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Thinking America is the best country on earth Gets upset that other people can speak multiple languages
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Used to work in Bothell, WA and had a coworker who commuted every day from Port Angeles. He'd drive his car all the way to the ferry dock in Kingston, leave his car, take the ferry and bike ride from Edmonds to Bothell. Every drat day; rain or shine. It was actually impressive. He'd start his commute at 4am to be in the office by 7. To put that into perspective, here's his commute:  Every day.
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Apr 24, 2019 23:40
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Stolen from the USPOL Thread but this fits right here with the boomers: 
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May 2, 2019 01:26
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Bonzo posted:I'm hoping the funeral industry dies with Boomers because it is a huge racket and can put your family in debt even after you're gone. That's insane. When I lost my mom last November, we did a cremation for $695 and the additional viewing and fees, it came out to around $1200. I don't know how much my dad paid for the urn though, I want to say $800 but I am not sure.
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May 16, 2019 19:33
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Bonzo posted:That sound you hear is Boomers throwing out their Apple devices out the window "My generation failed you. Good luck cleaning up our mess!" That is such a boomer thing to do. Throw up their hands and welp!
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May 19, 2019 16:10
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Last week, I took a 5 day roadtrip with the wife from my home in Seattle all the way down to the Redwoods in California. We decided to take Highway 101 from Olympia all the way down. It was loving beautiful. However, the problem with 101 is that alot of it is 1 lane in either direction with pull offs and passing lanes here and there. To those who never been, these roads are beautiful coastal roads that are heavily wooded on side and the coast on the other. They are also challenging roads to drive if you arent used to these kinds of roads because of the various hills, sharp corners, and switchbacks. The drivers that continuously pissed us off the most were boomers driving these roads with giant RVs that don't even fit on the road in the turns. THEN they refuse to use the pull offs and ignore the signs stating "If you are holding up 5+ cars, legally you need to pull over to let them by". So after a while you get this guy going 20 under the speed limit with a train of cars 10+ deep. Then when the road opens up, they accelerate to try to prevent you from passing them. gently caress boomer drivers, especially the RV owning ones.
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May 30, 2019 01:00
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I use cash for one thing only: buying weed from the local dispensary. Everything else is plastic.
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May 30, 2019 07:04
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Corvettes. Seriously, only people I see driving them or admiring them in any way are boomers.
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May 31, 2019 00:53
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Boomers like to do DIY projects themselves. https://imgur.com/gallery/oM8cjMa
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Jun 12, 2019 00:37
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Bonzo posted:Here's what a Bommer "seafood" dinner looks like I'm confused by this image. Are they expecting you to grab and eat an entire stalk of green onions along with your meal? Like a whole carrot? Don't get me wrong, I love green onions on basically everything but I've never seen them "presented" in such a lazy way
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Jun 12, 2019 23:33
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Crossposting from the Craigslist Thread. This is peak boomer. From the photos, to the parts list, to the price. nadmonk posted:Sweet baby Jesus, kill it with fire:
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Jun 26, 2019 01:08
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CPL593H posted:Prince records sell for 25-30 bucks now. There are millions of copies in circulation and a few years ago you could always find them for 5 dollars. The secondary market is completely out of control. This happens also when an artist dies as well. I remember buying a bunch of Michael Jackson albums for dirt cheap at various stores here. This was about a year before he died. Then afterwards, I found some copies of Bad that were in decent shape, but they were going for $25.
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Jun 28, 2019 20:50
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Grape posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HnHOAWK7Qc That looks absolutely horrifying. All that food looks like it was microwaved; and there appears to be little to no seasoning on anything. I guess if you want your "food" to be a bland as possible, go there?
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Jul 30, 2019 23:57
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Aug 5, 2019 19:46
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Ralph Crammed In posted:Boomers like not giving the slightest amount of consideration to people younger than them. Like it doesn't occur to them that we're people too. The other day I was walking through a farmers market. One of the stands was selling amazing street tacos. So I ordered a plate, with a drink, and sat down on the park bench next to the stand and began eating these amazing tacos. A boomer couple shows up and immediately look at me with disdain because I guess I had the audacity to sit in the middle of the bench or something. So they proceeded to sit down next me. One on either side of me. And proceed to have a conversation with me in the middle. I've never had this happen before. Usually, if someone is already sitting on a bench, you dont park your rear end awkwardly next to them. You find another place to sit like many of the other empty park benches around. Do boomers not understand the concept of personal space?
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Aug 21, 2019 21:56
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From the Road Rage thread: Boomers in a nutshell.
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Sep 13, 2019 18:06
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ShootaBoy posted:Boomers love to vote for laws restricting pot, even though most of them have smoked it at least once in their never ending unlives. After legalization here, guess which demographic has been the quickest to embrace weed?
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Sep 19, 2019 20:19
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I love this interaction. It's concentrated boomerism. https://twitter.com/bestofnextdoor/status/1176337622907506689
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Sep 24, 2019 23:17
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I was out having a smoke break and watched a boomer walk off from the grocery store with a shopping cart. She had two bags in it, but what confused me is that she kept going with the shopping cart. She left the grocery store property and just kept going down the sidewalk and eventually crossed a road and walked into the neighborhoods, with the shopping cart. Do boomers not know that those carts are meant for everybody?
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Oct 1, 2019 00:25
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SwitchbladeKult posted:Boomers LOVE people making less money to make themselves feel important. I get funny looks when I tell Boomers I believe the groundskeepers and facilities people at our office should make as much, maybe even more, money than I do. I'm a system administrator. As a systems administrator who took a job as a groundskeeper for a high end golf course when I was in between jobs; I wholeheartedly agree with this assessment. The people I worked the greens with were some of the hardest working, kindest people I've ever had the pleasure to work with. They also helped teach me some Spanish so we could all communicate. It was humbling and really taught me a lot of life lessons. Boomers dont have stories. They have lectures and self promotion. They have useless "jokes" at other expense and endless whining.
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Oct 9, 2019 17:37
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You Are A Elf posted:Y'know, I haven't really given any thought as to why I don't yard/estate sale, thrift store, or swap meet anymore, but now I think you've hit the nail on the head. I haven't been to the swap meet in about 10 years, gone to yard/estate sales in about 5 years, and I've just about given up on thrift storing because even the garbage absolutely no one wants at any of these places is ridiculously expensive. It was bad when Boomers equated "old = RARE EXPENSIVE ANTIQUE," but now it's just gotten loving ridiculous to find anything worthy of being called a bargain anymore because of the Internet and competitive eBay prices. Boomers rotted their brains on Antiques Roadshow and now believe everything in their garage hoard is worth thousands. If you haven't seen this, go Youtube it. Peak Boomer. One boomer brings in broken thing, another boomer declares it rare and valuable. Profit!
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Oct 14, 2019 18:36
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Shibawanko posted:I hate landmark-based navigation in general. I have a cardinal directions-based mind and that poo poo is useless to me. This pissed me off like crazy after the latest maps update. I too learned how to read a map early on so first person is a nightmare for me. To disable this feature and go from top down view as the lord intended, do this: Open up maps Go to Settings > Navigation Settings Scroll down to Map Display Make sure the slider for Keep Map North Up is selected. Should get you going!
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Oct 25, 2019 19:25
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Guildenstern Mother posted:I've been seriously considering finding a small local paper to troll by writing a letter to the editor about how rude old people are these days. I bet with the proper wording I can give at least two boomers a panic attack. "Entitled" "Snowflakes" "The elderly have it much better than the people who work" "Non-productive members of society"
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Oct 25, 2019 19:58
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Benny Harvey posted:Oh and she recently bought me a drier and a new vacuum cleaner. Which was nice but then she made sure to tell me that I'd only be getting "something small" for Christmas as a result. Like, what sort of weirdo keeps score like that? How petty and miserable must it be to go through life like that. My mom did this when I was growing up. Or, sometimes certain gifts would then be deemed "early Christmas / Birthday gifts". I think in my situation, my folks were barely getting by when I was growing up and maybe they didnt know if they could get whatever the gift was at a later time at the same cost.
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Oct 27, 2019 19:45
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Solkanar512 posted:They're always so loving creepy about it too. They always demand to know why you aren't married, when you're going to have a kid, why don't you want another 50 kids, why don't you want to do the most important thing a woman can do, why don't you want to preserve your legacy and family name, why are you so selfish and so on. My wife and I decided early on never to have kids. We're in our 30s now and she still gets boomers coming up to her and asking if she has kids. She's recently started using two responses and enjoying the reactions: "I don't have kids because I'm afraid I'll eat my young" or "Just lucky I guess" It's crazy, as a man I get asked a tiny fraction of the time why I dont have kids. But my wife gets the third degree constantly from random older people who judge her, or immediately disregard her for "I'm sure you'll change your mind". I can't even imagine what it's like for someone who wants to have kids, can't, and have some boomer demand why they have no kids. Seriously, what's it to you that a stranger does or does not have kids? gently caress off and let other people be.
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Nov 11, 2019 21:40
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My wife and I are happily childless with 2 cats and a husky. My mom, when she was alive, REALLY pushed my wife to have kids because "kids are the greatest". Finally my wife had to sit her to down and explain we already discussed not having kids for the following reasons: * Costs too much to raise * Lack of parental leave * Lack of healthcare * Childbirth mortality is on the rise * American Education is poo poo * The sad realization that we cannot provide the same childhood we had growing up It took time, but she finally came to the conclusion we were not having kids and then focused her "spoiling" on the dog instead of grandkids. Granted, we are THRILLED by the ability to have a few extra dollars in our pocket and to do essentially whatever we want whenever we want. Not having to be tied down with kids and finding a babysitter and blah blah blah is super liberating.
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Jan 31, 2020 23:12
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Cheesus posted:And with pets. OMG this. When my wife and I adopted our husky, we had to work very hard to get him properly socialized, teach him manners and such. Despite being highly food motivated, we never fed him from the table so he would never beg. Cue my parents sneaking him scraps from the table during the first Thanksgiving we had him, and now its a challenge to get him to stop begging when we eat. Thanks guys!
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Mar 3, 2020 23:29
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You Are A Elf posted:“Respect your elders” is the old saying. My saying is “MOTHERFUCK THESE ELDERS ARE DUMB AS poo poo.” Whenever a boomer tells that to my wife, she immediately throws it back at them with "Respect is EARNED". Shuts down boomers quite well.
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Mar 24, 2020 16:34
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golden bubble posted:That's exactly the kind of attitude that birthed the Colorado Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, and for a while it was fine. After all, they used to spend loads of money on good schools in Colorado. But now the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights has eroded school spending slowly and gradually to the point where even the desirable school districts full of big houses are feeling a tense budget screws. If it last another decade, there might not be any good school districts left in Colorado. Forgive my ignorance, but I thought Colorado schools had healthy funding from weed taxes?
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Apr 9, 2020 23:58
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Wife and I were at the store picking up the last of a few supplies before going back into lockdown. We had a full (large) cart of items and the checkout person says to me, "Keep the cart here so I can walk around and scan things, it'll make it easier and I dont have the risk of getting hurt". A completely reasonable request. A boomer in a completely different checkout line just had to chime in with "Well if you get hurt, you can get paid leave for 2 weeks of not doing anything! hyuk hyuk hyuk" None of us responded. The cashier was wearing one of those boot / cast things already. The constant needing to interject your stupid vapid comments, to complete strangers for whatever reason is infuritating for me. No one wants to talk to you, gently caress off.
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Apr 13, 2020 23:18
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Last weekend, the wife and I were out for a nice socially distant drive around the state. Approaching one of our favorite towns, we called up a local pizza joint that we love supporting. It's one of those places that even if you call in advance you, gotta wait for your food. 20 min out of city, we call in the order and the ETA is 45 - 60 min. So we get into town, walk the dog and kill some time, and then we get to the pizza place and read the signs posted. Due to the tiny size of the place, and thanks to covid, the shop asked only one customer at a time in the shop, regardless of pickup or order. Theres two of these signs posted, one above the doorway and the other between the open windows. This is how the place looks:  Theres a nice healthy line of people in masks, standing about 6 - 7 feet apart and going down the sidewalk. Wife and I start chatting with others in line and find out each of us have already ordered and we are just waiting to pick up. Enter this boomer w/o a mask who first tried to push his way inside and was not let in because the person there passively blocked the entrance. This frustrated the boomer. So he goes and stands out by the window, and starts shouting at the staff inside that he is here to pick up his order. The staff ignore him for a good 3 - 4 minutes and the boomer storms off in a huff. Meanwhile, us in line are slowly working our way up to the front to inside. 10 minutes later, boomer returns. Sure enough, he passes all the people in line and goes back to the window to shout at the staff again that he needs his pizza. Staff again ignore him and continue working with the person inside. As soon as the person leaves, boomer then pushes his way through, in front of myself and others who have been waiting, telling us "he just needs to get his pizza, it will be one second". gently caress you, you old stupid rear end in a top hat. gently caress you for not wearing a mask, spreading your poo poo everywhere, and cutting in front of people who have been waiting longer. It really sums up this whole country where the elderly think they are above all rules and everyone else needs to make accommodations for them. Everyone else is doing their best to follow the rules, during this pandemic and you just run around with no worries. Die.
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Sep 3, 2020 20:09
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LifeSunDeath posted:They were paddling people in school when i was a kid, all the way till middleschool. The creepy vice principal was this fat piece of poo poo and he had a loving paddle hanging in his office...that's some straight up boomer pedo poo poo that became systemic in schools but mostly phased out now. I got paddled at school back in the late 90s. Went to a christian private school despite not being religious. Boomer parents thought private school = better than public school. I was constantly in trouble with the school because I refused to follow their nit picky bullshit rules. Like wearing sneakers instead of dress shoes to the weekly church service because I had PE next afterwards. I was also bullied alot when I was growing up. One of those times, I stood up to the bully and was sent to the vice principles office where he too had a paddle. He called my parents and I remember him asking permission to paddle since he knew it was wrong. To which my parents gave him permission and he beat me 6 times with the paddle before putting it away.
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Sep 3, 2020 21:15
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Dec 17, 2020 00:29
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Lib and let die posted:I've always begrudge Cali because Cali people claim that it's the cultural center of every culture. So much this. Stop loving moving up to the PNW and then complaining its not California. Stop thinking your food is better than anyone elses. California "kulture" is not the be-all end-all to everything. If you want it to be "California", then loving stay there. Don't spread your California elsewhere. 
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Dec 28, 2020 21:22
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I do work for money. If you want me to work for you, you pay me. If you do not pay me, I do not work for you. Simple as that. gently caress you, pay me is what I tell all boomers who ask of my time. I expect compensation. Now for friends and such, I'll go out of my way to help, but I do not make friends with boomers.
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Jan 28, 2021 23:40
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jokes posted:I'm sure boomers get real good at math/geometry when it gets in the way of their free meal. They can't count in general. Just got back from the store to buy some more ice and got cut off at the express checkout by a boomer who had a full shopping cart. She looked at me, looked at my bag of ice, then started rummaging through her cart loudly giggling "I hope I have under 15 items" when you clearly knew you didnt.
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Jun 24, 2021 19:15
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This Op Ed from 1984 is peak boomer: https://www.nytimes.com/1984/06/03/...n89yov317vG-4pY  Driving drunk is OK!
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Aug 4, 2021 02:10
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quote:Why do zoomers find it impossible to thank or even acknowledge receiving money, gifts or cards when it is so easy on the internet? I've had this argument with many. Why does thank you have to be so extravagant? Can't you just say thank you? Thank you
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Aug 4, 2021 16:48
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Boomers don't give a gently caress about parking
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Powered Descent posted:Columbia was my Challenger, which was my 9/11, which was my Kennedy assassination, which was my Covid, which was my sinking of the battleship USS Maine. Diana was my Kennedy Assassination
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