Generational Thinker Gifts

"That's crap we inherited. That's our crap. We'll let the grandkids sort it out."

'Just what do gen Y's want out of this world.'

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

"When I was young, we had a lot of hair and no tattoos. Now everything's all reversed."

"Nice haircut."

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

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.

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

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

Lemonade/Prune-aid

In the Year 2525

"Someday when you have children of your own, you’ll understand why I dress you like ‘an idiot.’"

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

Millennials in the Year 2050...

"It's the Silicon Valley foundation - they want to know if we'll match our grandson's $100 million donation."

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

"I'm glad you boys let me come along with you...it's nice to see how you kids live life! I mean, with youth on your side, I'm sure you live every moment to the fullest!"

"Dad, how does the outdoors work without batteries?"

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

"Quite frankly I can't wait to see how your generation messes up everything."

New Age: Retirement Plan

Contest time. Mort and Sadie, our ornery octogenarians, have decided to rename Rudy's generation. Mort favors Generation I - for impatient. Sadie prefers Generation V - for virtual. Or vapid! What do you think? Please send your own ideas to asksadieshow@gmail.com. C'mon people, get thinkin'!

"My Dad keeps playing the awful originals to my remixes."

"How did people waste time before computers?"

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

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

Ask Sadie. Dear Sadie, My mother doesn't want me to get a tattoo, but I disagree. I believe that a tattoo would be very attractive. What do you think? - Jessica, rebellious daughter. *(Actual reader letter). Is this serious? Is this a real letter? They're all real. I am stunned. Stunned? What is wrong with children? Defying their mothers? Do you know what would happen if we had defied our parents like that? What? They'd have sent us to live in the old country with our illiterate cousins who left

"I invited my friends over so we can see how much your generation is leaving us to pay off!"

'Please call me Phil. Dad was my dad's name.'

"So, when you young execs talk about 'phoning it in' there's no actual phone involved?"

"OK Boomer."

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.

Generation Hexed

"Why should our kids feel entitled to the lives our parents worked so hard to provide for us?"