Comments on: Congratulations to all the kids born in the 1940′s, 50′s, and 60′s! http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 10:41:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Frank J http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1903 Frank J Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:43:51 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1903 Curt - Thanks for the comment and you're right it does bring back great memories. Curt – Thanks for the comment and you’re right it does bring back great memories.

]]> By: Curt http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1891 Curt Sat, 09 Aug 2008 20:54:06 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1891 Some of you got a bit too serious here and missed the point. At least the point I saw in the post. As fool pointed out in response 9. There are a lot of great memories from those times. They were times that growing up was much different than these days! Aaaahh, the memories. Guess it's all relative though! Born in 55 and lovin' life. Some of you got a bit too serious here and missed the point. At least the point I saw in the post.

As fool pointed out in response 9. There are a lot of great memories from those times. They were times that growing up was much different than these days! Aaaahh, the memories.

Guess it’s all relative though!

Born in 55 and lovin’ life.

]]> By: fool http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1875 fool Fri, 08 Aug 2008 17:08:02 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1875 Ahhh and don't forget the visits to Grandpa's house. You know where Grandma kept a coffee can on the stove, so as not to waste the pure pork fat bacon grease to fry whatever she wanted to in! I also remember Grandpa showing how you could use broken thermometer mercury to shine up a dime and make it look like brand new, just by holding a little bubble of mercury in you and and rubbing it on the dime. "Playing solitaire till dawn with a deck of 51, smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo, now don't tell me, there's nothing to do!" Oops! Skip that last part must have been the mercury and lead in my system kicking in! Ahhh and don’t forget the visits to Grandpa’s house. You know where Grandma kept a coffee can on the stove, so as not to waste the pure pork fat bacon grease to fry whatever she wanted to in!

I also remember Grandpa showing how you could use broken thermometer mercury to shine up a dime and make it look like brand new, just by holding a little bubble of mercury in you and and rubbing it on the dime.

“Playing solitaire till dawn with a deck of 51, smoking cigarettes and watching Captain Kangaroo, now don’t tell me, there’s nothing to do!”

Oops! Skip that last part must have been the mercury and lead in my system kicking in!

]]> By: Gordon http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1874 Gordon Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:19:03 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1874 I think the point of Flip H was that the generation in power now (40's and 50's gen, and to a lesser extent 60's gen) are in charge and bear great responsibility for the economic disaster on the horizon, allowing governments to take away our rights in the name of security, allowing corporations to openly control political debate at the expense of the citizenry, allowing politicians to bleed social security, medicare and medicaid dry leaving nothing for those that come after gen 40 and gen 50, allowing bankers to control monetary policy and bail out their banker friends and corporate friends bleeding countries dry of their real wealth, allowing corporations to outsource, offshore and dismantle factories for third-world countries with cheap labor while at the same time allowing illegal and legal workers who clearly work for much less lowering the standards of living for the citizens of nations. Gen 40 and 50 are in charge and have been for some time. This happened on their watch. Those who come after have little to thank them for. I could be wrong but I think that's what Flip H meant. I think the point of Flip H was that the generation in power now (40′s and 50′s gen, and to a lesser extent 60′s gen) are in charge and bear great responsibility for the economic disaster on the horizon, allowing governments to take away our rights in the name of security, allowing corporations to openly control political debate at the expense of the citizenry, allowing politicians to bleed social security, medicare and medicaid dry leaving nothing for those that come after gen 40 and gen 50, allowing bankers to control monetary policy and bail out their banker friends and corporate friends bleeding countries dry of their real wealth, allowing corporations to outsource, offshore and dismantle factories for third-world countries with cheap labor while at the same time allowing illegal and legal workers who clearly work for much less lowering the standards of living for the citizens of nations. Gen 40 and 50 are in charge and have been for some time. This happened on their watch. Those who come after have little to thank them for.

I could be wrong but I think that’s what Flip H meant.

]]> By: Frank J http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1873 Frank J Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:53:18 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1873 But you're part of the same economy right? Who sucking what? :) But you’re part of the same economy right? Who sucking what? :)

]]> By: Flip H http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1872 Flip H Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1872 You continue to suck our economy dry and leave nothing but debt for future generations! Congratulations! You continue to suck our economy dry and leave nothing but debt for future generations! Congratulations!

]]> By: Frank J http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1871 Frank J Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:09:05 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1871 We didn't raise you on what we did as kids. We didn’t raise you on what we did as kids.

]]> By: jeremy http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1870 jeremy Fri, 08 Aug 2008 15:06:53 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1870 Thanks for raising us with all those faults you just mentioned. -Gen X Thanks for raising us with all those faults you just mentioned.

-Gen X

]]> By: phuphuphnik http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1869 phuphuphnik Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:30:57 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1869 While, like Josh I could easily point out the failings that this generation has, (like the lead paint takes a generation or two to cause the most damage) this list points out a very important fact. Children don't act like children any more. Plus we have become rather over protective and coddling of our children. While, like Josh I could easily point out the failings that this generation has, (like the lead paint takes a generation or two to cause the most damage) this list points out a very important fact. Children don’t act like children any more. Plus we have become rather over protective and coddling of our children.

]]> By: Frank J http://www.techjaws.com/congratulations-to-all-the-kids-born-in-the-1940s-50s-and-60s/comment-page-1/#comment-1868 Frank J Fri, 08 Aug 2008 14:26:22 +0000 http://www.techjaws.com/?p=865#comment-1868 Not true, most kids born in the 80's and 90's are over-weight. Thise born in the 40's are already retired, and those born in the 50's and 60's will see social security, but not those born in the 80's and 90's. Not true, most kids born in the 80′s and 90′s are over-weight. Thise born in the 40′s are already retired, and those born in the 50′s and 60′s will see social security, but not those born in the 80′s and 90′s.

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