...and if we cannot rely on you, favorite nephew o'mine, to observe these subtle distinctions, then indeed I weep for your generation and tremble for our future.
Glad to see that someone is on the ball around here.
For all the history buffs
- (Nightowl)
- (94)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 12:28:07 PM EST
Wikipedia is your friend. :-)
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 12:40:18 PM EST
Some ideas
- (Steve Lowe)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 12:43:28 PM EST
Re: For all the history buffs
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (44)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 01:13:26 PM EST
Boomers? We don' need no steenkin'...
- (jb4)
- (43)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 04:46:21 PM EST
You're kidding right?
- (jake123)
- (1)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 05:20:43 PM EST
Yup, Yup, Yuppie!
-NT
- (Andrew Grygus)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 05:40:22 PM EST
What are you talking about?
- (ben_tilly)
- (38)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:37:29 PM EST
Lessee, Yuppy phenom in middle 80s
- (jb4)
- (37)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 10:31:44 AM EST
For those of us following the boomers
- (jake123)
- (36)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 12:52:53 PM EST
I've already told my mom not to expect government support.
- (inthane-chan)
- (1)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 01:05:35 PM EST
Nah, your parents vote and kids don't.
-NT
- (a6l6e6x)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 08:55:24 AM EST
Typical GenX: Always with the finger pointing!
- (jb4)
- (32)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 01:36:16 PM EST
Your age?
- (jake123)
- (31)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 02:47:14 PM EST
How inconsiderate of us not to die conveniently...
- (hnick)
- (28)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 02:56:29 PM EST
Whiny little fucker indeed.
- (jake123)
- (2)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 04:39:53 PM EST
ROFL
- (hnick)
- (1)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 04:43:56 PM EST
Yeah, that's it.
- (jake123)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 04:46:37 PM EST
Don't shoot the messenger
- (ben_tilly)
- (24)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 04:58:12 PM EST
I'm kind of sick of hearing about them myself
- (hnick)
- (3)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 06:14:34 PM EST
Please note that...
- (ben_tilly)
- (2)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 08:30:49 PM EST
Nay, I'm X
- (jake123)
- (1)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 04:36:35 PM EST
By that definition I am a boomer. :-)
- (ben_tilly)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 05:01:54 PM EST
You're just jealous
- (broomberg)
- (19)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 07:21:43 PM EST
Dream on
- (ben_tilly)
- (8)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 08:18:24 PM EST
tee heee
- (broomberg)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 09:49:42 PM EST
pay no attention to that imposter
- (rcareaga)
- (6)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 10:04:09 PM EST
The lady doth protest too much, methinks.
- (CRConrad)
- (2)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 04:45:38 AM EST
s/less/fewer/
- (rcareaga)
- (1)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 12:00:27 PM EST
Ahem.
- (pwhysall)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 01:38:33 PM EST
That was part of my point
- (broomberg)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 07:53:30 AM EST
Hey...Don't badmouth "Incense and Peppermints"
- (jb4)
- (1)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 05:09:26 PM EST
I'm with you there.
- (bepatient)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 05:14:35 PM EST
I saw it differently.
- (Another Scott)
- (2)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 08:59:45 PM EST
Nostalgia's fine... as long as you don't look back
-NT
- (hnick)
- (1)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 09:07:23 PM EST
:-)
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 09:10:08 PM EST
Back in '84 I showed up at a company picnic . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (5)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 10:08:26 PM EST
I have never wanted you more :-)
- (bionerd)
- (4)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 01:14:07 PM EST
That *could* be a very back-handed compliment
- (drewk)
- (3)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 01:22:20 PM EST
I pictured the helmet, too.
- (bionerd)
- (2)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 01:25:37 PM EST
It isn't floppy, actually a bit stiff . . .
- (Andrew Grygus)
- (1)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 06:07:18 PM EST
Gotta love a man with stiff brim :-)
-NT
- (imqwerky)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 11:03:41 PM EST
$400/lb?!?
- (jb4)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 04:56:05 PM EST
Re: Your age
- (jb4)
- (1)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:22:09 PM EST
I never said I was a mid gen-xer
- (jake123)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 04:40:54 PM EST
Now, now...
- (rcareaga)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 08:23:42 PM EST
the penultimate icon?
- (rcareaga)
- (1)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:37:55 PM EST
(stone knives and bearskins?)
-NT
- (Ashton)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:04:36 AM EST
I'm having a tough time reconciling...
- (rcareaga)
- (21)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 01:24:24 PM EST
ICLRPD (new thread)
- (jb4)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 04:48:21 PM EST
Y'know Rand, it strikes me...
- (inthane-chan)
- (9)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:33:54 PM EST
not an affront
- (rcareaga)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:42:05 PM EST
What, YM such stupendous ignorance is NOT an affront to you?
-NT
- (CRConrad)
- (3)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:42:14 PM EST
Affront? No.
- (Steve Lowe)
- (1)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:50:35 PM EST
Re: Affront? No.
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 10:04:10 PM EST
Never said that.
- (inthane-chan)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 07:01:33 PM EST
Interesting Analogy
- (Nightowl)
- (3)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 09:06:48 PM EST
Muahahaha!
- (CRConrad)
- (1)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 02:51:55 AM EST
Thanks Conrad. :)
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 01:21:37 PM EST
I Hoot LRPD (new thread)
- (Ashton)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:08:12 AM EST
What you're missing is that...
- (ben_tilly)
- (3)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:39:20 PM EST
ouch
-NT
- (Steve Lowe)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:41:01 PM EST
O, that unkindest cut of all.. a smidgeon of unadulterated
- (Ashton)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:45:56 PM EST
<groan /> +5, Insightful :-(
-NT
- (jb4)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 10:35:08 AM EST
Re: I'm having a tough time reconciling...
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 08:45:36 PM EST
Industrial Age Confusion
- (Nightowl)
- (4)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 09:55:57 PM EST
not every "age" a "revolution"
- (rcareaga)
- (1)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 10:52:57 PM EST
Of course, some took "Birth of a Nation" as history too.
- (Another Scott)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 11:02:02 PM EST
That is like...
- (ben_tilly)
- (1)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 02:02:27 AM EST
Re: That is like...
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 01:20:52 PM EST
The 'Spaced Age' began October 4, 1957
- (Ashton)
- (2)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 06:40:36 PM EST
And the answer is....
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 08:58:59 PM EST
Sputnik!!!!!!
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 21, 2006, 08:57:47 PM EST
-1, Homework
- (pwhysall)
- (21)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:02:48 PM EST
+10 Need For Speed
- (Nightowl)
- (20)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:09:01 PM EST
Balls
- (pwhysall)
- (14)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:08:43 PM EST
SQUARES
- (Nightowl)
- (13)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:16:15 PM EST
ROFLs
- (jb4)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:25:48 PM EST
"Sloppy searches"
- (pwhysall)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:29:27 PM EST
Not sloppy. Efficient.
- (ben_tilly)
- (10)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 05:21:20 PM EST
You forget
- (Nightowl)
- (9)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 10:39:14 PM EST
Let's go back to the beginning.
- (Another Scott)
- (8)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 11:04:08 PM EST
Yes, lets.
- (Nightowl)
- (7)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 02:08:43 AM EST
I've been called a few things...
- (bionerd)
- (1)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 08:43:25 AM EST
Granted
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 11:55:23 AM EST
No affront was intended. Sorry you took it that way.
-NT
- (Another Scott)
- (1)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 09:13:49 AM EST
I know that, and I'm sorry.
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 11:46:33 AM EST
Two words
- (rcareaga)
- (2)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 10:08:22 AM EST
ICLRPD (new thread)
- (Steve Lowe)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 11:43:59 AM EST
I told you my deadline was Tuesday.
- (Nightowl)
- Feb. 23, 2006, 11:49:52 AM EST
I'm not trying to "faze" you.
- (pwhysall)
- (4)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:22:38 PM EST
Nope, just trying to call me stupid
- (Nightowl)
- (3)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:28:13 PM EST
s/stupid/lazy/
- (pwhysall)
- (2)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:30:04 PM EST
Re: s/stupid/lazy/
- (Nightowl)
- (1)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 03:43:53 PM EST
Egocentrist.
- (pwhysall)
- Feb. 22, 2006, 04:16:40 PM EST