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1940 3 0.70%
1950 50 11.68%
1960 207 48.36%
1970 124 28.97%
1980 38 8.88%
Other or prefer not to say. 6 1.40%
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Old 08-26-2018, 04:44 PM   #21
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Since I was always way younger than my clients, if the subject of age came up my response was "I was born when there was still 48 stars on the flag". That worked for them.
In my day, nine planets.
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Old 08-26-2018, 04:49 PM   #22
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I'm 68 (how'd that happen?) and DW is 61, will be 62 in a couple of months.

And yes, I remember nine planets and 48 stars on the flag, black & white TVs and black rotary dial telephones. Long distance phone calls were horribly expensive so the only time they were made was when somebody was born or died, and maybe Christmas.
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I'm 68 (how'd that happen?) and DW is 61, will be 62 in a couple of months.

And yes, I remember nine planets and 48 stars on the flag, black & white TVs and black rotary dial telephones. Long distance phone calls were horribly expensive so the only time they were made was when somebody was born or died, and maybe Christmas.
Just wait until you turn 70! Then you will *really* be wondering how that ever happened.

The first 70 years have been such a wonderful ride. Hoping for another 30 but I will gratefully take whatever years I am given.
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Had to put before 1970, but at 1961, closer to 1960 at 57 years old. DW is 62.
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