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LeftInTX

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20. Fits me to tee

Reply to blogslug (Reply #16)

Sat Apr 29, 2023, 09:15 AM

Apr 2023

My dad was Korea. He would have had to drop out of HS to enlist in WWII. We weren't the draftees generation. We feared tt, but it didn't hsppen.. Born in 1956

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What are the ages of those in the Gen X and Gen Z groups? [View all] BigmanPigman Apr 2023 OP

I'm not Gen X or Gen Y. MarineCombatEngineer Apr 2023 #1

Gen Y are the Millennials Sympthsical Apr 2023 #2

I've heard X-ennial r�is�n_dubh Apr 2023 #14

Yeah that is me too LostOne4Ever Apr 2023 #28

Glad you asked, I was wondering the same! WestMichRad Apr 2023 #3

Another name for Alpha I've heard is the Homeland Generation Kennah Apr 2023 #9

The Homeland Generation is an American alternative name for Gen Z (but the dates some of the Celerity Apr 2023 #15

"Homeland Generation" is ridiculous. maxsolomon May 2023 #32

agreed, I hate it Celerity May 2023 #38

No way this 1970 Kindergarten graduate is a baby boomer! I will never accept that. eShirl Apr 2023 #17

Sounds like Gen X LeftInTX Apr 2023 #18

Like me, you're Gen X Johonny Apr 2023 #27

There's also Generation Jones - between Boomer and Gen X tinrobot Apr 2023 #30

That's me and my wife. We "late boomers" are different from classic boomers. yardwork May 2023 #40

Generation Jones also tends to skew more conservative than the earlier Boomers because of... keep_left May 2023 #41

Obama is Generation Jones - hardly a conservative. tinrobot May 2023 #42

That's right...I actually said as much a while ago in another post. keep_left May 2023 #44

Gex X starts in 1965. Cuthbert Allgood May 2023 #33

The years vary depending on who is doing the polling. NutmegYankee May 2023 #43

From the Pew research center: drray23 Apr 2023 #4

Here's some information from pew research MyMission Apr 2023 #5

According to this Meowmee Apr 2023 #6

I find myself on a "cusp", straddling BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #7

Yes me too Meowmee Apr 2023 #8

Definitely BS! BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #11

Exactly! llmart Apr 2023 #22

Generation Jones blogslug Apr 2023 #16

Fits me to tee LeftInTX Apr 2023 #20

Also born in 56 but dad was in WW2 Tree Lady Apr 2023 #25

Thanks for posting this, phylny May 2023 #45

Yeah there is a sub category that doesn't get much traction called "Generation Jones" ismnotwasm Apr 2023 #23

It's funny to me to think my younger Tree Lady Apr 2023 #24

I put some stock in Generational Theory, but it's not absolute Kennah Apr 2023 #10

1965 I_UndergroundPanther Apr 2023 #12

I was born in 1962 and don't really identify as BigmanPigman Apr 2023 #13

In my experience, any Xer born before 1970 has more in common with Boomers Polybius Apr 2023 #29

Not me I_UndergroundPanther May 2023 #31

Yeah but you missed out on some really cool toys in the 80's Polybius May 2023 #36

It's more split that you are thinking. Cuthbert Allgood May 2023 #34

You still played with toys at 17? Polybius May 2023 #35

Shit, I still play with toys now. Cuthbert Allgood May 2023 #37

I collect them too today Polybius May 2023 #39

I'm Gen X. 1968. Aristus Apr 2023 #19

Same leighbythesea2 Apr 2023 #21

There are lots of different ways of the generations LostOne4Ever Apr 2023 #26