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murielm99

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6. I'm seventy,

Mon Mar 11, 2019, 05:08 AM

Mar 2019

and I joined in 2003. I lurked for a year before that.

I have more energy now to fight, because I have more time for it. I am retired. I hope things remain stable enough for me that I can continue the fight.

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I wonder who the oldest and youngest members of Democratic Underground are. [View all] byronius Mar 2019 OP

Kleeb! Renew Deal Mar 2019 #1

Hahahaha! Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #8

Hes fine and happily lives in VA The Truth Is Here Mar 2019 #16

Good to hear! Dennis Donovan Mar 2019 #17

Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #47

That made ME feel old! Phentex Mar 2019 #20

I'll be over 80 in 4 years. N/t jaysunb Mar 2019 #2

I have a lot of respect True Dough Mar 2019 #9

I've been using computers since 1963 unc70 Mar 2019 #15

Many of us in our 70s were part of the reason we have that technology MineralMan Mar 2019 #18

Heh... jberryhill Mar 2019 #38

Well, I know Al Gore invented it! True Dough Mar 2019 #41

I'll be over 80 in less than 3 years. Joined DU in 2004. sweetroxie Mar 2019 #13

64 and hangiing in! akraven Mar 2019 #3

I qualify for one of those categories.... No Vested Interest Mar 2019 #4

Back in the old days we had at least one high-schooler.Don't know where s/he is now. Some college... Hekate Mar 2019 #5

I'm seventy, murielm99 Mar 2019 #6

I'm 70. leftyladyfrommo Mar 2019 #10

We had 4 that I remember Rhiannon12866 Mar 2019 #11

Remember "Asher Heimerman"? A HERETIC I AM Mar 2019 #21

Oh yeah canetoad Mar 2019 #55

A couple Jimbo S Mar 2019 #45

How about.. who has Cha Mar 2019 #7

That might be you! Hekate Mar 2019 #22

They add up fast, Hekate! Cha Mar 2019 #43

Back in the day ornotna Mar 2019 #63

Yes, I was a newbie compared to her.. Cha Mar 2019 #65

I'm not sure ornotna Mar 2019 #66

I know of one member in his 90s MrsMatt Mar 2019 #12

Wonderful!!! No Vested Interest Mar 2019 #23

I'll be 70 in September.... 49jim Mar 2019 #14

Same Age The River Mar 2019 #32

+1 llmart Mar 2019 #39

I will be turning 39 in June! Initech Mar 2019 #19

Beat ya there by a few months backtoblue Mar 2019 #36

MosheFeingold is almost 100, I think. Mosby Mar 2019 #24

By"special" he means MosheFeingold Mar 2019 #49

Moshe Feingold is about 95. panader0 Mar 2019 #25

94 MosheFeingold Mar 2019 #48

Love you Moshe! panader0 Mar 2019 #50

Holy cow you win the post. byronius Mar 2019 #59

These two: dalton99a Mar 2019 #26

"let's get in the Lounge and look at the kitty pics" rurallib Mar 2019 #46

I'm 26! bearsfootball516 Mar 2019 #27

Braggart. Whippersnapper! panader0 Mar 2019 #28

What's worse: "Whippersnapper" brought to mind lyrics from Devo's... JHB Mar 2019 #56

82 1/2. Yeah, I'm approaching old age with some dread. justhanginon Mar 2019 #29

I will be 64 in a month. redstatebluegirl Mar 2019 #30

Not me! KPN Mar 2019 #31

I once shook hands with President Johnson DFW Mar 2019 #33

80 here. nt IphengeniaBlumgarten Mar 2019 #34

I'm neither oldest or youngest: 75! Stayin' alive! CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2019 #35

Just turned 73 a month ago. FuzzyRabbit Mar 2019 #37

68 in 17 days. fierywoman Mar 2019 #40

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Can't be THAT low DFW Mar 2019 #57

If I was 5 I'd be that focused underpants Mar 2019 #58

I used to love the tradition we had on the Marine Corps Birthday Separation Mar 2019 #44

Still young. Only 75 appleannie1943 Mar 2019 #51

joined when a freshman in college in 2004 Tiggeroshii Mar 2019 #52

I'll be 85 the end of August. virgogal Mar 2019 #53

That's a big birthday. Ninety -- then one hundred -- byronius Mar 2019 #60

I think Im getting bored with the whole thing now.:-) virgogal Mar 2019 #64

I'm so old that ... Tracer Mar 2019 #54

My odometer rotates to 70 next month. It's very weird. VOX Mar 2019 #61

That's a great prescription for aging gracefully. byronius Mar 2019 #62

And as the great Satchel Paige said, "Don't look back, something might be gaining on you." VOX Mar 2019 #67