Just wondering how old y'all are, and specifically if any of you are under 18. Jeremy thinks we need an age check on the new forum, because it allows private messages that we can't easily monitor (and don't WANT to monitor), and we don't want to find out that someone has been soliciting sex from a minor through our board or anything.

[Of course, we will ban anyone who sends harrassing private mail to ANYONE on the board, underage or not. That goes without saying, right?]

It would just be a question you have to answer when you register -- are you over 18?

We've had some younguns here in the past, but I don't know if we do now. I'm just trying to figure out if an age check would be a problem for any of our regulars.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Answers

Bumping.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Oh, no problem here. I'm seventy eight years young!

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

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-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

I can't imagine why an age check would a problem for anyone - I mean really, it is just a number you type in a box, and .... oh! I gots to go now, my mommy says it is time for my nap. Affer my nap, I get a juicebox! juicebox!

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Im only 16 and you never answered my question what size is normal for a penis i hurt my girlfren and feel bad you want to see a picture? Are u sure you dont want me on the new forum???

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Heh. Okay then, I guess I have my answer. And that answer is: anyone too dumb to lie about his or her age is too dumb to be on the forum, anyway. Consider the age check instituted.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

(In other words, if you're under 18 and you tell me about it now, I'm kind of going to have to ban you.)

But if anyone has any general comments about age restrictions, I'd like to hear them. I feel kind of terrible and elitist.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Oy Veh! Poor Dawn, only honest lass among us. I am definitely of age, but that should not prequalify any of my posts to be representative of my age. My body is old but my mind is infantile.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Well, shit. Never mind. It only checks to see if you're over 13, anyway. I don't think we've really had a problem with 12 year olds on the board.

Edited because I'm dumb and of course the age check can be hacked to make it 18. Excuse me; I've been working with things I don't understand (includes? huh?) and I need about six more cups of coffee.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

If Kristin gets a juicebox, I want a juicebox. Then I want to go back to the zoo and see the baby elephant again.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

25, here, just for statistical completeness. But I wanna juicebox too. I'll share my crayons ...

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Dave, that was the best baby elephant EVER! Even better than my imaginary baby elephant, Bubbles.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Nice elephant. but the kitten is way cuter!

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

The carpet-bombing kittens just became my new desktop.

And now I want a pb&j, and a capri sun and a teddy bear and a kitty cat and a transformer and a barbie house and some barbie shoes and a barbie car and a barbie horse and a barbie motorcycle and some barbie clothes and a barbie barbecue and a barbie toothbrush and a barbie dictatorship and a barbie suitcase and a barbie nightclub and a barbie watch and a barbie bike and a barbie computer and a barbie dress and a barbie ring to rule them all and Hello Kitty underpants and a nap.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Jen, your post reminded me of a T-shirt I recently saw: I want to be Barbie. The bitch has everything.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

You may use my crayons, but no pressing down hard to make the ends round, and no breaking them and you can only eat the yucky colours nobody uses.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

My favorite bumper sticker, which seems to be owned primarily by gay guys: I want to be Martha. The bitch can do anything.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

Let us not forget Julia. Julia Childs is the Master to whom we all must bow to. Even Martha.

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

argh. edit, edit, edit...

Beth, do I have gounds for a suit when the employer is out of coffee? "We'll have it by Monday," sounds like harassment to me..

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001

I'm still waiting for my juicebox. And I don't need a nap, I'm NOT TIRED AND YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!

-- Anonymous, August 03, 2001