November 25, 2006
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Age
This has come up in a handful of messages because I am turning 35 tomorrow.
Does this profile pic make me seem older than I am?
This has come up in a handful of messages because I am turning 35 tomorrow.
Does this profile pic make me seem older than I am?
Comments (213)
1st!
yes
Yeah.
Yes, yes it does.
haha it makes u seem more…wise. so in a way, yes
yes
(Isn’t that supposed to be CS Lewis? Only an old person would like CS Lewis? What?)
A little bit. =)
I thought you were around 50 HAHA
You obviously already know the answer… yeah, most definitely.
Happy Birthday tomorrow!
Not really. I always liked that pic.
It makes you look like a cartoon CS Lewis…but maybe that was the look you were going for. I “see” you as being a white, heavy set, polo shirt wearing man of about 30, if it’s any consolation. Am I right?
Yup
You don’t look a day past 25.
Not necessarily older, just wiser. Have a good birthday!
yes, wow 35!!!!! i though you was…40 or somethaing. well happy early birthday dan!!! to make you feel better your a few years younger thn my parents ^.^
Xx-Nicole-xX
No. It makes you seem like a CS Lewis fan; no different than any other Xanga that has a celebrity as their profile picture.
I always thought you were around my age based on the content. I didn’t think you were older.
No, not particularly.
Why, yes it does.
haha yeah i thought u were like 45 or older. haha. u should post a picture of yourself!
So go get the camera and take a picture of yourself and post it.
No. It’
s just a picture.
35! You are just a baby!
yeah, I figured you were in your fifties when I first started reading your xanga
but then I actually read your posts and saw your birthday
yup
a bit
No, you will always be younger than me………’cept with this picture
So go do it, now.
YES the pic makes me think u must be in the 60s!
Yeah. You silly old man!
sure does…
A little bit…. this coming from a 20-year-old college student
When I first came to this blog, I thought you were about 40. And it wasn’t the profile pic. It’s your wisdom and intelligence.
Well, are you supposed to be balding at 35?
Oh to be 35 again…and yes the picture ages you a bit
I always thought you were close to that age.
YAH IT DOES!!! but keep it please
I wouldn’t know. I don’t know what you actually look like. ::
Be safe <3<3
yeah but it adds a distinguished look and feel to you
word around town is your barfday is here, Im older than you …wow I guess your way more mature……Happy day!
Yeah – yeah, it does, now that I think about it. But I know that’s a picture C.S. Lewis – you generally seem in your late 30′s to me.
You’re really only 35!? I would have thought older from our conversations… in a good way:)
It does make you look a little older, but then again, I look ancient. At least you look wise as well.
Quite.
well thats not me in the pic boozin it up. I would like to continue to assume its my steller conversation that brings the reader….
Very much so.
Yes like 64
perhaps if we drink together, we will will gain that attention??=)
yes
Yeah..
I am really sorry but I pictured you as an old man!
yeah, it does make you seem older, dan….
No…you are as old or young as you feel…I’ll be 29 again next summer…if’n….Smile
ok well I dont think it would take a lot for me so when I leave work, I willdo a vid while drinking and you and I will find out, it will be progressive from like 330pm to drunk pm…I’ll count and list the drinks
yes.
Nah, I just assumed it was Lewis like your earlier profile pics. Yay Lewis.
Hm. Maybe a little.
Yeah, actually I was going to mention that in a message, too. haha.
Yes…I don’t know any 35 year old who looks like that.
hmm. I thought you were older. I guess that profile pic has something to do with it.
Ah, it’s fine though. We all know the truth now!
Yeah, definitely. Unless you’re already bald at 35. ^.^ Happy early birthday!
i would have guessed 50. maybe it is time for a change in picture. you should have a contest or something.
i thought you were like 42.
but thirty five. yeah. i guess the picture does make you look older.
but it fits the blog setting.
yeah, haha.
i knew that you weren’t as old as the pic, but nevertheless, it still makes you seem like a grandpa.
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yes…i remember your birthday form lat year, i think…(does that show my age too lol)…because i think i recall being shocked we are almost the same age because i pictured you olde because of your icon guy…
yeah … like 60 something … ha ha
hi birthday boy … i am doing well. hope u enjoyed tha holiday!
mhm.
I honestly thought you’d be much older. I’ve never seen you before, but I just invisioned you to be older.
Yes, it makes it seem you are like 50 or something-lol!!
Yeah, I’m not gonna lie, I thought you were in your forties…Hehe.
Yes, I thought you were older before I got to know you better based on the profile pic.
More the type of questions you ask… I would have guessed 50ish
Happy Birthday!
heh, yeah…
not too much, the guy in the picture i would guess to be anywhere from late 30′s to 40′s so yeah a bit older but not too much
Yes, yes yes it does…hehehe
Nawwww you look fine just get some like hair dye and stuff….heck yeah it makes you look older dude I thought you was ya know like well getting up there at least in the 90,s heheheeh
pretty much
I’ve always imagined you looking exactly like your profile pic, actually.. so no matter what you do, you will always be that cartoon to me.
Lol, yes! I always thought you were older and was surprised when you said you’d be turning 35.
Happy early birthday, by the way =)
Naw. HAPPY EARLY BIRTHDAY!!!! You don’t look a day past 33.
Yeah. I know you’re not THAT old, but it definitely does make you seem alot older then you are. . .
yea
I thought you were… older. :p
Twice as old.
Yes.
yup!
Nope. No more than my coffee cup makes me look purple.
I thought you were a lot older than 35
Just as much as mine makes me sexier than I am!
Nah, maybe more verbally prolific.
A little bit, but not really…
-Josh
Yes. but you have some pretty good sense for 35, lol. Happy Birthday!
Yep, it sure does.
It makes you seem smart
oh, and happy birthday!
Yes. I thought you were in your mid-40′s.
Sure
very much so. Okay I sent you a gazillion messages, I tried to send the code ect… did not work so I sent a regular email attachment you can save the song and upload yourself. grrrrr. if this does not work I will have to post it myself!!!!!
yes… I thought you were at least 44-47
because of the picture, i assumed you were 50+
When I first found your site, yes, I thought you were older based on your avatar. Of course I thought Go Granny Go was like 80 when I first ran across her site because she used an avatar of Estelle Getty. Let me ask you this, what do you think people are supposed to think? And what’s next, you’re going to tell us you’re a woman and then ask if the avatar made people think you were male?
no
Yeah, it makes you seem 40 or 50-ish.
yes. makes it seem like your turning 45…
yes
lol yes
Well, it’s clearly not a real PHOTOGRAPH… I don’t know why people would be so quick to assume you look like that.
i don’t know any 35 year olds who smoke a pipe (well, a tobacco pipe)
Definitely. But when I actually see the numbers, I feel like you sound younger. :shrug:
I don’t think of the pic as “you”, so, no.
yep
I always imagined you to be in your 50s… I’m actually shocked that you are so young. I think that picture did partially contribute to my thinking you were that old.
Would that we could see the real Dan! But then, would it be the same “cafe”?
you old man
yes. i would’ve guess you were in your 40s
yes. It makes it look like you were born around 1900. LOL!
Yes.
Have a happy birthday !!!!
and yeh I thought you were older from the pic too.. I miss your old cafe background btw.
hahaha, yeah.
Blimey, you’re just a wee nipper after all.
Much older.
Ummm…I guess you can be anything you want to be online but I find it hard to believe you are only 35. Profile pics will do that to you.
Didn’t you actually put a picture of yourself up on here once?
i thought you were like 50 or something.
yes
yes, but i know your wiser. the pic makes me think your 63 dan
yes! it always makes me think you’re like, 58 years old.
Wise old man it makes you look like.
Yeah
yes, much older. when i read that you were turning 35, i was completely taken aback because your profile pic is that of a 45-yr-old or older
yeah you old fart!
No. The profile pic clearly shows a man in the bloom of youth. I’d say about 24 and three months. It makes you look a lot younger.
it makes you look wise and friendly
I thought you were in your late fourties.
So yes :]
yes…you’re not really bald are ya?
kind of
Happy Birthday.
Yes, but not too much. I like it though! Don’t change it! It’s the perfect pic for a theologian!
yes
yep
you don’t look a day over 65
It makes you look like C.S. Lewis.
kinda. but that’s ok. you appear more wise that way–but you’ve been fooling us all along.
Hehe, kind of. I thought you were around 48. I was all, “OH! He’s 35!” Happy almost birthday!
dude! i would have never guessed anything under 45! crazy!
cant say, i bet most of us dont know what you look like…
dan, how much time do you spend on xanga per day?
yeah it does make u look older….happy b-day by the way
kind of.
pretty much
Yep.
…happy birthday!
wayy old dan!
my dad is older than you and he doesn’t look like that!
no offense
It does give the illusion of an old professor type,not overly handsome I might add….but I like it.I have a change disorder and had enough of a jolt at your new layout ,if you are changing the profile pic ,warn me ,OK?
When I see that picture I think of the Professor in the chronicles of narnia and winston churchill.
yeah. sorry if that was kind of rude.
Is that a rhetorical question? Haha.
Have a great birthday tomorrow!
And I’m with everyone who says you should post a picture. We want to see the face behind the Xanga!
Happy birthday dear Dan
We know you’re the man
If anyone can do it
We know that you can!
I am sure the picture does not do you justice. Take care. Have fun with your family.
Well, it does look like you’ve been drinking coffee a long time….
Nah, it’s just C.S. Lewis.
Yeah, for as long as I’ve been reading, I’ve assumed that you were over 40. As in, perhaps pushing 50. O.o
Way.
Just a tad!
Hmm… Let me think… YES!!!
And I’m NOT going to sing Happy Birthday to you and email!
It did until i actually seen pics of you and your family.
happy birthday to you DAN!
Happy Birthday Dan! I knew you weren’t very old, but I was guessing that you were in your later 30′s.
Yes
I always wondered at your age, but now that I think of it, 35 does seem about right.
yes but that’s awesome. Older people are cool.
35?? Why…you are just a pup yet!!
haha yeah kinda does
You’re only 35! Holy moly!
Yeah! the pic makes you look 50+!
Yes, actually it made me think you were in your 40′s or *gasp* 50′s. I think it’s because the guy doesn’t have hair and has wrinkles.
way old …
HAPPY BDAY!!
way old …
HAPPY BDAY!!
No, I never thought of that as you.
Somehow yes, I would peg you for about 10 years older at least.
yea…i def thought you were like 98…thanks for ruining the vision, lol
yep, it does, but thats ok.. it make you seem distinguished and wise (not that you arent in real life… i wouldnt know…)
Yes actually, it does make you seem older. I took you for a 40+ bald man, not a middle-aged 35-year-old man.
Happy Birthday Dan… and yes, as I mentioned on Myspace the profile pic makes you look older MUCH older… lose the pipe and get some face cream.
Enjoy
Yep.
YES
> Thought you were 30′s to 40′s, give or take….
Doh! Uh …. yeah!
ah hah! i knew that pipe was just a bubble one. you didnt seem rather old, more sherlock holmes- ish:)
sorry bud but yeah
Nah.
yup
Yes, but it also makes you look really, really wise.
hm… not really, just smarter
35 is a good age. It’s the middle of the glory years.
Only yes.
Yeah… but there’s nothing wrong with being an old fart. Just ask my grandpa.
yeah..I thought you were older
Yeah it does. I’m older than you——yikes!
lol totally
Is it weird that I first imagined you to be early 20′s?
Well jeeez, it’s not like you asked if it made you look fat.
Happy Birthday Dan!
Duh? Yes!
Yeah, it’s got that, “I’m retired and can relax” feel to it I think.
Not really. Your blogs project that you’re around 35. That’s what I probably would have guessed if you had asked me.
-KrIsTiN-
yes, the pic makes you seem a lot older than you really are–makes you seem about 50 or more! on the plus side, you seem more credible at that age!
Haha yes. To me.
yes
Damn I thought you were one of the Roman gods or something. 35 is young.
au contrare: having a xanga makes you seem younger than you are.
Yesss
Nope. That’s like saying a picture of a wrestler as an icon makes you look tough. I sometimes wonder why people pick a particular picture, but I don’t assume strict correlations.
it makes you look .. 45… so yeah .
YES