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How old are Honorverse fans?

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Your Age Group:

12 & under
0
No votes
Teens
10
4%
20s
48
18%
30s
60
22%
40s
56
21%
50s
52
19%
60s
35
13%
70s
11
4%
eighty and above
1
0%
 
Total votes : 273
Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by robert132   » Thu May 09, 2013 1:09 pm

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saber964 wrote:I prefer my Great Uncles out look on life. "Growing old is mandatory, Growing up is optional". This from a guy, who at age 85 went around the block on a pair of old fashioned steel roller skates.


I think I'd like your Great Uncle.
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Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by robert132   » Thu May 09, 2013 1:46 pm

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pokermind wrote:David Weber commented on the Safehold Forum that our ages made him feel old, and I tried to cheer him up:

runsforcelery wrote:(Quote runsforcelery)

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You're not making me feel any younger here, you know . . . . :( (end quote)



For RFC -
I discovered that "age" and "feeling old" are relative things when I was a 38 year old senior Petty Officer working for a 22 year old Ensign, so shiny new he squeeked as he walked up the brow and on to USS Nassau's Quarterdeck, making me feel like an old phart.

It's the duty of every senior NCO to train up the junior officers entrusted to his care, to watch over him without being a Mother Hen, encourage him to toddle along on his own, to wipe his nose and let him learn by making his own mistakes without allowing him to make the major ones that could really hurt him. To teach him how to look after the people assigned to his division, to stand up and take the rap when things go wrong without hanging the blame on some poor seaman when the decision that went wrong was the officer's and ensure credit goes to those who deserve it when things get done right and recognition is deserved.

I think Petty Officer (and later Warrant Officer) Harkness, in his own way, would agree with me.

Oh, that young officer? Today, 20 years later, he commands an Atlantic Fleet Aegis destroyer. He makes his "sea daddy" proud.

You ain't old RFC, you're just in a position to pass on life's lessons in your own unique and enjoyable way.

Thank you for that.
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Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by MaxxQ   » Thu May 09, 2013 9:22 pm

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robert132 wrote:
saber964 wrote:I prefer my Great Uncles out look on life. "Growing old is mandatory, Growing up is optional". This from a guy, who at age 85 went around the block on a pair of old fashioned steel roller skates.


I think I'd like your Great Uncle.


I prefer: "I may be getting older, but I refuse to grow up."
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Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by robert132   » Fri May 10, 2013 3:50 pm

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MaxxQ wrote:
robert132 wrote:I think I'd like your Great Uncle.


I prefer: "I may be getting older, but I refuse to grow up."


Here here!!
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Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by KNick   » Mon May 13, 2013 8:33 pm

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Well, the votes keep coming in. There are younger people voting for one story or the other. Most of the last ten votes in each has been for one or the other, rather than both. For those who have read only one set of stories, I highly recommend the other.
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Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by Bulldogger   » Fri May 17, 2013 1:55 pm

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With my vote, the 40's take the lead!
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Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by KNick   » Mon May 20, 2013 1:28 am

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Bulldogger wrote:With my vote, the 40's take the lead!


Getting close to 6% on both forums, in spite of the fact that the number of members keeps growing.
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Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by KNick   » Fri May 24, 2013 12:52 am

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Bulldogger wrote:With my vote, the 40's take the lead!



fourty-somethings account for about 25% of both polls. The numbers are still going up in both polls, so if you haven't voted, please do.
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Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by KNick   » Wed May 29, 2013 7:18 pm

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KNick wrote:
Bulldogger wrote:With my vote, the 40's take the lead!



fourty-somethings account for about 25% of both polls. The numbers are still going up in both polls, so if you haven't voted, please do.



We were over 6% on this poll but enough new people have signed up in the last week to drop it back below that.
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Re: How old are Honerverse fans?
Post by Annachie   » Thu May 30, 2013 8:15 am

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Old enough to see the moon landing on TV, young enough to not remember a thing. :?
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You are so going to die. :p ~~~~ runsforcelery
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still not dead. :)
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