Age poll - for those who own a MB only - Page 3 - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

kamil · #31 10-29-2006, 02:56 PM

You guys remember you statistics classes? That distribution looks just like the T distribution. Kind of interesting but it makes sense....there aren't going to be that many old people because they're all dead and there aren't going to be many young people since they don't traditionally drive diesels.

cmac2012 · #32 10-29-2006, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Hatterasguy

You guys do know he is messing with you?

Oh sure. But the fact that he thinks that flavor of "messing" is actually funny or does anything other than coat him with slime is telling.

What people find funny says a lot about them.

t walgamuth · #33 10-29-2006, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mgburg

49 - First Benz I've owned. I don't know why I didn't do it sooner!

MB - fits my initials.

If I throw in the G (MGB), I've ONLY driven one of those ('69 - friend's)

A little story about that (MGB) little car - he and another friend were driving back from some local establishment near Hayward, WI. back in '83 ... he was zipping around on some back-road up there and...yep, you guessed it, he wrapped it around a tree ... both DIDN'T have their belts on (I'm not sure even if there were belts in that car anyways.) ... Officers at the scene said that both would have DEFINATELY been killed IF they hadn't been thrown clear of the car before it hit the tree. Both spent over 6 months each in the hospital (Pins, screws, plates, wires, the "whole" she-bang...), and about 1-1/2 years doing rehab. BTW, they found the trunk-lid about 2 weeks after the accident - a hunter heard a crash and turned around to see the lid about 4 feet from him. Nobody thought to check UP in the trees for all the parts. Never did see what was left of that thing...no one took pics.

Remember - Drive Safely - Nobody else does!

i can only imagine how high that trunk lid must have gone to take two weeks to come down!

heh heh

tom w

t walgamuth · #34 10-29-2006, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by cmac2012

Oh sure. But the fact that he thinks that flavor of "messing" is actually funny or does anything other than coat him with slime is telling.

What people find funny says a lot about them.

yep.

i dont have much taste for humor that makes folks uncomfortable. or degraded. i am with fred rogers on that point!

tom w

byrdandcompany · #35 10-29-2006, 07:36 PM

Bought my first benz about two months ago (79 240D) and then bought another car two weeks ago (80 300sd). I love the sound of a good running diesel. I'm 24 but going on 50...got three kids that make me feel really old........

#36 10-29-2006, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kbannister

Just voted...I'm 57

AND just to clarify things, I was using a computer when you were a mere twinkle in your parents eyes. As for the forum, we called them bulletin boards back in the ancient '80s

That brings back memories of those funny modems, where you put the phone on a cradle to tranmit. At least we don't have those single color green or orange monitors anymore. Oh, and those dot matrix printers that made more noise than a cold 240D.

Dubyagee · #37 10-29-2006, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by John Holmes III

That brings back memories of those funny modems, where you put the phone on a cradle to tranmit. At least we don't have those single color green or orange monitors anymore. Oh, and those dot matrix printers that made more noise than a cold 240D.

Hahaha, remember the Apple 2e.

kbannister · #38 10-29-2006, 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by John Holmes III

That brings back memories of those funny modems, where you put the phone on a cradle to tranmit. At least we don't have those single color green or orange monitors anymore. Oh, and those dot matrix printers that made more noise than a cold 240D.

Sad thing is we thought we had reached the pinnacle of technology.

Botnst · #39 10-29-2006, 08:03 PM

My 1st PC was an Apple II+ with 48K and two floppy drives. Bought it when I started grad school. 16 colors. Later I bought the 16k language card and also bought Fortran IV and Pascal. translated a couple of programs from a Univac 1140 (something) to the Mac for my research in grad school. It worked, too. Ran the program for 3-4 days before I'd get results. Change some parameters and run it again. Bet I could complete the analysis now in 10 - 15 minutes.

B

#40 10-29-2006, 08:18 PM

Oh wow, the Apple II and the Commodore 64, people thought that was as good as it got at the time.

I hated typing papers for school, because my teachers didn't allow white out.

Car stereos were state of the art if you had a Jensen or Craig headunit with 6 x 9 speakers in the back, maybe even a graphic equalizer. Of course, using home stereo speakers was also cool.

Botnst · #41 10-29-2006, 08:41 PM

Macrame and avocado-green, shag carpeting. Home decorating dreamland.

#42 10-29-2006, 09:03 PM

My folks avocado green clothes dryer finally died a couple of years ago. They also used to have a Kennmore avocado green dishwasher, that rolled around on caster wheels and plugged into the sink. The "waste" just flew into the sink when it drained, so guess who got to clean the sink after every use? I remember it had a cool butcher block top, I also remember it was so loud you could hear it in the front yard. Sears: the place you want to be, yeah right.

Larry Delor · #43 10-29-2006, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by John Holmes III

Car stereos were state of the art if you had a Jensen or Craig headunit with 6 x 9 speakers in the back, maybe even a graphic equalizer. Of course, using home stereo speakers was also cool.

A guy I knew in Michigan decided that his transportation of choice was a small bread delivery type of truck. Don't remember who made the radio, but the speakers were Radio Shack's infamous Mach I's (the big ones with 15" woofers).

#44 10-31-2006, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Larry Delor

A guy I knew in Michigan decided that his transportation of choice was a small bread delivery type of truck. Don't remember who made the radio, but the speakers were Radio Shack's infamous Mach I's (the big ones with 15" woofers).

I've seen those little delivery trucks, and they are pretty cool looking. I also remember those Mach I's, some friends of mine had them, and they used to play Led Zepplin over and over every night on them. Until the fellow upstairs from him came over one night and simply took the record off the turntable and calmly walked out. After a few seconds of stunned silence, my buddy laughed, and cranked up some Pink Floyd.

Lou K · #45 11-01-2006, 01:22 PM

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Originally Posted by kamil

Holy crap....there are people that are over 60 years old on here? How did they learn to use the computer, let alone a forum? I bet they are lying.

No wonder so many people get their panties in a bunch over my posts..

I'm one of the over 60 *******.

View Poll Results: What is your age?
<20	12	11.11%
21-29	16	14.81%
30-39	28	25.93%
40-49	27	25.00%
50-59	20	18.52%
>60	5	4.63%
Voters: 108. You may not vote on this poll