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braddy

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37. No, 1946 to 1964 is the absolutely most accepted definition of boomers, even the govt. uses that.

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Sun Dec 29, 2019, 12:34 AM

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Perfect conversation starters for family fun [View all] Pluvious Dec 2019 OP

Add: God us an ancient superstition. lindysalsagal Dec 2019 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Baked Potato Dec 2019 #2

If anyone starts in on that Boomer shit OKNancy Dec 2019 #3

The Mac and PC, I'll give you that. paleotn Dec 2019 #7

Please see my post in response to the same wnylib Dec 2019 #12

Sorry, I was joking. paleotn Dec 2019 #16

Where are the demonstrations by GenXers and Millennials against... brush Dec 2019 #30

Thank you. There are several boomers here wnylib Dec 2019 #9

add -- changing acceptability of drunk driving Hermit-The-Prog Dec 2019 #11

Yup. My list is by no means complete, just what wnylib Dec 2019 #14

That's right !! I forgot how drunk driving used to be an excuse to... Pluvious Dec 2019 #17

I did not see your response until now or wnylib Dec 2019 #23

As an old woman with a bad experience Silver Swan Dec 2019 #24

Things have improved in some ways since wnylib Dec 2019 #28

That is a harrowing story Pluvious Dec 2019 #25

Yes, it was harrowing, all right for my friend. wnylib Dec 2019 #32

I guess it's a testament to the resiliency of the human psyche Pluvious Dec 2019 #44

Her family was very supportive of her. wnylib Dec 2019 #45

Barack and Michelle Obama are boomers braddy Dec 2019 #31

Michelle, yes. Barack, no. He missed it by a year. wnylib Dec 2019 #33

Barack was born a boomer in 1961. braddy Dec 2019 #34

Boomers are people born between 1946 and 1960. wnylib Dec 2019 #35

I just checked Wikipedia and they give the wnylib Dec 2019 #36

No, 1946 to 1964 is the absolutely most accepted definition of boomers, even the govt. uses that. braddy Dec 2019 #37

I just finished the entire Wikipedia article on wnylib Dec 2019 #38

The entire name assigned generation thing is silly. braddy Dec 2019 #39

The silly thing about it is that it ignores the wnylib Dec 2019 #41

I'm a boomer and don't see anything special about being born in 1946 or 1964 that puts those people braddy Dec 2019 #42

Cookie cutter categories are never fully wnylib Dec 2019 #43

... Ohiogal Dec 2019 #4

Yee Haw!! paleotn Dec 2019 #5

Different perspective from the Cartoonist irisblue Dec 2019 #6

That's awesome, thanks for sharing ! (n/t) Pluvious Dec 2019 #18

Who IS this guy? These are brilliant! hatrack Dec 2019 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author irisblue Dec 2019 #27

Good post lefthandedskyhook Dec 2019 #8

Heh, thanks - but I remember Nixon on the B&W back when I was learning to write the alphabet :) Pluvious Dec 2019 #20

We never discuss politics at Christmas. We play it safe. YOHABLO Dec 2019 #10

When the BIL begins to praise the Groper, I either... Pluvious Dec 2019 #21

And just TRY mentioning that the coup on Bolivia's Morales shows our foreign policy is still wrong sandensea Dec 2019 #13

Hey,leave us liberal, solar panel owning, feminist, heat with wood folks Boomers out of it!!!!! TNNurse Dec 2019 #15

Arguably, Korea was a justified conflict... Wounded Bear Dec 2019 #19

The Korean war was a United Nations war. braddy Dec 2019 #29

A brain binky....😂 dewsgirl Dec 2019 #26

Add "Religion is poison". roamer65 Dec 2019 #40

Or--you know--you could just try to have a nice family meal. Tommy_Carcetti Dec 2019 #46