Generational Differences Observer Gifts

"Daddy can't help you, son. Daddy's a product of the 'me' generation."

"I'd like the garden salad with the blue cheese dressing, and my mother would like me married by age thirty."

"I don't care if you are the Immediate Gratification Generation. Get out of my chair and back to the mailroom."

My Dad, trying to look young. The cap hides his bald spot and the sweatshirt hides his gut!

"Whoa. Someone needs their diaper changed."

Kritik's Korner

"Tell me again, Grandpa, about how you let your freak flag fly."

'I'm doing a school report on 'the aging process,' Dad -- can I interview you?'

"Grandpa, how did you ever survive without apps?"

'I'm going to bed...whatever...'

"1972: Kim and Doug invited us to their key party... Sounds groovy! 2017: We just got an evite from Kim and Doug to join them on an ayahuasca retreat in Peru... Tommy starts hockey and my father is about to die—no way."

'You're so nice and friendly that I've got nothing to moan about. That's a bit of cheek!'

"Sadie, I just heard they discovered lots of ancient cities buried hundreds of years ago in the jungles of Cambodia. They've each got weird geometric patterns outlining what may have been gardens. But no one really knows what they were used for. I guess what I'm asking you is... what were they used for? Y'know, since you were there to see them in their prime. They were used for ritual sacrifices of dullards. For educational purposes, I shall now perform one."

"We added it just for the millenials."

Harold was pleased to discover that his grandson was also a big tool fan.

"My grandson said I was "woke" but I'm 90% certain I didn't even nod off"

"I hacked into Santa's computer and discovered we're not on his naughty list. I feel we're letting our generation down."

Women's Idea of Sharing/Men's Idea of Sharing.

"Date of birth?" "1989." "In 1989 I couldn't make ice... still can't." "Good lord, she could be my daughter! I'm so #!@* old." "That's the year my wife left me. Now I have a cold and I'm depressed!"

"I dooon't know this sooonngg. I'm just heeeere with my daaaaaughter and her frieeeends."

"When I was your age, all we had to know was how to wind."

'...and so begins the generation gap.'

"He likes spending time with his grandpa. Thanks to poor diet and little exercise, they share many of the same health issues."

Lemonade/Prune-aid

"It's called a mobile... but I've been here an hour and have yet to see it move."

"Never ask Dad about technology. He thinks a semiconductor is someone who leads the Boston Pops for half a year."

"A raise?! In my day, if we needed more money, we just borrowed it."

"Grandpa, what was it like living off the grid for most of your life?"

T-shirts read: 'Rock against racism' ; 'Classical against antisocial behaviour'

"I'm working on texting my memoirs."

"Don't pay attention to my granddad. He's an old pilot and always calls us 'taildraggers.'"

"I advised my intern that one must pick his battles. He asked me what video game I had in mind."

"That's lovely, dear. Give me a heads-up when manners and intelligence get a little closer."

"It's bad enough my kids know more about computers than me, but I'm not taking this from YOU!"

'I checked that birds and bees stuff on the internet, Dad -- it says you're full of baloney.'