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To: Publius804
The baby boomers. Born between 1945 and 1955,

The guy is an idiot, the boomer generation is those people born from 1946 to 1964.

7 posted on 08/22/2010 1:16:25 PM PDT by ansel12
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To: ansel12; Publius804
The baby boomers. Born between 1945 and 1955,

The guy is an idiot, the boomer generation is those people born from 1946 to 1964.

All these "generations" are inventions of the human mind. There is no "correct" definition but some definitions make far more sense than others.

When you think about it, a "generation" should group together individuals with a similar experience based upon their era of birth.

A time span lasting from 1946 to 1964 is far too long for a single "generation". For example:

The year is 1967. What does 21 year old John, a combat infantryman in Vietnam, have in common with 3 year old Timmy, two years out of toilet traning?

In 2010, how will John and Timmy remember "The Sixties"?

Sometimes, the generation born between 1954 and 1965 is referred to as Generation Jones

Understanding ‘Generation Jones’ and other mini-generation gaps: They were the Baby Boomers who didn’t make it to Woodstock — because it would have taken them way past their bedtimes.

Who is Generation Jones?

71 posted on 08/22/2010 2:19:49 PM PDT by Polybius
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To: ansel12

>> The baby boomers. Born between 1945 and 1955,

COOL! I’m off the hook.

>> The guy is an idiot, the boomer generation is those people born from 1946 to 1964.

RATS! I’m back on the hook. :-)


78 posted on 08/22/2010 2:30:01 PM PDT by Nervous Tick (Eat more spinach! Make Green Jobs for America!)
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To: ansel12

He’s in the UK. Maybe they have a different definition. Or their baby boom ran out ten years sooner.


90 posted on 08/22/2010 3:08:23 PM PDT by tbw2 (Freeper sci-fi - "Sirat: Through the Fires of Hell" - on amazon.com)
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To: ansel12
The guy is an idiot, the boomer generation is those people born from 1946 to 1964.

Might be different dates in England. Just a guess.

103 posted on 08/22/2010 5:23:48 PM PDT by Professional Engineer (Conservative States of America has a nice ring to it.)
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