18 - Apparently important [Archive] - Giant in the Playground Forums

Brickwall

2008-04-09, 11:07 PM

So, apparently there are millions and millions of people who are under the impression that the age of 18 has some mystical importance. Somehow it makes one wiser, smarter, or more experienced and able to handle the world. I am 18 now, and I didn't feel a change.

Regardless.

Ladies, I'm legal now. They day you've marked on your calendars has finally arrived. Sorry to have kept you waiting.

Aereshaa_the_2nd

2008-04-09, 11:10 PM

Dude, what country are you in? The age of legal consent in my country is 14. I've never been to a country where it's over 16. I'm 4 years younger than you, and I was legal since last year!

Jagg

2008-04-09, 11:12 PM

Szilard

2008-04-09, 11:14 PM

So, either Brickwall is... wait what was I going to say?:smallconfused:
Let me get back to you.

Brickwall

2008-04-09, 11:17 PM

Jagg Looks at Brickwalls Gender Indicator....wasn't gender bender week over ages ago?

I never participated in GB week. Why do I have to spend so much time telling people this? :smallsigh:

Bookman

2008-04-09, 11:18 PM

I'd say Happy Birthday but...you have to say it first.

*hint hint* :tongue:I share a bday with BRICKWALL!? When did THAT happen? :tongue:

Brickwall

2008-04-09, 11:20 PM

It first.Happy birthday

Fillertextyayz.

Szilard

2008-04-09, 11:20 PM

Still don't really know what she'd have to be legal for...
Well, I'm not entirely sure anyway.

Brickwall

2008-04-09, 11:25 PM

Heh, only just saw the first reply.

Age of consent in the US varies from state to state. Where I live, it's technically 16. However, there's messy business with minors of the age of consent and non-minors. If I were to, at this time, get it on with a 16-year-old, I'm pretty sure there'd be legal issues. Also, age of consent does not exceed 18 anywhere in the country, so I'm good to travel quite a distance.

Nebo_

2008-04-09, 11:27 PM

Well, where I am the legal drinking age is 18. Maybe a trip to Australia is in order?

Szilard

2008-04-09, 11:30 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Age_of_Consent_updated_for_Canada.png/800px-Age_of_Consent_updated_for_Canada.png
Okay, I should probably leave now.

Bookman

2008-04-09, 11:31 PM

I approve of your it and Wish you a happy birthday! :biggrin: Only about 4 "special" age milestones left! (6 if you're an American)

21: Alcohol all over the world!
25: Insurance reduces and (if you're American then you can become a US Representative)
30: (American specific) You can be a Senator!
35: (American Specific) You can be a President!
55: Mmmmmmmm AARP (or if you're not in USA then you're a "senior citizen" This age varies between 55 and 60)
and finally the most important

DEATH.

Happy Birthday? :tongue:

Aereshaa_the_2nd

2008-04-09, 11:31 PM

Squidmaster

2008-04-09, 11:45 PM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Age_of_Consent_updated_for_Canada.png/800px-Age_of_Consent_updated_for_Canada.png
Okay, I should probably leave now.

I find it somewhat sad that in some areas the legal age of consent is 9

Serpentine

2008-04-09, 11:51 PM

Hey, I didn't know SA and TAS had different ages of consent!

Oh yeah: Enjoy your AFONAL Day.

Lucky

2008-04-09, 11:53 PM

I'd say Happy Birthday but...you have to say it first.

*hint hint* :tongue:

I don't get it.

Terraoblivion

2008-04-09, 11:54 PM

That is only Yemen, Squidmaster. And well Yemen is sad and disturbing in too many ways to list, especially since many of them would cross over into politics.

Brickwall

2008-04-09, 11:54 PM

I don't get it.

Apparently many other people don't.

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77424

Lucky

2008-04-09, 11:55 PM

Apparently many other people don't.

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?t=77424

Who the hell's NBooky? and when did he matter?

EDIT: And can someone spoilerize that damned map, itz streching mah pagez!

Jagg

2008-04-10, 12:16 AM

I never participated in GB week. Why do I have to spend so much time telling people this? :smallsigh:

Hmm probably because I didn't know you swung that way? And for some reason I always thought you were a bloke?

Brickwall

2008-04-10, 12:19 AM

Hmm probably because I didn't know you swung that way? And for some reason I always thought you were a bloke?

Swung which way? Towards women? Well, I don't need to have one of those "LGBTitp" tags to do that, do I? I find it a bit outside my caring.

Serpentine

2008-04-10, 12:22 AM

Oi Brick, stop picking on them poor ickle not You Thread-looking peoples.

Brickwall

2008-04-10, 12:44 AM

You mean I SHOULDN'T use oblique means to get more forumites to post their pictures? Because that was totally what I was going for. Yeah.

Jagg

2008-04-10, 01:39 AM

Swung which way? Towards women? Well, I don't need to have one of those "LGBTitp" tags to do that, do I? I find it a bit outside my caring.

Nope you most certainly do not I guess I was thrown by the following

1) Brickwall - such a masculine sounding name implying stength, toughness, solidness and manual labour hairy chested bricklayers. If your name was PrincessAngelFairy I wouldn't have been confused at all.

2) There's a sig mention of Chuck Norris - I mean...well what's not manly about that eh?

3)I'm lazy and haven't looked at the you thread for quite some time..ever since Serpentine said I looked like a Dad...but not because of that, just because I've been busy. :smallbiggrin:

Tempest Fennac

2008-04-10, 01:48 AM

I thought Brickwall was male from the photos that he posted (admittedly, I find it ironic that he switched his gender indicator from neutral to female after critercising people for switching to GB week early to get the most out of their avatars). Happy birthday by the way.

Cobra_Ikari

2008-04-10, 01:58 AM

...yes. Brick is male. *hugs*

...oh, and happy birthday, Bricky.

TheThan

2008-04-10, 02:15 AM

In canada, they have a system sorta like that: The age of consent is 16, except that 14 and 15-year olds are allowed to get it on with anyone up to 10 years above them. So I'm legal, in a roundabout way.

Say it with me "Loop Hole"

ok now that we've got that out of the way, happy BDay Brick.

now you can buy cigarettes, but you'll have to wait a few more years for the booze. (heh, when i turned 18 someone asked me to buy him cigarettes... with MY money.)

thubby

2008-04-10, 02:25 AM

welcome to the club?

The Rose Dragon

2008-04-10, 02:55 AM

You're younger than I. Congratulations. I can officially bully you now.

Of course, you're the local Chuck Norris, so it might not be the wisest course of action, but who said I was wise?

CurlyKitGirl

2008-04-10, 04:10 AM

Happy Birthday Brickwall. May your day be as you want it to be.

banjo1985

2008-04-10, 04:39 AM

I'd wish you a happy birthday, but I'm afraid you'll say something witty and cunning that will make me cry...so:

Generic expression of mild interest in the progression of your life cycle!

CrazedGoblin

2008-04-10, 05:40 AM

I find it somewhat sad that in some areas the legal age of consent is 9

thats what i thought, thats weird....

Dallas-Dakota

2008-04-10, 06:02 AM

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c1/Age_of_Consent_updated_for_Canada.png/800px-Age_of_Consent_updated_for_Canada.png
Okay, I should probably leave now.

Legal age here in the Netherlands is 18. For pretty much everything.

*looks further at map*

*moves to any of the blue countries.*:smalltongue:

Serpentine

2008-04-10, 06:04 AM

Dallas: Ew :smallyuk:

Dallas-Dakota

2008-04-10, 06:06 AM

Dallas: Ew :smallyuk:

:smallconfused:

SoD

2008-04-10, 06:09 AM

What is wrong with Dallas?

Serpentine

2008-04-10, 06:12 AM

...

Oh for heaven's sake. You try to change it, but it's still pretty creepy!
He said Mexico. Mexico's dark blue. Dark blue = AOC 9 years.

Can we spell S P E L L I T O U T? :smalltongue:

Cobra_Ikari

2008-04-10, 06:15 AM

...

Oh for heaven's sake. You try to change it, but it's still pretty creepy!
He said Mexico. Mexico's dark blue. Dark blue = AOC 9 years.

Can we spell S P E L L I T O U T? :smalltongue:

Actually, Mexico is twelve. The only nine I see is Yemen, which requires you to be married as well.

That said, 12 is still pretty squicky. >.<

Dallas-Dakota

2008-04-10, 06:15 AM

EEuw! No, I wouldn´t do that!
I´m not into that kind of thing!

I targeted a blue country so I would be legal...

Why does your twisted mind target my post?

Serpentine

2008-04-10, 06:22 AM

Ah, 12. It looks like the 9 blue to me. Still...

:smallyuk:

(:smalltongue: Don't worry Dallas, you're still at the creepy age yet, you have plenty of time)

Dallas-Dakota

2008-04-10, 06:30 AM

(I´m 14. And yeah, it looks like 9 to me as well...)

Cobra_Ikari

2008-04-10, 06:37 AM

...wow. Thanks for making me feel eternally creepy for checking out other countries' AoC's. >.<

Capt'n Ironbrow

2008-04-10, 06:50 AM

Legal age here in the Netherlands is 18. For pretty much everything.

*looks further at map*

*moves to any of the blue countries.*:smalltongue:

Almost true, but Dutch legal age starts at 16 when you're
1. allowed to buy light alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, mix-drinks)
2. Ride a moped or scooter (first get a certificate)
3. allowed to have sex.

at 17 you may live on your own and start driving lessons

at 18 you may buy the stronger alcohol and marihuana, get your driving liscense for cars or motorcycles, go to a prostitute etc... you will also get more own responsibility for your life.

Dallas-Dakota

2008-04-10, 06:52 AM

Almost true, but Dutch legal age starts at 16 when you're
1. allowed to buy light alcoholic beverages (beer, wine, mix-drinks)
2. Ride a moped or scooter (first get a certificate)
3. allowed to have sex.

Knew the first.
Knew the second, but I hate those things.
Didnt know the third, well another thing to look forward to earlier.

Serpentine

2008-04-10, 06:56 AM

'cept generally you need a second person for that...
Won't be such a problem when you hit 18, though, apparently :smallwink:

Brickwall

2008-04-10, 12:46 PM

'cept generally you need a second person for that...

I'm actually just censoring this joke myself, no mods necessary.

It doesn't get that much easier to find ladies when you're older, though. Unless you count going into bars, which I probably won't when I'm 21+.

SurlySeraph

2008-04-10, 02:32 PM

Huh. That age of consent map explains a lot about some countries.

Happy birthday to the most articulate section of masonry in the world! May there be no walls between him and happiness!

Hoggy

2008-04-10, 03:13 PM

Apart from voting, I'd already done everything being 18 legally entitled me to doing way before my 18th. Considering I was taken home at about midnight on my 18th (pretty much paraletic from excessive vodka), my last birthday was remarkably underwhelming. :smalltongue:

Pyro

2008-04-10, 04:02 PM

Funny how the age the higher ages of consent are found in the mid western (United) States.

Also happy birthday to you!

For those of you who have trouble with the map:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c1/Age_of_Consent_updated_for_Canada.png

Hooray!

bosssmiley

2008-04-10, 04:42 PM

Belated happy AFONAL Bricky. Eggy is happy to hand over to you your GITP voucher for one free repointing courtesy of the RB crowd.
(cute, witty girls slathering mortar onto you and smoothing it down with long, caressing strokes of their trowels... Damn! we give good prezzies. :smallwink: )

Also, knowing you your shipment of standard issue-at-18 gruff, worldly-wise sagacity may have arrived early. It does happen sometimes. :smallwink:

Serpentine

2008-04-11, 02:15 AM

It doesn't get that much easier to find ladies when you're older, though. Unless you count going into bars, which I probably won't when I'm 21+.
at 18 you may...go to a prostitute etc
'cept generally you need a second person for that...
Won't be such a problem when you hit 18, though, apparently :smallwink:Geddit now? :smallwink:

...or is it me who's not getting something, as usual? :smallsigh:

YPU

2008-04-11, 02:19 AM

Geddit now? :smallwink:

...or is it me who's not getting something, as usual? :smallsigh:
Aww, but thats why we like you so much.

Serpentine

2008-04-11, 02:21 AM

Because I'm dumb? Gee, thanks :smallannoyed:
:smalltongue:

Gwyn chan 'r Gwyll

2008-04-11, 05:37 PM

Actually, In Canada you have to be within 4 years of eachother.

And then there's the usual story of a friend's friend friend...