One Of You Is A Sh*tbag

"PatBateman" (PatBateman) 09/05/2019 at 11:56 • Filed to: save the manuals, satire, Take a joke

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There WAS a particular FB group dedicated to those civilized individuals of all genders who prefer shifty bois to auto slushbox crap stains that got deleted. One of you did it. One of you got the group banned from the Zuckerberg MySpace and I’m not pleased. Some may even say that I’m upset. Not many, but some.

Here’s the truth of the matter: it was a gruff group of mostly edgy Millennials who told naughty jokes  [I am a Gen Xer who mostly rolled my eyes at said jokes, but usually just grabbed a bucket o’ popcorn and watched the ensuing shit show]  and judged people on how “Elite” their daily driver was. I understand why it might have been taken down, but just know that there is a formal investigation underway by high up people who share my concerns regarding the bannification of said group. We will find you. And since we’re not Liam Neeson, we won’t kill you, but we might give you a firm noogie. Maybe even a Wedgie. We don’t know yet, as final votes are being taken tomorrow. But the punishment shalt not ain’t be pleasant to most!

You’ve been warned.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:04

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F@#$ your Manuals!

PatBateman > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 09/05/2019 at 12:05

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*gasp*

*harder gasp*

*clutches pearls*

No. 

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:08

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YES!

facw > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:08

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and judged people on how “Elite” their daily driver was 

People daily drive Joe Flacco? 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:10

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“ was a gruff group of mostly edgy Millennials who told naughty jokes and judged people on how “Elite” their daily driver was.” I too understand why. Was it based on manual transmission eliteness? A non- synchronized 3  on the tree with a worn out clutch requiring you get it moving with the starter being the pinnacle? 

PatBateman > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 09/05/2019 at 12:11

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But it’s about feel for the road, and doing things yourself, and not being reliant on technology to wipe your butt.

I bet  t you’re the type of guy who has his headlights automatically come on when it gets dark. 

Wacko > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 09/05/2019 at 12:12

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don’t google that

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:12

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Story time  sisters so basically I was in the twisties  in my miata i pulled a sick dorifto  banging off the rev limiter and it was so loud so anyway i was drifting and all the miatabros   saw it  were completely vibing to it  and they were like putting the headlights up and down vrooooand i was gonna say something back when a boomer approached me and said “bruh miata is so cringe and gay why don’t you drive a corevet crossover?”  and i was SHOOK and completely flipped the F OUT  i said “you dumb ignorant BOOMER miata liter ally saved my life  i was cutting myself for my DEPRESSION since daddy didn’t get me a MKIV supra  and a pentagram  formed on the ground and matsuda rose up from it and he said “put your faith in allah for he is the most merciful ” and then he left and i was so inspired that i read the korean promised to slay every infidel in my path until jinbai ittai was implemented world wide” he then was like I won’t allow a mujahid to spread the gentle message of mohamabamba and then summoned a djinn  in the shape of jahsehs foreskin and he said he was the servant of shaytanwell i wasn’t going to let blasphemygo unpunished and chanted oh allah the most kind and beautiful please banish these heathens back to hell and suddenly the heavens opened and we loooked and it was matsudahe said “i am allah and i was disguised as matsuda to make the bestest sports car to give hope to all 25 year old manlets everywhere”but then i felt an evil force risingit was da boomers they all said “winga dinga dinga no replacement for displacement winga dinga dinga beat woman cos they have no rights winga dinga” and then allah and da boomers fought and of course allah won  and spread World peace  so anyway that’s the TEA sisters stay tuned for my free ebay turbo  giveaway and remember praise allah everyday

412GTI > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:12

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So nothing of value was lost lol

Also great image of choice! 

PatBateman > facw 09/05/2019 at 12:13

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*checks Broncos depth chart*

*snickers to himself*

In Denver, apparently they still do. 

Montalvo > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:13

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I shift both my 5 speed and my PRNDL and no one can stop me except the sudden explosion of my gearboxes.

Spanfeller is a twat > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:14

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MEJ? 

PatBateman > MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) 09/05/2019 at 12:14

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A MANUAL starter, yes.  So basically, it all boils down to the Ford Model A being the best car. 

ZHP Sparky, the 5th > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:17

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One Of You Is A Sh*tbag

Only one?

PatBateman > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/05/2019 at 12:17

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I see you’re experienced. 

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:17

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It’s about the cosmic order, and doing the right thing. 

PatBateman > 412GTI 09/05/2019 at 12:17

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Gated or gtfo. 

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:17

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I never participated in said group, I thought they were a bunch of jerks.

PatBateman > Spanfeller is a twat 09/05/2019 at 12:18

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What’s the first rule of Fight Club?

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/05/2019 at 12:19

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PatBateman > Montalvo 09/05/2019 at 12:19

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As long as you manually put the shifty boi box back together, this is acceptable. 

PatBateman > ZHP Sparky, the 5th 09/05/2019 at 12:20

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I mean, at LEAST one, but...  yeah. 

PatBateman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/05/2019 at 12:21

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Elitist Jerks, you might say.

MKULTRA1982(ConCrustyBrick) > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/05/2019 at 12:21

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Okay

Aremmes > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/05/2019 at 12:21

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You’ve given me an aneurysm. And then popped it.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:22

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Mostly just jerking your chain.

If I didn’t have to daily drive through the city with a bad knee, I’d still have a manual in my driveway.

Also, F@#$ auto headlights!

ranwhenparked > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:22

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Pretty sure Model As came standard with electric start, unless you mean the really old OG Model A from the early 1900s.

PatBateman > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 09/05/2019 at 12:24

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Are you jerking the chain manually?

I need to go buy a nice rare manual whip myself.  Maybe a fox body Mustang GT with a swapped Coyote and better brakes...  hmm. 

PatBateman > ranwhenparked 09/05/2019 at 12:24

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OG.  

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:27

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Is there any other way?

Ash78, voting early and often > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:27

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Tekamul > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/05/2019 at 12:29

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That's cool buddy, p lease just make the latte.

Spanfeller is a twat > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:30

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I’m sorry for your loss

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:33

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I mostly drive a 3-speed auto, but also drive a half-synchro 4-speed manual shifty boi I assembled myself, so...

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:33

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Are we surprised that a group calling themselves Jerks was banned for being a bunch of jerks?

Future next gen S2000 owner > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:34

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How are you voting if the group got taken down?

Poor_Sh > Ash78, voting early and often 09/05/2019 at 12:35

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Same

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/05/2019 at 12:37

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Dafuq?

PatBateman > Ash78, voting early and often 09/05/2019 at 12:38

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Probably for the best.  A FB page that many members were on got shut down for whatever reason.  I’m just riding the outrage train for shits and giggles. 

PatBateman > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 09/05/2019 at 12:39

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“I... drive a... auto...”

YOU SON OF A BITCH!

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:40

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CVT transmission best transmission, fight me.

PatBateman > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 09/05/2019 at 12:40

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I mean, it’s not like they didn’t see it coming...

PatBateman > Future next gen S2000 owner 09/05/2019 at 12:40

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That’s a good question. 

PatBateman > TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. 09/05/2019 at 12:42

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Poor thing.  I won’t beat you up, but let’s get you back over to your padded cell.  K?  C’mon, buddy!!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:49

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It’s a 55 year old Cruise-O-Matic with no electrics and a Ravigneux gearset and I’ve had it partly apart. f ite m e irl .

DaftRyosuke - So Long and Thanks for All the Fish! > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:55

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Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 09/05/2019 at 12:55

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“If you had enough coin you would have bought an automatic”

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:56

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“If you had enough coin you would have bought the automatic”

lone_liberal > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:56

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I’ll admit that I’m a sh*tbag (may even be a full shitbag since I don’t own a single manual trans car ) , but I’ve never been on Facebook in my life so you’ll have to narrow it down.

shop-teacher > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 12:58

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“ it was a gruff group of mostly edgy Millennials who told naughty jokes [I am a Gen Xer who mostly rolled my eyes at said jokes, but usually just grabbed a bucket o’ popcorn and watched the ensuing shit show]”

OK, so this brings to mind something I’ve noticed about M illennials. I was born in ‘81, and d epending on which article you read, I am either the youngest of Gen X or the very oldest of Millennials. My wife says were Xennials, but she is the only person I’ve ever heard use this term . I certainly identify more with Gen X, as my upbringing was decidedly unmillennial-like.

Anyways, I’ve noticed that Millennials love to talk shit about Boomers. What I find funny is they exhibit the exact same behavior that they complain about among the Boomers. The Boomers basically do the same in reverse. I enjoy watching them bicker to each other.

PatBateman > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 09/05/2019 at 12:59

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MasterMario - Keeper of the V8s > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/05/2019 at 12:59

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My head hurts

PatBateman > lone_liberal 09/05/2019 at 13:01

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If you’re a sh*tbag, that’s okay, since you’re OUR sh*tbag.

PatBateman > shop-teacher 09/05/2019 at 13:05

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I laugh because, being born in the late 70’s, Millennials forget that we Gen Xers even exist. When Millennials say that they’re happy that Boomers are dying off so that they can be in charge, I politely remind them that they will now work for our generation, and we don’t like giving our employees 6 weeks of vacation either.

And yes, you’re Gen X, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. 

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 13:07

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Wasnt MEJ just a way for people to hide their homophobia behind thinking a simple task makes them superior to others?

That group was absolute cancer as is the Oppo FB page

PatBateman > Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras 09/05/2019 at 13:08

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They were hiding their homophobia?  

Supreme Chancellor and Glorious Leader SaveTheIntegras > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 13:11

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“Hiding”

Tripper > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 13:18

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Aw man, I’m feeling like I missed out on something now. I only use the book to communicate with family that I don’t want to see in real life.

Tripper > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 09/05/2019 at 13:21

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CTSenVy > shop-teacher 09/05/2019 at 13:22

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I’m roughly the same age as you, but almost all my co workers are close to retirement age. I get the blame for all Gen X and Millennials activities and traits in all work group meetings.  I also have to explain anything they don’t get, the week Pokémon Go! came out was a long and trying time for me.

PatBateman > Tripper 09/05/2019 at 13:34

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As it should be used most of the time. 

gettingoldercarguy > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 13:35

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Gen x'ers are outnumbered by millennials, so they'll most likely be skipped over.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > shop-teacher 09/05/2019 at 13:35

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I’m a solid Gen X’er. Mellennials have forgotten about us and shit is about to get real. 

Party-vi > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 13:47

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aaaaand there’s anther one already up and running.

Spaceball-Two > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 13:48

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I used to check in there now and again but took off when the comments got to the point of personal attacks. 

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 13:55

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Best way to prove it shouldn’t have been nuked is to obnoxiously drag that shit to normal Oppo ... got it...

Take your cringe back to MEJ 2.0 where it belongs.

Maxima Speed > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 14:06

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From what I heard it was a gathering of the Oppositelock rejects who had been deemed too un friendly and un accepting by the establishment here.

PatBateman > gettingoldercarguy 09/05/2019 at 14:15

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Outnumbered? N ot by as much as you might think. There are 10% more Millennials than Gen Xers in the US ( 65.5 Million Vs 7 2 Million), but they’re still less experienced career-wise than the Gen Xers. Also, the largest wealth transfer in human history is happening right now as the Baby Boomers are passing away. Much  of that wealth (and privately-owned businesses) is going to the Xers.

Oh, and Gen Z is over 25% larger than the Milliennial Generation, so the Millennials should watch their back as well. 

PatBateman > Party-vi 09/05/2019 at 14:16

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Shhhhhh.  And to clarify, I’m just there for the popcorn. 

PatBateman > Spaceball-Two 09/05/2019 at 14:17

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I hardly ever commented.  The fireworks were too good not to watch, though. 

shop-teacher > CTSenVy 09/05/2019 at 14:18

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I wouldn’t have been able to explain Pokemon either.

Spaceball-Two > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 14:23

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Oh I'm sure. When Clay got booted I watched so many meltdowns unfold

Shift24 > shop-teacher 09/05/2019 at 14:23

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Let be honest here baby boomers absolutely throw shade on millennials anytime they can.

We are killing this, we are cupcakes, safe space, and whole bunch of other nonsense. We have just gotten tired of it.

And it’s both sides though. It’s sad when you present people with facts, they either pretty much ignore it, start name calling, or straight up deny it.

PatBateman > Maxima Speed 09/05/2019 at 14:23

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There were some of those, some current (and active) members, some GDIs, some trolls, some good people, some assholes...

Exclusively oppo rejects? Nah. I’d say they were a small  minority.

PatBateman > Spaceball-Two 09/05/2019 at 14:24

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Good ole Clay.  LMAO

PatBateman > Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch 09/05/2019 at 14:25

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This is not obnoxious. It’s funny. It’s humorous. It shines a light on the ridiculousness for all to see, and my fake rage is highlighting it.

In other words, lighten up. Everyone else here got the joke.

Tapas > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 14:51

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My enthusiasm about the group faded soon after joining. The faux elitism was taken to cringe-worthy heights.

Do you know what post/topic invited Zucker-borg’s ban hammer?

PatBateman > Tapas 09/05/2019 at 14:57

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It was its own satire.

Someone said that there was a “How autistic is your car?” post that might have been reported and led to the “Zuccing” of the page. As the father of an autistic child, I didn’t find that very funny, but I’m also not easily offended.

A name was floated around as the person who was actually to blame, but otherwise, I do not know, nor do I actually care that much.

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 15:37

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Lol right up there with you.

FB groups are such a waste of space... I count maybe 1-2 that really provide value, the rest are there for basically shitposting, but not even Oppo level shitposting, terrible uncircumcised  shitposting

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 15:45

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As the youngest Gen Xer I know, I’m happy to be in that crowd, never did really much care for avocado toast.

I’ve heard the term Xennial before, and it’s just a designation made by people who struggle to understand that people in their 40's may actually understand how to fix the router you’ve been breaking with your lovely tablet

TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts. > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 15:45

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No, U.

shop-teacher > Shift24 09/05/2019 at 17:26

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“Let be honest here baby boomers absolutely throw shade on millennials anytime they can.”

They absolutely do, but the reverse is also true.  Both os those groups say the same things about each other.  You lodge more or lest the same complaints and throw more or less the same shade upon each other . And that is my point.

bhtooefr > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 17:55

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I mean... there are   videos out there that involve gasping while fucking a manual transmission(‘s shifter)...

PatBateman > VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely 09/05/2019 at 19:49

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I joke with Millennials that blame Boomers for everything that their children will blame the Millennial Generation for the worsening environment due to the avocado over-farming in Central America.

My little sister was born in 1981 but refuses to label herself as a Millennial.  To her defense, I know Millennials that refuse to label themselves as Millennials too. 

PatBateman > bhtooefr 09/05/2019 at 19:51

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I AM COMPLETELY UNAWARE OF SAID VIDEOS AND HAVE NEVER VIEWED ANYTHING LIKE WHAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING. 

VajazzleMcDildertits - read carefully, respond politely > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 21:01

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I’m an 80, wife is 83, and there is a DRAMATIC difference in social perspective at work between us. But my sister is a Millenial and I have interacted with her friends lots of times, and what a late 20 something year old says about the world vs a 39 year old is completely different.

I distinctly feel the cutoff between 79 and 81 and to be frank, sometimes it’s a really odd sensation.

wafflesnfalafel > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 21:50

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G onna have to take it underground!

Honestly, the whole thing is like a knitting group... nobody needs to knit anything but a few people really like to.

Jordan > PatBateman 09/05/2019 at 22:33

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MEJ was a great group, for all the wrong reasons.

I found it amusing that many members would post questions essentially asking how they improve their shifting techniques, when the group was supposed to be “Elite. ” 

gmporschenut also a fan of hondas > shop-teacher 09/05/2019 at 23:54

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Tapas > PatBateman 09/06/2019 at 01:24

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I see. Thanks for catching me up on the automotive edgelords.

pip bip - choose Corrour > PatBateman 09/06/2019 at 05:33

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yes yes i did it.

i parked in the loading zone and i deserve to be bashed and bashed.

AdverseMartyr > shop-teacher 10/20/2019 at 08:52

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There is a “micro-generation” that has been defined from 77ish to 82/83 that is basically a result of technology coming into homes/schools/lives from what I can understand . It seems like it has to do with how quickly technology was adopted into your life. Early adoption leads to more identification with millenials. Later adoption seems to be more Gen-X.

But those of us born in that period experienced the arrival of a true home computer that didn’t require programming skills during our formative years, and cell phones lost their bags, pagers lost to cell phones.