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dmr

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74. Hell, scarletwoman, I was 48 when DU opened,

Wed Feb 26, 2020, 02:42 PM

Feb 2020

Now I'm (cough) 67! Retired collecting Social Security, Medicare, and a pension.

I (and my family) would not be where we are today if not for DU and those we've meant here, because they changed our lives forever. Choices were made because of DUer influences.

The youngins from those early days are now middle age. Hell my son joined at age 12, and next month he'll be 31! Good grief! How can that be? He's heading toward middle age himself!

Age is just a number that is filled with experiences. As they say: if I knew then what I know now ...

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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