34 Gen X Memes for 80's Kids Raised on Hose Water (April 9, 2024)

Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor

Apr 9, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

Do you ever think about the house you grew up in?

Everyone thinks that growing up in the 80s meant that your bedroom was full of bright neon colors, see-through landline phones, and an infinite sneaker collection, but anyone from Gen X can tell you that our house looked more like Eric Foreman's basement in That 70's Show…6"-long yellow carpet, wood paneling, and the resilient cigarette smoke smell from the previous tenant. We have refrigerators that'll probably outlive us and lounge seating around the fireplace–we only wished we had neon everything!

Kids these days can reminisce all they want about the olden years, despite our interior design realities, but younger generations will never fully comprehend the freedom of being Gen X. We could go for hours without contacting our parents, the streetlights were our curfew, and drinking hose water wouldn't give you a second glance. Life was simple and rugged, but it made Gen X into a generation of cookies tougher than the dessert that came with our cafeteria lunch on pizza Friday.

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For last week's batch of Gen X memes, click here to enjoy some funny tomfoolery fit for the Breakfast Club.