Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2359792)

Women mature about 2 years earlier than boys (at least back in my day). Also, most women THEN (not now) had more limited professional openings available than most boys. Even today, a woman has to be 5 times as good as a man to get most any position.

Originally Posted by frayedends (Post 2359801)

I didn't even know about hookers and blow at age 9.

Originally Posted by jimjamuser (Post 2359792)

Even today, a woman has to be 5 times as good as a man to get most any position.

Originally Posted by Windguy (Post 2359552)

I loved anything to do with rockets when I was little. When I watched John Glenn orbit the Earth in 6th grade I decided I wanted to work for NASA when I grew up. Ten years later, I pulled into the Manned Spacecraft Center (now JSC) in Houston to start my internship as a rocket engineer.

I still love rockets and spend hours every day keeping up with the space industry. I can’t wait for SpaceX to start launching their giant Starship rocket from the cape. Man, I love rockets!

Originally Posted by nn0wheremann (Post 2359653)

I do have sympathy for those age 9 athletes who become Olympians. Now they are in their teens or twenties, with nowhere to go. Maybe they will figure out round two precociously by the time they are 29.