I’m 40.
I think the only word that’s funnier than “pants” is “slacks”.
I don’t work for Obama.
I don’t work for Hillary.
I don’t hate old people.
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Comment by CC — May 23, 2008 @ 3:32 pm
ALASKA and HAWAII statehood are younger than John McCain: they became states in the 1950s.
Newfoundland’s provincehood is younger than John McCain; it joined CANADA in 1949.
Comment by Ian — May 26, 2008 @ 9:29 am
I am younger than John McCain and napping is my favorite activity.
Comment by Rosemary M. — May 26, 2008 @ 9:33 pm
Just wanted to say, cool site. Oh, and RADAR is younger than John McCain.
Comment by Marti — May 27, 2008 @ 1:02 pm
The United Nations is Younger than john Mccain (if you exclude the league of nations)
Comment by Gregory D — May 29, 2008 @ 10:43 am
So cute
See, McCain is older than maybe 125 countries out there! China 1949, Indonesia 1945, etc, etc.
Should I also say that McCain is also older than a thousand of new species known to us too!
Comment by JD — June 2, 2008 @ 2:40 am
please email me about setting up a meeting regarding an opportunity with our internet company. thanks.
Comment by karyn — June 2, 2008 @ 9:19 pm
The only word funnier than “slacks” is “trousers”.
Comment by Ryan — June 4, 2008 @ 4:47 pm
Please add a rss feed to your site. the current link doesn’t support live bookmarks (for firefox)
Comment by katsu — June 4, 2008 @ 9:48 pm
thanks for writing - could you clarify a little? when i’m in firefox (on a mac), i see a little rss logo in the url bar. when i click it, i get taken to a page that allows me to add a feed to google reader. is this not what you’re looking for?
just want to understand better so i know what to fix… thanks.
Comment by admin — June 4, 2008 @ 9:50 pm
also - does the “share this” link do what you want it to do?
Comment by admin — June 4, 2008 @ 9:55 pm
80 U.S. Senators are younger than John McCain. So are fluoride toothpaste, Newport cigarettes, televisions, microwaves, and the Pentagon.
Comment by Justin — June 5, 2008 @ 12:42 am
The only word funnier than “trousers” is “britches”
Comment by figowitz fernridge — June 5, 2008 @ 6:13 pm
The only word funnier than “britches” is “dungarees”
Comment by RCS — June 6, 2008 @ 11:47 am
Love your site. I should add that the ballpoint pen (1938), credit cards (1950), and bar codes (1952) are all younger than John McCain. He was also alive when the now-exctinct Bali tiger was.
Comment by DAL — June 7, 2008 @ 8:40 pm
I have created a humerous t-shirt about John McCain, just to illustrate things invented since his birth that we take for granted.
http://www.zazzle.com/1937_john_mccain_kickin_it_since_shirt-235773015949990007
Comment by Dave — June 9, 2008 @ 10:14 am
You. rule.
Comment by Nicole Sikora Heschong — June 9, 2008 @ 10:38 am
How could you fail to mention Al Gore’s two greatest inventions? The internet and manbearpig are both younger than McCain, and for that matter, so is Al Gore. This blog is amazing. Keep up the good work.
Comment by Chris — June 10, 2008 @ 2:37 pm
So, you require a name and e-mail to authenticate but you post anonymously? Old John McCain at least has the backbone to say what he thinks, no matter what the consequences.
Comment by Jay — June 13, 2008 @ 1:06 pm
i think the reason the default setting on the blog software is to ask for name and email address is about automated spam prevention… i don’t really care (or even look too closely at) what people fill in.
Comment by admin — June 13, 2008 @ 1:30 pm
Not only older than the Internet, but older than computers, period. He also doesn’t know how to operate a computer. Hell, I’m 65 and quite proficient with computers. What’s his problem?
Comment by PiedType — June 14, 2008 @ 9:43 pm
The only word funnier than “dungarees” is “pantaloons”.
Comment by kyle — June 16, 2008 @ 8:39 pm
Hello,
I wrote a post about you on my blog for http://www.RemixAmerica.org–please check it out!
Comment by Marshall — June 20, 2008 @ 5:32 pm
I don’t know if someone already told you, but your blog was even mentioned in a daily newspaper from overseas: an Austrian newspaper called the ‘Kurier’ (the Courier) has mentioned your blog, and it was still ‘young’ back then. I mean, it was about 3 days old. Pretty neat, if you ask me. Anyway, that was the hint guiding me here. Unfortunately, your blog is not mentioned in the online database.
And Graceland is younger than McCain.
Comment by Hannah — June 24, 2008 @ 7:09 am
thanks for the heads-up, hannah….
Comment by admin — June 24, 2008 @ 8:45 am
The only word funnier than “pantaloons” is “plus fours”. Alas, they are older than John McCain.
Comment by barbara — June 24, 2008 @ 2:46 pm
Please let me know how I can get ahold of you to set up a meeting with our internet company in los angeles. We have made a few attempts. thank you kindly
Comment by kenny — June 25, 2008 @ 1:12 pm
27 - what kind of company do you have?
Comment by admin — June 25, 2008 @ 1:21 pm
john mccain is older than me!
Comment by julian — June 26, 2008 @ 8:49 pm
Wonderful site! The Jet Engine, the ballpoint pen, and Tupperware are also younger than John McCain.
Comment by Yasmin — June 27, 2008 @ 3:53 pm
The only word funnier than “pantaloons” is “knickers”
And even though you can’t handle the truth,
Jack Nicholson is younger than McCane.
Comment by Cheyney — July 1, 2008 @ 2:33 pm
This. Site. Is. Awesome!
By the way, McCain is younger than IKEA and its Ready-to-Assemble furniture. When IKEA was founded, they didn’t sell any furniture at all, but after an employee, Gillis Lundgren, had to break his own furniture into pieces to fit it into his trunk to move it, he presented the concept of Ready-to-Assemble furniture.
Comment by David — July 3, 2008 @ 8:22 pm
I looooove this site!
I found some other things that are younger than John McCain:
the Chevy Camaro
the Ford Mustang
McDonald’s
the Pell Grant
the Butterball Turkey
the WPIX Yule Log (the one they show on TV at Christmas)
Comment by Krista — July 5, 2008 @ 12:40 pm
The crypt keeper is younger than john mccain. check link to see pic.
http://www.dymaxionweb.com/kulturedrome/Crypt%20Keeper.jpg
Comment by bill — July 7, 2008 @ 12:08 am
The ski tow is younger; first one in America was in Vermont and opened 1/28/38.
March of Dimes was founded by FDR 1/3/38.
Ball point pen was patented in June of ‘38. Put down that quill and leap into the early 20th Century! I guess that means John’s seen the stunning technological change from mimeograph to Xerox machines. Computer printers? Not in his world view.
Comment by Richard Crockett — July 7, 2008 @ 4:34 pm
The pop-top can is younger.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/fraze.html
Comment by Cal — July 7, 2008 @ 5:10 pm
The etch-a-sketch is younger.
http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/etchy.html
Comment by Cal — July 7, 2008 @ 5:20 pm
Just something that I found fitting?
Nukes are younger than McCain. The Manhattan Project was in the 1940s. As well as the Nuclear Reactor itself.
Also, the Holocaust, younger than McCain.
Zoot Suits, It’s A Wonderful Life, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Playboy, and Bob Marley are all younger than John McCain.
Oh Great.
Comment by Deanna — July 8, 2008 @ 4:39 pm
“Take Me Out To The Ballgame” is younger than John Mccain. The words were written by Jack Norworth in 1908. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Me_Out_to_the_Ball_Game
Comment by Cerrithwen — July 10, 2008 @ 12:24 pm
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs is younger than John McCain, as well as a myriad of other things…
Great website!
Comment by Katie — July 10, 2008 @ 3:17 pm
Younger than birth control:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_oral_contraceptive_pill
Related moment when John McCain is asked about health care plans covering Viagra and NOT birth control:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1NweA9662g&feature=related
Comment by tyler — July 11, 2008 @ 5:30 pm
McCain is younger than McCain!
In the same category as all the other fastfoods younger than McCain, you might also add McCain Foods Limited:
http://www.mccain.com/mc_home.htm
Also notice that with the star above the name, McCain’s logo immediately reminds you of the other McCain’s logo. I’m not the only one to notice:
http://noorslist.com/2008/02/07/mccains-campaign-uses-fast-food-logo/
Comment by Earthborn — July 12, 2008 @ 10:48 am
In light of Obama’s impending NASCAR speech (which I will use as an opportunity to introduce my dad to politics that don’t involve restrictor plates or the Pit Road speed limit), I realised NASCAR is younger than John McCain.
Comment by Shannon Marie — July 13, 2008 @ 4:53 am
Hi,
I was wondering if you could add me to your blogroll. My blog is specifically about how McCain is not fit to be president, but not because of any specific ideology. I simply think his mind is slipping a little, how things do when people age. I also believe that our next president must be very very sharp, as a simple fact of the position. For this reason alone I think voters should consider NOT voting for him.
Thanks either way, your site is cool.
Me!
Comment by This Guy — July 13, 2008 @ 11:02 pm
dear mr. quint,
in addition to your website, here are some things that came and went during mr. mccain’s lifetime:
- the betamax and v2000 video systems
- bjorn borg’s winning streak at wimbledon
- philips’ dcc (digital compact casette)
- the laser disc
- german terrorist group rote armee fraction
- abba (you know, from sweden)
- russian space station mir
- the pinochet regime in chile
- nirvana (the band)
younger than john mccain; however… going, going, gone.
and I guess the list is endless.
kind regards from holland,
marc
Comment by marc — July 14, 2008 @ 6:45 am
“Take Me Out To The Ballgame” is younger than John Mccain. The words were written by Jack Norworth in 1908. -Comment by Cerrithwen”
He may be old, but I bet his math is better than yours. I would imagine that this indicative of the level of the intelligence of the bloggers hear.
Did I mention that I find this website offensive? I would imagine that Obama, who you support, would find it offensive also.
Comment by David Shafer — July 14, 2008 @ 9:14 am
How will McCain’s age affect his candidacy?
http://whereistand.com/Opinions/34877
Comment by brianr — July 14, 2008 @ 10:51 am
Why don’t you and all the other punk ass pieces of shit kiss my ass. I am so tired of hearing age comments from self absorbed buttheads who have never done anything for anyone except themselves. Yiou think your “cute” but all you are is ignorant.
Comment by Jim Hassett — July 14, 2008 @ 11:22 am
Suggestion:
The dark blue text is impossible to read. Try a light blue.
The small white text is almost impossible to read. It almost looks gray. Try making the font larger.
Using a black background is pretty difficult to work with and limits choices for text. Try some other fonts. Try a larger font size.
I just looked at the source coding. Since you’re using WordPress, just try another theme.
I only read a couple of comments since I found it too
difficult to read.
Comment by Dick Kahrs — July 14, 2008 @ 1:43 pm
hell, this seems quite fitting:
Landfills in America are younger than McCain!
The Fresno Municipal Sanitary Landfill, opened in Fresno, California in 1937, is considered to have been the first modern, sanitary landfill in the United States, innovating the techniques of trenching, compacting, and the daily covering of waste with soil. It has been designated a National Historic Landmark, underlining the significance of waste disposal in urban society. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfills
Which brings up the question:
Why hasn’t McCain been declared a National Historic Landmark?
Comment by kenneth g samson — July 14, 2008 @ 4:14 pm
I linked to this sight from a story on Yahoo.
The link was within a story about McCain and age.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080714/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_age_5
Comment by Goose — July 14, 2008 @ 5:28 pm
HELL,WE ARE ALL OLDER THAN OUR KID’S, SO IN YOUR WAY OF THINKING ,THEY SHOULD THEY BE INCHARGE OF THE FAMILIES?????
Comment by bruce — July 14, 2008 @ 6:55 pm
SO CUTE, SAY’S ” MACAIN IS OLDER THAN 125 COUNTRY’S”, BUT OBAMA IS TOO YOUNG TO KNOW THERE IS ONLY 50 STATES, HE SAID HE HAS BEEN IN ALL 57 !!!!!????
Comment by bruce — July 14, 2008 @ 7:10 pm
McCain is older than Guiding Light, the longest running US soap opera.
Comment by Beaker — July 14, 2008 @ 8:54 pm
Consider this, when framers of the U.S. Constitution decided to set the minimum age requirement for the U.S. Presidency at 35, life expectancy in the U.S. in 1776 was 35. I realize the Constitution was written after the Declaration of Independence and officially adopted in 1787 but, the only data I could find for life expectancy around that time was 1776 (which is close enough).
BTW, I noticed your comment about the word “lynching” and how it related to the south just after the civil war….you realize the Democrats were in the south and the Republicans (Lincoln) were in the north.
Comment by Dan Pappas — July 15, 2008 @ 3:52 am
I’ll be the too-many-ith person to mention this… Ageism is just as bad a racism in this country. Saying you can’t vote for John based on age, is just as bad as saying you’ll vote for him based on color.
Issues… eh, who cares when you can base your vote on nothingness.
And this is why we all get a bad name.
Comment by Justin — July 15, 2008 @ 10:58 am
#56,
I don’t think it’s nothingness to say that I want the health/memory/stamina/etc/etc of my President to matter… and that the facts are that someone who is 72 is more likely (but, of course, not certain) to be subject to some of these afflictions than someone younger.
Is that ageist… or just reality?
Comment by admin — July 15, 2008 @ 11:03 am
I couldn’t find a submission form for your site, but I did see something that you might want to put up as a post.
In Bush’s press room address from the White House today, at about 11:06 AM EST in response to a question about a prior question, he replied “What was the question? I’m 62, I’m having trouble remembering a lot of things.”
I don’t think there’s really anything to add to that, but from our president’s mouth alone: if he’s 62 and having issues remembering, I think maybe Senator McCain might have issues enough remembering a few more things…
Comment by Adam J. Cohen — July 15, 2008 @ 11:17 am
#58…
thanks for the heads-up - that’s classic.
Comment by admin — July 15, 2008 @ 11:19 am
I was on enchantedlearning.com because your site got me thinking about things. Some I have seen mentioned here, but some i have not, or just have not found yet. Figured I would post what I could.
DISPOSABLE DIAPER
The disposable diaper was invented in 1950 by Marion Donovan. Her first leak-proof diaper was a plastic-lined cloth diaper. Donovan then developed a disposable diaper. She was unsuccessful at selling her invention to established manufacturers, so she started her own company.
PARKING METER
The parking meter was invented by Carl C. Magee of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. The first parking meter was installed in Oklahoma City. Magee holds a patent (#2,118,318) for a “coin controlled parking meter,” filed on May 13, 1935 and issued on May 24, 1938.
POLAROID CAMERA
The Polaroid camera is a camera that develops the photograph while you wait (one-step photography ). It was invented by Edwin Herbert Land (1909-1991), an American physicist and inventor who also investigated the mechanisms of color perception, developed the first modern light polarizers (which eliminate glare), and other optical devices. Land established the Polaroid Corp. in 1937.
SCRABBLE®
The word game Scrabble® was developed by Alfred Mosher Butts in 1948.
The Zamboni
Frank J. Zamboni (1901-1988) was an inventor and mechanic who invented the Zamboni Ice Resurfacing Machine in 1949.
LEGO
Legos (TM) are a very popular interlocking plastic toy. The LEGO toy company was founded by Ole Kirk Christiansen of Denmark in 1932, but the company then sold mostly wooden toys. The word LEGO was formed from two Danish words, “LEg GOdt,” which mean “play well.” Christiansen was a carpenter from the Danish village of Billund. The interlocking plastic blocks (the stud and tube coupling system) were invented by Godtfred Christiansen (Ole’s son), and patented in 1958. Lego toys were first sold in the USA in 1961. LEGO people were introduced in 1974.
LIQUID PAPER
Liquid Paper is a quick-drying, paper-colored (white) liquid that is painted onto paper to correct printed material. Liquid Paper was invented in 1951 by Bessie Nesmith (1922-1980). It was based on white tempera paint (Nesmith was also an artist). Nesmith was a secretary in Texas, USA, before the time of word processors. She began selling her vastly popular invention, and soon ran the very successful Liquid Paper company. Her son, Michael Nesmith, was a member of the rock group called the Monkees.
PLAY-DOH
Play-Doh, a popular children’s modeling clay, was invented by Noah W. McVicker and Joseph S. McVicker. They patented Play-Doh in 1956 (patent # 3,167,440). The original Play-Doh was sold in only one color, off- white. Eventually, many colors were marketed. Over 700 million pounds of Play-Doh have been sold, but the formula is still a secret.
SMOKE ALARM
The first residential smoke alarm (also called a smoke detector) was designed in 1967 by BRK Electronics (this company would later sell the First Alert® brand of smoke detectors). These inexpensive, battery-operated devices received the Underwriters Laboratory approval in 1969. Smoke alarms have saved countless lives over the years, alerting people to fires.
BASKETBALL Being Played at the Olympics
Basketball was first played at the Olympics in Berlin Germany in 1936 (America won the gold medal, and Naismith was there).
SILLY PUTTY
Silly putty was invented in 1943 by the General Electric engineer James Wright, who was trying to invent a synthetic rubber during World War 2. He made it from boric acid and silicone oil, which forms a weird polymerized compound. Wright could find no uses for this bouncy, gooey substance. Peter Hodgson, who worked in marketing, realized its future as a novelty toy in 1949, and it was a success. It was even taken to the moon in 1968 by the Apollo 8 Astronauts.
PANTYHOSE
Pantyhose was invented in 1959 by Allen Gant of North Carolina, USA, in 1959. This new undergarment became popular as miniskirts were the fashion and soon came to replace nylon stockings held up with a garter belt (short skirts were not long enough to hide the bottom of the garter belt). Gant was associated with the Glen Raven Mills textile mill (he was a descendant of the founder of the mill, John Gant), the company that first manufactured pantyhose.
ENIAC
ENIAC stands for “Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer.” It was one of the first all-purpose, all-electronic digital computers. This room-sized computer was built by the physicist John William Mauchly (Aug. 30, 1907 - Jan. 8, 1980) and the electrical engineer John Presper Eckert, Jr. (April 9, 1919 - June 3, 1995) at the University of Pennsylvania. They completed the machine in November, 1945.
Sorry I know its a long post but I and a friend found it humorous that these things are younger than John McCain especially the diaper one.
Comment by Lori — July 15, 2008 @ 6:40 pm
Hey you might want to check out enchantedlearning.com I found some on there that were funny that are younger than McCain I also found as I was posting that i was wrong on the year he was born so some I was putting up would not have applied. One of my favorites is the Disposable Diaper is younger than John McCain
Comment by Lori — July 15, 2008 @ 6:44 pm
SILLY PUTTY
Silly putty was invented in 1943, so it is younger than McCain also.
I get some errors when looking at your site, so I am probably going to have toloook around soem mroe and if I double anything up sorry.
Comment by Lori — July 15, 2008 @ 6:48 pm
On an added note, with not seeing my spelling errors, spell check is younger than John McCain.
Comment by Lori — July 15, 2008 @ 6:49 pm
61,
errors? as in, the site wasn’t working properly? how so?
Comment by admin — July 15, 2008 @ 7:14 pm
What people are not understanding is the difference between age being an issue and experience being an issue.
The advances in modern medicine have increased life expectancy and will continue to do so in a way like never before because of the giant break throughs that have been made in technology. We now have a better understanding of diseases which has yielded successful treatment for illnesses that were once considered terminal. The real key to success that technology has brought us and has come into focus only in recent years is preventative care and early diagnosis which either simplifies, postpones (sometimes indefinitely) or completely eliminates the need for treatment all together.
All of this does not mean everyone now and in the future will live to be 100+ years old. What it does mean is that people that people that get regular check-ups and screenings, will be able to stay healthy and live longer than ever as well as know what to aviod or expect when it’s been determined that they are a high risk a candidate for a particular illness or disease.
Having maintained very thorough exams and given a clean bill of health from his doctors, unless you’re a doctor that’s had the opportunity to review senator McCain’s medical records, I can’t see how his health should be much of an issue to any one when it comes to his age.
Age being an issue in terms of being out of touch with half the population and just “too old” to be president, is a good point, if we were talking about being the president of a software company. In that case a 40 something year old is going to know about what’s important for the company a lot better than a 70 something year old. Even if he doesn’t have the experience the 70 year old has with big business, he’ll be in touch much better than the 70 year old with what people who use computers want and where the industry is heading or should head.
When it comes to being the president of the United States, I’ll go with the 70 something year old any day. What counts there is wisdom…..especially when he’s dealing with the head of state of another country that’s more likely to be older and wiser rather than younger ready for change.
Now experience being an issue is entirely different. Governors or US congressmen make ideal presidents. One having had experience running an executive office (on the state level) and the other having had the opportunity to establish himself with many of the same congressmen he will now have to work with as a whole and get support from when president.
I could care less how young or old senator Obama is. The problem for me is the fact that he is a junior US senator….the time it takes to build relationships with his fellow congressmen just isn’t there. I don’t care about his experience as a state senator, that’s not really much help for him as a US president…..a governor, yes but, not the president.
A couple weeks back you had two Democrats trying to win the candidacy. If after the election the Democrats end up in control of both the house and the senate and Obama also wins the presidency, I can see a lot of things not getting accomplished because of all the Democrats in congress that were supporting Hillary. It’s not going to be a slam dunk for Obama getting things through congress. I don’t think he’ll get the loyal commitment he’s going to need from his party to take advantage of the fact that they control the house and the senate if that does end up being the case. It’s only a handful of votes at the most that will give them the mojority rule but, the party was split in half a few weeks ago. There’s going to be more than a handful of Democrats that don’t agree with him on a lot of things and that will be more than enough the small majority that normally would make things easy. That all comes from lack of experience as a US senator
McCain on the other hand does have that experience and has worked very well with the Democrats….that’s exactly why he’s getting so much criticism and lack of support from the far right. They don’t like him….he used to be a Democrat….the way I see it, he’s the voice of reason. He would be able to get enough support from each party to get something done….something that’s a compromise that everyone in the middle (which is where most of us are) can live with. Of course all the rest on the far right and left will be going ballistic….if something is 90/10 in their favor, their still not happy because of the 10% that the other side won.
Comment by Dan Pappas — July 15, 2008 @ 9:22 pm
i feel like this video belongs on this site too…
http://www.jedreport.com/2008/07/john-mccain-i-g.html
mccain 1st bragging about being 5th from the bottom of his class. then in an interview he’s asked whether he’s a mac or a pc guy, and he says neither b/c he doesn’t know how to use computers at all and his wife has to do it for him.
the whole thing reminded me of the obama=mac, hillary=pc analogy, which should really be obama=mac, hillary=pc, mccain=typewriter.
Comment by kelly — July 16, 2008 @ 4:52 am
As you probably know, China is home to the oldest civilisation on earth. They have thousands of years of continuous written history.
John McCain is older than the People’s Republic of China, which was officially founded in 1949.
Comment by Rohan — July 16, 2008 @ 5:20 am
mccain calls obama an “impressive fellow”
Comment by megan — July 16, 2008 @ 3:12 pm
68:
“fellow”? i wonder if he really meant “boy”?
Comment by admin — July 16, 2008 @ 9:32 pm
66,
done!
Comment by admin — July 16, 2008 @ 9:33 pm
This isn’t really relevant (aside from its reference to Mr. McCain):
http://mine.icanhascheezburger.com/view.aspx?ciid=1551915
I really just couldn’t resist.
–jon
Comment by Jon — July 16, 2008 @ 11:36 pm
You have it all wrong here. We WANT Mccain to win. The collase of the USA is certain. Let the Reublicans take the whole blame. Why let Obama take it on the chin because he seems like a decent guy.
So I resent this website. You are wrong and you will end up hurting Obama.
Comment by Bill Weigle — July 17, 2008 @ 1:20 am
You may also want to check out this:
http://www.wwwk.co.uk/timelines/inventions/40s/index.htm
Colour Television (1940)
In 1940, prior to RCA, CBS researchers led by Peter Goldmark invented a mechanical color television system based on the 1928 designs of John Logie Baird.
The Slinky (1943)
Richard James and Betty James invented the slinky in 1943. Richard James was a naval engineer trying to develop a meter designed to monitor horsepower on naval battleships.
Tupperware (1947)
Tupperware was invented by Earl Tupper, a New Hampshire tree surgeon and plastics innovator, who began experimenting with polyethylene, a new material (invented in 1942)
http://inventors.about.com/library/weekly/aa122299a.htm
This website lists the helicopter being invented in 1939, and the credit card in 1950
Also, you only mention Israel being younger than John McCain. Technically, many former Soviet republics are younger than him, as well as African countries (but I guess that’s obvious). You should add North and South Korea, as well as Pakistan (1945 and 1947).
Comment by Ray — July 17, 2008 @ 4:27 pm
CNN has been talking about McCain’s slip-up with “Czechoslovakia” today, which brings up the fact that, while that country no longer exists, the Czech Republic and Slovakia are younger than McCain. (Along with many, many other countries!)
Comment by Rebecca — July 17, 2008 @ 6:29 pm
John McCain is older than FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act), which was formed to fund Social Security.
So he is also then older than the first distribution of Social Security.
Thanks,
Meg
Comment by Meg — July 17, 2008 @ 7:35 pm
74… i’m on it!
Comment by admin — July 17, 2008 @ 8:29 pm
Apparently BRUSHING YOUR TEETH is younger than McCain:
“most Americans didn’t brush their teeth until soldiers brought the Army’s enforced habit back home from World War II”
http://www.toothbrushexpress.com/html/toothbrush_history.html
Comment by Barry Kudrowitz — July 20, 2008 @ 10:38 am
Your blog and book have now also been mentioned by Sweden’s largest serious newspaper: http://www.dn.se/DNet/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=2374&a=806887
Comment by brtkrbzhnv — July 21, 2008 @ 10:04 am
Touch-tone dialing is younger than McCain. So is broadcast TV. And Alaska and Hawaii. The theory of plate tectonics is also younger than McCain. So is radar. And the Lincoln Tunnel.
Comment by Evil — July 23, 2008 @ 11:50 am
The office cubicle is younger than John McCain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cubicle
Comment by A.M. — July 23, 2008 @ 6:17 pm
Hi,
I’ve just launched a website, McCainIsReallyOld.com, and I am promoting your “72 Things Younger than John McCain” book on the homepage. I hope that’s alright with you! Keep up the good work.
Comment by Kyle — July 24, 2008 @ 12:07 pm
kyle,
nice site… and thanks for the shout-out on the book. could you shoot me your email address separately? i want to ask you a question. you can send it to tips at thingsyoungerthanmccain dot com.
thanks again.
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Keep up the good work!
Comment by Amy — July 25, 2008 @ 2:44 pm
McCain is meeting with the Dalai Lama this week and I thought it would be a perfect submission. Alas, according to Wiki, McCain is actually younger than the Dalai Lama. He doesn’t look it though.
Comment by cynmac — July 25, 2008 @ 8:22 pm
Here’s something (or someone) older than McCain: George H.W. Bush. But if you look at the photos here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/23/photos-mccains-week-of-ho_n_114659.html , MCCAIN looks like the old guy at the party. Its not good when you look older than the guy who was elected president in 1988!
Comment by Matt — July 25, 2008 @ 8:34 pm
I am surprised you don’t have an entry for McDonalds, founded in 1940: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mcdonalds
Also older than Batman, 1939: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman
maybe you already have pages for both and I just haven’t seen the whole site yet. Although I’m sure I will b/c this site is awesome!!!
Comment by Stephanie — July 26, 2008 @ 9:54 am
Younger than McCain:
Bill Cosby, morgan freeman, anthony hopkins, kenny rogers, john voight, maury povich, marvin gaye, lee harvey oswald, john cleese, tina turner, alex trebek, ted koppel, martin sheen
Amelia Earhart’s flight, and going missing.
The hunchback of notre dame
The wizard of oz
la guardia airport
— all between 1937-40
Comment by Alex — July 26, 2008 @ 7:04 pm
Hey, there!
I want to see about contacting you about a rally about “Things Younger Than John McCain.” If you could email me with your email address so that I could give you details and ask you some questions, that’d be great! Thanks!
Zack
Comment by Zack — July 28, 2008 @ 8:01 pm
hi zack,
you didn’t leave your email address so i hope you see this reply. feel free to contact me at tips at thingsyoungerthanmccain dot com.
thanks.
Comment by admin — July 28, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
Hey, there!
I want to see about contacting you about a rally about “Things Younger Than John McCain.” If you could email me with your email address so that I could give you details and ask you some questions, that’d be great! Thanks!
Zack
Comment by Zack — July 28, 2008 @ 8:14 pm
I think jet airplanes are younger than John McCain (1939), which is interesting since he got famous by flying them. Jet airplanes have been around a really long time.
http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bljetengine.htm
“…Hans von Ohain’s jet was the first to fly in 1939. Frank Whittle’s jet first flew in in 1941.”
Comment by Ric — July 29, 2008 @ 7:51 pm
How’s about literature that’s younger than McCain? ‘The Old Man and the Sea’ is. So’s ‘The Grapes of Wrath’.
Think about it. Older than ‘The Old Man and the Sea’.
Comment by John Wilkins — July 30, 2008 @ 7:55 am
The interstate highway system is younger than john mccain
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interstate_Highway_System
Comment by nabicht — July 30, 2008 @ 9:53 am
Don’t know if you’ve gotten this one before, but Batman (May 1939) is younger than John McCain.
Comment by Nina — July 30, 2008 @ 5:06 pm
Hey, great idea. You have me ROFL with the list. I posted an article in my blog about your site, linking to it.
BTW, something to add to the list:
“Gone with the wind” is younger than McCain.
Not the only classic, of course..!
Congrats on the site and the list.
Comment by San — July 31, 2008 @ 10:56 pm
I have two I thought you should know. John McCain is older than the Electric Guitar (1941) and wrinkle-free clothing (wash and wear clothing - 1951)
He is also older than the transistor radio (1952)
Keep up the good work on the site, and to all the detractors out there, there is a point to be made about McCain being hopelessly out of touch with the majority of America’s concerns…this site is not ageist. It is simply stating the facts.
Comment by Rusty Shackleford — August 1, 2008 @ 10:22 am
Integrated baseball (April 15, 1947) is younger than John McCain. McCain was 9.5 when Jackie Robinson Broke the color barrier.
Comment by David — August 4, 2008 @ 11:23 pm
Or 10.5 rather
Comment by David — August 4, 2008 @ 11:25 pm
I’m spending too much time here. I heard someone talking abou Morgan freeman. They said he was 71, and I immediately thought he must be younger than McCain
Comment by somedude — August 5, 2008 @ 7:56 am
Hi there!
Love this site!
Well, I know one thing older than McCain.
He’s my Thailand Prime Minister Samak Suntoravej.
Actually I don’t mind that he’s 72 years old, but I do mind his dinosaurs conservative selfish attitude. I don’t hate old people neither.
Cheers!
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Comment by williams — August 30, 2008 @ 9:40 pm