hops_scout Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Dave, I, too, hope to meet you some day. And many more of you. I've met Purcelce already. I would love to meet more of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoutingagain Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 I usually respond to the age question with a line from "Hill Street Blues" , a "40 something white guy, just tryin' to get by". I'm actually 48. I'll have to change that line soon. Now that some of the ages have been posted, I'll admit I'm impressed with some of the wisdom posted by some of the younger folks that participate. SA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob White Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Okay Dsteele, I'm 48. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Eagle Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 I will give my date of birth, but it will require some work to convert it as this hasn't been the standard form for giving dates in quite a few centuries. DIES MARTIS A.D. XVIII KAL. OCT. MMDCCXXXVI A.U.C. That should leave most of the members of the forum in the dark. Now for a date that is of equal importance for Scouting purposes for me: My Eagle Board of Review: (in a more modern system than above) Dies Iovis xxxi Januarius MMII For anyone who happens to be an expert in the Classics, keep the translations to yourself. Hopefully those are converted correctly. I am trusting my references and memory to be correct. Oh, and for those that really must have things in Arabic numberals (ack! no! spare me from the anti-Arabic numeral axe! [my most sincere apologies, that was a high school Latin class related inside joke]): 20(This message has been edited by Proud Eagle) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk9750 Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Andrew, I'd be happy to tell you. But before I do, how about a little fun. How old do you think I am? Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo2 Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 47 puts me in pretty good company I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldGreyEagle Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Proud Eagle First Rule of Civilization: Bonum Est Semper Ubi Inlimis Sub Ubi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsat4jb Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Just older than SPL and hops-fifteen in March Andrew-how old did you think I was? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overtrained Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 I'll be celebrating the 10th anniversary of my 30th birthday on Scouting anniversary day. I've 26 years in Scouting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hops_scout Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 I'll be 15 in exactly three months from today:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsat4jb Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 Hey, hops, no fair! You said fourteen and a half, not fourteen and three quarters! :-) P.S. not that it's related or anything, but how do you make those little yellow smiley faces? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hops_scout Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 I wasnt sure exactly what my age was when the question was asked;) I figured it out today b/c we were talking about birthdays at lunch:) : ) put together : ( put together ; ) put together :):):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty_Doyle Posted November 17, 2003 Share Posted November 17, 2003 47 The mid-fifties seems to be a popular era for Scouters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
packsaddle Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 OK, 54. Upper tail of the curve, it seems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Eagle Posted November 18, 2003 Share Posted November 18, 2003 OldGreyEagle, My SM likes a simpler version of that same saying. He just goes with, "Semper ubi sub ubi." Apparently it was the actually his patrol moto for a while way back when. That is one of those perks of having a college English teacher as an SM. That and many whitty jokes, comments, come backs and the like. Few of the boys can ever match wits with him because of his excellent command of language. I was never a great student of Latin. I remember some bits and pieces of it and how to look up most of what I don't remember. I think I would be in deep trouble if I had to translate something of any complexity at this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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