Why 39

 

Why does Tom Barnes have a 39 after his name?

Toms answer for that is...

Since there are lots of Tom Barnes's and I wasn't the first online I had to pick a number. I didn't want just any number, I wanted something people could relate to and remember. I took 39 because it makes  me laugh -- it reminds me of the old Jack Benny joke.

Highly polished scripts kept hammering away on Benny’s portrayal of himself as a stingy and vain man, concerned about his receding hairline and adamant that he was no older than 39.

Jack Benny got laughs of recognition for perpetually claiming to be 39. At the time, 40 was over-the-hill.