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103. It' sarcasm and not bigotry

Reply to getagrip_already (Reply #16)

Tue Nov 19, 2019, 08:47 PM

Nov 2019

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I'm gonna tell you younger people something [View all] PCIntern Nov 2019 OP

ok boomer DBoon Nov 2019 #1

I am 42 and my son says this to me all the time.🙄 dewsgirl Nov 2019 #3

I'm 42 and I said that to my Boomer Uncle TheRealNorth Nov 2019 #7

Hey, that works.😉 dewsgirl Nov 2019 #14

Yeah, at this point you can't have a conversation with the Trump cultists TheRealNorth Nov 2019 #25

"Firehosing" The Mouth Nov 2019 #33

Wow. So why does he say that? ancianita Nov 2019 #17

Because it he is joking with me. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #19

Ah. Got it. ancianita Nov 2019 #24

If you WERE a boomer, how would you understand it? I ask because I meet folks who aren't joking. ancianita Nov 2019 #26

I think it can be very disrespectful, when the young are using dewsgirl Nov 2019 #31

I get the joke here. I also respect the spirit of frustration voiced in the OP, even if I'd differ ancianita Nov 2019 #34

Unfortunately, I think you are correct.😔 dewsgirl Nov 2019 #39

I think its fitting to be disrespectful. the_sly_pig Nov 2019 #149

Those who don't learn from the past The Mouth Nov 2019 #36

Amen and so painful to watch younger ones make the mistakes appalachiablue Nov 2019 #72

Probably what our folks and grandparents said, too The Mouth Nov 2019 #75

You sound like my father... paleotn Nov 2019 #79

Didn't Mark Twain say The Mouth Nov 2019 #140

"Smile when you call me that", The Virginian sl8 Nov 2019 #136

I tell my younger friends and relatives greymattermom Nov 2019 #139

Exactly. Other cultures have figured this out, which is why elders are held with all due respect. ancianita Nov 2019 #141

Does your son have any concept of generation timelines? Lol tymorial Nov 2019 #80

unless you have a birthday in the next 41 days, you are technically a Xennial (born 1977 to 1980) Celerity Nov 2019 #86

? Skittles Nov 2019 #97

Is that supposed to be a derogatory term? Duppers Nov 2019 #15

I recognize your bigotry and am not impressed by it.... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #16

Are you really comparing a word that baby boomers have used Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #35

I'm saying that dismissing an entire generation because they are older is bigotted..... getagrip_already Nov 2019 #38

No, it's a dismissive term based in being out of touch. Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #62

Lol.. When they show us something worth being "in touch" with whathehell Nov 2019 #100

OK, boomer. nt Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #122

Ok, X'er. whathehell Nov 2019 #143

Sweet! It does feel awesome to be called that! nt Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #144

Sure whathehell Nov 2019 #145

I think you should look at your name if you're equating those two words oldsoftie Nov 2019 #73

Word. n/t OneGrassRoot Nov 2019 #120

Boomers never gave themselves that name. Demographers did. MSM picked it up and, like ancianita Nov 2019 #42

I didn't say they gave themselves that name. Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #64

No Generation gives themselves their names Polybius Nov 2019 #121

As an Xer, I agree. nt Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #123

Username checks Major Nikon Nov 2019 #51

! Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #59

Henceforth it shall be known as the "B" word Major Nikon Nov 2019 #85

... ancianita Nov 2019 #124

Lighten up, Francis. n/t Captain Stern Nov 2019 #61

Now THATS something a Boomer would know immediately!! oldsoftie Nov 2019 #74

It' sarcasm and not bigotry DBoon Nov 2019 #103

It looks like some of our fellow boomers are a little sensitive. -- nt Blecht Nov 2019 #112

It looks like some of our juniors are Passive Aggressive, whathehell Nov 2019 #142

I don't get why so many missed it. cwydro Nov 2019 #146

LOL, i see what you did there. maxsolomon Nov 2019 #18

Here, pull my finger. Mr.Bill Nov 2019 #27

LOL!!! 2naSalit Nov 2019 #58

Echo right back "Dude! You're an awesome kid!" . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2019 #40

Nobody has caled me "kid" in 40 years DBoon Nov 2019 #105

Okay Millie cate94 Nov 2019 #44

Gen Z is more likely to use that phrase then Millennials. Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #65

My nephew is a millennial cate94 Nov 2019 #89

I'm 71 and I say that to my gentleman friend who is 75. TruckFump Nov 2019 #48

Like I call my husband-- who is one and a half years younger-- my "trophy husband." deurbano Nov 2019 #56

You sound DownriverDem Nov 2019 #49

ok junior wnylib Nov 2019 #52

I think DBoon was being FACETIOUS tenderfoot Nov 2019 #54

Perhaps but if one is going to be facetious or sarcastic tymorial Nov 2019 #81

I thought it was obvious tenderfoot Nov 2019 #82

yes I was facetious DBoon Nov 2019 #106

A lot of silly responses... tenderfoot Nov 2019 #107

Ok Brah Sugarcoated Nov 2019 #67

Perfect Thread Theft comment OhNo-Really Nov 2019 #71

ok baby NCLefty Nov 2019 #96

LOL Blecht Nov 2019 #111

Eh? Whadjoo say? Call me on my landline. NBachers Nov 2019 #115

really offensive Randomthought Nov 2019 #129

I think John Dean's book from several years ago on the RW Authoriarian nature sort of says it all hlthe2b Nov 2019 #2

Thanks for the tip. alwaysinasnit Nov 2019 #20

I hear ya. Preach. nt crickets Nov 2019 #4

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This reminds me of the "wypipo" uproar earlier this year. cwydro Nov 2019 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Nov 2019 #87

Lol, I was actually agreeing with you. cwydro Nov 2019 #93

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I think younger people complaining about older people and vice versa is much ado about nothing. cwydro Nov 2019 #104

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Are you sure whathehell Nov 2019 #127

It is eternal. maxsolomon Nov 2019 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Rainbow Droid Nov 2019 #88

Oh, I thought you were asking about the OP. maxsolomon Nov 2019 #94

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Rainbow....... DENVERPOPS Nov 2019 #60

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It gets worse each time Cosmocat Nov 2019 #134

no. they weren't. stopdiggin Nov 2019 #6

Thank you. StarfishSaver Nov 2019 #8

Respectfully disagree PCIntern Nov 2019 #9

I am with you ChubbyStar Nov 2019 #11

They told Nixon he had to go wryter2000 Nov 2019 #69

Yes, AND getting progressively worse and more unabashedly flagrant. JudyM Nov 2019 #10

Exactly. They've always been the assholes they are. They've just gotten worse. KPN Nov 2019 #28

Plus they see how low our country's integrity bar is, and are gleefully pushing it lower JudyM Nov 2019 #116

I hope they suffer in their next life too, BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #12

That is my secret wish... WyattKansas Nov 2019 #91

My wish is that you and I get our wishes granted! BigmanPigman Nov 2019 #92

Looking for clean up in aisle D.C. too eh? Brainfodder Nov 2019 #22

I'd tell younger people that SOME were, but not enough to back a scofflaw Executive Branch. ancianita Nov 2019 #23

Many were PCIntern Nov 2019 #29

And Roy Cohn was right there at McCarthy's side. Buns_of_Fire Nov 2019 #41

And another thing, youngsters... SpankMe Nov 2019 #30

I believe Harry Truman summed up the essence of the Republican way. Sherman A1 Nov 2019 #32

Amen. That's who they are today. Only with corporatist, global dark money behind them. ancianita Nov 2019 #37

Harry got them to the core, thanks for posting. appalachiablue Nov 2019 #78

+1 K&R joost5 Nov 2019 #148

Yes? Cartoonist Nov 2019 #43

Me too, PCIntern! calimary Nov 2019 #45

Thanks man apnu Nov 2019 #46

A watershed year, as I recall. Harker Nov 2019 #130

They were still assholes then too. Caliman73 Nov 2019 #133

Yep. TruckFump Nov 2019 #47

Recommended. H2O Man Nov 2019 #50

Ex-actly!!!! PCIntern Nov 2019 #95

When I was H2O Man Nov 2019 #108

They have never taken their oaths bdamomma Nov 2019 #53

Margaret on the Guillotine meadowlander Nov 2019 #55

"Like who is raising these heartless idiots?" FiveGoodMen Nov 2019 #150

Let's Not Get Divisive McKim Nov 2019 #57

I know. ananda Nov 2019 #63

Omitting the screaming in burning coffins, etc., Yes, it's true . . . Loubee Nov 2019 #66

Don't forget Iran-Contra (nt) JaneQPublic Nov 2019 #68

K&R BlueJac Nov 2019 #70

Lyndon Johnson and the Gulf of Tonkin erlewyne Nov 2019 #76

I'm 74, and I'm pretty sure soldierant Nov 2019 #110

Those are shady days. erlewyne Nov 2019 #114

Yes, I thought we were there with the French. soldierant Nov 2019 #151

seeing how most young democrats have only seen the party of newt, does that Kurt V. Nov 2019 #77

That's what I remember, too, Doctor. Kid Berwyn Nov 2019 #83

What you said Hekate Nov 2019 #84

I hear you PCIntern Skittles Nov 2019 #98

There is something wrong with the conservative mind, BlancheSplanchnik Nov 2019 #99

They stole "conservative" from the "Main Street Republicans" Mopar151 Nov 2019 #119

Settle down man Liberalhammer Nov 2019 #102

W have been in the fight for our lives UpInArms Nov 2019 #113

Quite a few folks seem to long for a Republican Party that never existed. Garrett78 Nov 2019 #117

Would someone please remind me where this started? n/t Harker Nov 2019 #125

These same nasty bastards have been around all of my life (born 1950). There are not going anywhere walkingman Nov 2019 #126

I'm 60. My 33 yo son is a fucking Trumpflake, and an entitled asshole. Progressive Jones Nov 2019 #128

No, they have not always been this bad. Teach-only-love Nov 2019 #131

They weren't the people out front though PCIntern Nov 2019 #135

when anyone wants to boomer me dweller Nov 2019 #132

BRAVO! HAB911 Nov 2019 #137

Same old shit, just cruder packaging now. VOX Nov 2019 #138

I've always hated them flamingdem Nov 2019 #147