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Boomer humor: You might not be a baby boomer if 38 Articles

  • 1 of 38

    by Drew Price

    - You have already accepted the fact that receiving social security waved bye-bye to you long ago. - You keep your cell phone in your pocket, rather than attached to a clip on the outside of your belt. - You realize ...read more

  • 2 of 38

    by Rob O'Hannon

    You might not be a baby boomer if... You have an attention and memory span of 2.9 seconds. You consider text messaging a good value. You have an attention and memory span of 2.9 seconds. You spend more on elect...read more

  • 3 of 38

    by Bob Schmidt

    You might not be a "baby boomer" if you don't recall your family's 3 digit telephone number. Should you have no memory of "dialing" your friends number to find out who might be going to the drive-in movie on "carload ...read more

  • 4 of 38

    by Sheree Zielke

    You might NOT be a Baby Boomer if: 1. - You know how to work the stupid dial on your iPod. 2. - "Hooking up" means something other than connecting a tractor to a trailer hitch. 3. - You've never thought ...read more

  • 5 of 38

    by Beth Zukerman

    You might not be a baby boomer if You have never owned a collection of 8-track tapes in orange, black and white. You have never rearranged an antenna to get better reception on T.V. You have never felt hot in Jox ...read more

  • 6 of 38

    by David Ramos

    Having been born in 1949 I have the distinction of being one of the millions of baby boomers now heading for their 50's to early 70's. It took quite a while to compile this list, (the old brain cells and synapses take a br...read more

  • 7 of 38

    by Cynthia Harlan

    You might not be a baby boomer if: You have never used the word "groovy". You have never owned a pet rock or at least wanted one. You have never been to a drive-in movie. "Mary Poppins" and "Herbie the Love Bug...read more

  • 8 of 38

    by Rick Dickert

    You Might Not Be A Baby Boomer If: 1) You can't imagine a lava lamp hooked up to a clapper 2) You don't "get" that 60 is the new 40 3) You hear the phrase "One giant leap for mankind" and think "slamdunk" 4) Yo...read more

  • 9 of 38

    by Frank Masi

    You may be a baby boomer if: 1. You still have hope that a lost Beatles album would turn up out of no where. 2.If you try to get your kids to play a game of "Monopoly" with you. 3.If you tell stories of when profe...read more

  • 10 of 38

    by Lynne Lupold

    You might NOT be a Baby Boomer if: 1. You think the phrase, "Hell, no, we won't go," originally followed a bartender shouting "Last call!" 2. You think "Little MP3" makes a better song title than "Little GTO." 3. ...read more

  • 11 of 38

    by Meri Newstead

    You might not be a baby boomer if: You have ever told your Mother to "Get over it", and lived! You have never walked to a confectionery and bought a Coca cola and a pack of peanuts with a Quarter and got change bac...read more

  • 12 of 38

    by Becca Behrent

    You might not be a baby boomer if you: - can't remember the days when "flip flops" were called "thongs". Now "thongs" are something you wear up your ass, not on your feet. - don't know that the definition of "gay...read more

  • 13 of 38

    by Richard Wilson Ph.D.

    Baby boomers are generally considered to be the generation of people born between 1946 and 1964. They are called boomers in the United States, the bulge in the United Kingdom, and the boomies in Canada. Their lives were he...read more

  • 14 of 38

    by Linda Vernon

    You might not be a baby boomer if: You've never competed in a contest as a kid where the coveted prize was a ballpoint pen. You understand that there are vastly more ways to suck than with a Hoover. You have never...read more

  • 15 of 38

    by Michael Aubrey

    Unable to find many openings to pry into my parents sex life, my questions early on noticeably received vague answers, followed by a diversion preventing clarity through a follow-up question. Presidential press conferences...read more

  • 16 of 38

    by Marilyn De Angelis Pennell

    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 G...read more

  • 17 of 38

    by George Jean Smith

    You might not be a Boomer Babe if you don't know that a "douche" was once used for sanitary purposes instead of name calling. If you've never commuted inside of a car trunk on purpose!If you don't show an educated interest...read more

  • 18 of 38

    by Larry Clifton

    The following may not be a complete checklist for those questioning their authenticity as a baby-boomer, but it does make a respectable attempt to set some boundaries. For example, if you fear that according to current ...read more

  • 19 of 38

    by Angela S. Young

    YOU might NOT be a Baby Boomer if: - you think of 25 cents for gas as a punishment for farting in the house. - you think of a record player as an 'antique music devise'. - you hear grandma talking about blackberr...read more

  • by Kent Richards

    You might not be a baby boomer if...you think stick-shift is a dirty word. You never danced in your socks on a gym floor. You didn't see the Duncan yo-yo pro perform at your neighborhood theater. You haven't had a party te...read more

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