New-Sheepherder2239

6 months without booze and I feel great

Posted by ackshualllly@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 188 comments

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I could/can go days without it but I was a classic binge drinker. I couldn’t have a couple or even a few, I had to have them all

6 months without booze and I feel great

Posted by ackshualllly@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 188 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

I’ve had to slow down myself. It started affecting my sleep and my joints were sore and swollen all the time. Even though I was getting crazy drunk, my recovery time was very slow too.

Obsession from your youth

Posted by ohbroncofan@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 88 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Never got into those, and I’m really happy about it

Texting in full sentences

Posted by Mundane-Cabinet9883@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 798 comments

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Was that scene in the Breakfast Club where Allison gets a makeover treated as ridiculous even then?

Posted by Intrepid_Arrival5151@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 190 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Never thought about it. How is it “ridiculous”?

What about AOL? CompuServe?? EarthLink??? What was your first email domain?

Posted by ughyoujag@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 2042 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Don’t use it but I still have an active aol.com. I also have a bellsouth.net

Question for the pet people...how do you feel about a new pet at this time of your life?

Posted by HammerMeUp@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 916 comments

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We’ve had two dogs back to back that lived 12 years. We want another, maybe even two, but the last couple of years without the worry of boarding when away or cutting out day short to go home and let them out has been nice. We miss them though

What first world problem is plaguing you right now?

Posted by Novel-Upstairs7876@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 88 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

People will not rake bunkers and fix their ball marks

Did anyone go to their first concert with their parents?

Posted by OkFlow4327@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 2428 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

My first was with my parents but I was pretty young. My next “first” was with a buddy at 15.

Do you remember your first legal drink?

Posted by BMisterGenX@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 661 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

I remember my first purchase but not sure if I drank that first or if my pal had already bought me one to celebrate. I bought a six-pack and picked it up to walk out. I got yelled at because in our state, singles or packs with no outer packaging have to be in a bag.

Froggy Went a-Courting

Posted by blurgmans@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 15 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

There was a Tom and Jerry where someone sang this. A whisker was plucked and used as a guitar string. I don’t remember who was singing and playing though

Am I the only US born and raised GenXer who has never seen any of the Star Wars movies?

Posted by Target_Standard@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 127 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Only the original here

Well, well, well... "Baby Jessica" arrested following domestic disturbance in Texas

Posted by SubGeniusX@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 62 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

She looks like she’s lived kinda hard

Suits at funerals

Posted by Leaf-Stars@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 148 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Possibly. Were teaching our Gen Z kid but it seems like only a certain segment of Millennials and Zers actually have a sense of etiquette and decorum

What things do you just not like?

Posted by Dry-Improvement-3543@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 624 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

I view Gen X as preppy, your wannabes. I forget about the punk, slacker segment. They were irrelevant in my world

What things do you just not like?

Posted by Dry-Improvement-3543@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 624 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Ha! The shitty shoes

What things do you just not like?

Posted by Dry-Improvement-3543@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 624 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Vans and tattoos

Older GenX, have you watched your parents old "reels" of us in the early 70's... It’s like the Dark Ages

Posted by Fight_Tyrnny@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 51 comments

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I have none, my wife’s family has a bunch of VHS. I need to collect and convert them

Emily Post and Miss Manners didn't cover this topic

Posted by paciolionthegulf@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 240 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Attend, sure. Hopefully things are amicable and maybe the current spouse includes them with the family, especially if kids are involved. If not, maybe just go and lay low. I dunno

Do you miss magazines and/or print media?

Posted by CawlinAlcarz@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 103 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Newspapers for sure, was just talking about this last night

Debit Cards, CC, your ID

Posted by kittyshakedown@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 685 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Does the Apple Pay ID work at airports? Luckily I wasn’t too far from home but I recently left out for an early flight and my wallet was on the mantle, had to turn around and go back.

Speaking of socks, is it cool now to wear them with sandals because at one point it was dorky looking.

Posted by singleguy79@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 653 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

No. No it isn’t cool

Who picked up Coke bottles for spending money?

Posted by Sensitive-Elk7093@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 85 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

I only dabbled in bottles just a little. One summer I crushed (literally) the aluminum cans though. I distinctly remember them paying $.32 per pound. I filled my dad’s pickup bed and a small trailer. I bought a rod and reel and a ton of junk wax baseball cards

Did you go hard for standing desks?

Posted by FancyThought7696@reddit | Xennials | View on Reddit | 390 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Used to be kinda interested but I recently passed up on a couple of company hand me downs.

in the mid-1990s, McDonald’s trialled personal pizzas , which were an 8-inch pizza split into four slices. These came in three different flavours: Cheese, Cheese & Pepperoni, and the Deluxe

Posted by CoconutMost3564@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 54 comments

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1990 Spring Break, we did a senior trip to VA, DC, PA and NY. I’m pretty sure we were somewhere in PA but these were just on the menu and I got one. Could have been an early test. Don’t remember much about it but I don’t remember them ever being rolled out in the southeast where I lived

Remember Tucking Our T-Shirts?

Posted by New-Sheepherder2239@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 190 comments

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Ha! I’m an over the drawers guy though

Remember Tucking Our T-Shirts?

Posted by New-Sheepherder2239@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 190 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit (OP)

I tuck all my polos and button downs. Even when I’ve tried “untuckits” I felt like a slob. I don’t wear a lot of t-shirts anymore except with athletic shorts/exercise

For those of you who haven’t gotten the shingles vaccine yet

Posted by Signal_Contract_3592@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 409 comments

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I honestly think if I was going to get shingles it would have happened with my college sophomore. I’m serious. He’s fine and doing well but holy shit. The last three years have been quite a ride

I genuinely can’t tell anymore, is it normal to be sensitive to noise while sleeping?

Posted by Decent-Ad-3933@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 90 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

Wife is a light sleeper, overly sensitive to sound and light. I could sleep through a train wreck

Drinking on the Job (Permissible!)

Posted by BMisterGenX@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 664 comments

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Being the young/low man, I did not participate but I attended business lunches in the 90s where some older guys had martinis or mixed drinks. I don’t really remember wine or beer though. Golf outings were the only times I really participated, never just a normal workday.

Who had a pair of these?

Posted by NonOYoBiz@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 56 comments

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I had “taupe” because my mother thought they would go with more things. Thanks mom

What is the rarest email domain that you still hold?

Posted by Next_Ad2712@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1537 comments

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I have an aol.com that is still active but not used

How much weight have we all gained/lost?

Posted by Tweezus96@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 452 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

About 40Ish. I think I was 195 at graduation and I remember thinking I was fat. I almost hit 240 not too long ago but back at 230 now. Still trying.

Hope for the future!

Posted by Neat-Brother-6570@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 11 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

I’ll take your word for it

Who else would drink instant tea in the 80s?

Posted by TwistedMemories@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 428 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

We had that crap all the time. When I got old enough, I brewed my own tea

GenX Question of the Day 3/20/26

Posted by HotelDiva@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 362 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

I was more of a Chef Boyardee kid but yeah

Y'all have me scared 💩less

Posted by scubagirl1091@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1054 comments

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New-Sheepherder2239@reddit

If I were gonna get shingles, I would have already had it. My son has stressed the ever loving shit out of me the last two years. He’s doing great right now.

Fast food back in the 80s, was it actually better than today or is that rose colored glasses?

Posted by Infomerical@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1113 comments

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