is generally considered somewhat more difficult than its "addition sibling" you originally cite.) However, your conceptual grasp of the relevant age relationships seems to have not yet fully developed. :confused: You've certainly earned some partial credit, but your analysis doesn't deserve full marks.
(I wish that things worked the way you suggest, though. I'm 65, first-born of my parents' 7 children, and my baby sister is 48. Wouldn't it be grand if 17 years from now, all of my siblings would have caught and passed me in age, and I'd then be the youngest in the family?? :D None of my siblings would be thrilled, I suppose, but it has some appeal to me. :rolleyes:)

- GT
 
I find it extremely interesting that so many people are in my age "bracket". The age distribution is fairly even, yet my bracket has the highest number. I guess that like many others we tired of the modern "tactical" style knives and appreciate the knives our fathers and grandfathers used.
 
22-rimfire said:
There should be a used by date on most men "Best if used by birthday + 50".
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LOL! Well sir, I for one plan to be best used until my expiration date!
I do happen have the body of a thirty year old. Well, it actually belongs to my wife, chronologically in her 40s, but honestly she has not aged a day since I met her!
 
5K Qs said:
Umm ... r8shell, you exhibit admirable procedural proficiency in correctly calculating the sum of 46 and 55. :thumbsup: (In fact, I wonder if you implicitly actually calculated 101 – 55 = 46, a procedure that is generally considered somewhat more difficult than its "addition sibling" you originally cite.) However, your conceptual grasp of the relevant age relationships seems to have not yet fully developed. :confused: You've certainly earned some partial credit, but your analysis doesn't deserve full marks.
(I wish that things worked the way you suggest, though. I'm 65, first-born of my parents' 7 children, and my baby sister is 48. Wouldn't it be grand if 17 years from now, all of my siblings would have caught and passed me in age, and I'd then be the youngest in the family?? :D None of my siblings would be thrilled, I suppose, but it has some appeal to me. :rolleyes:)

- GT
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Here's the thing. :D My brother is a mathematician. I have always enjoyed posing problems just wrong enough to annoy him. o_O

When I was four years old, he explained to me "You are four, and I am eight. I am twice as old as you are. This is the only time that I will be twice your age." "So next year, you won't be twice as old anymore? How old will we be when I catch up?" Of course, I hadn't yet heard of Zeno's paradox, but I already knew how to irritate with absurd questions.

Speaking of age, I also remember asking him how old I'd be in the year 2000. "You will be 38." I remember sitting and thinking hard about what that would be like. I imagined I'd be a grown up lady, but I couldn't picture what that would be like. I thought it would mean I'd dress like an adult and not always have skinned knees and run around barefoot. Fortunately, that hasn't happened yet. :p
 
knarfeng said:
This is my "Beatle's year". 64
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Unfortunately, every year is my Monkees year: "(I) reminds me of a penguin, with few and plastered hairs".
That "I" should of course be in square brackets, but that turns what follows to italics.
 
neal70 said:
46, 47 on Halloween. Anyone share that birthday?;):D
Thanks, Neal
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That's unusual Neal. My son (final issue) was born on November 1st. Took my wife to the hospital Halloween evening as it seemed like it was time? She figured out what day and time it was and flat out refused to deliver that boy until after midnight! True Story ?
 
Lot of old folks on here and surprisingly a lot of younger ones too, good stuff ;)

Myself, I turned 63 at the end of Jan :)

When people bring up the subject of how old you are, it always reminds me of a scene from the movie "Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins" which was sad because it also ended with that one, never did a sequel :(

Here's the scene taken off my drive shot with my ipod touch tonight;


G2
 
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22-rimfire said:
Age? Do you remember Dwight D. Eisenhower or Harry Truman? Ahh... how about Elvis?
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Eisenhower, Yes. He was President until I was 5, when JFK beat the then Vice President, Richard M. Nixon for the top office.
Truman, Yes, but not as Pres. He was out of office when I was born.
Elvis ... Unfortunately ... Yes. I never cared much for his music, and his "acting" in the movies was even worse.
I will give him credit where due. I respected him for his military service. He did not ask for or receive special treatment because he was a "star" or celebrity.
I even remember his first apperance on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'.
 
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