- So I thought the girl at KFC was flirting a little she said she liked my shirt and then said she gave a discount which was cool. But then I saw it was a senior citizen early dinner discount.
I then realized I had ordered my dinner at 4:45 following a doctor’s appointment to get my blood pressure meds refilled. When did gen-x cross over? We (some of us) got old without realizing it!
1,792 points555 comments3 d ago
- Thank you, GenX.
So I’m senior moderator here at /r/GenX, and I just wanted to say thank you to all y’all for being here and participating in this subreddit. Your mods deal with lots of people who come here and...
1,632 points520 comments4 d ago
- On this day, in 1969, "Sesame Street" debuted.
Who is your favorite Sesame Street character? (Answer: Super Grover)
1,187 points147 comments2 d ago
- Reclaiming Little Pieces of My Childhood, One Old Friend At a Time.
As someone in his 50s, I’ve become increasingly aware over the years of just how awesome my early childhood was. Between working 70-hour weeks running my own business and raising three kids, life...
963 points168 comments4 d ago
- Do you still smoke?
Did these campaigns convince you to quit?
902 points1,255 comments5 d ago
- Younger Generations would never believe this
Starting when I was 11 or 12 my mother would give me cash to walk to the store alone so I could buy her cigarettes. My mother also happened to be a State Child Protective Services Social Worker.
800 points425 comments7 d ago
- Jeesh when did I get old
A large tree limb fell at my son's house about a month ago. Even though my son is in his 30s I'm the one that needs to cut up the branch. Throughout my life I've spent plenty of time clearing...
630 points188 comments4 d ago
- Turning off water while brushing your teeth
Does anybody else still turn off the water while brushing your teeth just because Clair Huxtable told us to save water?
614 points473 comments4 d ago
- 120 Minutes
I signed up for a free trial of YouTube TV and was looking thru channels tonight. Apparently MTV has an MTV classic channel (no clue this existed) and I am utterly delighted to be currently...
613 points110 comments5 d ago
- Button fly jeans
I grabbed this pair of Levi’s 501 button-fly jeans and told my wife I wanted them because I wore them in high school in the ‘80s. She said, and I quote, “You’ll pee yourself before you can get out...
612 points273 comments5 d ago