Age...Can you admit it?

You should join Eloras club Jerboa. It seems you have the same problem.

Ahhh...but how many grey hairs are out of sight? Hmmm...?

DEC Rainbow. Killed by the people in DEC that didnt see a future in personal computers as well as because they used dual processor proprietary architecture and had a native VT100 mode which meant that they did everything anyone could want badly. Good riddance.

One good reason, I think, not to reveal rl age and other personal facts if to give others the best chance to interact with us and form impressions of us based soley on what we say and do.

Oh and BTW, I see he's in the same age group according to the poll so I guess he's "geriatric" too, as he gleefully called me a week or so ago, without even knowing as much.

I keep seeing this (the ability to see who has answered in which category) mentioned in this thread. How is that done??

I don't care for the implication that you seem now to be agreeing with that gatherings of people using the same language with mutual cultural histories of similar levels of intellect are gatherings of fawning parasites.

I never implied any such thing. I like all kinds of things. Sometimes I like diverse crowds. Other times I like homogeneous ones.

In particular, I remember when I'd been traveling in New Zealand for a month or so, generally mixing with other travelers, who tended to be mostly Europeans (who I'd see on the treks) and Canadians (who I'd see in the pubs -- go figure). At one point purely by coincidence, I landed with a small crowd of Americans. We played Charades, and I hadn't had so much fun in a long time. Someone noticed near the end that we were all Americans, and wasn't it a nice break, fellowship with people we had even more in common with than the other travelers.

Just a little anecdote that underscores your valid point that people with similarities can get together and have a great time, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

If someone said that there was, I sure missed it, and I woud have disagreed.

On the other hand, most of the time, I prefer a mixed crowd. That's why I prefer to live in university towns. That's just my preference, of course. There's no moral issue here.

You guys are cracking me up with the DEC speak...lol. Poor uncle kenny, he just didnt see the value of the PC...he DID however see the value in the then named ALPHA chip which was made in the same factory with the same tools that have been making the Intel P4 and other Intel wafers to this day. The only prob was that the alpha chip was such an innovation that at the time no one had any software or machines to use it with.

The days at the Mill with DEC were wonderful and exciting times....DEC just didnt survive the niche market we now have with computer hardware companies specializing in one aspect of the PC. Back then DEC did it all...hardware, software, installations, chips and more. We knew when uncle kenny left and mean BOB came in the end was near...and when they stopped the spring water and WSJ's we knew the gig was over.

I still loved the VAXmate...hehe.

I never implied any such thing. I like all kinds of things. Sometimes I like diverse crowds. Other times I like homogeneous ones.

In particular, I remember when I'd been traveling in New Zealand for a month or so, generally mixing with other travelers, who tended to be mostly Europeans (who I'd see on the treks) and Canadians (who I'd see in the pubs -- go figure). At one point purely by coincidence, I landed with a small crowd of Americans. We played Charades, and I hadn't had so much fun in a long time. Someone noticed near the end that we were all Americans, and wasn't it a nice break, fellowship with people we had even more in common with than the other travelers.

Just a little anecdote that underscores your valid point that people with similarities can get together and have a great time, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with that.

If someone said that there was, I sure missed it, and I woud have disagreed.

On the other hand, most of the time, I prefer a mixed crowd. That's why I prefer to live in university towns. That's just my preference, of course. There's no moral issue here.

LOL! I never hide my age. I just let people assume I'm younger than I am! For the computer folks who remember:

LOAD "*",8,1

Blame THAT machine on my lack of a social life in HS

My husband turns 50 in June and I have been teasing him because he has been getting the AARP stuff for about a year now.

You posted that the word sycophant was used correctly in context which I took to be agreement with Imnotgoings implication. Since you have now explained that you agree with her statement but not her implication I apologise for my incorrect interpretation of your words.

Look at the results. The second to last box on the right is the total number of votes per category. The number is a link to see the names in each category

Thanks. And I'm quite sure you misinterpreted her post too; she did not imply what you're arguing about. Imnot's posts are generally positive and upbeat and rarely critical or offensive. I'm far more prone to getting pissy than she is, but I'm working on that.

If you're going to lie about your age, go in the right direction!

Surfin again and saw this thread again. Well, my age group are certainly outnumbered. Now reading postings and threads makes much more sense. Older generation. Hmmm - shoulda known.

Good point

My mother has this system that at each birthday she subtracts 2 years. So if someone turns 50 they think "I'm 48." At 51, they go to 49. For some reason it helps my mother deal with her age...who looks stunning so not sure why she is one of those "don't tell" types.

Too many mental gymnastics for me. I'm proud of my age.