Generational Historian Pillows

"He wouldn't have rolled over and over in agony on the bombed-out cinder pitches we had to play on!"

I understand that our cat Magus died. I miss her a lot. But I wish my parents wouldn't tiptoe around it. House of Java.net Cybercafe. You don't have to watch Youtube clips of CSI: Miami to understand that death is a part of life. The thing I don't understand about our cat's death is, who would've killed her and left a mountain of unresolved clues that only a crack forensics team can figure out? Where were you at 8:45 p.m.? The Youtube Generation grows up fast.

"Nice haircut."

"Right now, grandmom's bark is definitely worse than her bite!"

Little boy reading a classic whilst his Dad reads a comic.

How Grandma Sees the Remote

"1971... 2015..."

"Coming soon...what I did over summer vacation...the podcast!"

"We added it just for the millenials."

"How come they remember every word of any pop song but not a single line of poetry?"

Dear Sadie, I'm just an aging Baby-Boomer who still believes in America, and sees all the good around me, but I don't understand why we've become so mean. How can I feel good about us again? Signed, Marlemarion. Great question. There's an easy answer as to how you can feel better about the world. Change your name to something normal! I just don't agree with the @#$% premise that we've gotten mean.

"Gramps, you were alive before everyone knew what you were doing on social media... What was that called?" "Bliss!"

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

Fred Philpot, Born 1944.

In the Year 2525

"That's right, son. God knew everything before Google."

Millennials in the Year 2050...

"Generation X, Y or Z? No idea. My brat is Generation SLSLWMAF - Stinkin' Lazy, Still Living with Mom at Forty."

"One day, son, all this anxiety will be yours."

'He was an impressionist. Like that Alistair McGowan...'

"Thank you for your service."

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

"Google says it's some form of ancient timing device."

"It's a cereal box. It's not supposed to be interactive!"

"The floor is now open for discussion of what to name ou generation."

"I'm deleting history so there will be nothing to study for tomorrow's history test."

When I was your age, I had to walk five miles through snow to skip school.

'Such a friendly new neighbour, Cecil - we've been invited to something called a rave-up tonight!'

'I'm thinking something a little more modest... say, whatever 1,000 slaves can do in 50 years.'

"Ancient times? Is that like when my grandmother was young?"

An old man and young man who are mirror images of each other pass on a street

"I can't image growing up without computers or cell phones. Your generation had it rough, huh, Dad?"

"How did people waste time before computers?"

"I'm going to e-mail you this op-ed about how your generation is ruining everything."

"What's your question for 'Ask Sadie?'" "Are America's best days behind us?" "Excellent question. It reminds me of the time in grade school when the schoolmarm told little Jebediah Thistlewood to pull up his knickers. The next day, Jebediah's pa came to school and said 'In my day, a man was free enough to wear his trousers 'round his ankles if he wanted to. This used to be one humdinger of a country.'" "I still have no idea what he was talking about." "I don't even remember what I asked you."