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Why didn’t Generation X get a catchy nickname?

Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:24 pm
Posted by cbree88
South Louisiana
Member since Feb 2010
10835 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:24 pm
We have the G.I. generation, the Silent Generation, Baby Boomers, Millenials, Centennials, and.....................Generation X stuck in the middle of all that. Was there nothing noteworthy that anyone could come up with during that time to describe them??
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:25 pm to
Why did they start with X?

Now they are up to Z (alternate names for the next 2)? Where do they go now?
Posted by alajones
Huntsvegas
Member since Oct 2005
35970 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:26 pm to
Isn’t it X?
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
17843 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:27 pm to
Greek Alphabet is probably next.
Posted by TH03
Mogadishu
Member since Dec 2008
172004 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:27 pm to
The meh generation.
Posted by Tiger n Miami AU83
Miami
Member since Oct 2007
45656 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:27 pm to
Originally was meant to mean the forgotten generation, the one no one cared about or felt like naming.

Then it ironically turns out to be the best.
This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 7:29 pm
Posted by Shiftyplus1
Marathon, FL
Member since Oct 2005
14743 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:28 pm to
Generation X isn't badass enough?
Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:30 pm to
quote:

Greek Alphabet is probably next.



Oh God, the order will probably get effed up sometime around omicron and it'll be two generations before anybody notices.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159006 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:31 pm to
"Millennials" sucks much worse

"Generation X" has a kinda rebel vibe
Posted by redstick13
Lower Saxony
Member since Feb 2007
41380 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:33 pm to
quote:

Originally was meant to mean the forgotten generation, the one no one cared about or felt like naming.


This.

Read Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture.

This post was edited on 7/5/18 at 7:34 pm
Posted by Tigerhead
Member since Aug 2004
1176 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:33 pm to
Stands for eXcessive whiners.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159006 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:35 pm to
quote:

Originally was meant to mean the forgotten generation, the one no one cared about or felt like naming
You mean the Blank Generation?
Posted by Dubosed
Gulf Breeze
Member since Nov 2012
7692 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:35 pm to
While the Boomer and Millenials are busy hating each other for having so much in common, Gen X is keeping the country a float.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159006 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:38 pm to
quote:

quote:

Originally was meant to mean the forgotten generation, the one no one cared about or felt like naming

You mean the Blank Generation?
No I mean the Beat Generation
Posted by lsujunky
Down By The River
Member since Jun 2011
2714 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 7:57 pm to
quote:

While the Boomer and Millenials are busy hating each other for having so much in common, Gen X is keeping the country a float.


Posted by Coach Buzzcut
Member since Feb 2016
1406 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 8:02 pm to
Shut up boomer



Posted by LuckySo-n-So
Member since Jul 2005
22754 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 8:16 pm to
Generation X actually refers to the 10th (Roman Numeral "X") generation of Americans since Independence.
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
159006 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 8:18 pm to
quote:

Generation X actually refers to the 10th (Roman Numeral "X") generation of Americans since Independence
Actually it refers to Francis X. Bushman, who played Messala in the silent version of Ben Hur

But I wouldn't expect an ignorant POS like you to know that
Posted by fallguy_1978
Best States #50
Member since Feb 2018
53816 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 8:19 pm to
Latchkey kid checking in
Posted by cj35
Member since Jan 2014
6153 posts
Posted on 7/5/18 at 8:24 pm to
because they are not self-aggrandizing douchebags?
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