How old are you?
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So how old are you?
(Results are anonymous, of course) ;)
lined up in the bathroom combing back their DA's
in 1957. Wearing leather jackets or varsity jackets,
and black motorcycle boots with horseshoe heel plates
so you can hear them coming down the hall.
Old enough to remember when Father Knows Best
and Leave it to Beaver and I Love Lucy were on in
prime time. Old enough to remember when the
nightly news shows on CBS and NBC were 15min
long.
I'd prefer Roulette with one zero;
I shouldn't play Video Keno,
Though, young enough to give it a go.
I get that no number should I place,
Nor is there a good number to buy;
If it is pressing I want to try,
I'll double my Pass on a win and hope to get by.
I've learned to let the odds be my guide,
I don't need a made hand to Let It Ride;
Don't think my Hard-Four set affects play,
I still like to set them anyway.
Young enough to play when I'll likely lose,
But old enough to stay away from booze;
Because last time I took too much in,
I hit to seventeen, then hit again.
I thought it was a five, eight and three,
I really shouldn't play, if I can't see;
I tried poker and fared no better,
Know it's a face, can't tell what letter.
I'm finally old enough that it,
Makes sense to bet that fave number of mine;
When the croupier spins ivory,
I say a silent prayer for Black-29.
Quote: Beethoven9thFor whatever reason, I get the impression that most of the people here on this forum are in the 35-55 age range.
Look at the median and mean.
Good sample.
Group together all 34 and younger, and all 55 and older. Interesting. Good scatter pattern, good middle, weighted to where you thought.
If you can't buy me a Corvette, or send my $100, I'll take a lift to Denny's.
Does Denny's still give a free birthday meal?
Old enough to be able to tell you why Saturday Night Live is 90 minutes.
Old enough to remember watching the short sermon and prayer before the tv station went off the air for the night, and the morning farm reports when they came back on the air.
Old enough to remember "Duck & cover" (and kiss your ass goodbye).
Oh yeah.... 54.
Quote: AlanMendelsonTomorrow, April 7, I turn 61.
Happy Birthday
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Quote: ten2winI'm still 53....until Halloween🎃!
Well, I am 52 until Halloween
Quote: DJTeddyBearOld enough to be able to tell you why Saturday Night Live is 90 minutes.
For the bonus round, can you name the pioneering program that preceded SNL?
Quote: SanchoPanzaFor the bonus round, can you name the pioneering program that preceded SNL?
Well, there were a number of sketch comedies before SNL, but its predecessor on Saturday nights on NBC was "The Best of The Tonight Show" (which I have a feeling is also the reason why SNL was 90 minutes).
Bonus round part 2: SNL wasn't on every weekend in its first year; instead, NBC aired a news magazine show called "Weekend", named for the fact that it aired "the first weekend every month" (except for one month when it was delayed by a week because Eric Idle was only available to host SNL on a particular day). Why didn't they just have SNL every week?
Titled, "The Best Of Carson", they were just reruns. OK, they tended to select the better episodes, but that's what aired at 11:30 on Saturday night.
And back then, the Tonight Show was 90 minutes, which is why SNL is 90 minutes.
huge C##k
..... I cant think of anything. I'm 27 so I guess that makes me old enough to have placed wagers when the economy was doing pretty good. I would also say that I was in the last generation that we kids all played outside instead of video games. We'd play SNES and whatnot but most of our experiences was playing baseball till it got dark, and freeze tag or something like that.
Quote: Mission146I've been around long enough to know,
I'd prefer Roulette with one zero;
I shouldn't play Video Keno,
Though, young enough to give it a go.
I get that no number should I place,
Nor is there a good number to buy;
If it is pressing I want to try,
I'll double my Pass on a win and hope to get by.
I've learned to let the odds be my guide,
I don't need a made hand to Let It Ride;
Don't think my Hard-Four set affects play,
I still like to set them anyway.
Young enough to play when I'll likely lose,
But old enough to stay away from booze;
Because last time I took too much in,
I hit to seventeen, then hit again.
I thought it was a five, eight and three,
I really shouldn't play, if I can't see;
I tried poker and fared no better,
Know it's a face, can't tell what letter.
I'm finally old enough that it,
Makes sense to bet that fave number of mine;
When the croupier spins ivory,
I say a silent prayer for Black-29.
Did you write that on the fly? Pretty good poetry!
Quote: ThatDonGuyWell, there were a number of sketch comedies before SNL, but its predecessor on Saturday nights on NBC was "The Best of The Tonight Show" (which I have a feeling is also the reason why SNL was 90 minutes).
Bonus round part 2: SNL wasn't on every weekend in its first year; instead, NBC aired a news magazine show called "Weekend", named for the fact that it aired "the first weekend every month" (except for one month when it was delayed by a week because Eric Idle was only available to host SNL on a particular day). Why didn't they just have SNL every week?
Don't forget about the mid to late 80's when WWF's "Saturday Night's Main Event" would occasionally take SNL's spot. Yup I would stay up late to watch it.
Quote: DJTeddyBearYep.
Titled, "The Best Of Carson", they were just reruns. OK, they tended to select the better episodes, but that's what aired at 11:30 on Saturday night.
And back then, the Tonight Show was 90 minutes, which is why SNL is 90 minutes.
Each SNL show begins with a short sketch that concludes with the phrase "Live from New York it's Saturday Night." Why don't they say "...Saturday Night Live"?
When I was in high school we had a ten minute break after 2nd period during which students could go outside to the designated smoking area and have a quick cigarette. They wouldn't be allowed to smoke again until lunch time.
Quote: JimRockfordOld enough that:
When I was in high school we had a ten minute break after 2nd period during which students could go outside to the designated smoking area and have a quick cigarette. They wouldn't be allowed to smoke again until lunch time.
lol i can picture students complaining back then "man its so unfair they wont let us smoke again til lunch time."
Because the show was originally called "Saturday Night" (or "NBC's Saturday Night").Quote: JimRockfordEach SNL show begins with a short sketch that concludes with the phrase "Live from New York it's Saturday Night." Why don't they say "...Saturday Night Live"?
"Saturday Night Live" was a short-lived program on ABC at around the same time. I have no idea how NBS acquired the rights to use the 'Live' name...
Quote: DJTeddyBearBecause the show was originally called "Saturday Night" (or "NBC's Saturday Night").
"Saturday Night Live" was a short-lived program on ABC at around the same time. I have no idea how NBS acquired the rights to use the 'Live' name...
Correct, the original "Saturday Night Live" on ABC was a variety show hosted by Howard Cosell. If you are thinking that sounds like a bad idea, it was worse than you can imagine.
Quote: AcesAndEightsDid you write that on the fly? Pretty good poetry!
Thanks for the compliment, I did write that on the fly! I've never played while as drunk as the poem would indicate, (or while significantly impaired by alcohol at all) but the rest of it is all descriptively true.
Quote: Beethoven9thFor whatever reason, I get the impression that most of the people here on this forum are in the 35-55 age range.
Median Ages around the world
Monaco 48.9
Japan 44.6
Italy 44.3
Germany 43.7
Switzerland 41.3
Canada 40.7
United Kingdom 40.5
France 39.7
United States 36.9
Brazil 28.9
Mexico 26.7
El Salvador 23.9
Belize 20.7
Honduras 20.7
Haiti 20.5
Guatemala 19.7
I would call that a safe bet. If the median age of Americans is 36.9, and there are no children on this site, you can bet the median age on this site is going to be about 10 years higher than that of the country.
There are only a handful of Latinos on this site, and they are balanced out by Europeans.
