Guess my age

[openthefrontdoor]

No this isn't going to be one of those threads where I post a photograph and ask you to say how old you think I look.

I just thought for a bit of fun for anyone who like me has too much time on their hands, I would post a few facts about myself and see if you can guess my age.

I will post odd random facts over the next day, then tell you my age tomorrow.

This is a new user name, in case I have mentioned my age in previous post.

Fact 1) My mother used to wear dresses made of crimplene.

Fact 2) My father used to ride a bike and wore cycle clips to stop his trousets from getting caught in the cycle chain.

Can you remember George VI being king? (Or his brother and father being king?)

63

57

Yes, I do recall the black and white minstrels.

My mum is sadly no longer alive. I said she was born before the first world war broke out, so she would be well over 110 if she were still alive now.

Yy, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy!

Anyway, I reckon 85/86

Will that be at 12:01am
happy to stay up
out of sheer desperation

Nope.

No sorry - that's past my bedtime.

74 possibly.

I think having the Beatles as your favourite band would make you a teenager in the 60s. Liking Jackie magazine, which I think was aimed roughly at 14 year olds , and which wasn’t published till ‘64 .. would guess that puts you at 14 in about ‘66, which makes you 74 now.

Next clue - my first car was a second hand MG 1300 and I paid £200 for it. I'm not going to tell you the year, as that would give you too much of a clue, as I bought it at age 18 or 19.

69

I think 70.

Sorry, I must have misread something upthread (and am crap at maths!!).

I used to love eavesdropping on the party line. They used to catch on, and tell me to hang up, and I wouldn't 🫣

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84

Ah, the answer to the Ultimate Question!

I can relate so much to this , Op. 74?

Orange and brown! So Biba! My bedroom had a lot of orange, and my sisters had a lot of Biba things!

My next clue is very niche, but it might help someone who used to work in Boots back in the day.

I had a Saturday job in Boots from age 16 - 18 and the uniform was a pink overall with a wide navy blue stripe down the middle.

I think this is the year of your 80th birthday.

Loving the stroll down memory lane, thank you.

66

Hmmm, I now think you're not as old as I first guessed.

Mainly linked to your facts about readership of Jackie, being able to vote at 18 and the price of your first property.

So I'm revising my guess to... 73

Yes, I remember Biba. Do you remember Chelsea Girl too?

I'll try and come back later, but might be offline for a couple of hours now.