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Crunchy Frog

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72. On the other hand, I had a very early Xer stepsister,

Sun Jul 28, 2024, 09:12 PM

Jul 2024

And our experiences were very similar. We watched the same TV shows and movies, and liked the same music, and had a generally very similar experience of the world.

And I did watch some cartoons in the 80s. And used to play games like Pac Man and Asteroids.

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No Boomer Generation president (kind of sarcasm) [View all] arlyellowdog Jul 2024 OP

Every generation has people like that. Exhibit A: JD Vance age 39. Ocelot II Jul 2024 #1

Important point Cirsium Jul 2024 #44

Thank you for this post. thucythucy Jul 2024 #48

Thanks for the welcome (end message) Cirsium Jul 2024 #64

Lets not get carried away here.... getagrip_already Jul 2024 #2

Always Rebl2 Jul 2024 #6

Nope! Gex X begins in 1965. jimfields33 Jul 2024 #15

These aren't official designations. The overlap is called Gen Jones Bucky Jul 2024 #27

Still not Gen X. jimfields33 Jul 2024 #40

You can pout, but this notion that there are official GenX years is ridiculous Bucky Jul 2024 #45

I go with facts. jimfields33 Jul 2024 #46

LOL, okay boomer Bucky Jul 2024 #47

This message was self-deleted by its author Rebl2 Jul 2024 #59

I'm a real Gen X!!!!! jimfields33 Jul 2024 #61

Yeah, but even those born in '65--'69 aren't true Xers Polybius Jul 2024 #70

Them's fightin' words-- Wingus Dingus Jul 2024 #75

You're right before '70, so you will be fine Polybius Jul 2024 #78

Were it up to me, and it's not... -misanthroptimist Jul 2024 #79

Show me a Boomer born in late '64 who has the same cultural touchstones as one born in '46. ArkansasDemocrat1 Jul 2024 #37

Irrelevant. jimfields33 Jul 2024 #41

I was born in early '63, but very similar. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #65

As a 70's Xer, you're a lot different than us too though Polybius Jul 2024 #71

On the other hand, I had a very early Xer stepsister, Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #72

I'm in the last year according to the Gen Jones concept of Boomers ('53)... electric_blue68 Jul 2024 #69

Not according to one of the earliest books written about that generation. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #67

There isn't a cut off. The date ranges are fuzzy & overlap Bucky Jul 2024 #29

Bill Clinton, GWB, Obama were all Boomers. Nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #3

Obama was Gen X arlyellowdog Jul 2024 #13

lol. Not! jimfields33 Jul 2024 #16

nope- Obama was Born in 1961 - Boomer. Harris is on the cusp of Boomer/Gen X. nt Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #17

Generation Jones Bucky Jul 2024 #30

Generation Jones people are alternately called trailing-edge boomers Eugene Jul 2024 #34

I guess it's legit, since none of it's science Bucky Jul 2024 #36

Generation Jones is An artificial label that nobody uses Fiendish Thingy Jul 2024 #39

All labels are artificial. That's why you put a label on a thing Bucky Jul 2024 #43

Trump is a boomer. maveric Jul 2024 #14

Yeah, that's not true about the "boomer" generation. harumph Jul 2024 #4

The majority of Boomers voted for Trump twice. Mariana Jul 2024 #18

Everyone who voted for Trump fucked things up for everyone else, whatever generation they belonged to. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #20

You are part of a set: the generation known as boomers Voltaire2 Jul 2024 #53

The "Boomer" generation didn't screw over the generations to follow calguy Jul 2024 #5

The Silent Generation gave us civil rights, for the most part. Sky Jewels Jul 2024 #9

And rock & roll Bucky Jul 2024 #31

Very true. It's all sort of silly. Sky Jewels Jul 2024 #33

What does AIDS have to do with its? Big Blue Marble Jul 2024 #54

And brought the second wave of feminism, Big Blue Marble Jul 2024 #55

They broke for Reagan in both 1980 and 1984. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2024 #21

I wasn't old enough to vote in 1980, and proudly voted for Mondale in 1984. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #60

Were you asked to? WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2024 #63

I thought I belonged to the "they" category that you referenced in your previous post. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #66

You do, apparently, but "broke for" in political contexts tends to mean that a majority of the cohort mentioned WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2024 #68

I'm a boomer Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #35

Then why did they insist we use plastic bags instead of paper? jimfields33 Jul 2024 #42

It was the corporations! They thought using plastic bags would save money Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #49

Yes! And WE were told that plastic bags would SAVE the environment! raging moderate Jul 2024 #52

Did they stand up and say, "no. The trees will be fine." jimfields33 Jul 2024 #62

Did you ever notice that no one EVER told a 5 foot... 3catwoman3 Jul 2024 #76

I don't think we are ever going to have a President born in the 1950s. LisaM Jul 2024 #7

Technically it would be possible to have a pair of identical twins, Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #23

It is, and it really encourages generational bashing, IMO. LisaM Jul 2024 #25

Some of us were idealists hoping to save the world Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #38

Kamala Harris is a Boomer. Sky Jewels Jul 2024 #8

She's a cusper arlyellowdog Jul 2024 #11

Yep. I was born a bit more than a year after she was, and Sky Jewels Jul 2024 #28

She's a Joneser Bucky Jul 2024 #32

She looks so young and is so energetic most people don't realize she will be 60 on Election Day. WarGamer Jul 2024 #12

Born in 1964... VP Harris is also a Boomer... WarGamer Jul 2024 #10

Kamala is a late boomer, as am I. Crunchy Frog Jul 2024 #19

Yes, she is a Baby Boomer. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #24

Trump, Bush II, and Clinton are the exact age. valleyrogue Jul 2024 #22

Boomer here. It's true at least based on my former friends from high school... CousinIT Jul 2024 #26

My friends from high school and college are gung-ho Democrats Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #51

You're so lucky. CousinIT Jul 2024 #73

That is such a shame Wicked Blue Jul 2024 #74

I'm so grateful that the next generation is picking up the mantle WhiteTara Jul 2024 #50

doomers poozwah Jul 2024 #56

I'm technically a boomer. mucholderthandirt Jul 2024 #57

Generational Confusion Metaphorical Jul 2024 #58

GenX will claim her - Exhibit A below MaryMagdaline Jul 2024 #77

All things being equal, Torchlight Jul 2024 #80