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Ghost Leviathan posted:Just watched Ferris Bueller's Day Off and I wonder if it's got anything significant to say about Boomers. Uptight dads whose only love in the world is the classic car they never let anyone touch certainly seems to have been a theme. Though I think the protagonists are more Gen X? Probably something about how Gen Xers realised early on they're going to spend their entire lives trying to get out from under their overbearing self-obsessed boomer parents. There is a classic collector car market that will probably totally crater when the boomers die off, because the next generations don't care and will just sell the ones they inherit immediately.
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Nov 27, 2019 15:25
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Vinyl on the inside isn't half bad. Cheap, relatively durable, easy to repair with duct tape. It'll scorch the underside of your thighs, but that's what you get for wearing shorts in the summer. There's an Etsy shop that makes poo poo like guitar and camera straps, wallets, and belts from old 70's car vinyl and I miss how colorful the insides of automobiles once were.
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Nov 27, 2019 15:26
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Krispy Wafer posted:There's an Etsy shop that makes poo poo like guitar and camera straps, wallets, and belts from old 70's car vinyl and I miss how colorful the insides of automobiles once were. I'll agree to that. I really do wish that interiors today had more choices than Black or Tan/cream/beige, and for the sporty version, black with colored stitching. Gimme a blue or red
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Nov 27, 2019 15:31
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Actually if you look back at the colors most things came in in the 1970s you’ll find that it was insane, this is true of car interiors and furniture and bathrooms Not that I don’t like some more color but lets not go full 1970s again
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Nov 27, 2019 15:37
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Iron Crowned posted:I'll agree to that. I really do wish that interiors today had more choices than Black or Tan/cream/beige, and for the sporty version, black with colored stitching. Gimme a blue or red I took an uber once that had a cherry red interior. It felt very attention-getting.
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Nov 27, 2019 15:38
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The trade off is a whole lot less pea soup green everywhere, so you take the bad with the good
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Nov 27, 2019 15:43
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EIDE Van Hagar posted:Actually if you look back at the colors most things came in in the 1970s you’ll find that it was insane, this is true of car interiors and furniture and bathrooms One of the wonderful things about watching movies from the 70's in HD is the wallpaper. Everything was either wall papered and it was always colorful and intricate.
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Nov 27, 2019 15:44
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PostNouveau posted:There is a classic collector car market that will probably totally crater when the boomers die off, because the next generations don't care and will just sell the ones they inherit immediately. I’ll see ads for classic car shows/boat shows occasionally, and I can’t imagine many younger people going to them.
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Nov 27, 2019 15:45
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Boomers love calling everyone under 40 Millennials but I'm starting to wonder. I'm 35, an older Millennial, but feel like I have nothing in common with Xers. I can have great conversations my wife's Zoomer cousins about a myriad of topics. It probably just goes to show how bullshit the entire idea of generations is.
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Nov 27, 2019 16:05
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SwitchbladeKult posted:Boomers love calling everyone under 40 Millennials but I'm starting to wonder. I'm 35, an older Millennial, but feel like I have nothing in common with Xers. I can have great conversations my wife's Zoomer cousins about a myriad of topics. It probably just goes to show how bullshit the entire idea of generations is. Only Boomers refer to Gen Z as "Zoomers," sorry for your lots
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Nov 27, 2019 16:07
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I thought zoomers were gen z kids with boomer mindsets and the boomers were just using the word wrong D:
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Nov 27, 2019 16:10
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HugeGrossBurrito posted:Saw two boomers on harleys with matching Harley outfits and both their harleys matched the outfits. POWMIA and trump flag on both of course. Don't shame people for... *checks notes* their legitimate economic anxieties.
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Nov 27, 2019 16:14
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I think the classic cars will just advance a decade. Gen-X doesn't care about Studebakers, but they'll pay through the nose for a cherry 1980 's Jeep Wagoner. Which makes sense because parts are going to become increasingly difficult to get for the old old cars and younger generations have no childhood memories of 1950's Cadillacs. Already 70's muscle car prices are sky high and don't even think about a 70's era Toyota Land Cruiser or Bronco. Which means 60 year old Millennials will be restoring 90's era Ford Tauruses for a daily driver because they have no money.
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Nov 27, 2019 16:27
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DorkusMalorkus posted:I mean I figured/hoped that was the case. At least you provided relevant thread content Im making my way thru the thread and had to call back over 200 pages to laugh at this dumbass who can't tell obvious satire.
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Nov 27, 2019 17:06
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Classic cars were death traps anyway. Solid metal frames with no crumple zones means that during a crash all the force is transferred to the squishy bodies inside. purple death ray posted:The trade off is a whole lot less pea soup green everywhere, so you take the bad with the good Honestly, I'll gladly take spearmint green and trippy patterns over all the BEIGE gen Xers seem to love. gently caress beige. DeathCrabForCutie fucked around with this message at 17:14 on Nov 27, 2019 |
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Nov 27, 2019 17:07
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Whoria Discordia posted:Classic cars were death traps anyway. Solid metal frames with no crumple zones means all that force is transferred to the squishy bodies inside. Any color but earth tones are selling out.
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Nov 27, 2019 17:08
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PostNouveau posted:There is a classic collector car market that will probably totally crater when the boomers die off, because the next generations don't care and will just sell the ones they inherit immediately. This is happening to Elvis memorabilia right now. CRUSTY MINGE posted:gently caress it, just abolish seat belt laws and let the bodies fly. Darwin at work. While I agree with you in spirit, I'd prefer to have emergency rooms not clogged with morons so people who actually deserve help can get it.
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Nov 27, 2019 17:22
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Krispy Wafer posted:I think the classic cars will just advance a decade. Gen-X doesn't care about Studebakers, but they'll pay through the nose for a cherry 1980 's Jeep Wagoner. Which makes sense because parts are going to become increasingly difficult to get for the old old cars and younger generations have no childhood memories of 1950's Cadillacs. Already 70's muscle car prices are sky high and don't even think about a 70's era Toyota Land Cruiser or Bronco. Take a look at 90’s Japanese supercar prices, they’re already getting insane.
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Nov 27, 2019 17:28
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e.pilot posted:Take a look at 90’s Japanese supercar prices, they’re already getting insane. First gen LFAs, holy poo poo. Beachcomber posted:This is happening to Elvis memorabilia right now. Yeah, I’m not particularly interested in seeing the brains of some boomer splattered all over my windshield.
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Nov 27, 2019 17:39
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:I lust for boomer death quote:Respect works very differently today than it did in years past. Millennials and Gen Z don’t automatically accord respect to older generations; they expect it to be earned. However, if they feel respected first, they quickly reciprocate. To older generations it may feel backward, well there's your problem
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Nov 27, 2019 17:42
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I went to a classic car show with my dad and my favorite car there, parked among a row of Mustangs, was an immaculate late 80s Honda Civic. My hero.
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Nov 27, 2019 18:16
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Beachcomber posted:This is happening to Elvis memorabilia right now. Oh god, when I lived in Memphis they were putting the finishing touches on a huge renovation at Graceland that jacked the ticket prices up to $100 to see everything. They're probably going to lose a ton of money if they planned on people giving a gently caress about Elvis for more than 10 more years or so
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Nov 27, 2019 18:24
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PostNouveau posted:Oh god, when I lived in Memphis they were putting the finishing touches on a huge renovation at Graceland that jacked the ticket prices up to $100 to see everything. They're probably going to lose a ton of money if they planned on people giving a gently caress about Elvis for more than 10 more years or so As long as Priscilla and Lisa Marie are alive, they'll milk it as much as they can.
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Nov 27, 2019 18:38
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shame on an IGA posted:well there's your problem I remember reading somewhere that the ambiguity here is that there are two meanings of "respect": to treat with a baseline of dignity, and to treat as an authority. When Boomers say "Respect me or I won't respect you", what they're really saying is "Treat me as an authority, or I won't give you basic human dignity".
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Nov 27, 2019 19:07
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PostNouveau posted:Oh god, when I lived in Memphis they were putting the finishing touches on a huge renovation at Graceland that jacked the ticket prices up to $100 to see everything. They're probably going to lose a ton of money if they planned on people giving a gently caress about Elvis for more than 10 more years or so I love that Graceland is smack in the middle of a shithole called Whitehaven. While in town, go visit Memphis' own statue of liberty, on Winchester on the way east out of the city. It's the tacky piece of poo poo holding a gold cross skyward. I escaped Memphis in 2015 and I'd sooner see it burnt to the loving ground than live there again. CRUSTY MINGE fucked around with this message at 19:39 on Nov 27, 2019 |
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Nov 27, 2019 19:36
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:I love that Graceland is smack in the middle of a shithole called Whitehaven. Part of the renovations were to make it so you can't even see the mansion from anywhere for free. My parents wanted to see it, and it turns out the only way to see it is to pay $20 to get into their parking lot.
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Nov 27, 2019 19:52
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It's like, two minutes from Mississippi, too. There used to be a Graceland 2 (or too, or something) that was a fans' replica of graceland with all sorts of memorabilia. Dude would give tours at any hour, on any day, didn't care, just loved him some goddamn Elvis and shared with all interested. Then he died and I'm relatively sure it's just shut down now. Shame if it is. E: here's more about it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graceland_Too
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Nov 27, 2019 19:57
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I don't give the smallest poo poo about Elvis, but I did the Graceland tour about 4 years ago and it was a good tour. I also enjoy that a giant pyramid boondoggle was turned into a Bass Pro Shops. FogHelmut fucked around with this message at 20:04 on Nov 27, 2019 |
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Nov 27, 2019 20:00
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Does Memphis have a statue of Jerry Lawler anywhere?
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Nov 27, 2019 20:46
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Beachcomber posted:This is happening to Elvis memorabilia right now. oh! Elvis and baby boomers...reminds me of this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yL7XvWDGVM (its about how elvis/rock n roll culture was a new "army" for young Americans)
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Nov 27, 2019 21:28
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Does anyone have a good article about Boomer memorabilia etc becoming worthless? That sounds like a good read.
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Nov 27, 2019 21:29
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Thesaurus posted:Does anyone have a good article about Boomer memorabilia etc becoming worthless? That sounds like a good read. Sorry, Nobody Wants Your Parents' Stuff https://www.forbes.com/sites/nextavenue/2017/02/12/sorry-nobody-wants-your-parents-stuff/#1d502b6424ed
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Nov 27, 2019 21:32
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May I direct you to the show Hoarders.
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Nov 27, 2019 21:32
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Bonzo posted:Sorry, Nobody Wants Your Parents' Stuff Awesome, thanks. When my grandparents died, my Boomer relatives were desperately combing through and trying to pawn off their old junk. Like piles of low quality teacups and ugly decor and souvenirs from the 70s. I ended up just taking a cast iron pan. A Boomer aunt proactively "saved" my wife a single China teacup (so useful without the complete set!) that had no emotional significance for anyone. I recently gave it to Goodwill. I think a bunch of relatives now have the old crap in their closets, in addition to their own junk.
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Nov 27, 2019 21:37
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FogHelmut posted:I also enjoy that a giant pyramid boondoggle was turned into a Bass Pro Shops. The pyramid rules. It's an insane boondoggle and must lose millions of dollars every year because there's always like ... a dozen cars tops in the parking lot. They have a fake river with real gators in it and you can rent fake swamp cabins on what used to be the mezzanine of the basketball arena.
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Nov 27, 2019 21:42
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FogHelmut posted:I work with a guy who prints out emails then scans them to PDF and emails them to me as an attachment. Doing any of these steps should be a hate crime. Doing all of them should be grounds for capital punishment.
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Nov 27, 2019 21:51
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Lmao some of the boomer responses to that articlequote:I believe it is the responsibility of the living to “proudly” dispose of their family members’ accrued stuff … Articles like this one are tagging The Parents’ stuff as a problem. SHAME!! Also references to parents having made kids "promise" that they'd never get rid of something after they die... I love you mom, but your nutcracker collection is going in the trash! (Actually, my siblings will hoard it)
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Nov 27, 2019 21:51
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CRUSTY MINGE posted:It's like, two minutes from Mississippi, too. 
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Nov 27, 2019 21:56
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Bonzo posted:Sorry, Nobody Wants Your Parents' Stuff lol @ the person whose cherished family heirloom was clearly stolen from the DuPonts. quote:One of Kylen’s clients inherited a set of beautiful gold-trimmed teacups, saucers and plates. Her mother had told her she’d received them as a gift from the DuPonts because she had nursed for the legendary wealthy family. Turns out, the plates were made for the DuPonts. The client decided to keep them due to the fantastic story. No judgment. I'd steal poo poo from the DuPonts if I worked in their home too.
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Nov 27, 2019 21:59
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SHAME!!
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