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43. My brother is the youngest of the boomers

Mon Apr 7, 2025, 03:20 PM

Apr 7

while I am among the older of Gen X. We probably have more in common with each other than with people at the extremes of our generations. A person born in 1946 would have memories of Ike, Kennedy, the moon landing and would have been draftable for Vietnam. My brother, born in 1964 wouldn't have memories of Johnson let alone Ike and wasn't an adult until 1982. Meanwhile I was born in 1967 meaning I have some memories of Ford, many of Carter, and was an adult for over half of Reagan's second term. I vividly recall the Challenger explosion and voted for Dukakis and all subsequent Democratic candidates. Someone born in 1980, couldn't vote until Gore, was in elementary school while Reagan was in his second term and was in kindergarten or 1st grade when the challenger exploded. They never didn't have VCRs or computers and never saw Star Wars as a first run movie in a theater. I very much recall Star Wars and how hot I thought Mark Hamill was.

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Age poll by generation [View all] SSJVegeta Apr 7 OP

I don't get the question bottomofthehill Apr 7 #1

Just what generation you are SSJVegeta Apr 7 #2

Sadly, The Greatest Generation survivors have thinned out. Dennis Donovan Apr 7 #3

They were my grandparents who taught me so much SSJVegeta Apr 7 #4

My Dad served in WW2. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. Dennis Donovan Apr 7 #6

Wonderful pic!! SSJVegeta Apr 7 #15

Generation Jones. Crunchy Frog Apr 7 #5

No such cohort. valleyrogue Apr 7 #11

You're no fun. yardwork Apr 7 #13

And definitely different from Gen X too Polybius Apr 7 #19

I had my Kenner Easy Bake oven! yardwork Apr 7 #23

Hey! Me too! I had no idea. Scrivener7 Apr 7 #26

Same. I was born mid-60s, in generational no-woman's land. Sky Jewels Apr 7 #67

Nope FHRRK Apr 7 #28

As far as my experiences born in 1955 crud Apr 7 #56

Zillennial (1992-1998, I was born late 1996). I chose (poll) Millennial of course, as 1996 is that Gen's last birth year Celerity Apr 7 #7

Gen birth years, for those who are unsure Celerity Apr 7 #8

For some reason, they seem to change every so often Polybius Apr 7 #22

Most of these (the main Gens) have been set for some time, save for Alpha and Beta. The last shift I saw was around Celerity Apr 7 #27

There was a DUer who listened to FDR's Fire Side Chats Kaleva Apr 7 #9

My Boomer generation has done more damage to the country than doc03 Apr 7 #10

This message was self-deleted by its author valleyrogue Apr 7 #12

I do not think it is really the fault of a generation. yardwork Apr 7 #14

Boomer Trump is president, Congress controlled be Boomers and the SCOTUS Boomers. There are doc03 Apr 7 #16

That's really not a fair assessment. Those who rose to great power were mostly born to it... Hekate Apr 7 #61

I'm a Boomer and I disagree.. whathehell Apr 7 #62

And yet slate the Millennials (and now Gen Z as well) has been SOP for far too many DUers for ages. Youth bash city, and Celerity Apr 7 #64

I don't, and never have, bashed any generation.. whathehell Apr 7 #65

smdh Celerity Apr 7 #68

I think I am an XYZ Beringia Apr 7 #17

Pure X and proud! Polybius Apr 7 #18

Did you know? AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #21

Polybius: Anacyclosis Celerity Apr 7 #30

Thanks! AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #31

yw Celerity Apr 7 #37

Buggo AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #39

the DU URL says junebug, but it is not that, I think it is more likely to be a green hornet/bee Celerity Apr 7 #40

Oh neat AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #41

STUNG by an EXECUTIONER WASP! (Coyote Peterson's most painful sting of all time) Celerity Apr 7 #42

Wow! AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #45

he is a madman, that is potentially fatal Celerity Apr 7 #47

Yeah. AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #48

sure, that would be ok Celerity Apr 7 #49

Sent mail your way AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #50

I replied Celerity Apr 7 #51

Ok AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #52

That's where I got it from Polybius Apr 7 #34

Nice! AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #35

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I'm Generation Y AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #20

Jones....You forgot Jones we can do it Apr 7 #24

and Poland. H2O Man Apr 7 #25

X The Third Doctor Apr 7 #29

But the third doctor would be... AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #32

Anyone else concerned that scary Gen Betas from the future will respond? Xavier Breath Apr 7 #33

Not out of the realm of possibility if time travel exists. AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #36

they will hate that name Celerity Apr 7 #38

Hey, if they show that much initiative, True Dough Apr 7 #54

I for one welcome our new Gen Beta overlords. Xavier Breath Apr 7 #59

My brother is the youngest of the boomers dsc Apr 7 #43

It would be theoretically possible for a pair of identical twins Crunchy Frog Apr 7 #57

lol exactly... and I used to be not a boomer then they changed the years and I was Meowmee Apr 7 #63

Yeah, me too. I hate that they made me older by changing what generation I was.🤣 Crunchy Frog Apr 7 #70

Yeah , not fair 😹😀 Meowmee Apr 7 #71

Same here. My sibs and I were born a total of 8 years apart. Iggo Apr 7 #58

We're mostly Boomers here on DU, including myself Wednesdays Apr 7 #44

I have a short url for this place AdamThePhantump Apr 7 #46

"No such cohort.' J_William_Ryan Apr 7 #53

I was born in 1944. FDR was prez and Normandy was yet to happen. Ping Tung Apr 7 #55

Other H2O Man Apr 7 #60

And True Dough Apr 7 #66

OK Boomer orangecrush Apr 7 #72

Xennial LostOne4Ever Apr 8 #73