Author Topic: Who was president when you were born? (Read 11717 times)

tsangan · « **on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:37:23 »

fohat.digs came up with this idea after seeing banter about ages, he think that it would be interesting to take an age poll.

To totally protect privacy and make it more fun, fohat.digs propose making a "Who was president when you were born?" poll.

Have fun

kmiller8 · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:38:36 »

how old am I supposed to know you are?

mashby · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:39:30 »

I thought the same thing and took a guess.

Are we supposed to say who was President when WE were born?

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tsangan · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:43:06 »

it's worded "Who was president when I was born?" because that's the question you ask yourself but i guess it was a little confusing there so its changed now

mashby · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:48:24 »

Quote from: tsangan on Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:43:06

it's worded "Who was president when I was born?" because that's the question you ask yourself but i guess it was a little confusing there so its changed now

Any way to reset my answer?

noisyturtle · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:49:29 »

Really just another way of taking an age poll for GH, hmm?

tsangan · « **Reply #6 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:49:30 »

since there was a confusion please vote again!!!!!!!

Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 08 June 2013, 19:49:29

Really just another way of taking an age poll for GH, hmm?

wasnt my idea

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #7 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:01:03 »

Reagan is winning by a large margin so far ;p

Mandolin · « **Reply #8 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:17:53 »

kenmai9 · « **Reply #9 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:56:45 »

George Senior

fohat.digs · « **Reply #10 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:04:08 »

Thanks for the replies. Sorry for the confusion with the I/we thing.

I thought that this would be more interesting than simple years or decades.

I predict that Reagan will win by a wide margin.

demik · « **Reply #11 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:05:40 »

****ing reagan

kenmai9 · « **Reply #12 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:06:50 »

What about people born during Obama? Any 5 year olds out there?

elton5354 · « **Reply #13 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:09:29 »

I'm the only one in the Roosevelt era, huh?

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #14 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:16:55 »

So there are obviously some trolling on at least some of the submissions.

jcrouse · « **Reply #15 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:31:21 »

Quote from: WhiteFireDragon on Sat, 08 June 2013, 20:01:03

Reagan is winning by a large margin so far ;p

Well, he did 2 terms, so that helps. He won the election in 1980, my first one I was eligable to vote in. I voted for him, he won and I am batting 100% since that was the last time in my life I ever voted.

John

Tarzan · « **Reply #16 on:** Sat, 08 June 2013, 22:11:34 »

fohat.digs · « **Reply #17 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 08:35:45 »

Quote from: elton5354 on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:09:29

I'm the only one in the Roosevelt era, huh?

Glad to see you here. Did you learn to type on a manual?

I was afraid that we wouldn't have anybody born before or during WW2.

Let's see if anybody challenges you for supremacy.

PS - I expected the Kennedy contingent to be light, but not Eisenhower.

Tarzan · « **Reply #18 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 08:59:29 »

Quote from: fohat.digs on Sun, 09 June 2013, 08:35:45

Quote from: elton5354 on Sat, 08 June 2013, 21:09:29
I'm the only one in the Roosevelt era, huh?

Glad to see you here. Did you learn to type on a manual?

I was afraid that we wouldn't have anybody born before or during WW2.

Let's see if anybody challenges you for supremacy.

PS - I expected the Kennedy contingent to be light, but not Eisenhower.

I was almost in the Kennedy era. My parents met when my mother brought a TV in for repair, so she could watch the televised memorial service. My father owned the TV repair shop.

I was born a year later.

mashby · « **Reply #19 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 09:06:34 »

Quote from: Greystoke on Sun, 09 June 2013, 08:59:29

I was almost in the Kennedy era. My parents met when my mother brought a TV in for repair, so she could watch the televised memorial service. My father owned the TV repair shop.

I was born a year later.

That is a great story!

davkol · « **Reply #20 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 16:28:15 »

Václav Havel, I don't see him in the list though.

Tym · « **Reply #21 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 16:32:07 »

Quote from: davkol on Sun, 09 June 2013, 16:28:15

Václav Havel, I don't see him in the list though.

Us president.

iri · « **Reply #22 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 16:54:06 »

mikhail gorbachev.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #23 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 17:31:29 »

Ronald Reagan

reaper · « **Reply #24 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 18:15:18 »

No Lincoln? D:

calavera · « **Reply #25 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 18:22:17 »

What if I'm at a exact year when the president changed?

Halvar · « **Reply #26 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 18:26:48 »

So you were born on Inauguration day (January 20th)?

calavera · « **Reply #27 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 18:31:36 »

Quote from: Halvar on Sun, 09 June 2013, 18:26:48

So you were born on Inauguration day (January 20th)?

I could be.

kmiller8 · « **Reply #28 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 18:37:36 »

Quote from: reaper on Sun, 09 June 2013, 18:15:18

No Lincoln? D:

how come reaper gets two stars wtf D:

Hak Foo · « **Reply #29 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 20:17:25 »

Since nobody has replaced him, I must assume Jefferson Davis is still president.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #30 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 21:15:02 »

Quote from: calavera on Sun, 09 June 2013, 18:22:17

What if I'm at a exact year when the president changed?

Did you mean to say "exact second?"

therecorder · « **Reply #31 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 21:58:48 »

Presidents are sworn into office in January. So, unless you were born on one of the first few days in January, it would be the latter of the two Presidents.

jdcarpe · « **Reply #32 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 22:45:14 »

Quote from: therecorder on Sun, 09 June 2013, 21:58:48

Presidents are sworn into office in January. So, unless you were born on one of the first few days in January, it would be the latter of the two Presidents.

Doesn't exactly apply to Roosevelt-Truman and Kennedy-Johnson, though.

therecorder · « **Reply #33 on:** Sun, 09 June 2013, 22:51:19 »

Quote from: jdcarpe on Sun, 09 June 2013, 22:45:14

Quote from: therecorder on Sun, 09 June 2013, 21:58:48
Presidents are sworn into office in January. So, unless you were born on one of the first few days in January, it would be the latter of the two Presidents.

Doesn't exactly apply to Roosevelt-Truman and Kennedy-Johnson, though.

Guess those people born in those "tragic" times will have to consult Wiki (for exact dates).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_John_F._Kennedy
At the time, I was sixteen, and sitting next to my ailing, crying father, paralyzed in his hospital bed. Two months later, on December 23, my father also died, also "before his time"... He was 54.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franklin_D._Roosevelt

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Nixon

Halvar · « **Reply #34 on:** Mon, 10 June 2013, 01:49:45 »

I need Gustav Heinemann please.

Trent · « **Reply #35 on:** Mon, 10 June 2013, 07:21:12 »

My man.

CommunistWitchDr · « **Reply #36 on:** Mon, 10 June 2013, 07:26:58 »

Born the year Clinton took office.

Edit: Didn't even notice it was a poll because tapatalk.

Bullveyr · « **Reply #37 on:** Mon, 10 June 2013, 08:25:32 »

Those aren't my presidents.

I was born when Rudolf Kirchschläger (1976-1986) was the President of Austria.

fohat.digs · « **Reply #38 on:** Mon, 10 June 2013, 08:57:44 »

Maybe the title should be "Who was the US president when you were born?"

I was just looking for something a little more colorful than the usual "what year" or "what decade"?

So far, it looks like our single Roosevelt entry and single George W Bush entries are the oldest and youngest winners by default.

tipo33 · « **Reply #39 on:** Mon, 10 June 2013, 10:13:47 »

Boris Yeltsin

nubbinator · « **Reply #40 on:** Tue, 11 June 2013, 18:37:23 »

reverkiller · « **Reply #41 on:** Tue, 11 June 2013, 20:10:11 »

If I don't believe in the validity of the US Presidency, who do I put?

Bullveyr · « **Reply #42 on:** Wed, 12 June 2013, 03:06:41 »

Quote from: reverkiller on Tue, 11 June 2013, 20:10:11

If I don't believe in the validity of the US Presidency, who do I put?

That would end up in a "Who was King/Queen of England when you were born" poll which wouldn't really give useful data.

Tym · « **Reply #43 on:** Wed, 12 June 2013, 04:25:14 »

Quote from: Bullveyr on Wed, 12 June 2013, 03:06:41

Quote from: reverkiller on Tue, 11 June 2013, 20:10:11
If I don't believe in the validity of the US Presidency, who do I put?

That would end up in a "Who was King/Queen of England when you were born" poll which wouldn't really give useful data.

Hahaha, genuinely made me laugh

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SpAmRaY · « **Reply #44 on:** Wed, 12 June 2013, 08:25:49 »

Quote from: reverkiller on Tue, 11 June 2013, 20:10:11

If I don't believe in the validity of the US Presidency, who do I put?

You should be fine unless you were born after January 20, 2009

Tarzan · « **Reply #45 on:** Wed, 12 June 2013, 08:39:50 »

Quote from: ray4jc on Wed, 12 June 2013, 08:25:49

Quote from: reverkiller on Tue, 11 June 2013, 20:10:11
If I don't believe in the validity of the US Presidency, who do I put?

You should be fine unless you were born after January 20, 2009

Or December 12, 2000.

fruktstund · « **Reply #46 on:** Wed, 12 June 2013, 08:59:03 »

Don't really know and care much about American presidents, but still voted. I was born during the reign of Elizabeth II if we're to talk British.

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