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  • H hairy_hats

    So long as they have no offspring, I don't see why age should preclude them from entry.

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    Dalek Dave
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    It may be fine for him. He is still able to breed, but she would already be out of the gene pool through the actions of the menopause.

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    • D Dalek Dave

      It may be fine for him. He is still able to breed, but she would already be out of the gene pool through the actions of the menopause.

      ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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      hairy_hats
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      Thank you for that clarification, I had been wondering why there weren't more 80-year-old mothers.

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      • D Dalek Dave

        It may be fine for him. He is still able to breed, but she would already be out of the gene pool through the actions of the menopause.

        ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave CCC Link[^] Trolls[^]

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        R Giskard Reventlov
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        There are cases of older women[^] giving birth (though still think it incredibly selfish: what teenager wants a geriatric mother?)

        "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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        • R R Giskard Reventlov

          There are cases of older women[^] giving birth (though still think it incredibly selfish: what teenager wants a geriatric mother?)

          "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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          gavindon
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          When I was a teenager, one of my friends mom got preggy the natural way. She was 63 at the time.

          Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning.

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          • G gavindon

            When I was a teenager, one of my friends mom got preggy the natural way. She was 63 at the time.

            Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning.

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            wizardzz
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            gavindon wrote:

            got preggy the natural way

            Ah, synonymous with "by accident."

            Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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            • W wizardzz

              gavindon wrote:

              got preggy the natural way

              Ah, synonymous with "by accident."

              Craigslist Troll: litaly@comcast.net "I have a theory that the truth is never told during the nine-to-five hours. " — Hunter S. Thompson

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              gavindon
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              true dat

              Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning.

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              • G gavindon

                When I was a teenager, one of my friends mom got preggy the natural way. She was 63 at the time.

                Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning.

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                Dalek Dave
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                Drunk, in the back of a 1984 Ford Escort and without knowing her name?

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                • G gavindon

                  When I was a teenager, one of my friends mom got preggy the natural way. She was 63 at the time.

                  Programming is a race between programmers trying to build bigger and better idiot proof programs, and the universe trying to build bigger and better idiots, so far... the universe is winning.

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                  hairy_hats
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                  Still paying maintenance?

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                  • H hairy_hats

                    Still paying maintenance?

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                    Dalek Dave
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                    :laugh: Earns a 5

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                    • L Lost User

                      Oh no, another one. :) Up to now I had the suspicion, that John Wayne's reincarnation lives in Texas. :)

                      "I just exchanged opinions with my boss. I went in with mine and came out with his." - me, 2011 ---
                      I am endeavoring, Madam, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins - Mr. Spock 1935 and me 2011

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                      realJSOP
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                      Mine are connected to a 30-second delay timer so that you have some time to punch in the correct 25-digit access code.

                      ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                      You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                      • H hairy_hats

                        So long as they have no offspring, I don't see why age should preclude them from entry.

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                        realJSOP
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                        At 75/80 years of age, children are probably no longer a viable option, so Darwin is cheated once again by circumstances.

                        ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                        You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                        "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                        • R R Giskard Reventlov

                          There are cases of older women[^] giving birth (though still think it incredibly selfish: what teenager wants a geriatric mother?)

                          "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

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                          Lost User
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                          All teenages consider their mothers to be geriatric.

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                          • realJSOPR realJSOP

                            Mine are connected to a 30-second delay timer so that you have some time to punch in the correct 25-digit access code.

                            ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
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                            You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
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                            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                            Mark_Wallace
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                            John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

                            Mine are connected to a 30-second delay timer so that you have some time to punch in the correct 25-digit access code.

                            But you need at least 20 of the 30 seconds to get your foot out of he bear-trap!

                            I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!

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                            • realJSOPR realJSOP

                              Mine are connected to a 30-second delay timer so that you have some time to punch in the correct 25-digit access code.

                              ".45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly" - JSOP, 2010
                              -----
                              You can never have too much ammo - unless you're swimming, or on fire. - JSOP, 2010
                              -----
                              "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997

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                              Lost User
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                              Ok, then you are prepared for almost anything. But you don't have a throne room with a trap door yet?

                              "I just exchanged opinions with my boss. I went in with mine and came out with his." - me, 2011 ---
                              I am endeavoring, Madam, to construct a mnemonic memory circuit using stone knives and bearskins - Mr. Spock 1935 and me 2011

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