'There was a computer room in my house': 25 Memes that only Gen X will totally understand

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Remy Millisky • Writer and Editor
May 8, 2023 5:00 PM EDT

The "latchkey generation" will understand these memes all too well. 

Gen X grew up as a bunch of independent kids, gaining the latchkey generation nickname. Now, they're grown up, and there's a lot of things they used to have back in the day that just don't really exist any more. I, for one, deeply miss computer rooms. That was a fun idea that never should have died out just because of a silly little thing called laptops. Bring back the giant boxy computers with colorful covers. However, do not bring back dial-up internet. I don't know how you Gen X folks survived with that for so long. Some things do need to evolve. 

After you scroll through these Gen X memes to relive your childhood, click here for another batch of memes. 

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    Font - THE MOST IGNORED WARNING ON THE ENTIRE PLANET N NINTENDO GAME PAK Nintendo 1996, 1997 NINTENDO 1995 NINTENDO/NINTENDO NUS-USA/CAN-1 MADE IN JAPAN U.S. PATENTS: 4,799,635; 5,070,479; 5,426,762&D376,795 MORE PATENTS ISSUED AND PENDING. SEE BOOKLET. CAUTION POWER MUST BE OFF BEFORE LOADING OR REMOVING A GAME PAK. DO NOT RAPIDLY TURN THE POWER SWITCH ON AND OFF-THIS MAY CAUSE RACKED GAME PAKSOLOSE YOUR STORED GAME INFORMATION. DO NOT BLOW ON THE EDGE CONNECTOR OR TOUCH WITH YOUR FINGERS. PREF
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    Human body - This Girl In CT @ThisGirlinCT Follow I'm "adjusting the tv antenna in the attic IS-IT- BETTER-NOW???" years old. #MyAgelnAPhrase
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    Bring back thermoses, why did we ever stray away from them?

    Rectangle - T and Me @andtobymakes3 #MyAgelnAPhrase I'm Rainbow Bright lunchbox and thermos years old. Rainbow Brita Follow Rainbow Brite
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    Font - Eva+ @evaamichelle There was a computer room in my house Matt ✔ @mattwhitlockPM Without revealing your actual age, what's something you remember that if you told a younger person they wouldn't understand?
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    Tin - CURES FOR EVERY SICKNESS I HAD AS A KID Campbells VICKIE VapoRub PICAL ANAL original PREMIUM Chicken Noodle SOUP die PRICE NOKCHE SODA Sprite 12 FL.02/35)
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    Bring back this squad

    Art - Kid: Did they have scary movies when you were a kid? Me: We had scary everything when I was a kid... m
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    Font - Michael J. Hudson @lasloo - 1d Replying to @kathbarbadoro I know... Gen X here... and I totally overdo ellipsis. What happened in our generation that made us so fond of them? It's like we don't ever want to commit to ending a thought... or we're afraid of run-on sentences... a way of expressing stream of consciousness... hmmm 115 187 2,674 DataAngel @DataAngel - 1d It's because we spent years just trailing off when we realized no one was listening to us.
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    Brown - Other people: How old are you? Me: This old
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    Hand - 80s DENTIST: "Good job Jimmy! Now pick a prize from the treasure chest."
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    World - I'm starting to think our parents really didn't care what happened to us back in the day.
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    Outerwear - can't believe that as a child grease had me thinking that these ppl were teenagers 16
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    They don't make playgrounds like this anymore

    Food - IN THE 1980S HAMBURGERS ATE YOU
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    Building - Therapist: You said you were disappointed with life & how the world operates. What were your expectations? Me: 4. 0 TOWN HALL 00 nº 19 POST OFFICE | CAN Ⓒ SH wwres
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    Now if you slam a phone down, it will shatter the screen. And not even hang up.

    Corded phone - It's been a long time since I slammed a phone down good and hard. LOL
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    Face - How I feel when I talk about the 1980s to anyone under 30. @Social_Mime Socier Mime
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    Smile - An unbelievable thing that has changed in 30 years is that in 1995, this was supposed to be what 45 year-olds looked like.
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    Sky - Luke+ @LukeWheeler01 The 1990s can be defined by buying a CD on the strength of the one good song you heard on the radio.
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    Musical instrument - These guys were way ahead of their time E1899 COHHHHTETT BREDEALING Live streaming from their basement
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    Forehead - My answer whenever someone asks me how old I am www I WAS ONCE ON THE TELEPHONE WITH BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO
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    Font - kim @KimmyMonte ... set my GPS voice to blink-182 and my car turned its lights off and carried me home
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    Product - Lisa Christi @lisachristi GIF Follow I'm "get off the internet, I need to use the phone" old #MyAgelnAPhrase Dialing Progress X
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    Product - Felicia @feliciaw5853 Follow #MyAgeinAPhrase I'm TV stations used to sign off the air overnight years old. GIF PIXELBOR Sold State D Panasonic
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    Font - spicy lyssa @alyssaaburgerr Follow #MyAgelnAPhrase We learned how to write in cursive in school.
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