Would it not just make more sense to bear the horrors that come with having 19s in your age bracket, and post your actual age to clarify? Come on, how insulting do you want to be? Disgusted to be grouped with teenagers?Geoffrey42 said:That doesn't negate the truth in my comment that the brackets don't lend themselves to viewing an unobscured distribution. Plus, the question was not "What demographic are you in?" but instead, "How old are you?". Maybe the former is more relevant, or maybe it was the intended question, but that's not the question that was asked.mshcherbatskaya said:Actually, these are fairly standard demographic groupings, commonly used by insurance companies and the advertising and marketing industry.
My actual age, 24, wasn't really relevant to my bracket comment, only to my dislike of being grouped with 19 year olds. In addition, my "disgust" was sarcastic (I generally enjoy the company of the 19 year olds I meet these days, if only because they're typically filtered through my 21 year old friends, or through places like the Escapist which attract quality), while my bracket critique was quite sincere.Singing Gremlin said:Would it not just make more sense to bear the horrors that come with having 19s in your age bracket, and post your actual age to clarify? Come on, how insulting do you want to be? Disgusted to be grouped with teenagers?
Crap_haT said:You are my faviorate number. Feel proud!nilcypher said:I'm 27 today!
EDIT: Just seen the local time, I was 27 yesterday.
I remember a few years back, when I thought there were only children and teenagers on the net.Hey, I hate childish teenagers as much
Hah! Wait until you go to register a game and find out the year-of-birth slider doesn't go all the way back to yours. Now THAT is cold.Geoffrey42 said:I'm disgusted to be bracketed with the 19 year olds.
Best to get that first failed marriage out of the way fast, that's what I did. Luckily no kids, kids mean this person is in your life for the REST of your life. I actually get along with my ex just fine, but I wouldn't want to see her every week.Darth Mobius said:Trust me, you are at that perfect age... Once you actually hit 21, it is all downhill from there... That may just be my bias though... I was already married at age 21, my wife was pregnant at the age of 18, and I had yet to lose everything yet... I am 23 now, I have lost my 20 year old wife to a 30 year old man, my daughter, who will be 2 on the 25th, to the same man, and my truck to random circumstance... I am worse off now than I have ever been in my life.
You have truly had a rough time, and I hope blessings come into your life. I'll say a prayer for you.Evilbunny said:I am 20 years old and I have cancer, they had to amputate the infected leg (it was in my femur) so I will never walk again, and the chemotherapy made me infertile so I can never have children. So don't tell me it's downhill from here because I have a hard time imagining it being worse.
Just getting around to reading most of this thread, and this is priceless. Sometimes (preferably when you're single!) you meet someone who seems so wonderful that you can't believe they're on the market. Then you get to know them and say "Oh, right."mshcherbatskaya said:Procedural Instruction: Based on this unit's extensive field testing, the process for reducing the likelihood of repeat self-induced cranial impact, commonly known as "banging one's head", is as follows:
1. Quit banging psychos, addicts, and emotional parasites.
2. Correct neurotrasmitter levels as needed.
3. Locate all excess material and emotional cargo and blow it out the airlock.
Behavioral Premise: Certain external circumstances aside, no one can fuck you up without your consent. Refusing to leave a fucked-up situation is implicit consent.
Philosophical Observation: Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupery was quite intelligent for a meatbag.
That's really sad, on the part of the registration apps' designer's side. Then again, I typically lie about my DOB on anything that shouldn't've been asking for it in the first place. If they didn't have my year, it makes it even easier.werepossum said:Hah! Wait until you go to register a game and find out the year-of-birth slider doesn't go all the way back to yours. Now THAT is cold.