Who is the oldest living DU'er?

[trumad]

I'll start--- I'm 56.

[ChangeUp106]

1. 23

[brer cat]

2. Interesting question, Trumad.

I will up that...I'm 67.

[Smarmie Doofus]

4. I fold. n/t

[el_bryanto]

3. I have no beginning and no end.

But I was born in 1970 - so 42?

Bryant

[hfojvt]

82. well that explains a lot

I used to tell my baby sister "What do you know? - you were born in 1970. You don't know anything yet."

[NRaleighLiberal]

5. I guess I am the oldest...

(of this initial quartet)...

57.

[malaise]

12. Nah I'm older

but this lady's age is secret

[NRaleighLiberal]

14. well played, friend!

[Buns_of_Fire]

22. These days, I'm using the term "classified."

National Security, you know.

[LongTomH]

67. I used to joke: "I could tell you how old I am; but, I'd have to kill you!"

These days, I really don't give a shit -- I'm 68.

Be kind to me, honey, I'm an old fart!

[Buns_of_Fire]

92. Oh, I'm not far behind (62)...

...and if anyone can extract any useful information from that tidbit, hey, have at it.

I'm growing older, but I see no need to grow up.

[broiles]

94. I'm 73 and have a T-shirt that says that I don't have to grow up.

[socialist_n_TN]

149. I'll be there in less than 2 months......

nm

[HappyMe]

6. I'm 55.

[NuclearDem]

7. 24.

Feel much older though.

[tularetom]

8. Mine for a minute - I'm 72

[LiberalLoner]

9. Cool!!!

I'm 52 and according to Wikepedia have a 40% chance of making it to 60.

[BainsBane]

43. 40%? Why so low?

[LiberalLoner]

60. That's what it says about those of us with MS. And mine has been very aggressive, with

A bout of Transverse Myelitis a few years back the Army resident doc misdiagnosed as Guillain Barre Syndrome. So I didn't get the appropriate therapy of steroids and now have an area of my spine four vertebrae long on both sides with damage to the axonal parts as well as the myelin and I am semi disabled at this point.

Because I am physically unable to exercise in a way that promotes heart fitness, I would guess we are more prone to heart disease too, maybe. Don't really know, it's just what I read on MS in Wikipedia.

[BainsBane]

62. I'm sorry to hear that

Wikipedia is often wrong. Plus those are averages.

[LiberalLoner]

65. Thank you. :)

[BainsBane]

66. You're awesome

We need you around for a very long time.

[LiberalLoner]

70. Blushes...you are awesome too!

[ismnotwasm]

121. My husband has MS

Hugs and love from both of us. We understand.

[LiberalLoner]

129. Thank you. Wishing the best for you both

And wishing the best possible health for your husband

[Jackpine Radical]

151. Hang in. We need you.

[LiberalLoner]

154. Thank you

[LostOne4Ever]

126. My mom has MS

She is 61, had the disease for 18 years, and is end stage chronic progressive. That said, her heart is in perfect condition. In fact, she has low blood pressure because of some of her meds and was actually told to eat more salt by her doctor! So, I GUESS (I am not a doctor) that is not something to be too worried about.

The thing that worries me the most is her diaphragm. Its pretty weak and she can not exhale very well. It results in her not being able to yell or talk very loud.

[LiberalLoner]

130. I'm so sorry your Mom has MS too.

What a comfort and blessing you must be for her!

[onyourleft]

18. You beat me...

...1944 here.

[nevergiveup]

53. ah!....me too

and holding

[RebelOne]

83. Beat you by 2 years. I'm 74. n/t

[madokie]

10. March 28, 1948 model here

I know one other who is older than me, DemoTex, If I remember correctly he is 3 days short of one year older than me.

One time a friends young son piped up when someone asked me how old I was, he said, he's older than a big tree. Thats generally my response when someone ask me my age since

[pinboy3niner]

13. Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now

[Glorfindel]

30. I'm older than you are, madokie...08/30/45

Not a bad time to be born, really.

[JaneyVee]

11. I'm 31.

[clydefrand]

15. oldest duer?

I'm 78.. I look older, but feel younger

[rug]

145. My money's on you.

[woodsprite]

16. Just celebrated the big 5 0

For my next 50, I want to be a skinny blonde.

[MineralMan]

17. 68 for me, but I see there's someone who's 10 years older.

[elleng]

56. Ditto.

Hey, MM!

[MineralMan]

57. Elders of an age, it seems.

I'm still trying to figure out who that old guy in the mirror is, though...

[elleng]

58. I try not to look too closely!

[NBachers]

19. 4-10-'49 - some days I feel like a threadbare, patched-up retread;

some days I feel like I'm just gettin' started.

I've had the best soundtrack a life could have, and I'm glad to be where I am.

[MattBaggins]

20. I am 122

I intend to beat the Old Took.

[woo me with science]

21. And another thread seeking personal information about DUers.

Add it all up...

[trumad]

23. come out of your bunker

No one is looking for you.

[woo me with science]

26. Your flippancy is a bit naive here.

All I am saying is that people should be aware of what they are doing when they participate in threads like this.

DU already had an episode in which detailed personal profiles of DUers were posted here by someone who had merely watched the board for awhile. And that was just someone doing it on a lark. In 2013, identifying information has value, and every thread like this builds profiles of DU users. Data mining is big business, and not especially reputable.

Threads seeking personal information...about age, family structure, where people have lived, where people went to college, what jobs they have....are constant here. People continue to treat DU as though it were a little private board where we are all one big, happy family.

It's really not.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=474124
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1018&pid=474525

[antiquie]

31. True.

Some of us believe all our secrets have been learned and some of us are so broke that id theft would be a joke. I used to be paranoid about personal data, but running multiple firewalls, never giving cookies or popups, not posting much, etc. took the fun out of being here.

[woo me with science]

40. I think you're right that

there's a sense of helplessness involved...and that resignation is certainly encouraged all around us. I just read an article about a school district where students are told from Day One that their postings on social media will be monitored by the school.

But I also think a lot of people just don't think about it or make the connection. It's much more comforting to believe that your favorite website is merely a safe, protected gathering place among friends.

[LuvNewcastle]

59. It's a good idea to assume that everything you write is being read by

someone you know. Be careful what you reveal; it can come back to haunt you.

[tazkcmo]

54. I dare someone to steal my identity.

They'll be pissed! And I'm about a month or so from being 51 btw. I also don't care who knows.

[woo me with science]

68. Identity theft is not the only issue, though.

Data mining and profiling are used for all sorts of unsavory purposes.

[tazkcmo]

76. O, I'm with you

Just in my case it doesn't matter but that's because I have nothing to lose. Most other folks do.

[trumad]

38. Flippancy?

You either give you age or you don't. Saying that I am 56 gives nothing.

[pintobean]

39. There's also a current thread

about who is, and isn't, armed.

[woo me with science]

42. +1

Thank you.

[BainsBane]

47. true

there is an entire website devoted to watching us. Truly sick.

[woo me with science]

69. Yup. nt

[nolabels]

104. I would feel honored but.......

if they are that dumb to think they could learn something by watching someone like me then they deserve everything they get

[BainsBane]

105. It has nothing to do with learning

I assure you.

[nolabels]

108. So i should just run and hide, never to post on any internet portal again?

It's probably worse than we know but if you or i have to live the rest of our lives being miserable about it then they have already won.

The marriage between government and well to do has been with us since government was invented. Yea we know they will also do just about anything to make a buck, yea i am being marketed to and yea they are trying to figure out a way to get every red cent out of me they can (and indenture me as well) or take any and all options away from as many as possible. So i should just shut up and be miserable and disconnected.

No, most of things i heard of them doing i had bad assumptions they were already doing them decades ago. It's not a surprise, it's just a wondering why they were so slow about trying to implement them. You give them your own personal power when you fear them in a irrational way (which they prey upon)

[BainsBane]

112. I'm not telling you to do anything

that's your choice. And I'm not talking about government.

[snooper2]

102. I had a neighbor who was a paranoid nut, government take me guns! they recording me calls!

He was got a new (first home) computer so I changed the name of my WiFi network to-


FBI Surveillance Unit 03

I had to stop him from throwing it away

[Boom Sound 416]

120. ...

[Orrex]

25. Could you move about four inches to your right?

The NSA satellite is having hard time picking you up where you're sitting now.

Thanks!

[woo me with science]

32. Is that better?

[Orrex]

33. Thanks!

But now could you put some pants on?

[woo me with science]

48. Sorry.

You did that at your own risk.

[Cali_Democrat]

74. LOL

[LanternWaste]

86. And the sum you arrive at is what, precisely?

"Add it all up..."

And the sum you arrive at is what, precisely?

[pintobean]

89. Ask the many DUers

who have been under scrutiny from our stalkers' website.

[MineralMan]

119. Yes. That's true.

But, it's not hard for them to find information if they want to badly enough, at least in most cases. Sadly, that seems to be their M.O.

[pintobean]

122. Nothing wrong with informing other DUers.

It's up to each DUer how they use the information. You've made it easy with what you've disclosed. Others may not want to. That site is currently harassing the shit out of a DUer and claiming that they've gotten him fired. I'm hoping the pieces of shit got the info wrong and it's all bullshit.
ymmv

[woo me with science]

127. +1 Well said. :)

[MineralMan]

138. They have done that before.

I do not go there much. It would not surprise me, though. I have been attacked in RL. I have been attacked online. I gave up anonymity a long time ago. I have an attorney.

[AngryOldDem]

140. That has been some of the scariest shit I've seen.

The lengths they go to in order to find personal information is beyond pathological.

It's easy to forget that DU is not as insulated as the atmosphere here may make it seem. I especially cringe when people share extremely personal, highly charged details about their lives. It can become cruel fodder for FAR too many people. It hurts -- physically hurts -- to see them objects of ridicule.

[pintobean]

141. I hope

our guy is currently on his way to Omaha to hook up with that deaf twit.

[MADem]

107. Jeez--try lying if you're sweating it ! Add or subtract a year,

give 'em a wrong birthdate, who's to know? It's not like our usernames are listed in the doggone phone book.

Or just skip the thread....

It's not like someone is asking

--What's your mother's maiden name?

--What are the last four of your social security number?

--What is your date and place of birth?

--Where did you graduate high school, and when?

Hell, people put that kind of crap--and their REAL names--up on facebook!

[MineralMan]

118. Then don't provide any such information.

Some of us aren't concerned. If you are, this is probably not the thread for you.

[KoKo]

139. For those without a "Star" they could be getting "Viagra" ads or latest Gameing

or Health Insurance/Stock Investing/Keystone Pipeline/War on Syria/Koch and Petersen Foundation Ads about those "Boomers and Oldies" stealing your money from you...making you poor while they do Cruises and Fritter away your Inheritance...if there's anyone who has parents who have much left if they aren't in the 1%.

I agree with "WOO" ...we need to be careful because those of us who aren't "Star DU'ers' anymore can be targeted for ads put out that appeal to our Age which really isn't anyone's business in these times when we know NSA is spying and giving it over to anyone who will "Pay to Play" to fund them. PRIVATIZATION.

I'm glad that "Woo" warned us. And for those happy to give the info...then you are warned....so, no problem.

[bemildred]

24. Seven, but I read well. nt

[lpbk2713]

27. So far, so good.

I'll be 70 in February.

[kelliekat44]

28. 71 here

[redstatebluegirl]

29. Welll.. I will be celebrating the 38th anniversary of my 21st birthday soon....

[Raine1967]

147. +1 eom.

[Tikki]

34. 64, 65...

The Tikkis

[BKH70041]

35. 51

My first post and this thread is as close to the ability to have an "Introductory Post" as I could find.

Not a big talker (or writer in this case) but looking forward to adding some input now and then.

[Buns_of_Fire]

52. Welcome!

[BKH70041]

55. Thank You

I do wish newbies could start a thread at least in the Welcome forum prior to 10 posts (I can understand not doing it in the other forums), but it's likely been abused in the past, which is unfortunate.

[libodem]

114. Welcome to our world

Be good for the first year and you will be in like Flynn. We have a welcome and help forum. And an Ask the Administrators forum.
We have many malicious intruders who come here to troll us. So because you are new and have a bunch of numbers in your name you may be viewed with suspicion until you become established as a real member. Hang in and don't take it personally if an 'old' member questions your credibility.
BTW, welcome to DU. Hope you are for real. Hee hee. This is your probationary period.

[BKH70041]

124. Thank You

Not sure how or why the numbers would come into play, but thanks for the heads up.

For anybody out there who may wonder, I just tried to pick a user name I could remember -- and that was it. Having teenagers has pickled my brain.

[Vanje]

36. I'll be 58 in a couple of months, youngster. nt

[WillyT]

37. 58 In November...

[CatWoman]

109. me too

[WillyT]

150. I'm On The 9th, Scorpio... You ???

[lumberjack_jeff]

41. "oldest living"? srsly?

"living" as opposed to what?

"I'll take redundant tautology for $100 Alex."

[NuclearDem]

46. Well, ZombieHorde's technically undead.

[yawnmaster]

72. Are the dead not allowed to be members of DU? I didn't read that anywhere...

yes, they might not participate much in discussions, but the same is true for many living members.

[lumberjack_jeff]

100. Point taken.

I think FDR is probably a member, but I doubt he'd respond to the query.

[ruffburr]

44. Wish that i knew what i know now, when i was younger

As a old friend told me years ago "Too soon we get old, Too late we get smart" and i'm 59 for a few more months

[Cleita]

63. Or as a wise old man of days past said,

"Youth is wasted on the young."

[Tanuki]

78. So are naps! n/t

[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

45. According to my time sheets...

...I'm 137.

[fadedrose]

49. 75

[Gidney N Cloyd]

50. "It's not the age, it's the mileage."

[gopiscrap]

51. I'm 56

[Dash87]

61. I'm 26.

However, I plan to either turn into a vampire or meet John Coffey. That should buy me at least a few centuries before I need to figure something else out.

[jwirr]

64. I will be 72 on the 1st.

[badtoworse]

71. 63 for me

[11 Bravo]

73. As opposed to the oldest dead DUer?

(Hey, we kid because we love!)

By the way, I'm 62.

[Cali_Democrat]

75. I'm 32

[PDJane]

77. Sixty four.

[nolabels]

79. It's not how old you are, but how young you think

At 54 i am planning on living out my second childhood at 72

[Are_grits_groceries]

80. I'm 60 but,

that's 300 in South Carolina years. It wears on people.

[kestrel91316]

81. I am betting The Magistrate. Isn't he over 80?

[grantcart]

84. Isn't the Magistrate in fact a woman, Sir?

[kestrel91316]

97. In my mind, the Magistrate is a crusty but wise old man. I don't know how I'd react if I

found out he's a she, lol.

[libodem]

116. It's disorienting

I do it all the time. And I've been called out as a guy, before. I would have thought I'd been proud but it made me feel defensive and insulted. Some names are so ambiguous. It's hard to tell.

[kestrel91316]

117. Everybody on here assumes that, as a veterinarian, I must be a guy. Even though

my profession has been female-majority for a few years now.

I guess I am too outspoken, forthright, and unapologetically opinionated to be a woman.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

153. Yeah uppity women are just not cool to some people....they can go to hell.

I've always been opinionated and have had some men (and some women in authority) make lots of very insulting comments like I'm stupid, or not even hearing what I said).

My kitty doctor is a lady graduate of LSU.

I was being helpful to her in the examining room. She was squeezing glands and I said, "For THIS you went to college?" Luckily, she was amused.

[Hekate]

131. I see him as a Confucian -- wouldn't want to guess his age, but ...

... there's something about the persona that is not only wise, but very old. But, as with everything online, it may only be a persona -- after all, I may be a grandma, but I'm not an ancient Greek goddess.

[graywarrior]

85. I'm at the beginning of the decrepit stage

I'll probably be at this stage for another 10 years and then enter the shitting my pants stage.

[RebelOne]

90. 85? I can't believe anyone is older than me.

I'm 74 and I just hope I make it to 85.

[graywarrior]

91. Good grief, no!

I'm not even 65 yet! Still, I'm decrepit in my opinion.

[pinboy3niner]

93. Decrepit? That's not true.

Personally, I don't believe a word the duck says about you!

[graywarrior]

95. He's a back stabber, that little traitor

[pinboy3niner]

96. He should be hanging in there for you, the little ingrate!

Especially after the way you always stuck by him. Apparently the attachment has come undone.

[graywarrior]

110. Oh, he stuck by me alright

on the wall next to my desk until somebody, and I'm not naming names, harassed me to FREE him!

[kestrel91316]

98. That's the post # in this thread, doofus.

[lumberjack_jeff]

101. LOL! n/t

[graywarrior]

111. I just got it!

[ladyVet]

87. I'm not telling anything the NSA doesn't already know...

not to mention all the places I have loyalty cards (I know, that's another post): I'm 55 and some change.

[Paulie]

88. I'm the same age as Jack Benny

And have been for quite a while.

[GoCubsGo]

99. I'm old enough to that I know what you mean by that.

[sakabatou]

103. Definitely not me.

[CJCRANE]

106. I'm forty

something.

[matt819]

113. Thank you all

Next to all of you I'm just a kid. Okay, a kid with gray hair and parts of my body wearing out. But a mere tyke compared to all of you old people .

Thanks.

[libdem4life]

115. I was in the generation that said "don't trust anyone over 30." We get wiser with age now

so, "don't trust anyone over 70." Post-war Boomer...Social Security bait this year. The big Six Five...yahoo.

[mitchtv]

123. War baby here

68 for now

[raccoon]

125. I'm older than you, but I'm sure there are DU'ers who admittedly are older than me. nt

[exlrrp]

128. 1'm 126

thats in dog years

[Hekate]

132. There's a lot of my cohort here: I'll be 66 in another week or so.Not the oldest DUer by a long shot

DU was founded by 3 really young guys, but by the time I showed up in 2002 there were many many members from my age-cohort already here.

My take is that we cared about politics a whole lot and already had practical knowledge of protesting evil going back to the 1960s -- and were ready to do so again.

I've always been glad to see the youngsters show up -- someone needs to take up the torch as we die off.

[Oldfolkie]

133. Old Folkie , me, is 76.

...born Feb.6, 1937.

[rug]

146. Post more often.

[markpkessinger]

134. 52 here, but what I REALLY want to know is . . .

Who is the oldest non-living DUer here?

[hrmjustin]

135. I will shortly turn 35.

[grantcart]

136. Yesterday at the Opthamologist he asked if I had any health issues . .

and I said that as I approached 60 I was growing more concerned because my wife keeps telling me that I am showing the initial stages of Alzheimer's.


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but after a rather awkward pause I said that since I can remember that the first time she said that was 9:15 in the morning on July 23rd 1983 and I have a distinct memory of the other 2,349 times she has told me the same thing that we probably should consider it a valid medical diagnosis.

However for the sake of domestic tranquility I freely admit to Halfheimers.

[backscatter712]

137. 40. I'm not even close. n/t

[ConcernedCanuk]

142. 52 when I joined DU

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Figure it out



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[SoCalDem]

143. not me

[kskiska]

144. 69 here

but in 56 in 2001 when I joined DU.

[Vashta Nerada]

148. I was born before the collapse of the Berlin Wall and after JFK's assassination.

[ChairmanAgnostic]

152. In dog years or solar orbits?