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Non-Alcoholic Beer...

Posted by Key_Mastodon_3525@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 152 comments

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Non-Alcoholic Beer...

Posted by Key_Mastodon_3525@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 152 comments

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Hands down, the absolute best non-alcoholic IPA is made by Athletic Brewing Company. I find it at the state liquor stores. Ice cold in a frosty glass. i've tried a lot of NA beers and this one does it for me.

How are we handling household paperwork?

Posted by pearltx@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 64 comments

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Seven years. Before that and it’s gone.

Did you actually sneak out as teenagers?

Posted by Complete-Chipmunk-0@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 4553 comments

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Open the window. If you hang on and slowly extend yourself fully, your feet will brush the top of the fence below. Let go, hit the top of the fence, stabilize your wobble, climb down. Coming back, a little more difficult due to inebriation, but just a short jump to get purchase on the ledge and you're in!

How many of you are late in life stoners.

Posted by One-Palpitation-4397@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 336 comments

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mpls_big_daddy@reddit

Same here.

I’m high on the couch listening to Leonard Cohen. What are you doing?

Posted by stonemadcaptain@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 527 comments

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I was worried too when I first tried these several months ago, but it’s very very mellow and nothing to worry about. High Crawlers is the name.

I’m high on the couch listening to Leonard Cohen. What are you doing?

Posted by stonemadcaptain@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 527 comments

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Took a 150 gummy several hours ago and about to go pull the pork for bbq sliders.

Do you want to be buried?

Posted by Bondgirl138@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 2914 comments

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I’m going to want my ashes spread in several places. I am sure there are some places I haven’t been to yet, that will also be destinations. That’s what I think now.

Odd things our fathers did in 70’s

Posted by anonskier@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1819 comments

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mpls_big_daddy@reddit

Same for my dad.

Odd things our fathers did in 70’s

Posted by anonskier@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1819 comments

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They aren't dropping them to their ankles, they are just readjusting the belt fit.

Odd things our fathers did in 70’s

Posted by anonskier@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1819 comments

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Undoing your belt buckle to readjust your shirt and get neat is something that happens often in mixed company at work. Nobody thinks anything of it now that I think about it, including women. I have several hankerchiefs actually, but I only pack one when I am wearing a suit.

Middle School Dance

Posted by Flaky-Debate-833@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 899 comments

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Freakout! Le Freak, C'est Chic

GenX men (especially those who are a little bit or more overweight): do you or does your wife cut your toenails?

Posted by NJRougarou@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1031 comments

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I had shoulder surgery several months ago and that is one thing that I still cannot do, so my lovely wife took me for my first pedicure and it was awesome. I slept so well that night. He should try that. I was the only guy in there so I was the star attraction lol.

What were you watching in 1979?

Posted by MrWhisper2021@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 123 comments

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I don't see the Ghost and Mrs. Muir.... For me, Speed Racer and Gilligan's island. I was sure that Maryanne and I were going to be married some day.

Who was on your school lunchbox?

Posted by darrenbosik@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1334 comments

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I had a blue, plastic one, and I was jealous of the metal ones with cartoons, but I almost always won the lunchbox wars and only lost once in three years.

How many hours do you work, at work?

Posted by rookburger@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 207 comments

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I'm the operations director of a production facility. Weekly hours run about 40ish. Maybe a couple hours extra here and there per month. Out of an eight hour day, I'm running for about six hours, lots of things happening. Two hours of chillness on average. Unfortunately, I am first on the list for security calls when I'm not at work, but that's rare.

What is a hobby that we can start now that will keep us occupied well into our 90’s?

Posted by Thirsty4Knowledge911@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1557 comments

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I'm going to try my hand at gyotaku this summer.

Let’s be honest, some songs at this point need to be retired.

Posted by scott19692012@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 2013 comments

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No. LIving on a Prayer is their best song! I offer Maggie's Farm by any band as compensation.

Any GenX dads dealing with GenZ career-disillusionment?

Posted by NotSure2505@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 680 comments

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I was talking to a buddy the other day and he said that we made our kids soft because we struggled so much, didn't want it to happen to our kids... Makes a lot of sense to me. So I do agree with you up to a point. I had hoped that I had exposed my kids to enough growing up, that they would have more conviction about things... and yet it seems to ebb and flow. It's there, I can see it, but they choose to engage with life on their terms, which we did as well, except we dealt with issues regardless of whether it was easy or not, because how life was, being raised by our own parents, who had it even rougher.

Since we are the MTV gen, What 3 videos live in ur head today?

Posted by Grease2feminist@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1255 comments

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I can still remember, I saw it in 1984 when I visited a college freshman dorm for the school I was going to. It was on one of those dorm common room TVs, with the red, blue and green spotlights underneath. I had never seen a tv that big before.

Since we are the MTV gen, What 3 videos live in ur head today?

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Saved By Zero, by the Fixx

What did you sell door to door?

Posted by airckarc@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 214 comments

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I loved it, but we weren’t well off, so when it was time to take a shot at the Scouts I had to choose between that and sports, and I was heavy into sports, so I never continued.

What did you sell door to door?

Posted by airckarc@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 214 comments

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I can't remember what I sold for Webelos... Candy bars for school and football. Raffle tickets for I can't remember what, when I used to deliver the Washington Post.

Can’t even believe I’m asking this

Posted by Lost_Taste_8181@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 923 comments

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Ha ha. I suppose. I find you can still keep your beer intake up if you get that hour in everyday.

Latchkey Menu

Posted by FloridaSalsa@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1222 comments

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Kind of funny, I was just talking to someone about our favorite foods from those days... Cup of Noodles. PBJ with chips inside. Tang.

Can’t even believe I’m asking this

Posted by Lost_Taste_8181@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 923 comments

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Yes, it's bullshit. Eat healthy, get good sleep, drink water, walk an hour a day.

GenX movies

Posted by Living_Guess_2845@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1202 comments

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Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

Do you find yourself telling the youngins, "Just... watch it."

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All the Johns!

Um. How do we feel about getting rid of "stuff?"

Posted by RikkiLostMyNumber@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 307 comments

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Go through your crap every two years, it's very freeing. If you have ever downsized one of your parents' stuff, it's a good motivator to do it to yourself. Use this opportunity of tight clothes to start a new look for yourself. I am trying the casual blazer older guy look right now, for example. I still have all my kids' artwork and I will never give that up.

Do we all remember the gas lines of the 70’s

Posted by Silent-Warning5654@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 193 comments

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I remember that our family was only allowed to fill up on even days.

What was the drug scene like when you were in high school?

Posted by -Granby-@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 922 comments

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Weed, speed and alcohol. I was heavily into sports, so I only drank in the off-season. Started drinking at age 11 at a party where the parents supplied the booze. Back in the day, that was normal.

Social Security Numbers / Cards

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I was given one at 11 when my dad made me sign up for Selective Service down at the post office. Apparently you can sign up very, very early in your life.

I miss smoking

Posted by Eastern-Squirrel744@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1002 comments

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I quit about 20 years ago. The only time I crave one anymore if it's very early morning, in the woods or so, 5 or 6 am, and I am holding and smelling that awesome cup of coffee.

How many pills a day do you take?

Posted by TheOGcoolguy@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1060 comments

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When did coffee become an “all ages” beverage?

Posted by TrekTrucker@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 1117 comments

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My mom started me on cafe au lait when I was about 5. The ratio goes the other way as you get older.

I'm curious about where all this tuition money comes from

Posted by FirstLalo@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 253 comments

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Loans, grants and scholarships. You apply for financial aid every year. It took me 21 years to pay off my college student loans. I also did work-study while going to school and a full-time job. There are a lot of grants that are available to a lot of people, you just have to look for them. I received a full-ride scholarship for my senior year in college for my art and for my gpa. That scholarship still didn't cover costs and I had to take out yet another student loan just to be able to finish and graduate. Just try to get it while you can, as sometimes life can get in the way and you must survive instead.