View Poll Results: How old are you?
< 20
2
0.70%
20-25
9
3.15%
25-30
24
8.39%
30-35
32
11.19%
35-40
17
5.94%
40-45
37
12.94%
45-50
40
13.99%
50-60
68
23.78%
60-70
45
15.73%
70+
12
4.20%
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Poll: How old are you?
12-09-16, 07:58 AM
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Originally Posted by bikecrate
I'm fiddy two. Although, my sense of humor is still on the Jr. High level.
12-09-16, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by GSJon
At 52 I don't like being lumped in with those old, decrepit retired folks at 55+ 
At 51, I am hoping to become one of those old, decrepit retired folks at 55.
BTW...Notice the overlap in the brackets. 40-45, 45-50, 50-60, etc.
12-09-16, 08:41 AM
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Vain, But Lacking Talent
Originally Posted by indyfabz
At 51, I am hoping to become one of those old, decrepit retired folks at 55.
BTW...Notice the overlap in the brackets. 40-45, 45-50, 50-60, etc.
BTW...Notice the overlap in the brackets. 40-45, 45-50, 50-60, etc.
12-09-16, 08:58 AM
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Originally Posted by 12strings
Whatup! And As a fellow 35-40 yr old, I appreciate your avatar, since Jack Nicholson was the defining joker for me.
I too feel that Nicholson was the best joker!! I appreciate the other guys that have played joker since but, idk why, Nicholson was the best joker and I think Keaton was the best Batman...
12-09-16, 09:29 AM
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Originally Posted by WalksOn2Wheels
I'm gonna guess Dan doesn't work for the Nielsen Company.
Jeez, you guys are hard on my poll groupings. I guess it's a half-open interval where the starting point is included but the endpoint is not, so if you're 35 you fit into the 35-40 group and not the 30-35 group. I should have noted it [35,40) ect.
I'll self-ban myself shortly.
12-09-16, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by sh00k
+ 5,000 FOR YOU
I too feel that Nicholson was the best joker!! I appreciate the other guys that have played joker since but, idk why, Nicholson was the best joker and I think Keaton was the best Batman...
I too feel that Nicholson was the best joker!! I appreciate the other guys that have played joker since but, idk why, Nicholson was the best joker and I think Keaton was the best Batman...
12-09-16, 09:38 AM
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Wrong on both counts. Best Batman? Kevin Conroy. Best Joker? Mark Hamill. Indisputable.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
So sayeth I, of the 14th percentile.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
So sayeth I, of the 14th percentile.
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12-09-16, 10:07 AM
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51, but 52 is right around the corner.
Adam West and Burt Ward willl always be THE "Batman and Robin." Their cheesy movie/TV series will always be tops as well. The vintage 60's Catwoman actresses filled out the leather better also.
As for Keaton, that Mullety, permy hairdo that he had(not much hair left now) just doesn't work for Bruce Wayne/Batman. Plus, he grunts most of his lines in there like a Gorilla.
Adam West and Burt Ward willl always be THE "Batman and Robin." Their cheesy movie/TV series will always be tops as well. The vintage 60's Catwoman actresses filled out the leather better also.
As for Keaton, that Mullety, permy hairdo that he had(not much hair left now) just doesn't work for Bruce Wayne/Batman. Plus, he grunts most of his lines in there like a Gorilla.
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12-09-16, 10:14 AM
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Clearly, I've opened up a can of worms as the Batman debate is drawing more attention than the poll or the age-old iPhone/Android debate
12-09-16, 10:21 AM
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Well, after you put your age down you have to have something to talk about. Otherwise, it is a dull thread.
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12-09-16, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
Jeez, you guys are hard on my poll groupings. I guess it's a half-open interval where the starting point is included but the endpoint is not, so if you're 35 you fit into the 35-40 group and not the 30-35 group. I should have noted it [35,40) ect.
I'll self-ban myself shortly.
I'll self-ban myself shortly.
Speaking of which...
12-09-16, 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by DrIsotope
Wrong on both counts. Best Batman? Kevin Conroy. Best Joker? Mark Hamill. Indisputable.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
So sayeth I, of the 14th percentile.
Batman: The Animated Series (1992-1995)
So sayeth I, of the 14th percentile.
Best Batman? I'd probably definitely go with Kevin Conroy, but then you're basically looking at one guy who had the benefit of multiple writers over several years. If you asked me who the best actual Batman was, I'd say it was probably Grant Morrison's Batman closely followed by Scott Snyder's (both writers of the actual comic series). But Kevin definitely gets best Batman portrayal in a series or film. I liked Christian Bale and the Nolan trilogy, but that definitely missed the mark in terms of the definitive Batman.
Ok, done.
12-09-16, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Dan333SP
As a 30-35 year old, I think that's baloney. Heath Ledger was much better.
RIP.
RIP.
I didn't say "best", I said "defining".... Since I was 10 when I saw Batman with Keaton & nicholson...their performances defined those 2 roles for me... all other Jokers get compared to Nicholson.
:-)
Let's not forget Mark Hamill! He was also great...I grew up on Batman the Animated series too!
12-09-16, 10:56 AM
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There's the problem. The first Batman seen is usually the defining one. Before The Keaton movie, the Batman world outside of the comic books was the one portrayed in the 60's Movie/TV series. Vastly different from the "Dark Knight." You did have the animated Batman on the Saturday animated shows. For the most part though, Batman was the campy, comedic character played by Adam West.
Originally Posted by 12strings
I didn't say "best", I said "defining".... Since I was 10 when I saw Batman with Keaton & nicholson...their performances defined those 2 roles for me... all other Jokers get compared to Nicholson.
:-)
Let's not forget Mark Hamill! He was also great...I grew up on Batman the Animated series too!
:-)
Let's not forget Mark Hamill! He was also great...I grew up on Batman the Animated series too!
12-09-16, 10:56 AM
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Originally Posted by sh00k
As someone between 35-40, I wanted to state the following to the other folks in my age group: whattup.
12-09-16, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by franswa
Just a bunch of baby boomers. This too shall pass.
Wait till the Millennials get to be around the 50-60 age. They'll probably be controlling their self-pedaling bikes with telekinesis, knocking out 35mph averages over an 8 hour duration, while sleeping.
Wait till the Millennials get to be around the 50-60 age. They'll probably be controlling their self-pedaling bikes with telekinesis, knocking out 35mph averages over an 8 hour duration, while sleeping.
12-09-16, 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by mrodgers
Only if there's an app for it to do it from laying in bed...
12-09-16, 01:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Monkey D.Luffy
22, come at me grannies!
It happened about four years ago, and I'm still in training for the next granny show down.
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12-09-16, 04:20 PM
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This thread has moved a little off-topic.
I'll throw my hat in the rig for Heath as the Joker.
Probably Michael Keaton was a better Batman (as far as accurate portrayal of the character), but I really like Christian Bale so I vote for him.
Also- Sean Connery as the best Bond.
And Christopher Reeve for Superman.
I'll throw my hat in the rig for Heath as the Joker.
Probably Michael Keaton was a better Batman (as far as accurate portrayal of the character), but I really like Christian Bale so I vote for him.
Also- Sean Connery as the best Bond.
And Christopher Reeve for Superman.
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12-09-16, 04:34 PM
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Originally Posted by datlas
All the younger folks are on ******.
It's censored?? WTF?? Red it.
It's censored?? WTF?? Red it.
12-09-16, 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Maelochs
It's tough enough being old, now I have to be mature, too?
12-09-16, 05:45 PM
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I'm 72, have done 865 miles, trainer and road since hip fracture on Labor Day, never give up!
