High five my GenXers

Undertoad · 03-15-2020, 05:20 PM

GenX is trending today. Our generation is getting credit for being the one to take it seriously. The Boomers just don't care. The Millenials are out at the bars! We're the only ones getting it right, as a whole.

This never happens, so fellow Xers, let's soak up the positive attention for five minutes.

Because WE KNOW ISOLATION.

We were the latchkey kids, whose parents worked. We came home to an empty house and played the early game consoles. At night we read under the covers with a flashlight.

Nobody in history quarantined better than the Breakfast Club. We dealt with Gremlins, so we know difficult invasive species can be. We survived dysentery on the Oregon Trail. And we already knew we were (stupid and) contagious - Kurt Cobain said so.

We will save humanity this time. This is our rare superhero moment.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-15-2020, 05:42 PM

Your 15 minutes, eh?
Wait a minute, aren't you guys responsible for getting the boomers on the internet? Three demerits for that fuck up.

You should have know they have no class.

sexobon · 03-15-2020, 06:55 PM

I claim special dispensation. Even though I'm at the tail end of the Leading-Edge Baby Boomers, I have an SF (Special Forces) medical qualification, NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) defense NCO qualification, and a couple of survival courses under my belt. It's not that I don't care, it's just that I've taken what I learned with me and have always been prepared. Hey, I could've been a Girl Scout!

For the past 30 years I've maintained what is needed for situations like this (without going overboard and becoming apocalyptic) in a large rucksack, 4 large duffel bags, a couple of large water cans and a couple of large fuel cans. It all fits in the car too. Whether it's something local or global, I don't have to go out and make it right; because, I've had it right all along. It's not just knowledge based, it's a mindset that allows me to coast through stuff like this. Few people of any age group have it.

Griff · 03-15-2020, 08:39 PM

We’ve trained our whole lives for this.

sexobon · 03-15-2020, 08:48 PM

It shows. I hope you have a full charge on your survival smartphone.

Clodfobble · 03-15-2020, 08:56 PM

The worst part about quarantining is now there are all these OTHER people in my house all day. I need my fucking alone time.

sexobon · 03-15-2020, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Clodfobble

… I need my fucking alone time.

I hope you stocked up on batteries.

Clodfobble · 03-15-2020, 09:15 PM

Amateurs need batteries. Professionals have rechargeable equipment.

sexobon · 03-15-2020, 09:25 PM

It's thinking like that that causes more offspring to be conceived during extended power outages.

monster · 03-15-2020, 11:26 PM

Twins.

Corona and Covid.
Mask and TP
Soap and Water
Pand & Mick

monster · 03-15-2020, 11:35 PM

Gen X is pretty much all past reproducing, though. It'll only be coronaoopses from us

xoxoxoBruce · 03-16-2020, 12:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sexobon

For the past 30 years I've maintained what is needed for situations like this (without going overboard and becoming apocalyptic) in a large rucksack, 4 large duffel bags, a couple of large water cans and a couple of large fuel cans. It all fits in the car too.

So you're a closet prepper.

lumberjim · 03-16-2020, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sexobon

It's thinking like that that causes more offspring to be conceived during extended power outages.

this boom will be called the Coronial kids

monster · 03-16-2020, 08:57 AM

nice. but it will be the Millennials mostly using the term, so they'll have to abbreviate it. CORKs?

Griff · 03-16-2020, 09:09 AM

Boomers tell me all the Millennials live at home which means Corks will grow up in their Grandparent's houses. Good or bad for society?

03-15-2020, 05:20 PM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	High five my GenXers GenX is trending today. Our generation is getting credit for being the one to take it seriously. The Boomers just don't care. The Millenials are out at the bars! We're the only ones getting it right, as a whole. This never happens, so fellow Xers, let's soak up the positive attention for five minutes. Because WE KNOW ISOLATION. We were the latchkey kids, whose parents worked. We came home to an empty house and played the early game consoles. At night we read under the covers with a flashlight. Nobody in history quarantined better than the Breakfast Club. We dealt with Gremlins, so we know difficult invasive species can be. We survived dysentery on the Oregon Trail. And we already knew we were (stupid and) contagious - Kurt Cobain said so. We will save humanity this time. This is our rare superhero moment.

03-15-2020, 05:42 PM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Your 15 minutes, eh? Wait a minute, aren't you guys responsible for getting the boomers on the internet? Three demerits for that fuck up. You should have know they have no class. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-15-2020, 08:39 PM	#4
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	We’ve trained our whole lives for this. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-15-2020, 08:56 PM	#6
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	The worst part about quarantining is now there are all these OTHER people in my house all day. I need my fucking alone time. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-15-2020, 09:15 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Amateurs need batteries. Professionals have rechargeable equipment. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-15-2020, 06:55 PM	#3
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	I claim special dispensation. Even though I'm at the tail end of the Leading-Edge Baby Boomers, I have an SF (Special Forces) medical qualification, NBC (Nuclear, Biological, Chemical) defense NCO qualification, and a couple of survival courses under my belt. It's not that I don't care, it's just that I've taken what I learned with me and have always been prepared. Hey, I could've been a Girl Scout! For the past 30 years I've maintained what is needed for situations like this (without going overboard and becoming apocalyptic) in a large rucksack, 4 large duffel bags, a couple of large water cans and a couple of large fuel cans. It all fits in the car too. Whether it's something local or global, I don't have to go out and make it right; because, I've had it right all along. It's not just knowledge based, it's a mindset that allows me to coast through stuff like this. Few people of any age group have it.

03-15-2020, 08:48 PM	#5
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	It shows. I hope you have a full charge on your survival smartphone.

03-15-2020, 09:25 PM	#9
sexobon I love it when a plan comes together. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 9,793	It's thinking like that that causes more offspring to be conceived during extended power outages.

03-15-2020, 11:26 PM	#10
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Twins. Corona and Covid. Mask and TP Soap and Water Pand & Mick __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-15-2020, 11:35 PM	#11
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Gen X is pretty much all past reproducing, though. It'll only be coronaoopses from us __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-16-2020, 08:57 AM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	nice. but it will be the Millennials mostly using the term, so they'll have to abbreviate it. CORKs? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-16-2020, 09:09 AM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Boomers tell me all the Millennials live at home which means Corks will grow up in their Grandparent's houses. Good or bad for society? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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