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Thank you, Bruce

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Back when we were introduced to Johnny Depp as some kind of half-shirt wearing, bad-boy just before Freddy got him.

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I take 1, 1, 1 cause you left me and 2, 2, 2 for my family and 3, 3, 3 for my heartaches

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Mix CD is completed.

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It's perfect. These are all the songs from the 90s that I simply can't stand to hear again because they were so fucking overplayed at the time. It's a CD I would never want to listen to, but it's wonderfully representative of the time.

Fantasy Island- I was not supposed to watch this, too scary. Anyone else, or another show?

Posted by Charibdes1206@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 140 comments

The Pentagon Has Decided That Climate Change Security Risks Are ‘Woke’

Posted by Portalrules123@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 279 comments

Gen X Women Are Flocking to Earlybirds Clubs That Close at 10 PM

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I picked it up and put it down so many times but finishing it is part of the lesson I suppose

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What were your must read magazines?

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Lost Boys will always be my favorite vampire movie. Anyone else?

Posted by Far_Statistician_760@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 562 comments

Pantera? Motley Crue?

Posted by PinkOutLoud@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1867 comments

Who else here goes to bars alone after work before going home?

Posted by Kermit_The_Mighty@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 604 comments

Back in the day, was it a middle class aspiration to buy a set of encyclopedias on a subscription plan or am I imagining that?

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Yep. I think there was a new one for sale every week. Stacks of books piled up by the cash register. Worked our way through the whole alphabet and ended up with a complete set. I accidentally stole one of the volumes when mom asked me to hold it while she was checking out. Still had it in my hand when I sat in the car. We laughed our asses off then drove home.

Saturday morning cartoon time was sacred

Posted by titations@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 178 comments

Saturday morning cartoon time was sacred

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I had a lot of favorites. The worst was waking up too early and having to sit through the end of Patches & Pockets. I was too old for that little kid crap! Gimme my Grape Ape!

DAE still use the word Yo!

Posted by Elevated_Misanthropy@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 225 comments

DAE still use the word Yo!

Posted by Elevated_Misanthropy@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 225 comments

Thwaites glacier is breaking free of it's last pinning point as we speak.

Posted by Marlonius@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 592 comments

Spinoff from “Quintessential Gen-X Movies” Post

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Am I alone?

Posted by TheOGVenomousCarnage@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 399 comments

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Yep. Started a bluesky account a few months ago. Have literally never posted. Everytime I have something to say, I think to myself "who fucking cares?" Then I close the app and go on about my business. 

Favorite One Hit Wonder Song?

Posted by JJQuantum@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 847 comments

Favorite One Hit Wonder Song?

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Favorite One Hit Wonder Song?

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Does anyone else feel that the first two decades of the 2000s were kind of a blur?

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Nostalgia is a helluva drug

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That's the truth. My best friend died from a heart attack four years ago. All those times we got together and giggled like fools, reminding each other of the stupid shit we had done, they're over. There's no one now who knows that side of me. I feel less substantial sometimes, like I'm drifting into shadow. As long as he was alive, the past was still the present. Miss you, Jon.

The movie that introduced many to the world of competitive cycling: Breaking Way (1979)

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When do we get to be happy?

Posted by Next-Selection1362@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 423 comments

Remember this guy?

Posted by bwanabass@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 149 comments

"Dearly beloved, we are gather here today..."

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Big Wheel vs Green Machine - which did you have and which one did you like better?

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https://preview.redd.it/o3nggth77n6e1.jpeg?width=700&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=294d9fd377e011059016f87aa48c68c9a64533c7 Hard to find a decent image of it, but this is the version I had. The HULK Machine!

In touch with the ground I'm on the hunt, I'm after you...

Posted by Key_Tower3959@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 42 comments

In touch with the ground I'm on the hunt, I'm after you...

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What is Depeche Mode’s best album and why is it Violator (and not Black Celebration)?

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Which one did you rock?

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https://preview.redd.it/oud1sa6moi2e1.jpeg?width=1600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3bc4537fa0e0b9e877ca22c0f5efa64581456ee7 I bussed so many tables to afford one of these.

We GenXers have heard an extremely wide variety of music over the decades. So... what's the silliest song on your "all time faves" list?

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Just a reminder that it was 25 years ago that we were all stressing about Y2K

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I haven't seen one of these in years, maybe even decades!

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All I’m missing is the Ferrari, the house in Hawaii, and a friend with a helicopter.

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GenX Facebook group has been taken over by hackers

Posted by UnderstandingRight39@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 279 comments

If the hand gesture fits, flip it.

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What is something that happened at a sleepover that stuck with you?

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Seventh grade, the host of the sleepover had a Boston Terrier with the big bug eyes. One of our friends kept making fun of the dog, saying how ugly it was. When it came time to go to bed, turns out the dog had taken a shit in his sleeping bag. Well earned!

Favorite Industrial bands?

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Remember The Cure?

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Nostalgia Holiday Shows by Rankin-Bass

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You're going to talk smack about their version of the Hobbit? There has never been and never will be a better adaptation. LOTR was shit, I give you that, but the Hobbit is a god damn classic.

What are some satirical comedies that only GenX understand?

Posted by in-a-microbus@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 283 comments

Fresca was for psychopaths or old people ...

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Exhausted with work…anyone else?

Posted by JG_in_TX@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 152 comments

I just had to explain to a younger (aren’t they all?!) coworker that “sucking’ on a chili dog” isn’t a euphemism — it’s just a weird way to say “eating a chili dog”

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Come Sail Away - Styx

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Get back to work. One can't mourn forever...

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Shit, I was one of the kids who wasn't interested in watching, so they sent us to recess while about half stayed inside to see it. After a while, some of them came running out screaming "It blew up!" Of course we thought it was a joke. The teacher had to tell us it was true. That was a real left turn emotionally.