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09-06-2020 09:22 PM
This list appeared online in my inbox. I happen to adhere to some. I have not found a similar list for the Silent Generation but I am sure each generation has faults.
Baby Boomers think are cool but are NOT !
1. Cursive writing
2. China Plates
3. 24 hours News Networks
4. Diamonds
5. Patterned Wallpaper
6. Unpaid Internships
7. Crocs
8. Blaming Millenials
9. Home Shopping Channels
10. High waisted Jeans
11. Writing Checks
12. Landlines
13. Fossil Fuels
14. The Mall
15. Khaki Capri Pants
16. Denim Everything
17. Jell-0
18. Encyclopedias
19. Socks with Sandals
20. Phone Books
21. Shag Carpets
22. Visors
23. Fuzzy Toilet Seat Covers
24. Records
25. Flared and bootcut jeans
26. Ironing
27. Bar Soap
28. Meatloaf
29. Patterned Vests
30. Cop Dramas
31. Alex Jones
32. Mrs. Dash
33. Complaining about political correctness
34. Linoleum Flooring
35. Conspiracy Theories
36. Avon
37. Gendered everything
38. Golf
39. Too many throw pillows
40. Giving retail workers a hard time
09-06-2020 09:33 PM
Some things on the list aren't cool for any generation and if anyone thinks they are they're idiots. But I don't care who says what's cool and what ain't...I'm me and I will like what I like with no apologies.😁
09-06-2020 09:40 PM
I've never considered anything on this list cool. Was this list created 20 years ago?
09-06-2020 10:11 PM
Who decided what is ‘cool’? Who uses that word anymore?
I don’t know abou ‘cool’ but I do know I’m grateful I know how to write cursive and most definitely that I know how to write my name cursive.
As as long as I can do that, it’s something that makes me...well...me!
09-06-2020 10:24 PM
@Reever wrote:This list appeared online in my inbox. I happen to adhere to some. I have not found a similar list for the Silent Generation but I am sure each generation has faults.
Baby Boomers think are cool but are NOT !
1. Cursive writing
2. China Plates
3. 24 hours News Networks
4. Diamonds
5. Patterned Wallpaper
6. Unpaid Internships
7. Crocs
8. Blaming Millenials
9. Home Shopping Channels
10. High waisted Jeans
11. Writing Checks
12. Landlines
13. Fossil Fuels
14. The Mall
15. Khaki Capri Pants
16. Denim Everything
17. Jell-0
18. Encyclopedias
19. Socks with Sandals
20. Phone Books
21. Shag Carpets
22. Visors
23. Fuzzy Toilet Seat Covers
24. Records
25. Flared and bootcut jeans
26. Ironing
27. Bar Soap
28. Meatloaf
29. Patterned Vests
30. Cop Dramas
31. Alex Jones
32. Mrs. Dash
33. Complaining about political correctness
34. Linoleum Flooring
35. Conspiracy Theories
36. Avon
37. Gendered everything
38. Golf
39. Too many throw pillows
40. Giving retail workers a hard time
You could add - stick shift trucks, jeeps, cars - one way of keeping them OUT of your vehicle !
High waisted jeans are in ... go shopping for them in the teen section, the 20 somethings are still wearing Crocs and record players are making a return - younger generation is discovering Classic Rock.
09-06-2020 10:27 PM - edited 09-07-2020 06:27 PM
There are plenty of things on this list that I don't just think are cool; I know they're cool. I love cursive writing. I can write as fast as I think, or hear a lecture, when I use it. I love having news on any hour of the day. I love home shopping channels. Checks can have their place and fulfill a need at times. My landline is wonderful. I hate talking on a cell phone. Denim is one of the best inventions known to mankind. Bar soap can get under the nails and really get your hands clean. Diamonds are beautiful and can be meaningful. It's not Baby Boomers that pushed for unpaid internships. BASICALLY THIS ENTIRE LIST IS AGEIST PROPAGANDA. Lots of stereotyping and plenty of erroneous assumptions about Baby Boomers and what they like or they think are cool. Example is CROCS, which, as a company, wasn't established until 2002.
09-06-2020 10:53 PM
Well, wait till these bullies get old and see how they are treated! It WILL come back around to them.
I hope they do have the brains to remember how rude they were when they were younger. And the good sense to be embarrassed by it.
09-06-2020 11:24 PM
I don't like Crocs and have never worn socks with sandals. However, my 17 year old granddaughter and her friends do frequently. So think about that, idiot who made that list.
09-07-2020 12:54 AM
This list is total nonsense. It's clearly written by someone having no contact with reality. I have seen versions of this or quizzes on Twitter by individuals touting their ability to guess ones age by having someone answer a series of tailored questions. Who the heck cares? To think that these people will be running our countries and the world someday is quite frightening!
09-07-2020 01:28 AM
@Xivambala wrote:This list is total nonsense. It's clearly written by someone having no contact with reality. I have seen versions of this or quizzes on Twitter by individuals touting their ability to guess ones age by having someone answer a series of tailored questions. Who the heck cares? To think that these people will be running our countries and the world someday is quite frightening!
@Xivambala Oh cheer up! Surely a FEW of them will grow up!
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