Fifty is roughly the life expectancy of the laboring classes in the classical world for those who have succeeded in avoiding the high rate of infant and childhood mortality. To reach 50 means one is bordering on senility. So perhaps Fifty is simply a cultural short hand for "old enough to have seen something of the world"?
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"You are not yet 50" - by DeistPaladin - September 20, 2013 at 9:51 am
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Captain Colostomy - September 20, 2013 at 10:21 am
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by max-greece - September 20, 2013 at 10:23 am
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Captain Colostomy - September 20, 2013 at 10:29 am
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by max-greece - September 20, 2013 at 10:34 am
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Anomalocaris - September 20, 2013 at 10:35 am
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Tonus - September 20, 2013 at 10:43 am
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Angrboda - September 20, 2013 at 12:23 pm
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Drich - September 20, 2013 at 1:32 pm
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by My imaginary friend is GOD - September 20, 2013 at 2:17 pm
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by DeistPaladin - September 20, 2013 at 2:22 pm
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Godschild - September 20, 2013 at 4:28 pm
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by DeistPaladin - September 20, 2013 at 4:46 pm
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Godschild - September 21, 2013 at 1:08 am
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Drich - September 21, 2013 at 9:14 am
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Minimalist - September 20, 2013 at 1:58 pm
RE: "You are not yet 50" - by Minimalist - September 20, 2013 at 6:21 pm
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