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Guess my age?

283 replies

shutthefrontdooor · 28/06/2026 08:26

I really enjoyed the thread started by @openthefrontdoorthe other week which was a different take on those boring threads where someone posted a photo.

So I thought I’d start one myself. Not sure I’ll be quite as eloquent but I’ll give it my best shot to drop some random facts

  1. Growing up, my dad was clean shaven but for a most fantastic bushy moustache which he took great pride in.

  2. Our 1 tv in the house through most of my early years was rented from Radio Rentals and had a wire on the tv remote connecting it.

  3. My most treasured Christmas present ever was a Tiny Tears doll that could cry and wet herself

OP posts:
Imaginedragons84 · 28/06/2026 09:12

56

Anewuser · 28/06/2026 09:08

I was going to say the same age as me, Dad’s moustache sounded similar although he used brillcreme to hold the rest down, we had a radio rentals TV but ours needed 50ps put in to run, we didn’t have a phone so used the local phone box too. But I didn’t know anyone who owned their own home, so I’d say mid 50s based on house ownership.

Doggymummar · 28/06/2026 09:08

57 same as me

OvernightBloats · 28/06/2026 09:07

55

loobywench · 28/06/2026 09:07

57

shutthefrontdooor · 28/06/2026 09:06
  1. My parents still live in the family home I grew up in, which they bought with a mortgage and a small loan from my dads boss for £37,000 in the south east
OP posts:
Torchout · 28/06/2026 09:04
  1. The big moustache was de rigeur in the early 70s
Tcateh · 28/06/2026 09:03

62

Picassosdove · 28/06/2026 09:02

64

Mummyoflabradors · 28/06/2026 09:02

65

ErrolTheDragon · 28/06/2026 09:01

Our radio rentals tv didn’t have a remote, so on the basis of that you are probably a bit younger than me, about 60?

whattheysay · 28/06/2026 08:59

50-52

Beingseenisneedy · 28/06/2026 08:58

57

24Dogcuddler · 28/06/2026 08:57

63

CryptoFascist · 28/06/2026 08:55

The wide range of age guesses here is interesting - I was born in the early 80s and these memories all apply to me too.

maresedotes · 28/06/2026 08:54

60

CryptoFascist · 28/06/2026 08:54

46

Notellinganyone · 28/06/2026 08:53

59

Heffapotamus · 28/06/2026 08:51

61

Freaksandgeeks · 28/06/2026 08:44

58

Enko · 28/06/2026 08:39

63

Meredusoleil · 28/06/2026 08:39

Around 60.

Blondiebeachbabe · 28/06/2026 08:39

This mirrored my memories. My Tiny Tears was called Pauline 😂So, I'd say you are my age - 56.

Waitingfordoggo · 28/06/2026 08:39

About the same age as me I reckon- 48.

Jewelanemone · 28/06/2026 08:38

60 this year, like me 😊. I loved my Tiny Tears!

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