Among Friends

[Reever]

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

[MoJoV]

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.😁

[deeva]

I've never considered anything on this list cool. Was this list created 20 years ago?

[Annabellethecat66]

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!

[sktchy]

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@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

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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.

[Mindy D]

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.

[Sooner]

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.

[NEvans2]

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.

[Xivambala]

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!

[Sooner]

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@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!

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@Xivambala Oh cheer up!  Surely a FEW of them will grow up!