Ben's quest to find the oldest person on the escapist.

[Icehearted]

Spoiler: Long story short

I'm 38. So I'm probably not the oldest if Furburt is correct (which he usually is) but I'm probably one of the older ones.

Jesus, you sound ancient. Haha, I guess gaming (or the message boarding portion of it) is something more suited for the "younger" generations. Am I saying "old" people can't be tech savvy? Goodness no, just that there seems to be less appeal in coming to a site like the Escapist.

You'd be surprised. You know, being 30+ actually doesn't mean we change a whole lot from when we're in our 20s, just means we're a bit more experienced and (hopefully) wiser than we used to be. In a way I'm kind of relieved I'm not the oldest, not that I thought I was, because there's still this silly stigma against grown men playing video games because (oh crap... here it comes) in my day games really were a newfangled kind of entertainment mostly appealing to children and the niche out there. If not for people like us, who knows what the industry would look like today.

Sometimes I forget how young some of you are though.

Oh no, I've played myself off as a youngin. I'm actually in the "between" stage, where my girlfriend gets annoyed with my game playing at times, but it's still an overly social thing at parties an such. I'd actually prefer "ancient" people like you playing online than the twelve year olds who scream into the mic when they get a kill. Frankly, older players will always be welcome and I'm glad to have a generally more mature group of people to talk to here on the site. Kudos on the "in my day" tidbit as well, it made me feel like a teenager again.

lol
Ah, no worries, I'm with you on the tween gamers though. Nothing quite as bad as the appalling squeal of pubescence through my earpiece whenever I get... ugh... "pwnd".

 

[Sleekgiant]

Incidentally, my brother, who you know as Fniff

So thats your brother, well I did not know that.

 

[Crystal Cuckoo]

I'm 17 in a few days... And everyone here seems much more mature than the people who live in my neighbourhood. It's rather saddening, in a way.

 

[Brad Shepard]

I'm 17.

The Root Of All Evil is 40, and there's a women on here whose name I can't remember who's 46. Those are the oldest I know.

Incidentally, my brother, who you know as Fniff is 12, but he got suspended for a year because you have to be 13 to post on the forums. Sad.

The youngest person I've ever seen on here was 10 years old, but because I wouldn't want them to be suspended for 3 years, I shan't reveal their name.

wait, that was your brother? oh man, that post made me laugh a lot, now i feel bad.

 

[pneuvo]

All this talk about Root and he is only 40? Pfft! I could be his father lol.

 

[arsenicCatnip]

All this talk about Root and he is only 40? Pfft! I could be his father lol.

Oh reaally?

For the record, I'm going to be 24 soon. Hardly the oldest. And the Escapists are pretty mature, if a little bugnuts at times.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Root, How does it feel to be recognised for your seniority? I bet your ears felt like a Pyro Birthday Party today...

If I'm recognised for anything, it's usually really bad puns

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

On the plus side, they're doing a much better job with his birth certificate in the Natural History Museum. Or so I hear.

Hmm, Quite. I didn't realize they gave discounts to previous pieces.

Accounting for inflation since prehistory is a big job. In the end they just gave up.

Plus, you can't really charge the man who helped build the building all those years ago.

He wouldn't understand this new base-10 monetary system anyway.

Decimalisation was 1971, you cheeky whipper-snapper.

 

[Stevo_s]

I think your the oldest, Root is 40.

Root is 39 for another 6 months

Your the same age as my mother!

 

[BonsaiK]

I love this thread. I'm 35 and it makes me feel all young again, because people who are older than me have been identified.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I think your the oldest, Root is 40.

Root is 39 for another 6 months

Your the same age as my mother!

Obvious punchline is obvious

 

[Radelaide]

I think your the oldest, Root is 40.

Root is 39 for another 6 months

Root is still OLD.

OOOOOOOLD!

 

[Balaxe]

Im only 16.

 

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

I'm 17.

The Root Of All Evil is 40, and there's a women on here whose name I can't remember who's 46. Those are the oldest I know.

Incidentally, my brother, who you know as Fniff is 12, but he got suspended for a year because you have to be 13 to post on the forums. Sad.

The youngest person I've ever seen on here was 10 years old, but because I wouldn't want them to be suspended for 3 years, I shan't reveal their name.

Furburt, I swear you could become the next Max The Reaper (hopefully without the bad ending)

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

I think your the oldest, Root is 40.

Root is 39 for another 6 months

Root is still OLD.

OOOOOOOLD!

Old enough to put you over my knee, young lady!

 

[Radelaide]

I think your the oldest, Root is 40.

Root is 39 for another 6 months

Root is still OLD.

OOOOOOOLD!

Old enough to put you over my knee, young lady!

Only if you could catch me, old timer

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Only if you could catch me, old timer

I gave up the chasing a long time ago. I let them come to me now.

 

[Z(ombie)fan]

I'm 15, So I'm hardly the oldest.

and here I thought I might be the youngest. I'm 17.

im thirteen.

also furburts brother fniff is twelve.

 

[FallenJellyDoughnut]

Only if you could catch me, old timer

I gave up the chasing a long time ago. I let them come to me now.

With promises of candy and video games.

Furburt, I swear you could become the next Max The Reaper (hopefully without the bad ending)

Erm...good? I think?

Max was a very respected memeber of the escapist, and pretty much posted in every thread. He was actually banned though, I think it was about a history of insulting people (most of which may have deserved it) or something like that. You rival his post count already!