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After all the heated arguments on everything from technology and social media to work and the economy, who could've predicted that baby boomers and the younger generations would find something in common?

But last month, X (formerly known as Twitter) user Girl Fieri (@realgirl_fieri) asked all the non-boomers on the platform to share their most boomer-esque complaints, and the replies immediately started pouring in.

Image credits: realgirl_fieri

So we decided that taking a look at the submissions would be a nice change of pace to the never-ending discourse on intergenerational differences. Or, in this case, similarities!

#1

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caloso89 Report

Bored something
Community Member
2 years ago

And the contrast between show audio volume compared to advertising audio volume. Having your ad loud will not make me buy your product. It will p**s me off and make me avoid you.

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    #2

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    peterdutton Report

    just a random panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    this is so true! I'm a teenager and I have a lot of these complaints

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    #3

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    will_wagner Report

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Exactly google doesn’t need to know when i make toast.

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    #4

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    tylrmntg Report

    Jeff White
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    agree, Agree, AGREE!

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    #5

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    PCC_Car Report

    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    That's usually a scam anyway, it means the company can donate to charity and get it deducted from taxes.

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    #6

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    NamebrandCereal Report

    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    A while ago I said something about sitting outside looking at the stars, and was called ableist (because some people can't get outside to do that). Like, i'm sorry about that and all, but we're at the point now where people really CAN'T say just ordinary mundane stuff without being called out.

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    #7

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    Shelly_AF Report

    Helena
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    So dark. You can't see what's going on. It is either explosions that suddenly try to break the tv speakers, or so quiet you have to watch with captions.

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    #8

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    allisoncunny Report

    Judy Reynolds
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    It's been easier since I started using sentences as passwords

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    #9

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    epiphanist1248 Report

    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I've never been to place with a QR menu that couldn't give you a paper menu if you asked. More places went to QR during covid and also to cheap copy paper menus. If they hand you the paper they toss it out if you leave it. If you use a QR menu there is no waste. I don't personally like looking at the menu on my phone screen but I get why many places implemented them.

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    #10

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    wtflanksteak Report

    Barry Meyer
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited)

    Agreed. If you need headlights brighter than a cop then you don't need to be driving in the dark.

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    #11

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    curlichel Report

    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Local petrol station is pushing their app super hard. "Pay on the app! Get the app! You can pay on the app!". Yeah, or I can go inside and pay there, without giving you my details.

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    #12

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    CoachJEB18 Report

    C L
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    My worst was when I went buy an SD card at Best Buy, there was no sales staff to help me find the right aisle and when I finally found it myself the first thing the check out asked was how much did I want to tip. Since I helped myself I'll just keep the tip thanks!

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    #13

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    AlaskaMauve Report

    Michael Largey
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I've been against electronics controlling the place I live since I heard the words "I'm afraid I can't do that, Dave."

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    #14

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    SoozUK Report

    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    The one in my lap right now for my PC - yes - physical. For my phone - touch screen is fine.

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    #15

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    JellybobUK Report

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Join in the conversation.

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    #16

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    AutumnTweets Report

    Chilli
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    DID YOU KNOW, THAT THE GRASS IS GREEN? FOLLOW FOR MORE UNBELIEVEABLE FACTS THAT'LL BLOW YOUR MIND!

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    #17

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    JessicaGoeken Report

    Judy Reynolds
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Yes, I talk to everyone. I was a cashier for about 10 years, and the habit of making a bit of conversation with everyone has carried over into the rest of my life.

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    #18

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    ghostfacewayne Report

    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Low priority for me. You can buy USB external DVD players for under $30, some under $20. My current desktop PC didn't come with a player so I just bought one for the few times I needed it.

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    #19

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    Kelly_LK86 Report

    e gads
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Use the free services, everything pops up there eventually anyway.

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    #20

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    ourownwells Report

    Dingooo
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited)

    Driving by at 2:00 a.m. with the bass thumping.

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    #21

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    ksyd2015 Report

    Zephyr343
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Wish they gave me my headphone jack back on my phone.

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    #22

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    KiandrasArt Report

    Suck it Trebek
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Still rockin my Samsung Galaxy 8! Riding it til it dies.

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    #23

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    benterdik Report

    Phillip Moderow
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Yes, they have. And incredibly oblivious to what's going on around them. Does an elderly person need help opening a heavy door ? Oblivious. Did you notice that person looking for their car ? Could care less. Did it occur to you that someone might be behind you while walking through a door ? Eh, not my problem. People today SUCK !

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    #24

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    hybridmoments97 Report

    Glen Ellyn
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 years ago

    I'm retired so I make all my appointments around midday so working folks can have the early morning or late afternoon spots.

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    #25

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    jerryduluk Report

    LonelyLittleLeafSheep
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I'm starting to think turn signals are an optional accessory on new cars...or maybe the car maker just wants a paid subscription to use them.

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    #26

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    _georgina666 Report

    ginny weasley
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Or kids playing video games with the volume all the way up cause that is the only way they can sit still and be quiet.

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    #27

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    reneecallier Report

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    In my case, being flaky is due to anxiety. I'm enthusiastic when I first make plans, but then when it comes to actually leaving the house I sometimes just can't do it. Thankfully I have great friends who understand my issues and don't hold it against me. I hate being this way and always hope none of them ever take it personally.

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    #28

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    UnionSaltBae Report

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Nah, real boomers make sandwiches at home and take them with you! /S

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    #29

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    cylertarter Report

    The Darkest Timeline
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Not only do they stand side by side, they also walk with just enough space between them that you can’t squeeze between them but also not enough to get around them.

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    #30

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    CookStevenD Report

    Dingooo
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    My washer and dryer are 38 years old! It's amazing how long the old stuff will last if it is properly maintained. I dread the day when I would have to buy new. I've heard the horror stories.

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    #31

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    bjnt92281 Report

    Zoey Rayne
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    That's partly because lots of them have parents who can't afford houses with backyards. Kids can't just "go play outside" when they live in an apartment and "outside" is a parking lot near a busy street. Screen addition is a problem for people of all ages these days, but let's not ignore that capitalism has made it difficult for many families to have the time and money to just relax in green spaces.

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    #32

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    JodyAmable Report

    Warrior Mama
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Or live theater too? Every single performance I've seen the last few years has been interrupted by people arriving late and walking in front of me/needing me to stand up so they can squeeze through the otherwise full row of seats just as the show starts - pet peeve for sure!

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    #33

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    PoliSciProfJohn Report

    MadMonkey
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    My students used to talk to me before class. I adored my students and they used to flick me s*** about my college basketball preferences. They also used to call me Professor Chicken because when I got married, if I had hyphenated my name (I didn't), the hyphenated name would have sounded like a chicken clucking. They never got tired of that one. Splendid kids, the lot of 'em.

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    #34

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    jovis_24_ Report

    Zoey Rayne
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Yes. Also, I work at a tutoring center and the number of kids 10 and under who insist that they don't need to learn to read or do well in school because they're going to "be a YouTuber" when they grow up is disturbing. You can't pay rent trying to get random strangers to watch you play Fortnite with lame commentary.

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    #35

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    sageyblanco Report

    Mark Stewart
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    All well and good until you have the issue we did in Australia a few weeks ago when Optus had a mass outage for several hours putting electronic payment systems out of action, many businesses had trade impacted.

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    #36

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    allen_hunter Report

    Heather Evans
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Amen

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    #37

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    dyleoliviazella Report

    Heather Evans
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I still can't get over that my phone doesn't have a headphone jack. Whose terrible idea was this???

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    #38

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    Adriana1o5 Report

    Zoey Rayne
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Yes! And stop leaving the carts in random parking spaces so cars don't have room!

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    #39

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    LeftistHank Report

    Dingooo
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Used to have to do that with my former brother-in-law and his family, otherwise they would be an hour late every time.

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    #40

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    b00746477 Report

    Tabitha
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited)

    I was in the waiting room at the doctor’s office for a checkup not long ago. A scowling, unfriendly, and kinda redneck-looking old man was also in the waiting room. He was looking at his phone quietly at first, then he got on YouTube. Turns out, he was looking up remedies for ED. I know this because he neglected to bring earbuds and the videos he would start, then quickly stop, were all about ED. There were SEVERAL of them, all extremely loud at the start, then suddenly turned off. Why he didn’t just put his phone on silent, I don’t know. I guess maybe the volume, and therefore the disturbance of everyone else in the waiting room, was the only way of “compensating” he and his dead d**k had left. I made a point of chuckling, just loud enough for him to hear, every damned time he started a new video.

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    #41

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    ByAndrewOlson Report

    Upstaged75
    Community Member
    2 years ago (edited)

    I choose the self checkout 100% of the time if it's available. I prefer packing things the way I want them. And it keeps me from feeling judged about what I'm buying. :) One time I had tampons, Advil, and chocolate (among other things) in my basket and when I checked out the cashier said really loud "I put all your period stuff in the same bag for you honey!". LOL!! I know she was just being nice, but it was mortifying.

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    #42

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    JohnnyCarthief Report

    Judy Reynolds
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I agree about autocorrect. It is infuriating.

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    #43

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    404bizarreone Report

    ginny weasley
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Camera use in changing rooms where people are naked should be banned.

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    #44

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    amy_prof Report

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Yeah seems unsanitary to have one (not a service animal) in a grocery store or a restaurant.

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    #45

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    Terra_Torment Report

    Dingooo
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Yes, multi-billion dollar companies and they can't afford to have humans at the other end of the phone for even the most basic customer service? Pretty soon there will be no humans to talk to at any company, just AI generated responses getting you nowhere.

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    #46

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    giltcomplex Report

    just a random panda
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    honestly, as a recent Girl Scout, we were taught both of those things

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    #47

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    enbyjinx Report

    Stardust she/her
    Community Member
    Premium
    2 years ago

    The algorithms for places like YouTube and Pinterest have stopped showing me things I might like and more of things that are popular. It’s bugging me a lot because I’m rarely finding things I like

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    #48

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    devon_cantwell Report

    jade s
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    No for 3. Sorry, I automatically believe people should pay their own way. If I can't afford it I'll turn down the offer and meet up once I've been paid. I don't know anyone that would expect otherwise and if I did they wouldnt be in my friend circle.

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    #49

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    TheStevenJaeger Report

    𝓚𝓮𝓲𝓽𝓱
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    It’s called… ✨anxiety ✨

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    #50

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    lincolngoogle Report

    Pheebs
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I argue that women need better collared shirt options. I am so sick of blouses, many of which have uncomfortable fabric. I work in IT - wearing a flowy, flowery blouse will just get in the flipping way, and I get sick of polos. Plus, half the “modern” collared shirts and polos for women are made for incredibly flat or athletic figures. I have both decent sized boobs and hips - your moisture wicking, no stretch fabric is annoying af.

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    #51

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    BrandyLJensen Report

    David Paterson
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    In my whole life I have never gone to a restaurant that is too quiet, and had to ask them to turn the music or the TV up, or had to ask people at the next table to speak louder. Yes. Restaurants are too loud. So are hospitals.

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    #52

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    sheevasmells Report

    Zoey Rayne
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Rumor has it there also used to be such a thing as penny candy. * glares at movie theaters' overpriced snack stands *

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    #53

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    goldnecklace2 Report

    e gads
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Kids have only existed for a hundred thousand years.two tops.

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    #54

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    Sandy_CheeksxO Report

    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I have a little album of tickets, and I can't add to it anymore :(

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    #55

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    nerdytogether Report

    T'Mar of Vulcan
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    People in Mzansi don't know how traffic circles work. THEY DON'T WORK LIKE 4-WAY STOPS! You give way to the right! (We drive on the left here.)

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    #56

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    seamirac1979 Report

    Dingooo
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Way back when my brother who had five kids tossed a 2x4 with nails sticking out in front of a car that was regularly speeding through his neighborhood. He lived across the street from a park and the kids would cross the street to get there.

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    #57

    People-Share-Boomer-Style-Complaints

    GemmaSKate Report

    Javelina Poppers
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I love Two Factor ID on anything financial.

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    #58

    People-Share-Boomer-Style-Complaints

    katefeetie Report

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I don't understand the problem with this, people are decently clothed. And pyjamas are originally day wear, they don't magically become indecent just because they are tartan or rosebud pattern fleece

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    #59

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    wesbarton Report

    Dingooo
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    People that park their cart on one side of the aisle and stand on the other side blocking the whole aisle. Zero situational awareness or consideration. No one else exists in the world but them apparently.

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    #60

    People-Share-Boomer-Style-Complaints

    nudeobama Report

    Leigh
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I totally agree. Fast food doesn't even taste that good and now it's not even cheap anymore. I paid $3.35 for a mcchicken that used to be a $1!

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    #61

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    MeganCarolan Report

    Little Wonder
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Not to mention three emails a day because you bought some socks online

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    #62

    People-Share-Boomer-Style-Complaints

    dfwheat Report

    Pheebs
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Lol. We made a registry of “normal gifts” (waffle irons, fancy ways to make coffee, etc), and then things we actually wanted (board hames). Got nothing but money, because “We’re not wasting our money buying childish things”. We were two adults that had an established household. We didn’t need china sets, picnic baskets (it’s too f’ing hot to picnic here), or 99% of household stuff. What we did want were games, as our friends group held regular board game days.

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    #63

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    KariDru Report

    Colleen Foley
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I got some great bulbs from Costco that have a switch to change the light color and strength.

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    #64

    People-Share-Boomer-Style-Complaints

    marquisdcustine Report

    PattyK
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Everything is too loud!

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    #65

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    MattJStannard Report

    Alecto76
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I don't hate my mom. She's great. And apparently my dad was of the "silent generation." He was fine too.

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    #66

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    maggistratus Report

    Lydsylou (she/her)
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I hate making phone calls. I actually practice what I'm going to say before I call

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    #67

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    cangelosilegacy Report

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Hate children much?

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    #68

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    in_medias_ras Report

    Javelina Poppers
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    We all have that one friend or family member and you know the one.........."Help I'm Talking And I Can't Shut Up".

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    #69

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    AstroBaby91 Report

    Daniel Atkins
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    That is when it is the coolest temperature wise.

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    #70

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    Brian_Eastwood Report

    David Paterson
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Nah, just wait until they total their car.

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    #71

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    BrooksieCFonta1 Report

    BarkingSpider
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    People might hate me for this, but I feel like people should take pride in their work and do the best they can. I have worked s****y minimum wage jobs, fast food, retail, and you can make the best of it. You can always keep looking for something better and at least you'll have good references.

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    #72

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    MilkyLazarus Report

    Auntriarch
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    One is forced to wonder what the OP considers normal

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    #73

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    SierraThomander Report

    Sonja
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    My husband and I love fine dining. We dress fine and go dining... in our favourite greasy spoon. But I understand that if you save up for a really nice restaurant you want to see a nice environment. Looking good and being dressed neatly doesn't mean you have to buy Gucci or something though. Still, if you go out for fine dining, dress somewhat smart. It's part of the experience and if you don't like it, don't go

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    #74

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    jeskola Report

    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    I am an auditory person. Sometimes headphones or ear buds helps me drown out the too much noise around me. And some folks use the noise canceling ones.

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    #75

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    CoachDayejr Report

    Dingooo
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    But stumbling around the grocery store lost and confused counts as a workout.

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    #76

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    NateHB13 Report

    Jared Robinson
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    But it is though. Literally our society is a capitalistic society driven by the need and greeed for more money, Sorry you don't see the real world for what it is. maybe people just want you to open your eyes.

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    #77

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    matcapteam Report

    e gads
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    What?absurd.gobble gobble.

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    #78

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    ShaneCarrow Report

    ginny weasley
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    Yeah there is a really good reason they DON"T do this anymore, the infamous McDonald's coffee lawsuit. No one wants their genitals fused to their clothing.

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    #79

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    whatsthetee__ Report

    David
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    This is b******t. An air fryer is more or less a small toaster oven - which was invented in 1910. It is a tool - just like my toaster, pressure cooker, regular stove, microwave and so on. Mostly it just saves me electricity / fuel if I want to roast one or two chicken thighs or few french fries but not fire up the big oven. SPOILER - I didn't forget all my other cooking skills when I got an air fryer.

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    MausRicochet Report

    Dingooo
    Community Member
    2 years ago

    The airport? It's basically a bus stop.

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