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197. I have a difficult time inferring any real wisdom from under-30 Americans...

Tue Oct 15, 2013, 06:06 PM

Oct 2013

I have a difficult time inferring any real wisdom from under-30 Americans... my Magic Eight Ball is usually more accurate.

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Hit 40 yet? Your sex life is over, so says Miley Cyrus. [View all] BainsBane Oct 2013 OP

Meh .... she's young, and said something silly. nt. polly7 Oct 2013 #1

She's my age. Neoma Oct 2013 #2

And?? polly7 Oct 2013 #14

I guess so. Neoma Oct 2013 #17

Everyone at her / my age knows better. This is all for attention. Dash87 Oct 2013 #25

I hate to say it- but Miley is kinda' right (at least in my case)!!! Rectangle Oct 2013 #190

it was meant to be silly hfojvt Oct 2013 #36

Thanks hfojvt, I wondered that but hadn't seen her talking. nt. polly7 Oct 2013 #40

yeap... penultimate Oct 2013 #46

Ah, the young have so much to learn frazzled Oct 2013 #3

When will Hannah's 15 minutes be over? onehandle Oct 2013 #4

We can only hope BainsBane Oct 2013 #7

There's only so many clothes you can take off, and only so many shock things you can do. onehandle Oct 2013 #9

Yeah, I used to think that 40 was really really old. Nye Bevan Oct 2013 #5

Maybe by then she'll figure out the difference between being sexual BainsBane Oct 2013 #12

+1 treestar Oct 2013 #19

When have pop stars HappyMe Oct 2013 #23

I think she stands above the rest BainsBane Oct 2013 #45

There's definitely no lack HappyMe Oct 2013 #54

Right on, Happy Me. polly7 Oct 2013 #71

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #55

No BainsBane Oct 2013 #73

So what? HappyMe Oct 2013 #6

good question Enrique Oct 2013 #90

Too Funny ... Fantastic Anarchist Oct 2013 #8

LMAO. Tell ya what, young lady, go stand next to 44-year old Jennifer Lopez and see geek tragedy Oct 2013 #10

she did say they weren't having sex, not losing their sex appeal - do we know sammytko Oct 2013 #80

Ah yep, lol. Miley, like most young people, knows everything. closeupready Oct 2013 #125

Sigh. I was sort of done being angry with how she cheapens all of us. NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #11

meh... equally, her father. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #16

I am kinda surprised by that hfojvt Oct 2013 #39

I like hot apple pie. And Cheryl Tiegs is still hot. GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #59

By the time she turns 40 TheCowsCameHome Oct 2013 #13

Way she's going, I doubt she'll survive 27... Hayabusa Oct 2013 #74

I used To Think It Would Be All Over By The Time I was 27. left on green only Oct 2013 #154

... handmade34 Oct 2013 #15

She just played a 57 year old Bachmann jakeXT Oct 2013 #18

Here's the video (Warning: mildly NSFW, certainly requires brain bleach!) backscatter712 Oct 2013 #84

Post removed Post removed Oct 2013 #20

!!! HappyMe Oct 2013 #24

do keep showing us your sexist self. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #26

It seems to come naturally BainsBane Oct 2013 #49

i got a couple nasty pms also. but i am about reasoning with him. allowing the opportunity to be seabeyond Oct 2013 #57

Yeah, well you know I'm far less patient than you BainsBane Oct 2013 #58

He did what??? Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #115

She's finding her place, polly7 Oct 2013 #28

Thank you. HappyMe Oct 2013 #38

Probably because of the obvious lack of talent LordGlenconner Oct 2013 #75

She has plenty of talent. polly7 Oct 2013 #78

I guess music is subjective LordGlenconner Oct 2013 #79

"sex" to her is sexual self-objectification, so yes, zazen Oct 2013 #21

Anyone should care what this dimwit has to say? Dash87 Oct 2013 #22

I agree Matt should shut up Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #47

He is a dimwit, but I don't really like any of those LuvNewcastle Oct 2013 #130

He gets $5o million Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #131

I probably would have said the same thing at her age...what is she, 20? joeybee12 Oct 2013 #27

I was stupid too BainsBane Oct 2013 #41

I was probably pretty ageist, too...could not fathom someone joeybee12 Oct 2013 #104

Did Matt Lauer laugh out loud at her? SheilaT Oct 2013 #29

I guess Robbins Oct 2013 #30

Mine is just fine and I'm WAY OVER 40! redstatebluegirl Oct 2013 #31

Her mother and father are in there 40's maybe she should ask them if it's over for them. bigdarryl Oct 2013 #85

I don't think we've had enough lame, faux-sexy PR moves by Miley lately. Orsino Oct 2013 #32

Poor kid knows nothing of sexual peak. PeteSelman Oct 2013 #33

There are plenty of old fathers who are famous son they R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2013 #34

56 - Have Not Had Sex Since 1993 - She Is On Target cantbeserious Oct 2013 #35

1993?! You can't be serious, cantbeserious! Codeine Oct 2013 #92

Very Serious - Have Given Up On The Opposite Sex cantbeserious Oct 2013 #111

Try as I may, I just can't see any MENSA applications headed her way. lpbk2713 Oct 2013 #37

Obviously, Miley needs serious schoolin'. I'd be glad to help, Zorra Oct 2013 #42

Is she more popular than Jesus Christ yet? Throckmorton Oct 2013 #43

Her ability to troll people seems limitless LittleBlue Oct 2013 #44

hehehe... I don't really know much about her, is that her type of personality? penultimate Oct 2013 #51

Daddy taught her well riqster Oct 2013 #53

Reminds me of a MAD TV skit. "Look what I can do" L0oniX Oct 2013 #48

Oh god... 20? whttevrr Oct 2013 #50

Thankfully my fiance RantinRavin Oct 2013 #52

I started counting backward at 39 BainsBane Oct 2013 #56

yeah, I probably thought something similar when I was her age.... mike_c Oct 2013 #60

She's playing the media trolling it Ichingcarpenter Oct 2013 #62

BREAKING NEWS: 20-something year old says something stupid about older people. NuclearDem Oct 2013 #61

I really don't think all 20 somethings are that stupid BainsBane Oct 2013 #63

No, Miley. That's merely the age where nobody wants to know about it JHB Oct 2013 #64

hmm... our two week vacay at the outer banks (mid 50 somethings) says otherwise... NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #65

sounds like you are having a good vacation. Miley is only 20? Huh. uppityperson Oct 2013 #161

thanks so much! It's been an amazing time so far... NRaleighLiberal Oct 2013 #167

Every generation thinks they are the first ones that have discovered sex. N/T GreenStormCloud Oct 2013 #66

She's playing the entertainment media and her audience like a symphony. Iggo Oct 2013 #67

I give it 2 years until her biggest booking is Celebrity Rehab BainsBane Oct 2013 #70

If she starts believing her own press, then yeah probably. Iggo Oct 2013 #83

I think that the Bieber asshole HappyMe Oct 2013 #86

14:57...14:56...14:55 LordGlenconner Oct 2013 #68

yep. tick. tock. Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2013 #176

Why are people so obsessed by her? She is playing you. tjdee Oct 2013 #69

I happened to log on to TMZ, saw this, BainsBane Oct 2013 #72

She's playing nobody. apnu Oct 2013 #88

I agree with you 100% Sheldon Cooper Oct 2013 #116

Who? cleanhippie Oct 2013 #76

A woman reaches her sexual peak around 40 B Calm Oct 2013 #77

She is such an idiot. apnu Oct 2013 #81

She's trying to desperately bolt away from Disney davidn3600 Oct 2013 #91

Solid material? HappyMe Oct 2013 #94

I'll be 40 in a few years. Vashta Nerada Oct 2013 #82

boom. just like that. one day you have sex, and the next. well? no mo. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #102

Hire a teenager Turbineguy Oct 2013 #87

For me, the real fun BEGAN at 40. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #89

45 here. dipsydoodle Oct 2013 #95

Seriously. Same here jberryhill Oct 2013 #101

Haters gotta hate. Why so upset, everybody? Comrade Grumpy Oct 2013 #93

It was a knee jerk response to a question that was stupid to begin with. Inspired Oct 2013 #96

Well, at least we can all agree BainsBane Oct 2013 #98

Oh come on! HappyMe Oct 2013 #100

Seriously? BainsBane Oct 2013 #108

I doubt that. HappyMe Oct 2013 #143

Picture for Miley... dogknob Oct 2013 #97

Bless her pink heart. n/t Butterbean Oct 2013 #99

Miley needs to meet Annie kentauros Oct 2013 #103

It's hard to consider Miley sexual...she looks like 12 year old boy! Taverner Oct 2013 #105

Taverner... fancy meeting you in this thread Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2013 #158

I thought it was the "Raise yerself an outlaw" method Taverner Oct 2013 #159

looked more like raising The Aristocrats method to me. Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2013 #172

I could go with it Taverner Oct 2013 #173

of that, I have no doubt. it is only natural. Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2013 #174

Although when we sacrifice the neighbor's dog to satan Taverner Oct 2013 #178

She is a twit. I don't understand men who chase young girls.. SomethingFishy Oct 2013 #195

First, that wasn't short shorts, it was a long thong. nolabear Oct 2013 #106

Kids today. MrScorpio Oct 2013 #107

If Matt Lauer asked Pete Townsend if he's sorry he didn't die before he got old Bluenorthwest Oct 2013 #109

kids bigtree Oct 2013 #110

Possible translation: "People over forty don't hit on me, but I think they're yucky anyway" struggle4progress Oct 2013 #112

I know how to settle this. I'm 62. Blow me, Miley. 11 Bravo Oct 2013 #113

Blow me, Miley? wow. arent you da man. nt seabeyond Oct 2013 #114

Sorry, but I object to being told by a marginally talented kid that I'm now officially asexual. 11 Bravo Oct 2013 #122

. seabeyond Oct 2013 #124

Oh NO! Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #117

Now we know BainsBane Oct 2013 #118

And on that day Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #119

It's a shame. She has a nice voice. Nobody notices DevonRex Oct 2013 #120

She does, and she'll be just fine. Ellipsis Oct 2013 #179

I don't think she meant that as a shot at 40+ people, it was just a shot at Matt Lauer for asking... phleshdef Oct 2013 #121

We sure love train wrecks whatchamacallit Oct 2013 #123

Yeah and Miley Cyrus is an expert in the matter how? gopiscrap Oct 2013 #126

Which goes to prove she is a know nothing, immature child yet that needs to grow up. She might be appleannie1 Oct 2013 #127

She just means that no way is she having sex with Matt Lauer. MineralMan Oct 2013 #128

I've got shoes older than her reflection Oct 2013 #129

Stay classy Miley avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #132

To be fair, she's probably tired of being attacked by certain older out of touch entertainers Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #133

She's being nailed because of sexism Prism Oct 2013 #134

She's an idiot BainsBane Oct 2013 #135

America has a habit of scorching provocative women Prism Oct 2013 #136

I don't see talent BainsBane Oct 2013 #137

Does she have to be a cause, though? Prism Oct 2013 #138

"Cultural need to take her out" BainsBane Oct 2013 #141

Because she sells tickets and albums Prism Oct 2013 #144

That she is profitable BainsBane Oct 2013 #153

Your objection seems to be with commercialization Prism Oct 2013 #156

She is a kid maddezmom Oct 2013 #160

Because she's messing with ideologies Prism Oct 2013 #162

I guess. maddezmom Oct 2013 #165

Yes, with commercialization BainsBane Oct 2013 #169

The VMAs are meant to shock Prism Oct 2013 #170

You not seeing any talent still doesn't make her an idiot. HappyMe Oct 2013 #146

Sounds like you need to trash BainsBane Oct 2013 #150

I have a right to my opinion also. HappyMe Oct 2013 #155

She's behaving like a prostitute on stage. avaistheone1 Oct 2013 #140

Two questions Prism Oct 2013 #142

And so what? HappyMe Oct 2013 #145

Apparently some people's brains don't work until 40 HereSince1628 Oct 2013 #139

Maly who? MNBrewer Oct 2013 #147

Miley Cyrus: The Twerking Twerp KamaAina Oct 2013 #148

40 used to seem ancient to me when I was frogmarch Oct 2013 #149

When Logan's Run came out... we all thought 30 was over the hill. n/t TheBlackAdder Oct 2013 #151

No Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #187

When it was on or off ;-) TheBlackAdder Oct 2013 #196

*facepalm* sakabatou Oct 2013 #152

When is her tongue going to stop rolling out of her mouth like a frog Jamastiene Oct 2013 #157

When did DU turn into National Enquirer? Jim Warren Oct 2013 #163

Agreed derby378 Oct 2013 #166

Ah, she's young and stupid. ellie Oct 2013 #164

I finally watched the video. Sissyk Oct 2013 #168

I thought it was a pretty good interview too, all things considered nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #184

miley the dimwit spanone Oct 2013 #171

Actually, TRUE. I'm short, fat, old. Life is OVER. n/t UTUSN Oct 2013 #175

And her opinion matters why exactly? Hekate Oct 2013 #177

And when Mick Jagger was in his 20s dflprincess Oct 2013 #180

We won't be hearing from Miley Cyrus when she's fourty BainsBane Oct 2013 #182

Hopefully, we won't be hearing from her by the time she's 25 dflprincess Oct 2013 #189

i wont say it, a jury will vote it down. Volaris Oct 2013 #181

Thanks! LadyHawkAZ Oct 2013 #183

WHAT?!!!! Well, Ill just say that I should settle down then. icymist Oct 2013 #185

"ARRRRAAARRRRRRAGGRRAERRRRRARRRRGGG!!! FLARRRG RARRRG ARRRRRGFGGGR!" Warren DeMontague Oct 2013 #186

Ah, NO mylie, your wrong, things are just fine at 55 DiverDave Oct 2013 #188

She was trolling Matt Lauer nt steve2470 Oct 2013 #191

She also dry-humped a mushroom and a couple dwarves on stage the other day Alamuti Lotus Oct 2013 #192

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2013 #193

She is smart, clone (a young) Madonna's persona and make a mint. Rex Oct 2013 #194

I have a difficult time inferring any real wisdom from under-30 Americans... LanternWaste Oct 2013 #197