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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Ghostavo on August 01, 2009, 08:36:47 pm
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I was asked my age the other day and given the pause before I answered, the querier gave me a weird look before asking me why the pause.
From the looks of it, somehow it's strange to not recall our age from memory and instead doing some arithmetic. Since a few years ago, it's been my standard way of recalling my age.
Am I the only one?
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I do it from memory, but I'm 20. By the time I'm a bit older I may be calculating it instead.
For instance I at one time knew how old both my parents were, but if asked now I would do the arithmetic from the year they were born. I guess it depends on how big the numbers are.
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I do it from memory, but I'm 20. By the time I'm a bit older I may be calculating it instead.
For instance I at one time knew how old both my parents were, but if asked now I would do the arithmetic from the year they were born. I guess it depends on how big the numbers are.
Same-ish. Particularly for stuff like my parents' ages, I almost always need to do the math. It's a toss-up, but I voted 'from memory'...
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I still have biwfdays.
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I'm 8 and 3 quarters!
:p
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Calculation. Hell, I have to think about it so little that sometimes I have to give serious thought on remembering which year I was born.
You haven't seen quizzical expressions until you've seen the reaction to that.
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Age I can remember, though I usually get it wrong the first two or three times I answer... birth date I forget sometimes.
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I do that all the time
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I was asked my age the other day and given the pause before I answered, the querier gave me a weird look before asking me why the pause.
From the looks of it, somehow it's strange to not recall our age from memory and instead doing some arithmetic. Since a few years ago, it's been my standard way of recalling my age.
Am I the only one?
I seem to have the same problem, maybe it's a common thing?
I'm 24 by the way and yes... sometimes I have to stop to remember how old am I.
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I stopped remembering at 21. No I always have to do the maths and calculate it.
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I'm about ready to start counting backwards and see if I can make it to 0
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I will stop counting when I reach 21. Currently being 17, that's a ways from now.
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Srsly guys? I've always just remembered how old I am. The number only changes once per year. Do you guys have to stop and calculate what year it is?
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I always remember my age, although sometimes I get my age wrong - usually in close proximity to my birthday.
I can cheat if i need to though. I was born in 1990, so I just add 10 to the last two digits of the current year and subtract 1 if I haven't had my birthday yet that year :P
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Srsly guys? I've always just remembered how old I am. The number only changes once per year. Do you guys have to stop and calculate what year it is?
This. Seriously, people, take some gingko or something. :p
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That's the thing, I'm not really sure if it's a memory problem.
Hell, I can remember some fairly deep and dense variations (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semi-Slav_Defense#Meran_Variation) if need be.
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I do the math, sometimes badly.
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I spent most of last year thinking I was a year older than I was....
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The only time I forget my age is a few days after my b'day. If someone asks my age I may say I'm a year younger than I am. Then you get used to your new age, as for date of birth, I've filled out so many forms asking me for that, it's now automatic.
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I usually remember, but sometimes I'm not totally certain and I need to count.
I have to count the ages of everyone else though. I just can't remember that kind of stuff... I have a piss poor name memory as well. I remember people and their faces and personalities, just their names take a really long time for me to learn.
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Srsly guys? I've always just remembered how old I am. The number only changes once per year. Do you guys have to stop and calculate what year it is?
No, but you have to think about the year every time you erite the date, or see it mentioned somewhere, which is all the time. Whereas how often do you really need to write your age anywhere? Practically never, at least not once you're old enough to get booze legally and past the irthday stage. So you almost never get reminded of it, and since, as you say, it only changes oncen a year, you get into inertia about it.
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I do that all the time
same here. I just don' t think about it that much. Sometimes I still think I'm 18 and when I remember I'm 20 I can't believe it's really been that long.
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With Mobius PM'ing everyone HAPPY BIRTHDAY messages, I'm surprised people still forget.
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I haven't gotten any happy birthday messages.. :[
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Happy birthday Iamzack :D
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I do my age through calculation. I really don't feel any different nor look that much older since i was 18. Plus the fact that people mistake me for 18/19 all the time (i'll be 25 soon).
People in their 20's may need to utilize calculation if they have youth on their side.
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People routinely think I'm in my mid-20s. I'm 17. It get's fairly irritating when three dozen people ask you every year why you aren't graduating/ed.
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I'm 27, the novelty of birthdays wore off by the time i started buying my own things (high priced goods like tv's consoles and music systems) age 16-17. That was a decade ago so i don't really worry about it now, although the gap between me and 21 year old women keeps growing....................... :shaking:
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Just think though...that eventually you can pick up women half your age at the bar and get them drunk without getting in trouble for it (unless they are already married....have boyfriend....that would want to have a piece of you after finding out). In a couple months ill be 27....I voted by memory too...and the thought of going out with a woman where my age is half again theirs just dont seem right.