ARE YOU A BOOMER OR NOT?

If you think Paul Mc Cartney started his musical career with Wings and Ringo Starr played the tambourine for the Grateful Dead-sorry, you are NOT a Boomer.

And, if you have no idea who the Grateful Dead are-you are either under 10 or over 80. And you are NOT a Boomer. If you have never heard of Janis Joplin or The Doors, you either weren't paying attention back in the day or you weren't around back in the day. if you think Herman's Hermits are cookies and "The British Invasion" happened during the Revolutionary War, you are not a boomer and aren't very good at history, either.

You are not a Boomer if you think Howdy Doody was a snack food and the Edsel was a sneaker.
You are not a Boomer if you have no idea what love beads are and think the womens' movement was all about women burning bras.
You are absolutely not a Boomer if you think your mom and dad will let you live at home after college and not pay any rent.
You are not a boomer if your parents are the helicopter type and swoop down to bail you out every time you mess up.
Actually, if you have helicopter parents, then THEY are probably Boomers.
You are not a Boomer if you have never heard of Captain Kangaroo or Mr. Green Jeans
You are not a Boomer of you've never heard of Twiggy
You are not a Boomer if you prefer hip hop over R&B
You are not a Boomer if you can't remember foot pajamas, Romper Room and Bozo the Clown

If you think the Jerk, The Swim and The Hustle are the nicknames for the Three Stooges-no way. You are NOT a boomer. If you don't know who the Three Stooges are, I am surprised that you have read this far. If you have never been to a drive in movie or don't even know what one is, you have no idea what you missed-and are not a Boomer. If you don't know who "My Three Sons" or "Captain Kangaroo" were, you either were not allowed to watch TV or are not a Boomer. If you don't know that TV used to be black and white and people used "rabbit ears" to get reception, forget it-you are not a Boomer. If you think a "party line" is a dance, you never talked on the phone back in the day and are not a Boomer.

If you would rather make love and not war, you may or may not be a Boomer. But at least you have the right idea. After all, being a Boomer is more than just being born at a certain time. It's a state of mind. And as the saying does, if you remember the 60's, you weren't really there....

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