32 Gen-X Memes and Tweets to Give You a Burst of Nostalgia (November 16, 2023)

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John Summers • Contributor
Nov 16, 2023 10:00 PM EST

I love being a Gen-X. It means I am old enough to remember a time when we didn't have the internet, the TV only had 3 channels, there were no cell phones and it was considered okay to just walk around your town looking for stuff to do. It makes me appreciate all the comforts of life we have today while also making me less anxious about life in general. people are so afraid of everything today but I still remember drinking from the garden hose and going to my friend's house without any actual way to call my parents to tell them where I was going. 

I'm old enough to remember playing with sticks in the forest, but also playing video games with my friends. I guess what I'm saying is that I can appreciate modern life AND the simplicity of the past, bridging two worlds with fond memories from each.

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    GEN X THE ONLY GENERATION THAT BECAME 30 AT THE AGE OF 10 AND STILL IS 30 AT 50
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    Into The Forest Dark @ElliottBlackwe3 Therapist: You said you were disappointed with life & how the world operates. What were your expectations? Me: TOWN HALL D . POST OFFICE Ⓒ 10 TO CLOPENT BOD DOD 00 CAN મહ 04
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    McDonald's Making the Filling for their Apple Pies in the '80s M FLO
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    Just a normal Gen X kid experiencing quality parenting with a 2,000 degree Fahrenheit sparkler and a lit cigarette above it's head CIN
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    Me in my twenties showing the world how dark I am Me in my forties way more depressed but dressing comfortably
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    2021 appliances: *Break within 2 years. 1980 Refrigerator: I will outlive you & everyone you love. I am eternal. I am time itself.
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    WHEN PEOPLE ASK WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME MT THIS WAS MY CHILDHOOD
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    Dennis DiClaudio @dennisdiclaudio Remember there was that month in the '90s when everybody was really into Gregorian chants? 3:38 AM 12/20/19 Twitter Web App . 635 Retweets 5,682 Likes 17 Dennis DiClaudio @dennisdicl... . 13h Replying to @dennisdiclaudio I love the idea of younger people reading this and not knowing whether I'm joking or not. I'm not. 21 123 840
    via @dennisdiclaudio
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    We was legit 7 years old making ashtrays in art class for our parents
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    Check out this old photo from the 50s 15 Donald's SERVICE SYSTEM BURGERS OVER 50 MILLION
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    Grant Tanaka @GrantTanaka my daughter was wearing a flannel hoodie so I said "hey, the 90's called" and she replied "yeah cause they couldn't text" and DAMMIT I'm getting really tired of my kids owning me
    via @GrantTanaka
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    You're laying on the playground crying. 1) You got "throwed" off. the wheel of death 2) You got an uppercut from a 2x4 00000 3) You "Plinkoed" through this thing 4) You got fried by a slide at high noon 5) You ran behind "Hannah high swing" 6) YOU COULD NOT skip three Why?
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    Victoria Haneman @TaxLawProf There is a lot to process with this new parental verification on my child's iPad. Parent Required Age check question: What is a VCR used for? Curing headaches Keeping people safe Playing video tapes Heating up food
    via @TaxLawProf
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    A kid found this in the creek and asked if it was from the Civil War 2 MCA SPECIAL PRODUCTO THINGS GOIN ON NEED YOU MADE IN THE SHADE CHY FOR THE BAR MAN MR. BANKER CHEATIN WOMAN 1988 MGA Becordis, Ind 1110 111 LYNYRD SKYNYRD BEST OF LYNYRD SKYNYRD H PRO e NB MCAG 2045
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    THE UGGS OF THE 80'S
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    I'm red cups at Pizza Hut years old Artby
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    My addiction to buying things I don't need started at the Scholastic Book Fair...
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    i know we gen x'ers take a lot of but you have to admit our sneering distrust of everything turned out to be 100% correct
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    You think you know stress? When I grew up, if you missed a TV show you just missed it. Forever.
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    ONE DOES NOT SIMPLY LISTEN TO A SONG WITHOUT HEARING THE WEIRD AL LYRICS amour
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    Them: The world is falling apart! Gen X kids: Have you ever had a bologna & potato chip rasterevo sandwich?
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    Daniel Bergstresser @dbergstr... -5d Non-Generation X folks to Gen X: "why....are you the way you are?" Generation X: Lost In History @historyand... - 5d Mom uses a trash can to contain her baby while she crochets in the park, 1969. www
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    How I feel talking about the 80's to anyone under 30
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    OK, hear me out: an old-fashioned candy necklace, but with Tums and Ibuprofen...
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    As a kid I always hoped the little chuck wagon would burst out of our cabinets. But life is full of disappointments.
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    In those days, the Internet was in black and white. It was only on for three hours a day. We used to get dressed up in our Sunday best to log onto it.
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    How I see myself ERAT How my kids see me HE PA ENTER
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    My brain when someone says phenomenon
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    dr. alien skier @clichedout Reason #1: it's a rotary phone Reasons He's Not Texting You & waitwhattt 02 02days f Share Tweet Email Nice Move
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    mark @TheCatWhisprer I'm a Gen Xer so I adapt to new technology like a Millennial but get angry about it like a Boomer. 9:03 AM Jul 4, 2019 - Twitter for iPhone
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    THIS IS SPINAL TAPE WRAP SMAR SMART WA
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    Not feeling old enough today? Then let's wish Toni Basil a Happy 80th Birthday! TONI BASIL MICKEY VH
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1990s 90s memes retro nostalgia 80s music Nostalgia Overload 80s 90s kids 90s memory lane nostalgia memes millennial-nostalgia 1980s
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