Generational Joker Gifts

Day Care - The Sequel

'I've been called some mean things as a baby boomer, but 'Pig in the Python' really hurts.'

Why Cows Leave Home

"We're neither software nor hardware. We're your parents."

"Hey! I was trained in 1948 and was good enough for then, so it's good enough for now....whipper-snapper!"

"It came... it grew... it made Nana say bad words... 'Ow! You rotten #@!!×!' The invasion of the thistle"

Bubbie Selfies

"I got a chocolate bar and gum!" "What the #!@* is 'CBD oil'?!"

Psychiatry. My dad doesn't appreciate how hard it is to follow in his footsteps

Cloning...Oops! Oxelot.

"Who knew a lifeless box could spread such fear? It came from the mailbox."

Ask Sadie. Dear Sadie, What do you think of younger men? -kl. *(Actual reader letter) Ask Sadie at rudy@rudypark.com. Depends. Younger men have strong jaws and rock-hard abs, but they're missing the sexiest thing: they're not crotchety jerks, set in their ways, willing to argue about anything and say totally stupid things. Hey, doesn't that foul old wretch realize I've got rock-hard abs and a steel jaw?! (This cartoon was originally published on 2014-07-12)

Annuals, Perennials, Centennials, Millennials

"We're just pleased he can still get into the Christmas spirit."

"Mom, does granddad want me to run away? He's playing that Disco music again!"

"Relax kid, you're going to be for awhile."

"When I was your age I used my beak."

"Greatest Band?"

'Ms. Trent, would you go down to the third grade and get one of the computer techs?'

High pants/Low pants.

"Things were really different when I was growing up. Childhoods today are much longer."

"This is my mom's phone. Instead of a hashtag, it has a pound sign."

"The second I turn 16 I'm joining a conservative political party and then I'll be able to do whatever I want!"

'Yes, it's true, my grandpa is only a year older than me...'

"Ha! This younger is so absorbed in social media that he cannot appreciate his youth, unlike I, aging millennial, who cannot appreciate his thirties."

'Keep this to yourself, Henderson, this will fund our research for the next ten years!'

"If only these kids had grown up with the same role models we had, then maybe they wouldn't look so damn ridiculous!"

'Remind me again. . . who's chasing who?'

Punks with blue/pink hair meet old people with blue/pink rinses.

"Look, I'm really having trouble with my computer. I need it to work and I need it now...and your fancy schmancy jargon isn't helping much."

"My dad says at some point in your life, fashion isn't important anymore. You basically wear nylon slacks and guayaberas every day."

Bah, when I was your age, I had to walk five miles through the snow just to ... to ... Well, just to walk five miles through the snow, I guess.

I found the most amazing Youtube show. It's about an angel who helps people. Oh yeah? Yeah. And he drives around with some burly guy with a big beard. They wear '80s clothes and don't have any special effects. It's a perfect period show. Wait … are you talking about "Highway to Heaven"? That's not a period show, that was made in the '80s. Even you have to know that. Thanks for ruining it for me.

'Your diary? How come you didn't just blog it way back then?'

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