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deactivated Joined Sat 04/04/20 Posts: 51	Fri 06/12/20 12:01 AM
so in my country, calling someone a Boomer is offensive to elderly people but it is a hot meme word too. how do you respond to someone younger, more like teenager, when he/she calls you a Boomer?

Rock Joined Thu 10/09/08 Posts: 21251	Fri 06/12/20 12:26 AM
I make fun of them for being retarded.

john Joined Sat 06/06/20 Posts: 8	Fri 06/12/20 02:31 AM
That's how it usually goes for me also

notbeold Joined Sat 06/01/13 Posts: 2406	Fri 06/12/20 04:22 AM
I wave my walking stick at them and give them an irrelevant "when I was a lad . . . " story.

Unknow Joined Sat 12/15/07 Posts: 41170	Fri 06/12/20 04:32 AM
I laugh.

deactivated Joined Sat 04/04/20 Posts: 51	Fri 06/12/20 05:15 AM
I make fun of them for being retarded. no mate, you shouldn't make fun of actual retards man

deactivated Joined Sat 04/04/20 Posts: 51	Fri 06/12/20 05:15 AM
I wave my walking stick at them and give them an irrelevant "when I was a lad . . . " story. I don't expect any less

deactivated Joined Sat 04/04/20 Posts: 51	Fri 06/12/20 05:16 AM
I laugh. a super man young at heart 🦸‍♂️

soufiehere Joined Sat 10/24/09 Posts: 45339	Fri 06/12/20 05:49 AM
Silly, what is offensive about being labeled by the generation in which you were born?

SpaceCodet Joined Sat 07/27/19 Posts: 632	Fri 06/12/20 06:14 AM
Silly, what is offensive about being labeled by the generation in which you were born? Baby-Boomers isn't what kids are using "boomer" as nowadays. It also isn't the old "Nickname" for a crane operator that some guys would get because they had a name that was hard to pronounce. Kids use it to call those who mess up things that they find easy like using a computer. "You're old and dumb." They're dipsticks.

soufiehere Joined Sat 10/24/09 Posts: 45339	Fri 06/12/20 06:55 AM
Silly, what is offensive about being labeled by the generation in which you were born? Baby-Boomers isn't what kids are using "boomer" as nowadays. It also isn't the old "Nickname" for a crane operator that some guys would get because they had a name that was hard to pronounce. Kids use it to call those who mess up things that they find easy like using a computer. "You're old and dumb." They're dipsticks. I was bored one day, about 2001 in Palm Springs, so I had an old friend tell a few people I would hold a free class on how to use a computer..80 people showed up. So we moved it to a conference room at one of their golf courses, word of mouth only made the next meeting 300 people strong! The next, 500 people, who had no idea how to use email. You never saw such a group of learners, mostly over 70, so anxious to be able to communicate with their families who were starting to only use email. By 3 meetings, most were able to write a web page. Yes, I am good ;-) I turned it all over to the first guy, far as I know they still meet hahahaha Point being, those who want to learn are all ages and desire to learn is accentuated in the ones with less time in which to do it. So, if 'Boomer' is now derogatory, I'll wear it proudly ;-)

Larsson71 Joined Sun 03/08/20 Posts: 1059	Fri 06/12/20 07:33 AM
so in my country, calling someone a Boomer is offensive to elderly people but it is a hot meme word too. how do you respond to someone younger, more like teenager, when he/she calls you a Boomer? Our language is a lot different from yours. Tell me what "Yer da sells Avon, ya bawbag" means in Scottish, then disagree with me, ok?

deactivated Joined Sat 04/04/20 Posts: 51	Fri 06/12/20 09:41 AM
Silly, what is offensive about being labeled by the generation in which you were born? Baby-Boomers isn't what kids are using "boomer" as nowadays. It also isn't the old "Nickname" for a crane operator that some guys would get because they had a name that was hard to pronounce. Kids use it to call those who mess up things that they find easy like using a computer. "You're old and dumb." They're dipsticks. I was bored one day, about 2001 in Palm Springs, so I had an old friend tell a few people I would hold a free class on how to use a computer..80 people showed up. So we moved it to a conference room at one of their golf courses, word of mouth only made the next meeting 300 people strong! The next, 500 people, who had no idea how to use email. You never saw such a group of learners, mostly over 70, so anxious to be able to communicate with their families who were starting to only use email. By 3 meetings, most were able to write a web page. Yes, I am good ;-) I turned it all over to the first guy, far as I know they still meet hahahaha Point being, those who want to learn are all ages and desire to learn is accentuated in the ones with less time in which to do it. So, if 'Boomer' is now derogatory, I'll wear it proudly ;-) MASSIVE RESPECT MA'AM

deactivated Joined Sat 04/04/20 Posts: 51	Fri 06/12/20 09:43 AM
so in my country, calling someone a Boomer is offensive to elderly people but it is a hot meme word too. how do you respond to someone younger, more like teenager, when he/she calls you a Boomer? Our language is a lot different from yours. Tell me what "Yer da sells Avon, ya bawbag" means in Scottish, then disagree with me, ok? Larsson is always here to give me a unique opinion yet tough time

Larsson71 Joined Sun 03/08/20 Posts: 1059	Fri 06/12/20 09:56 AM
so in my country, calling someone a Boomer is offensive to elderly people but it is a hot meme word too. how do you respond to someone younger, more like teenager, when he/she calls you a Boomer? Our language is a lot different from yours. Tell me what "Yer da sells Avon, ya bawbag" means in Scottish, then disagree with me, ok? Larsson is always here to give me a unique opinion yet tough time If you think I'm giving you a tough time, then you've never had a tough time, because if I were giving you a tough time, which I certainly aren't and I don't even know you from Adam, believe me you'd certainly know about it! Take a chill pill my friend and just blend in with the forums, ok?

Zion Joined Fri 05/08/20 Posts: 1008	Fri 06/12/20 09:58 AM Edited by Zion on Fri 06/12/20 09:59 AM
To Generation Butthurt...the worst thing that can happen is for someone to call you a name. When you don't collapse they are astounded and usually only have one response...

Unknow Joined Sat 12/15/07 Posts: 41170	Fri 06/12/20 10:46 AM
I laugh. a super man young at heart 🦸‍♂️ In fact, when my younger daughter is trying to bust my chops in an amusing way she'll say that to me.