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Title: How old are the average HLPers?
Post by: Hippo on September 04, 2003, 07:39:28 pm
So its been asked before, (i think) but lets do this for the veterans and the people who have just recently joined...
Title: How old are the average HLPers?
Post by: Solatar on September 04, 2003, 07:45:26 pm
14. I'm sure it shows too...:p
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Post by: Woolie Wool on September 04, 2003, 07:46:16 pm
27. I'm ancient by HLP standards.
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Post by: Liberator on September 04, 2003, 07:58:01 pm
Nah!

You're only two years older than me.

Besides, soon it will be our turn to run the world.:drevil:
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Post by: mikhael on September 04, 2003, 07:59:46 pm
You people make people like me, Warlock and Goober feel old. *heh*
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Post by: CP5670 on September 04, 2003, 08:25:04 pm
turned 17 today.
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Post by: Taristin on September 04, 2003, 08:27:33 pm
Turn 19 on the 15th...
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Post by: Knight Templar on September 04, 2003, 08:51:57 pm
16 at heart, 38 at mind, 21 horse years down-low.
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Post by: Taristin on September 04, 2003, 09:12:49 pm
Do I need to pants you too? :rolleyes:
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Post by: TheVirtu on September 04, 2003, 09:31:03 pm
14, 15 in 2 months... (You're 14? Dear god!)
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Post by: diamondgeezer on September 04, 2003, 09:46:12 pm
I'm 21, but I refuse to vote in the 14-22 category. Happy birthday, CP.
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Post by: Knight Templar on September 04, 2003, 10:05:15 pm
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Originally posted by Raa Tor'h
Do I need to pants you too? :rolleyes:


Who say's I wouldn't do it myself? You'd like that, wouldn't you?
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Post by: Rictor on September 04, 2003, 10:07:02 pm
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Originally posted by CP5670
turned 17 today.


Given your knowledge of math, I say you're lying (sp?, I never know how to write "lie" as a verb). I'm sorry, but if all that stuff you're prone to spouting off is real (and for all I know it might very well not be) then there is no way you're 17
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Post by: Knight Templar on September 04, 2003, 10:18:12 pm
:wtf: Because he's 17, he's not allowed to have unhealthy sexual relations with math books and is a liar?
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Post by: Rictor on September 04, 2003, 10:26:21 pm
Dude, thats like saying a 5 year old can recite Hamlet. I have (had, last year) some very smart people in my class. A few that would even qualify under genius. And not one of then could do stuff as (seemingly) complex as the stuff I've seen CP speak of. I really don't care how old he is, I just think that there is a very good chance that he's lying, and I don't like being lied to, especially if its not even important.
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Post by: Knight Templar on September 04, 2003, 11:12:26 pm
Did you also think that perhaps he may just be a really smart guy with a love for math? You have hobbies, don't you? Reading, playing video games, insulting people out of ignorance, you get what I mean. Well what if there was a kid, who's hobby was math? It's a ridiculous idea, I know. Possibly so ridiculous that I could be lying to you, or you could just be really close minded and amazingly ignorant.

In any event, there are plenty more cases of 12-year olds who are studying in uni to become Marine Biologists and Heart Surgeons. I don't see why the concept is so hard to grasp. Not to mention this is a really weird thing for anyone to lie about, and you officially go under my book of reta.... 'weirdos' for accussing him of lying and being offended for a lie that he has never told...
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Post by: Blue Lion on September 04, 2003, 11:58:21 pm
Ive seen CP, he is indeed 17

He also hasnt left his house in years I believe


And what a shock most of us fall in the 14-22 age range? It's like asking if we're men (or boys for that matter) or women
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Post by: CP5670 on September 05, 2003, 12:16:43 am
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Happy birthday, CP


Thanks. :D

By the way, I think aldo and I have the same birthday, so he should also have moved one year up.

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Given your knowledge of math, I say you're lying (sp?, I never know how to write "lie" as a verb). I'm sorry, but if all that stuff you're prone to spouting off is real (and for all I know it might very well not be) then there is no way you're 17


okay, this was rather unexpected... :wtf:

I am actually 17, although I thought you must know my age by now as you have been here for a while. I'm not going to bother trying to prove it to you as you obviously are not worth my time, but I do have the appropriate identification and birth records. There is also the small issue of what exactly I would be gaining out of lying. As KT said, one of my hobbies just happens to be math. I occassionally post whatever I am working on at the moment just for fun (especially in spam threads :D), which is not all that hard to understand and yes it is real; if you like you can plug some random numbers into it and the stuff will work out.

Given what you know about me it is understandable that you might find it hard to believe someone likes math so much, but being so openly pugnacious about it and claiming to be offended by what you perceive as a lie is only making you look like a sore jerk. This is exactly the kind of aggressive, narrow-minded attitude I would have expected from Razor; looks like we have another such person here as well. :doubt:
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Post by: Styxx on September 05, 2003, 12:21:13 am
Hey, hey. Calm down everyone, don't make me close this.
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Post by: Charlotte on September 05, 2003, 12:28:39 am
why 14-22 years option. Seems kinda too wide :p
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Post by: WMCoolmon on September 05, 2003, 01:43:37 am
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Dude, thats like saying a 5 year old can recite Hamlet.

Or like saying a nine-year-old could compose a symphony. Wait, that actually happened :rolleyes:
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Post by: Razor on September 05, 2003, 01:59:29 am
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He also hasnt left his house in years I believe

:eek:
Uhm....CP, ARE YOU INSANE!!!!????

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38 at mind

:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:  :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes:
Title: How old are the average HLPers?
Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on September 05, 2003, 01:59:39 am
I'm 16, though I'm frequently mistaken for 18 or even older, which comes in VERY handy.:D
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Post by: Razor on September 05, 2003, 02:02:25 am
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
I'm 16, though I'm frequently mistaken for 18 or even older, which comes in VERY handy.:D


Well ok good for you. Heh I wish I were your age. I am right now 18, turning 19 on December 22nd. DANG!
Title: How old are the average HLPers?
Post by: Sandwich on September 05, 2003, 02:04:13 am
No need to give poll timeouts anymore, BTW - I've turned vote-bumping off.

25 here. :)
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Post by: Petrarch of the VBB on September 05, 2003, 02:06:55 am
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Originally posted by Sandwich
No need to give poll timeouts anymore, BTW - I've turned vote-bumping off.


Huzza! Bullay! Good show!

And so on
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Post by: Kamikaze on September 05, 2003, 02:17:56 am
14, curiously it seems most like to imagine me as being older.

By the way, what's the point of accusing people of lying about their age? If they are, what is it to you? I don't see any benefits in harassing people about their age just because you can't accept some others may be significantly more skilled than you or your peers.
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Post by: Ryx on September 05, 2003, 02:22:34 am
24 this year. :)
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Post by: karajorma on September 05, 2003, 02:52:32 am
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Originally posted by Sandwich
No need to give poll timeouts anymore, BTW - I've turned vote-bumping off.

25 here. :)


Yeah but what if someone comes along and turns it back on a year from now? :D

I'm 28.
Title: How old are the average HLPers?
Post by: Nico on September 05, 2003, 03:24:04 am
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Originally posted by Petrarch of the VBB
I'm 16, though I'm frequently mistaken for 18 or even older, which comes in VERY handy.:D


I don't seem to age. when I was 18, people thought I was 20. And now, I'm older, and people still think I'm 20.
I should stop drinking the blood from young virgin chicks by night, seems to have side effects.
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Post by: RangerKarl on September 05, 2003, 03:42:51 am
17 o'er here. People who only hear my voice over the phone think I'm a lot older for some reason.
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Post by: Turnsky on September 05, 2003, 04:24:50 am
21,  turning 22 in a month or so..
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Post by: karajorma on September 05, 2003, 05:26:01 am
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Originally posted by Venom
I should stop drinking the blood from young virgin chicks by night, seems to have side effects.


Seems like a waste of perfectly good young virgins too. At least deflower them first ;7
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Post by: Fineus on September 05, 2003, 06:11:49 am
:drevil:

Oh, and 19 here.
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Post by: Taristin on September 05, 2003, 06:29:40 am
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Originally posted by Knight Templar


Who say's I wouldn't do it myself? You'd like that, wouldn't you?


If you look anything like your NW Avatar... ;7  :rolleyes:
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Post by: Carl on September 05, 2003, 06:39:32 am
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Originally posted by Knight Templar
Did you also think that perhaps he may just be a really smart guy with a love for math? You have hobbies, don't you? Reading, playing video games, insulting people out of ignorance, you get what I mean. Well what if there was a kid, who's hobby was math? It's a ridiculous idea, I know. Possibly so ridiculous that I could be lying to you, or you could just be really close minded and amazingly ignorant.


yep. i fact, i was studying ancient egyptian when i was 12, and i knew enough heiroglyphs to be considered literate in ancient egypt. so people just have weird interests.
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Post by: J.F.K. on September 05, 2003, 06:43:56 am
18 :nod:
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Post by: Rictor on September 05, 2003, 07:13:46 am
OK OK, I'm not going to argue the point further here. I have nothing to gain, other than a locked thread, so I'll just keep my thoughts to myself. But given that I've never (and am not now, nor will I ever) intentionally flamed and insulted, please don't group me with people such as anon. And I don't say Razor, because I have not seen this abusive behaviour that everyone keeps talking about, but thats a topic for another day.

Oh and, I'm 17.
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Post by: diamondgeezer on September 05, 2003, 07:46:27 am
Ancient egyptian? Cool. We never got to study sweet stuff like that at school.
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Post by: Turnsky on September 05, 2003, 07:55:26 am
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Originally posted by Carl


yep. i fact, i was studying ancient egyptian when i was 12, and i knew enough heiroglyphs to be considered literate in ancient egypt. so people just have weird interests.


lucky bastard... all we got to do is watch 'Stargate' as a school field-trip:D
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Post by: kode on September 05, 2003, 08:15:53 am
feels lovely to be grouped in the same demographic as 14-year olds. anyways, 19.
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Post by: 01010 on September 05, 2003, 10:56:00 am
20, 21 in four months. eep.
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Post by: kasperl on September 05, 2003, 11:03:25 am
15.

male.

not much friends.

uses the computer in every single second of free time.

conclusion?
Title: How old are the average HLPers?
Post by: kode on September 05, 2003, 11:19:53 am
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Originally posted by kasperl
15.

male.

not much friends.

uses the computer in every single second of free time.

conclusion?


you programmed msblast?
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Post by: Gloriano on September 05, 2003, 11:36:40 am
i am 26 all most 27
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Post by: Black Wolf on September 05, 2003, 11:50:22 am
17 - Turning 18 on November 26. That's five days (Yes, less than a week) after Powderfinger are playing at the Metropolis nightclub. Which means all my mates will be going, and I wont.

Someone will die for this. :mad:
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Post by: kasperl on September 05, 2003, 12:05:02 pm
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Originally posted by kode


you programmed msblast?

i forgot to add

only knows qbasic.
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Post by: TopAce on September 05, 2003, 02:58:17 pm
I am 17. Will be 18 at 21th March.
Age doesn't count ..... this is why calculators are invented :D
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Post by: neo_hermes on September 05, 2003, 03:28:27 pm
i'm 18 and i'm freakishly :cool:
Title: How old are the average HLPers?
Post by: Hippo on September 05, 2003, 03:32:34 pm
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Originally posted by Sandwich
No need to give poll timeouts anymore, BTW - I've turned vote-bumping off.

25 here. :)


I thought that was ONLY general FreeSpace...

Because i forgot, 16 in a month...
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Post by: TopAce on September 05, 2003, 03:42:29 pm
This is relatively rare that a thread remains active for a month, at most after it is bumped up. :)
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Post by: Zeronet on September 05, 2003, 03:58:58 pm
17 on sunday.
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Post by: Razor on September 05, 2003, 04:09:55 pm
I kinda feel sorry that I am allready 18. The older you get the greater the responcibilities. Ahhh..when I go back and think of all the good things I missed when I wwas younger (14 or 15), I feel sick inside. :mad: :mad2: Anyone else in  a similar situation?
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Post by: Solatar on September 05, 2003, 04:18:38 pm
Only 14 and I never abused my age when I was younger...sucks...
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Post by: Razor on September 05, 2003, 04:24:41 pm
Because you weren't able to do much when you were younger. That's the thibg with young people. Young ones feel sorry cause thyey aren't grown ups and we older ones are sorry because we aren't young any more. :sigh:
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Post by: Zeronet on September 05, 2003, 04:45:46 pm
Nope, being older  is definately better than being 14/15. Its actually totally different. Methinks the poll could of been done better :p
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Post by: Razor on September 05, 2003, 05:06:27 pm
Actually, I don't feel better about being older. Sure, I can drive a car, do other similar stuff, but hey..life is hard. :sigh:
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Post by: Sandwich on September 05, 2003, 06:58:10 pm
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Originally posted by karajorma


Yeah but what if someone comes along and turns it back on a year from now? :D


:wtf:


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Originally posted by neo_hermes
i'm 18 and i'm freakishly :cool:


Uhm... yes, you're definitely veeery freakishly.... :nervous:

:wtf:
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Post by: Taristin on September 05, 2003, 08:43:26 pm
Now, now, Sandy, No flaming...
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Post by: HotSnoJ on September 05, 2003, 09:23:55 pm
17, going to turn 18 in june. :cool:

clickity (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,17246.msg331501.html#msg331501) :thepimp:
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Post by: Turnsky on September 05, 2003, 09:28:39 pm
i was 18 when i really got interested in art.... now i'm nearly 22...

quite a jump eh?
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Post by: Darkage on September 06, 2003, 05:32:51 pm
I am 19, gonna be 20 next year if i can get a fridge in my room, walking is bad, only monkey's walk/jump...................



I'll just go now :nervous:
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Post by: diamondgeezer on September 06, 2003, 08:16:51 pm
Do what I did and get a butler :nod:
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Post by: Darkage on September 07, 2003, 06:07:00 am
I am not going to let carl in my room!:p
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Post by: Gortef on September 07, 2003, 09:25:37 am
23 here
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Post by: Singh on September 07, 2003, 10:20:40 am
18 years old here, somewhat immature in some ways :doubt: , but yet feeling like 80 in others :wtf: :p
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Post by: Cannikin on September 07, 2003, 11:52:23 am
17 here.
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Post by: Levyathan on September 07, 2003, 12:50:12 pm
Any particular reason for not letting thirteen year olds vote on the poll?
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Post by: Sesquipedalian on September 07, 2003, 12:51:10 pm
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Originally posted by Darkage
I am 19, gonna be 20 next year if i can get a fridge in my room, walking is bad, only monkey's walk/jump...................
And if you don't get a fridge you'll stay 19 forever?
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Post by: Darkage on September 07, 2003, 12:54:29 pm
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Originally posted by Sesquipedalian
And if you don't get a fridge you'll stay 19 forever?




Dead i will be................smoke.........................wisky
Title: How old are the average HLPers?
Post by: penguin on September 07, 2003, 03:02:36 pm
I've got about 4 more months in the 32-40 category.  Then I'll, hmm, still be in the 32-40 category.  Or is it the 40-48 category :wtf:  The ranges get a little odd past 31...

Anyhow, I'll officially be Older Than Dirt on 09 Jan 2004...
Title: How old are the average HLPers?
Post by: Hippo on September 07, 2003, 03:33:06 pm
whoops... I didn't realize i made that many mistakes... it should be;

13 and under
14-22
23-31
32-40
41-49
50-58
59-67
68+

If an admin could change this, I'd be much obliged.
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Post by: Bri_Dog on September 07, 2003, 03:44:29 pm
20 here.
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Post by: Flipside on September 07, 2003, 05:41:23 pm
31 in 3 weeks :ick

Someone put the brakes on :(

Flipside :D
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Post by: Razor on September 08, 2003, 05:23:27 am
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Originally posted by Darkage
I am 19, gonna be 20 next year if i can get a fridge in my room, walking is bad, only monkey's walk/jump...................



I'll just go now :nervous:


All right! Do the monkey! :yes: :wtf: :doubt:

 
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