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Why was this when one 'came of age'? Anyone know the origin of it?

― N. (nickdastoor), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 10:53 (twenty-two years ago)

I have no idea, BUT my 21st year was mentalist and not entirely pleasant. All the things wrong with me now are as a result of that year (and most of the previous one), even though I enjoyed it at the time. Some of it.

There's some nonsense about 'key to the door' regarding the whole coming-of-age thing though. Fuck knows what that's about. Emma turns 21 in a month.

― Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 10:57 (twenty-two years ago)

it's close to the age that people become conscious for the first time.

― Alan (Alan), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 10:59 (twenty-two years ago)

Someone should probably warn Ronan then:)

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 11:01 (twenty-two years ago)

it's all about 23. (i'm hoping.) numerologically speaking, you understand. 23 is the number of power. i turned 23 last week. i'm waiting for the power to kick in. can't be long now, nope. remember, 23.

twenty-three.
23.

― pete b. (pete b.), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 13:12 (twenty-two years ago)

21 was horrible. I'd had a horrible preceding year, inc. the death of my nan. Embarrassing, too, on reflection -- mom threw a party for me, sprung it on me, and I decided to not show up and sulk in my bedroom instead. Looking back, that was a shitty thing to do, and I still feel bad about it.

21 did seem to be the turning point, though, after which a year suddenly seemed like five minutes rather than forever. Maybe that was just coincidental.

― ChristineSH (chrissie1068), Tuesday, 17 June 2003 13:17 (twenty-two years ago)

21 was my first experience with alcholol. the night ended with me eating a hot pepper and chugging milk to eliviate the burning, which inturn lead to my puking out of an explorer on the highway. cheers.

― Brock K. (Brock K.), Wednesday, 18 June 2003 03:44 (twenty-two years ago)

should i have a party? i don't think most parties are very good.

― mitch lastnamewithheld (mitchlnw), Wednesday, 18 June 2003 06:55 (twenty-two years ago)

nine months pass...

I want answers.

― N. (nickdastoor), Friday, 26 March 2004 16:31 (twenty-two years ago)

one month passes...

is 21 when most people who go to university finish their degrees and go out and get jobs? i doubt this is the answer, but i think that's probably true for many of my friends.

― toby (tsg20), Friday, 30 April 2004 18:20 (twenty-two years ago)

I heard it had something to do with the maturation of the liver, but I'm not sure.

― sexyDancer, Friday, 30 April 2004 20:57 (twenty-two years ago)

Actually, it has more to do with drunk teenagers killing people with their cars:
http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/article/3566-3640.html

― sexyDancer, Friday, 30 April 2004 21:01 (twenty-two years ago)

I heard it had something to do with the maturation of the liver, but I'm not sure.

Imagine my panic when I first misread that as masturbation of the liver.

― Michael White (Hereward), Friday, 30 April 2004 21:05 (twenty-two years ago)

Does it have anything to do with old-skool voting age?

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Friday, 30 April 2004 23:07 (twenty-two years ago)

The old-skool voting age was 21, but I think that was because it was the traditional age of maturity, rather than the other way round.

― Ricardo (RickyT), Saturday, 1 May 2004 07:42 (twenty-two years ago)

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