Is 18 the Legal Age of Adulthood Everywhere?

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The thread revolves around the ages of various participants, with a light-hearted tone and playful banter. Participants share their ages, often in humorous or exaggerated ways, and engage in discussions about perceptions of age and youthfulness. The conversation includes personal anecdotes and reflections on aging, but does not delve into any serious or contentious topics.

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  • Several participants mention their ages, often humorously, with responses ranging from 15 to 50 years old.
  • Some participants express surprise at others' ages, suggesting they appear younger than they are.
  • There are playful exchanges about the meaning of age and how it relates to one's activities and mindset.
  • Participants share anecdotes about feeling younger or older than their actual age, with references to physical activities like water skiing.
  • Humor is prevalent, with jokes about aging and the perception of age among peers.

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There is no consensus on a specific topic, as the discussion is largely informal and centered around personal anecdotes and humor. Participants share varying perspectives on age without any serious disagreements.

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The discussion is informal and lacks a structured argument or resolution. It primarily consists of personal reflections and humorous exchanges rather than a focused inquiry into a specific topic.

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  • #31
Originally posted by Dimitri Terryn
NO WAY! You are...older than my father!
SWEET! So, WHAT'S YOUR POINT? (*Kids*. Jeez... )

I really figured you for being in the mid-30's tops.
(nice back-pedaling job!)

Hey, you kids! AGE IS MEANINGLESS! How many 50 year olds do you know who can even get UP on a water-ski, much less ski like mad, crash and burn (what happens when I go too fast - which I LOVE to do! ), and get right back up and ski some more?! Oo. Bruised my rib pretty good that one time, though.) HUH? Answer THAT, you young WHIPPERSNAPPER.
 
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  • #32
Go Tsunami
 
  • #33
Originally posted by Dimitri Terryn
Go Tsunami
Oh. My turn? Didn't I already go?
 
  • #34
No, "Go" as in "Way to go!", a comment on your impressive water-skiing skills :smile:
 
  • #35
Originally posted by Dimitri Terryn
No, "Go" as in "Way to go!", a comment on your impressive water-skiing skills :smile:
I understood. I just have this warped habit of twisting meanings around to whatever is funniest (in my own whacky little brain anyway). Sorry. Once again, I'm the only one I've cracked up...
 
  • #36
Watch. Another example:

Originally posted by Tsunami
Oh. My turn? Didn't I already go?
Yes, I DID already go. I won't have to go again for awhile, now.


See what I mean. weird!
 
  • #37
Originally posted by Dimitri Terryn
NO WAY! You are...older than my father!
Gee thanks...

I really figured you for being in the mid-30's tops. [/B][/QUOTE]
I look younger than most women in their 30's. I've always gotten hit on by "much" younger men. Yes, I'm a cradle robber.
 
  • #38
Originally posted by Evo
I look younger than most women in their 30's. I've always gotten hit on by "much" younger men. Yes, I'm a cradle robber.
Oh, THAT'S it. RUB IT IN... GRIND that salt into the wound...
 
  • #39
Originally posted by Tsunami
Oh. My turn? Didn't I already go?

Senility creeping in?

I should talk, you only got me beat by 4 years (I think), I can never remember how old I am. My wife asks me periodically in front of people just to watch me say, "45 I think, no wait, 46. I don't know. I was born in 1957." She gets a real kick out of it. I was just as bad when I was 15, (or was it 16?)
 
  • #40
Originally posted by Artman
Senility creeping in?

I should talk, you only got me beat by 4 years (I think), I can never remember how old I am. My wife asks me periodically in front of people just to watch me say, "45 I think, no wait, 46. I don't know. I was born in 1957." She gets a real kick out of it. I was just as bad when I was 15, (or was it 16?)
Well, my family pretty much tells me I was BORN this way, but, since I've had a 30 year career in x-ray, I'M thinking it might be the RADIATION!
 
  • #41
You seem young enough to me Tsunami. As long as you can still do the things you enjoy such as water skiing, you're only as young as you feel.

Personally, I feel like a twenty year old,

but my wife won't let me have one!
 
  • #42
Originally posted by Artman
You seem young enough to me Tsunami. As long as you can still do the things you enjoy such as water skiing, you're only as young as you feel.

Personally, I feel like a twenty year old,

but my wife won't let me have one!

We all feel like a 20 year old now and again:wink:
 
  • #43
Originally posted by Artman
You seem young enough to me Tsunami. As long as you can still do the things you enjoy such as water skiing, you're only as young as you feel.
Thanks, Artman. I have my days.
Personally, I feel like a twenty year old,

but my wife won't let me have one!

Neither will Ivan's.
 
  • #44
Well, chronologically I'm 40, but since my daughter was born I've been aging double speed, so ... 47.

Njorl
 
  • #45
Hmm...My age is...

:wink: I won't give it in Decimal form...

Wait let me first open the Calculator program...

Ahah...it's here:

Hmm...My age in:


Binary: 10110 (Oh! It's too old, 10 thousand years...huh)

Octal: 26 (Hmm...It's just like you guys ;) )

Hex: 16 (Hoh! Hoh! Sweet 16...I am 16, you are 17...lalalala.. )
 
  • #46
Originally posted by Moni

Binary: 10110 (Oh! It's too old, 10 thousand years...huh)

Octal: 26 (Hmm...It's just like you guys ;) )

Hex: 16 (Hoh! Hoh! Sweet 16...I am 16, you are 17...lalalala.. )
you are 22! (see, my math is improving with the help of all you guys )
 
  • #47
Evo is 110 THOUSAND years old!

OMG! Talk about a well preserved fossil indeed :wink:
 
  • #48
I'm 38. Tsunami, do you surf at all?


NO WAY! You are...older than my father!


That's what she said.
 
  • #49
Originally posted by rick1138
I'm 38. Tsunami, do you surf at all?
Not really anymore. I went to visit my cousin in Hawaii in Sept. and I was going to surf with him, but the coral beds and wave size made me decide my body wouldn't come out of it in very good shape. So we just snorkeled and lay on the beach and read, and then jumped onto his motorcycle for some up country exploration. Then some nui nachos with our Bloody Mary's... Dang. Wanna go back.
 
  • #50
somewhat recently reached the quarter century mark...
 
  • #51
Youngsters each and everyone of you.

Tsunami, you really 50! Relax, I got you beat. The year 2000 was a real turning point in my life. Up that year I only had to subtract 50 from the year to get my age. Now I add 50, just don't seem right.

Was that skiing pic taken on Greenpeter?
 
  • #52
Originally posted by Integral
Youngsters each and everyone of you.

Tsunami, you really 50! Relax, I got you beat. The year 2000 was a real turning point in my life. Up that year I only had to subtract 50 from the year to get my age. Now I add 50, just don't seem right.

Was that skiing pic taken on Greenpeter?
Yes, Integral. I'm blackifty. But I run the full gambit of ages that I act and feel - from 5 to 105!

Detroit.

(Greenpeter...right next to Yellow Bottom? )
 
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  • #53
Originally posted by Tsunami
Detroit.
You don't mean to say the picture was taken in Detroit, right?
 
  • #54
Originally posted by Monique
You don't mean to say the picture was taken in Detroit, right?

Detroit Lake in Oreeeegun.

Are there no questions about Green Peter and Yellow Bottom?
 
  • #55
Ivan, tell us about Green Peter and Yellow Bottom, please.
 
  • #56
Originally posted by zoobyshoe
Ivan, tell us about Green Peter and Yellow Bottom, please.

They are places; not things or people.

I want to know who names these places!
 
  • #57
Originally posted by Tsunami
Wanna go back.

Poor dear..only got to go to Hawaii twice last year.
 
  • #58
Originally posted by Ivan Seeking
Poor dear..only got to go to Hawaii twice last year.
I know. Don't you feel sorry for me? (HEY! I work HARD and I put up with a WHOLE LOT! I DESERVE IT! Actually I deserve LOTS more, but we can talk about that later [oh boy. europe, here we COME! ])
 
  • #59
I've sold my soul for the women but the demands just keep coming and coming!



Okay, not really. I highly recommend airmiles credit cards that are paid off each month!

We buy everything that way.
 
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  • #60
Originally posted by Ivan Seeking
They are places; not things or people.

I want to know who names these places!

I think it's the same guy who named "Bird In Hand" and "Intercourse," which are very close to "Paradise" in PA.
 

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