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this post was submitted on 17 Feb 2026
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I'm all pro Age Verification, the good old "If you are over 18 click yes"
Years ago, I heard of a guy who failed one of the voluntary "enter your age" checks because it thought he was 7 years old. He was actually 107, but the system only considered the last two digits.
We need old school Leisure Suite Larry age verification questions asking things like, "Where were you on 9/11", or "What's George Bush's middle name's first letter?"
If someone is eighteen today, they would've been negative eight years old during 9/11.
That depends on if said person means 11 Sep 2001, Sep 2011, or Nov 2009.
Tough! Better luck with the next question. Luckily it's best out of 3.