In response to Frank [Happy Birthday Week!] confessing that he’s but a wet-behind-the-ears pup born in 1979, Moon Nuker 4of7 [High Praise!] asks:
Who is the oldest Moon Nuker?
Not by age, but by the number of Presidents you’ve lived under?
I’ll start: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, and the current occupant.
I can’t compete with that. I didn’t pop out until Johnson. My mom says I used to cry a lot back in those days. Probably because we had a Democrat President.
What about you guys?
UPDATE: While we’re at it, who’s the youngest pup in this here pound?
I was born under the Eisenhower moon as well.
Well, I’m with 4of7 in the Prez count. Started with Ike in 1956.
Was 4of7 dead for 8 years in the 80s?
TFP – Yes, but he got better.
Anyway, I fixed the list for him.
How the heck did he forget Reagan in that list? – I’m from Kennedy forward.
DrRiff – He was born under Ike. At his age, he’s lucky he can remember his own name!
*dodges orthopedic shoe thrown by 4of7*
Truman. If there’s a Roosevelt here I’ll just chew on some granite.
Harvey, once we do figure out who the old guys are (okay, gals too), we’re forming our own “Old Moon Guy Nuker’s club” … the “OMG!-Nukers” or something equally stupid.
Define “lived.” Do the Carter years count? How about the Obama years?
Lived = survived.
8 years under Reagan was a whole other experience.
Shame, Shame on me!
I blame obama, he’s screwed up the country so bad, I can’t even remember the good times any more!
(Michelle said he’d rewrite history, I just didn’t think he’d start with my personal memories!)
Has anybody seen my orthopedic shoe?
When I was born
the war was on…in 1942!
We didn’t have moon nukes, we had to throw stones.
I was 10 when Elizabeth became Queen and Roosevelt had a wheel chair and smoked with a cigarette holder!
I’ve got socks older than Frank J (but they’re not near as funny).
I’m the same age as Frank J…so not the oldest.
Travelwise42 is one of “The Old Ones” (deep voice).
But there can’t possibly any Hoover’s here!
I was born under LBJ, but just 24 days after my birth he announced he would not run again. Too bad I wasn’t born this year LOL
Nixon.
And, thanks. You are all making me feel so young. **hug**
1954 for me. I too liked Ike, but usually associate him with breast feeding.
I can remember asking a Neighbor lady what the LS/MFT meant on her pack of Lucky Strikes. She explained that it stood for Lord Save Me From Truman.
I was hatched 3 months before Ike’s reelection, back when we only had 48 states instead of 57.
Truman. He dropped the bombs and got my stepfather to Japan as a tourist from Okinawa. Hell of a lot better than the first plan. First president I remember was Ike and the “I Like Ike” buttons my family had.
BTW, it is 6 June. Remember D-Day in your prayers.
I don’t win. Eisenhower.
Truman – born with six months and six days left in the term to which he was elected.
I’m an Ike baby. Truman babies Iowa Jim, Mongo, Burt (apparently), and Jimmy, and Roosevelt baby Travelwise42 have me beat. Then, again, it looks like Travelwise42 has us all beat.
It seems that many of us can remember when, if we wanted to nuke the moon, we could have hand-delivered it, set the timer, and left.
Ike. born the day before JFK was elected.
Get.
Off.
My.
Lawn.
Ike’s first term.
Suddenly I miss using Mercury-head dimes for lunch money.
tomg51, no kidding. Also spending “wheatie” pennies at the confectionary for licorice and candy button strips. Duncan yo-yos….
JFK’s ineptness made me Colicky. I would protest by throwing food and occupying my highchair.
I was born either just before or just after JFK bought it, I don’t remember which, I was pretty young back then.
Damn, I’m one if the youngest here. Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Obummer. Yes, the ’87’ in my name has a meaning.
Why do I have the suspicion that people over 40 are in the majority here?
4 of 7 and I are tied!
But I look better!
Hey, I’m representing the “young” crowd here. (at least, young compared to all you old fogies!) I was born during the glorious tenure of Ronaldus Maximus in 84. I like to think my birth presaged Reagan’s annihilation of Mondale later in the year.
Jimmy – ok, I’ll go invite the yunguns to speak up…
Ditto to Eisenhower thru current occupant aka “Jackass”.
Oh look, there are some ppl my generation in here! I’m of the young’un crowd too – born on the 42nd anniversary of D-Day, under the administration of that crazy tea-party radical Reagan.
Eisenhower, middle of 1st term. I sat up in my crib and said “I like Ike, but couldn’t you have drafted Taft?”
Yes, we Seasoned Citizens are the majority here, and everywhere. For a while longer, anyway.
I was born just before the Cuban Missile Crisis. My mom said the Russians put nukes in Cuba in preparation for a pre-emptive strike against me cause they were afraid of my awesome commie punching ability. Just like Voldemort trying to kill Harry Potter.
truman here, too.
Might be me.
I was born a month before Reagan’s relection. Presidents are nice…too bad they stopped after Bush II.
I’m guessing Marco remembers “the big War”.
Jimmy I want to join.
I don’t remember Eisenhower but he was president when I was born (back when dinosaurs still ruled the earth, seat belts didn’t exist in cars and when you wanted to talk to someone you put pen to paper -we didn’t own a phone or TV. I know ancient of days)
You’re in, Seamahairmababy!
One other comment: I think it’s terrific that young and old blog/comment together here without being very aware of our vast age differences. IMAO: no generation gap!
Ditto, Jimmy. I’d thought the majority around here were much younger than I, from the Kennedian era. I’ll bet my dad had most of y’all’s beat, though — born during the Benjamin Harrison administration.
I’m an Ike baby. “Let’s get busy!”
Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, and then DEMOCRACY ENDED…MAN!
and my mother worked hard to elect George McGovern…… BOTH my parents went to Harvard (aka Radcliffe) you know, Harvard, the ones who aren’t racist/sexists, they had a separate but equal school for years and even hired a woman of color in the 80’s or 90’s! No wonder i turned out like I did : /
Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, and that one guy
You guys are old…
*gives Snausage to the little pup*
I’ll take the prize for the youngest moon nuker here. Born during the gag filled days of clinton. I feel really young now.
I think Pringle’s lying about his age. He didn’t spell any of his words with numbers.
This is a good place to return to for secret messages between members of “OMG!-Nukers.”
I was born the year Reagan was elected to his first term. I refuse to say Carter’s last year.
I was born during Reagan’s second term.
TFP – Coincidentally, I joined the Navy during Reagan’s second term and protected you from Soviet communism.
Sincerely, I want to thank you for being one of the American citizens who were worth protecting. The only thing that kept me going some days was knowing that I had a beautiful, free, prosperous, first-world country to come home to when my hitch was up.
Never stop fighting for it.