Why is 25 the "magic number"?
 

What's so special about turning 25? I'm on a mailing list for activities for young people that occur in Toronto, and many of them say that they're for 25+ What's so special about that age? I want to go to some of these activities, but I'm worried that they'll not let me in because I don't turn 25 until September. I mean, it's not like I'm renting a car or anything. I thought that they couldn't deny me entrance to a bar (which is where most of these things take place) if I'm over 19 (the legal drinking age in Ontario).

You're a quater of a century?

Re: Why is 25 the "magic number"?
 

Nope, any bar can deny you entrance. They can deny you entrance if they think you're intoxicated, if you arent dressed properly or you don't meet their age standards, pretty much any superfical thing. These are private establishments and they can choose who they let in whether or not you're of legal age or not.

The Devil's Martini in Toronto is a 25+ bar. However I got in because they didn't card me (I can pass for 25...go me!). Anyway, their resoning behind the 25+ age requirment is that they are catering to a "mature" crowd. I can tell you the crowd is not mature in that place (the club sucked!), but that is their resoning.

*SIGH*....another 7 months do go.

I don't know either. I just turned 25 myself a month ago and feel pretty much the same as I did when I was 24. Well, maybe a little older now that I'm closer to 30.

I know in the states car insurance rates go down when you turn 25 and you are able to rent a car and drive it yourself.

It's just that these parties are supposed to be for "professional" people (aka "cubicle people", I guess), and those are the type of guys that I want (well, prefer) to date. I want to use these parties to meet people, especially guys.

I turn 25 April 1st and my insurance will go down and should be fairly cheap since I've had no speeding tickets or anything like that, and unlike my sister I've had no DUI's.

About renting cars....I think it just depends. I've been renting cars from enterprise since I was 23 with no trouble at all.

From a marketing point of view, turning 25 moves you into the next demographic age level (at least in Canada it does) - welcome to the demographic: 25-54.

Why not just show up to one of these events? I had no problem getting into a bar that was 25+ even though I was 23. They didn't ID me. The bouncer tried to card my friend who was 27, but she looks young. She just gave him a hard time and convinced him she was of age...which she was. Never checked her ID.

I turn a Quarter of a Century years old this August. :(

You are attracted to Cubicle dwellers? I am picturing Dilbert and friends lol .. .

Well, I'd prefer a young lawyer :p

You get lower car insurance rates!

A person trained to argue . . Gods Forbid :p lol

I'm settling for the hottie young engineer. :D

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Legally in Ontario the only way a bar can deny you entrance is if on it's licence says it is for a specific age. That goes for under 19, if it's liquor licence doesn't specifically state that it is 19+ anybody is legally allowed entrance. That being said there really isn't much you can do except call the AGCO which doesn't do much anyways.

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really? Well I don't know what their liquor license says. I still got in anyway, even though I was under their age limit. It was a crappy club anyway, and I won't ever go back...not even when I a "mature" enough.

I thought a bar could legally deny you entrance if you were intoxicated?

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Intoxicated yes, cause thats a liability issue.

LOL! I don't know if Engineering students do this in the US, but Canadian ones don't only dye themselves purple at homecoming games and during Frosh (Freshman Orientation) Week, but right before they graduate, they earn their "iron rings". It's apparently a secret ritual very much like GLO intiation (I don't know the details as I'm not an engineer). The ring is to be worn on your right pinky. Non Engineers can't wear it.

http://www.ironring.ca/

Re: Why is 25 the "magic number"?
 

Getting back to the original question. I don't know why, but turning 25 was much more memorable to me than 30, 40 or 50. I think it was that "quarter of a century" thing.

And the "20's" were fun.

Re: Re: Why is 25 the "magic number"?
 

You liked it better than turning 100?

-Rudey

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Does that mean that restaurants that require men to wear jackets after 6 pm are technically violating the law?

Hmm, I'll be sure to ask him that.

Though I'm sure he's had to dye himself something/roll around in something/something like that since he's in a fraternity himself.

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No. One hundred was the best. Made all of those 75-80 year old sorority babes swoon.

Right, Tom?

Looking forward to 150.

I don't think my engineer husband did anything like that, but he's regaled me with enough stories of his own from his fraternity days I wouldn't put it past him.

I KNOW.

That's why you're going to drive to Wazzu and get yo'self a man who will buy you dinner at 11:30 at night. No more furniture ppl for you toots.

I would pay BIG money to be 25 again...

Dee

They do NOT do that here.

That means next year I will be in the same demographic as my MOTHER and FATHER. EWWWWWWWWW! :P

It's not actually a secret ceremony. All engineers are given copies of the ritual before the ceremony and don't ask for it back. I would call the ceremony 'private' more than anything...

However, the jack@$$es at my university use it an excuse to run around campus drunk all day before the ceremony disturbing classes. I never cared much about it, but last year they interupted a review session a couple of my co-workers were putting on - defacing the materials and scaring the students. :eek:

If a GLO ever did that, we'd be absolutely murdered by the adminstrations. But since it's the Engineers, everyone looks the other way.

i think people rather say they are 25+ than to say they are closer to 30.