There's a chain of convenience stores in my hometown in Florida that has a "we card everyone, no exceptions" rule. My mom's best friend who is 63 loves to go in there to buy her cigarettes.
Do you get carded?
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Sadly I look a little older than I am (it's been a hard life... 
) and I'm no longer even close to any sort of carding age, so nope, I don't get carded.
Be careful, you might get what you wish for... except they're asking for your AARP card...
) and I'm no longer even close to any sort of carding age, so nope, I don't get carded.Be careful, you might get what you wish for... except they're asking for your AARP card...
I have no idea if I look my age or not. I'm seven years older than the legal age here, but it doesn't really matter, since they don't really card anybody here. Seriously, my roommate was buying his own cigarettes at age 12. Smoking at an early age is something that's also very common here.
Hmm, I think I'm detecting a pattern!
Hmm, I think I'm detecting a pattern!
If that's you in your avatar, you look extremely distinguished.
That was from our older daughter's wedding June 1, 2003. It really was one of my finest days. Most of the time, I just look extinguished.
I do look younger than I am, but more annoying thing is that I also sound younger than I am -- I think my slight lisp adds to this. Evey once in a while, when I answer the phone, I get asked if my parents are home.
My mom has the same problem. We blew out a tire once and she called AAA. They refused to believe that she was 46 and even called her "little girl."
My mom has the same problem. We blew out a tire once and she called AAA. They refused to believe that she was 46 and even called her "little girl."
A friend of mine got asked if she wanted to go to junior church last Sunday. She's 26 and was wearing a University hoodie...
I suppose that's better than being mistaken for being female, which happened to be me quite a few times at 16/17, which was rather irritating since voice changing seemed kinda slow during teens.
This reminds me of a student I used to see around campus when I was in college, she was very very small. But she didn't look like a dwarf (well the way we think of them). She truly looked like a 10-12 year old. But she was in her late 20s back then. I had some friends who told me they thought she was lost and asked "Where's your mommy" to her, not realizing she was a college student in her late 20s.
I sometimes buy cigs for my mother and I get carded.
I'm 30 and people sometimes think I'm 16 when they first meet me.
I'm 30 and people sometimes think I'm 16 when they first meet me.
Well, she is female, so I'd hope that people would mistake her for a female.
Yeah, yeah, I know what you meant. That used to happen to me too. When I was a younger, I was always mistaken for my mom or my sister on the phone. After my voice changed, I was mistaken for my dad. I was really proud when I was able to sneeze like my dad. Real explosive man-sneezes instead of those dainty little girl yelps.
Being thought of as under 21 (or worse, since the legal age to drink or smoke here is 19) when you're actually 41 is both flattering and annoying.
I don't get carded all that often these days, but - and those of you who remember this story from a few months ago can skip the rest of this post - when I was in Atlanta at Labour Day for Dragon*Con, I went into the Hyatt bar and ordered a Guinness. The bartender asked me for ID, so I handed over my Ontario health card (which you're not really supposed to use as proof of age, but I don't have a driver's license and my passport was in my room, at another hotel). She looked at it, started to hand it back, then her eyes got really big (we're almost talking "Roger Rabbit" here - imagine a bored Gowron) and she pulled it back again to look a second time. She then apologized, handed it back and poured my beer.
It generally happens a couple of times per year.
I don't get carded all that often these days, but - and those of you who remember this story from a few months ago can skip the rest of this post - when I was in Atlanta at Labour Day for Dragon*Con, I went into the Hyatt bar and ordered a Guinness. The bartender asked me for ID, so I handed over my Ontario health card (which you're not really supposed to use as proof of age, but I don't have a driver's license and my passport was in my room, at another hotel). She looked at it, started to hand it back, then her eyes got really big (we're almost talking "Roger Rabbit" here - imagine a bored Gowron) and she pulled it back again to look a second time. She then apologized, handed it back and poured my beer.
It generally happens a couple of times per year.
When I was 21 I was mistaken for being 16 a few times...and now when I tell people I'm 27 they always go "Really? You have a really young face." When I was a lot younger though, I sometimes got mistaken for being older because I was about 6' tall by the time I was about 14 or 15.
But yeah, I get carded almost every time, even for cigarettes. I usually just have it halfway out when I'm ordering.
But yeah, I get carded almost every time, even for cigarettes. I usually just have it halfway out when I'm ordering.
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