Does the 'age question' offend you?

[LewSpeight]

Over heard an argument with two women arguing that you shouldn't be offended or 'fussy and immature' when somebody asks their age.
Im bored so thought i'd throw it up here for a discussion. Thoughts?

[Spank86]

It depends, I think there comes an age when you shouldn't be so blunt as to ask outright but at the same time women shouldn't get uppity if they don't want to answer.

[Skybaba]

It's just a number......... ;-)

[LewSpeight]

Exactly what I thought Skybaba ;)

I normally think that if they're kicking up a fuss about telling you their age, then they're ashamed about the person they are considering their age. If that even makes sense.

[mrs t]

yep, doesnt bother me at all if im asked as skybaba says ,its just a number :)

[dizzyblonde]

I'm 36......and probably old enough to be your mum!

[LewSpeight]

I'm 36......and probably old enough to be your mum!

Lol if you say so!

[dizzyblonde]

So, the question is....how old are you? Lol

[Skybaba]

So, the question is....how old are you? Lol

..............waiting Lew ;-)

[LewSpeight]

Rather not say. Don't be so rude for asking!

[LewSpeight]

... 19 :)

So yes, you could be old enough to be my mother

[dizzyblonde]

..............waiting Lew ;-)

Rather not say. Don't be so rude for asking!

Some folk are so tetchy about age :p.....I'm nearing 40, no biggy. I've all my own teeth, my b00bs aren't saggy and my blonde term memory ain't too bad :)

[disco2]

Some folk are so tetchy about age :p.....I'm nearing 40, no biggy. I've all my own teeth, my b00bs aren't saggy and my blonde term memory ain't too bad :)

Im 40 in august I too have all my own teeth my boobs are well saggy and my blonde term memory is shot to pieces.:D:D:D:D

[Skybaba]

Rather not say. Don't be so rude for asking!

Lol

[dizzyblonde]

:smt043:smt043

Could be worse, Peggy leg is 42, going on 82!

I'm now in big trouble :-s

[mrs t]

omg i feel sooooo old now lol, im 46

[LewSpeight]

No wonder you lot aren't riding if you've been give your bus passes ;)

[Tomor]

omg i feel sooooo old now lol, im 46

HOW OLD!! ;) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

[Lozzo]

A woman's age should be treated as if it is written on paper - when it's laid horizontal or the lights are out, no-one can see and no-one cares.

[joshwalker094]

A woman's age should be treated as if it is written on paper - when it's laid horizontal or the lights are out, no-one can see and no-one cares.

I like that quote a lot!
Nice one lozzo

[LewSpeight]

I like that quote a lot!
Nice one lozzo

Ditto. One for the books ;)

[andrewsmith]

Good one Loz!

I'm old enough, but the youngest in the office

[mrs t]

HOW OLD!! ;) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

cheer tomor:smt067:smt067:smt081:smt081

[pie eater]

Am 46 next month could i be old enough to be your mum lol

[Tomor]

Am 46 next month could i be old enough to be your mum lol

Hmm, which one of you shall I choose to be my mother?? :confused:;)

[Fallout]

Back to the original question, if someone gets upset because you ask their age, then think how they're going to act if you burn their house down or punch them in the face? I'd wager they'd go absolutely mental. People need to chill.

[Dicky Ticker]

How the fick can I be immature at 65?

Old enough to be Dizzy's dad and your granddad;)

Dad's Army voice "Stupid boy"

[Specialone]

I'm 42...












Inches long :)

[Paul the 6th]

I've been having a lot of trouble with my memory and cognition lately... you know silly things like putting cereal in the fridge and milk in the cupboard. Went too far earlier though; I suddenly realised I was trying to withdraw cash from the microwave. But I'd forgotten my pin number.

[andrewsmith]

I'm 42...












Inches long :)

Dirty bugger

sent from a weapon of mass distraction

[timwilky]

I am 52, old enough to know better. But young enough to misbehave.

It is a comfortable age, safe in the knowledge that I now know it all.

[NTECUK]

Over heard an argument with two women arguing that you shouldn't be offended or 'fussy and immature' when somebody asks their age.
Im bored so thought i'd throw it up here for a discussion. Thoughts?

Its more to do with media pressures and how in particuler women should look.

[Littlepeahead]

My motto is to never go out for the evening with a younger man, (I'm 42) and never stay out past my bed time (11pm).

The only exception is where the combined ages of the men I am out with adds up to a great number than my own age, and the hours past my bedtime is less than the number of men I am out with. Which explains how I ended up getting to bed at 5am after spending the evening dancing until 4am with six 19 year olds and a 21 year old at the end of season awards last year and I was sober. Someone has to look after them!

[Gizzard1533]

Age is another number, my partner is 13 years old than me, but we get on like a house on fire and shes much better than any girl my own age. She lives by the rule, shes only as old as the man she feels :rolleyes: ;)

[NTECUK]

Age is another number, my partner is 13 years old than me, but we get on like a house on fire and shes much better than any girl my own age. She lives by the rule, shes only as old as the man she feels :rolleyes: ;)

I'll subscribe to that ideal ..

[andrewsmith]

I am 52, old enough to know better. But young enough to misbehave.

It is a comfortable age, safe in the knowledge that I now know it all.

Thought you were 152?? ;)

[Specialone]

My motto is to never go out for the evening with a younger man, (I'm 42) and never stay out past my bed time (11pm).

The only exception is where the combined ages of the men I am out with adds up to a great number than my own age, and the hours past my bedtime is less than the number of men I am out with. Which explains how I ended up getting to bed at 5am after spending the evening dancing until 4am with six 19 year olds and a 21 year old at the end of season awards last year and I was sober. Someone has to look after them!



You should be past all that malarkey at your age Clare :rolleyes:

I'm same age for the record :)

[Icanopit]

At 70+ years, AGE IS A WONDERFULL THING, just remember that the older you are the more days you have "woken up" and had the option to enjoy them, there are those that don't wake up for as many days as you !!!!!!!!

[punyXpress]

At 70+ years, AGE IS A WONDERFULL THING, just remember that the older you are the more days you have "woken up" and had the option to enjoy them, there are those that don't wake up for as many days as you !!!!!!!!

+1 ( @ 70 + a bit more ! )
Member of the growing old disgracefully fraternity.

[Specialone]

Having met you too old duffers, I hope I get to your age and still enjoying myself just as much as you two :)

[granty92]

im 20 :) been told like i act my shoe size which is 10, wish i was older though, dont like being treated like a baby in the office ha i manage people older than me and they still take the p*ss outta me

[NTECUK]

20 thats oldenough to go to war .

[punyXpress]

Having met you too old duffers, I hope I get to your age and still enjoying myself just as much as you two :)

. . got to catch us first!
. . and is that a Freudian slip I see before me?

[granty92]

20 thats oldenough to go to war .
and those are my intentions :) just got my medical then selection process

[NTECUK]

Rather you than me. I'm too old lol...

[granty92]

never too old, become an officer and kick ass

[NTECUK]

One -us about being older is kicking , running etc gets harder.
plus I'm too too thick ti be any more than a grunt lol

[granty92]

i wasn't the smartest at school but got lucky on the barb test that i got 62 out of 65 :)

[Specialone]

. . got to catch us first!
. . and is that a Freudian slip I see before me?

Damn you, you old experienced git, I'm normally careful on my grammar :mad:


Well spotted puny ;)

[Dicky Ticker]

Nearly enough of us to start the BP Club ---- that is bus pass:)

[mrs t]

most of the lads i work with call me mum anyway lol doesnt bother me at all, we all have a good laugh, lol you have to working for the council lol

[Richie]

I'm 45 and had a lifetimes worth of memories, some good some bad but mostly Great.
I could quote the last lines of the film Blade Runner :)

[NTECUK]

I'm 45 and had a lifetimes worth of memories, some good some bad but mostly Great.
I could quote the last lines of the film Blade Runner :)
"It's a shame she won't live - but then again, who does?"

But the quote from Runner has to be
"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."

[BanannaMan]

I'm 53 but is just a number to me.
Most people say I look younger but I do catch a fair amount of flack for not 'acting my age'.
Apparently I should be playing golf or reading books and taking walks instead of riding motorcycles and quadbikes and climbing mountains and such.

My next adventure (hopefully) involves being ferryed out to a 25 mile long tropical island with the quadbike for a few days of exploring and enjoying a lovely beach all to myself.

Act your age?
Ha! I don't believe in acting. Just be yourself.
I have friends from 16 to 80. Age matters not to me.

[Jason H]

I'm a delightful 22yrs of age and have got to admit being the youngest in the office isn't all that fun...

To all the wiser members of the forum, just remember: growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional!!

J

[LewSpeight]

I love being one of the youngest, because I like to think I can sometimes act the most mature.
I like to learn from my elders and I tend to aspire to quite a lot of them.

Aspire to their strengths and learn from their weaknesses

[punyXpress]

I'm a delightful 22yrs of age and have got to admit being the youngest in the office isn't all that fun...

To all the wiser members of the forum, just remember: growing old is mandatory, growing up is optional!!

J

Thanks for that, Jason, will use it in my sig.
Oh dear: " Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional. "
Already done.

[punyXpress]

I love being one of the youngest, because I like to think I can sometimes act the most mature.
I like to learn from my elders and I tend to aspire to quite a lot of them.

Aspire to their strengths and learn from their weaknesses

So, that's a hell of a lot to learn from me, Lew!

[LewSpeight]

So, that's a hell of a lot to learn from me, Lew!

I'm a keen learner ;)

[granty92]

so they now decided im the run around guy, have just gone to tesco and brought £20 worth if easter eggs and having an easter egg hunt this afternoon :)

[Griff-SV]

so they now decided im the run around guy, have just gone to tesco and brought £20 worth if easter eggs and having an easter egg hunt this afternoon :)

Now that doesn't sound like the worst place to work :)

[granty92]

its alright to work, just i had to pay and go and get them haha

[Griff-SV]

You should have them repay you plus an extra 'egg' tax :)

[granty92]

i would but it was my idea :/ theres me hoping everyone would chip in, but no that didn't happen

[Griff-SV]

Seems a bit tight on their part

[mrs t]

hope you get to hide them granty lol that will teach them lol

[granty92]

it is indeed, awfully tempted to hide the eggs in my car and just let them search the offices high and low

[Griff-SV]

Haha do it! And keep them guessing by saying 'warmer' or 'colder' when they're searching!

You can allow yourself a evil inner laugh *mwaaaahhhh!*

[granty92]

this could be a possible video i think :) also got much planned for april fools day at home :)

[Griff-SV]

excellent! :)

[Lozzo]

I'm in that happy place age-wise; too old to be a teenager, too young to be a dirty old man.

[punyXpress]

Says who? ;)

[NTECUK]

Jethro Tull said it eloquently .
Too old to Rock &Roll .Too young to Die .

[Lozzo]

Says who? ;)

My 31 year old girlfriend :D

[andrewsmith]

My 31 year old girlfriend :D

so she's 40 year your junior ;)


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[Lozzo]

so she's 40 year your junior ;)


http://www.katzy.dsl.pipex.com/Smileys/runaway!.gif

Harsh, only 19 years

[andrewsmith]

touche!
Anyways you jammy bastid!! :)

[Lozzo]

touche!
Anyways you jammy bastid!! :)

More than jammy, she's stunning :-)

[LewSpeight]

.... and blind, deaf and dumb? ;)

[ClunkintheUK]

excellent! :)

Don't you mean Eggs-ellent. :D

[andrewsmith]

.... and blind, deaf and dumb? ;)

and where's the guide dog? ;)

[LewSpeight]

That'd be her.

[Spank86]

.... and blind, deaf and dumb? ;)

On the plus side, her abilities at pinball have been complemented.