Perhaps the question should have been

"Wieviel Jahren haben Sie?" or whatever the correct German equivalent is.

In European languages other than English, "how old are you?" does not always translate literally. Instead, you're asking "how many years do you have?" or something like that.

In response to this post by TexasGobbler

Posted: 11/12/2017 at 10:24AM

Who is the oldest Lounger? I’m 45. How old are you? ** -- No1Hokie 11/11/2017 5:17PM

Fitty-Six ** -- HokieKip 11/13/2017 12:02PM

49.5 AARP Discounts right around the corner! ** -- Josey Wales 11/13/2017 01:26AM

That 59 behind my screen name is the year I graduated. You do the math. ** -- AZHokie59 11/12/2017 4:45PM

Nearly 2000 years old... impressive ** -- No1Hokie 11/12/2017 4:52PM

I'll look a lot younger when the mummy wraps are taken off. ** -- AZHokie59 11/12/2017 5:29PM

2059? You haven't been born yet. :D ** -- Major Kong 11/12/2017 4:47PM

60...ish ** -- Major Kong 11/12/2017 12:15PM

74 -- battmanvt 11/12/2017 10:52AM

I will be 62 4 weeks from today. ** -- VTUD 11/11/2017 9:39PM

Is it safe to assume that... -- No1Hokie 11/11/2017 8:16PM

Might get some responses on the women basketball board -- TheNuke 11/11/2017 9:27PM

Not a regular "lounger" but I keep up here, 62. ** -- cricket77 11/11/2017 7:49PM

Here you go -- capitals1 11/11/2017 7:28PM

133035Hokie is 72 (in a couple of days) from this thread tops.anybody ** -- capitals1 11/11/2017 10:44PM

If not I vote 133035Hokie Chairman of the Lounge! ** -- capitals1 11/11/2017 10:45PM

What's important is that I had an onion on my belt, which was the style... ** -- CTM VT 2K 11/11/2017 7:28PM

45 is a Lounge youngster ** -- hokeyhokie 11/11/2017 7:08PM

I'm in the autumn of the year And now I think of my life as vintage wine... -- chumley 11/11/2017 6:53PM

Croon it, Frank!! ** -- TexasGobbler 11/11/2017 7:19PM

I'm pushing 90, but I look around 30. -- Coach McGuirk 11/11/2017 6:42PM

14 ** -- public knowledge 11/11/2017 6:02PM

39 -- GFallsFan 11/11/2017 5:57PM

Didn't we just do this a couple of days ago? ** -- TexasGobbler 11/11/2017 5:22PM

He knew he saw it somewhere :) ** -- grill to chill 11/12/2017 5:36PM

Perhaps the question should have been -- Merlin Hokie 11/12/2017 10:24AM

Yes 2 days ago ** -- HokieJamie 11/11/2017 5:50PM

Then I am 2.days older ** -- Cruizer 11/11/2017 6:30PM

When I was 65 ** -- TomTurkey 11/11/2017 6:28PM

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