Singing Gremlin:
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?

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.

28, been gaming since I was about 4 or 5.

Crap_haT:

nilcypher:
I'm 27 today!

EDIT: Just seen the local time, I was 27 yesterday.

You are my faviorate number. Feel proud!

Damm, not likely somebody will be mine. Hard to find 2968 Yr' olds these days.

Woo, 15 truning 16

Hey, I hate childish teenagers as much

I remember a few years back, when I thought there were only children and teenagers on the net.

I mean, looking at all the deranged theories out there, and all the insanely stupid comments there could be no other way - right?

It came as a huge shock to me when many of the authors of those comments came forth and claimed to be parents, and to have a job and a house. Judging from what they wrote I would never trust them with more than 10$, much less a child and even less than that, a vote.

What I am trying to say here is that not only teenagers are deranged. A significant amount of the grown-ups act mindnumbingly stupid and show little to no trace of an independent mind. It was the internet which made me lose all respect for authorities.
(That, and old people. Old people always do something stupid - it's like it's in their genes or something).

40 and classic and current video game collector. I am a former owner of a video game store for 2 years and looking to open another one soon.

23... as of last month but a gamer since i was four.

19-24, few, just barely squeaked in there. I prefer being older than people, but it will take me quite a long time to achieve it seems...

31!

Woohooo

21.

Geoffrey42:
I'm disgusted to be bracketed with the 19 year olds.

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.

Darth Mobius:
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.

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.

As far as losing a spouse or lover to another, my philosophy is they did you a favor. If someone CAN be stolen, then they weren't true to begin with. And your ex-wife's husband should know that the old adage - when a man marries his mistress, that creates a vacancy in that position - applies to women as well.

Evilbunny:
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.

You have truly had a rough time, and I hope blessings come into your life. I'll say a prayer for you.

Actually you might be able to walk again - they are making wonderful strides in prosthetics, in no small part due to the number of amputations caused by the war in Iraq. Many upper-leg amputees are actually staying in the army and functioning perfectly well. Freddie Franks, commander of a large part of the coalition forces in the first Gulf War to free Kuwait, is an amputee (BK) due to an injury sustained in Viet Nam.

You can still have and enjoy children if you wish, just not biological children. Mine are step-children, and I have a good friend who has adopted two beautiful Chinese orphans from religious beliefs rather than medical necessity. Trust me, they are functionally the same as your biological children.

mshcherbatskaya:
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.

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."

werepossum:
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.

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.

On that topic: who thinks age gates are a complete waste of energy?

19 in november

Evilbunny:

Darth Mobius:

AnGeL.SLayer:
20 woo-hoo! The middle ground between being old enough to smoke, die for my country and buy porn but yet still not old enough to drink.

^_^

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.

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.

PWN3D?

I am a 15 year old gamer, but has anyone noticed, a large majority of young american 10 year olds can sound like girls, unless your like my classmate, who's nickname is "joe pasqually" (i think i spelt that right).

Takhisis:

Evilbunny:

Darth Mobius:

AnGeL.SLayer:
20 woo-hoo! The middle ground between being old enough to smoke, die for my country and buy porn but yet still not old enough to drink.

^_^

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.

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.

PWN3D?

pwn3d, PWN3D, thats just sad, these people havn't been "pwn3d", they've just had a much harder life than you or me, consider yourself luucky, and to the cancer patient, look on the bright side, you still have your life, and many people can lead a relativly "normal" life on cruches or in a chair, and for infirtility, there is always adoption.

25; 26 in three weeks. If the all of you are being honest about your age, it makes me glad that on this forum I'm average age and not "the old fart".

Im not gonna lie im 14........................
And stay away from my frikin house!

irishdelinquent:

AnGeL.SLayer:
20 woo-hoo! The middle ground between being old enough to smoke, die for my country and buy porn but yet still not old enough to drink.

^_^

lol that's why I love Canada. I'm the same age and I've been drinking for a year.

; P

drinking age in NZ is 18. ^__~

I was wondering what kind of age demographics use the Escapist forums. I've divided the options into what I feel are the most definitive age groups (if you're younger than 10: sorry, but I don't really care what you have to say on this site. That probably applies largely to those under about 14 as well).

Pre-teen
Late teen
College student
Grad student/young professional
Middle aged
Over the hill

10-13-preteen
14-17-teen
18-19-late teen
20-26-college student
27-30-grad student/young professional
31-40-proffesional
40-50-middle aged
41+-old

I consolidated a bit more

I'm 20, and at the time of writing am the only over 16-18 it would seem...

Shit I feel old now.

17 here.

20 as well. September twentieth I turn 21.
However most of the time if someone wants their age posted you can check it out in their User info thingy.

According to this poll, I'll be lucky if I live past 40. You know, because 40-year-olds are so old. You kids are silly. ;-)

Echolocating:
According to this poll, I'll be lucky if I live past 40. You know, because 40-year-olds are so old. You kids are silly. ;-)

Careful not to break a hip on the way to the john, gramps.

It's a joke, laugh :P .

18 but a college student. I drive a car, now all I need to do is get in some band and I'll be THAT cool.

TheNecroswanson:
20 as well. September twentieth I turn 21.

Happy early birthday!

The age dynamics on this board explain a lot.

mark_n_b:
The age dynamics on this board explain a lot.

sure they do, but then again, i judge people by how mature they are, not by how old they are...

PurpleRain:
18 but a college student. I drive a car, now all I need to do is get in some band and I'll be THAT cool.

Im 17, a college student and I drive a car and im in TWO bands!!

Thats how cool I am

Bah. I'm 27 and bitter.