kwyjibear
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« on: 07-19-2005 09:22 »
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Every so often I hear a joke that I'm guessing only Baby Boomers such as myself would understand. Case in point: does anyone else understand the following joke? "Incoming torpedoes! Shields at maximum yarnell!" - Fry, "Love and Rocket"
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kwyjibear
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Sorry for not responding. I was expecting an e-mail when someone responded. Never got that e-mail.
This baby boomer knows about Toad The Wet Sproket. I have "All I Want" song on cd single.
Didn't think about the Big Bird reference. Funny.
As for the Futurama joke, back in the 70s, there was a man and woman mime act known as Shields and Yarnell. They even had their own variety comedy show. They were better than your average French mime. They did "the robot" before it was a dance.
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kwyjibear
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As for what "generation" you belong to...
Baby Boomers - born between 1944-1964 Generation X - born between 1965-1976 Generation Y - born between 1977-1994
(The baby boom encompassed 20 years so Baby Boomers are not referred to as "a generation".)
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futurefreak
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wasn't there a Pepsi or MTV Generation? I thought that came right before Generation Y. Heh, I am in "Generation Y"...I think the Y stands for "why care" or "why bother"...at least for me hahaha well at least people of all generations can come together and get The Little Prince joke in The Route of All Evil. I love that gag! my fave jokes are the stabs at AOL. also a generation-bringer-together
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kwyjibear
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The generation breakdown comes from a publication that all news reporters use as a definition of terms. The official name escapes me at the moment. I just remember it being referred to as the Reporters' Bible.
The Pepsi or MTV generation is simply a marketing tool used to refer to teenagers/young adults. Gen-Xers used the be them. Now Gen-Ys are.
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