generation gap

June 26th, 2007

Here’s a brief comparison of three generations:

music:

baby boomers: the British invasion, punk rock
gen-Xers: grunge and hip-hop
millennials: Emo, American Idol

movies:

baby boomers: Easy Rider, The Graduate
gen-Xers: Ferris Bueller’s Day off and Clerks
millennials: The Matrix and American Pie

TV:

baby boomers: All in the Family and SNL
gen-Xers: Simpsons and the Real World
millennials: South Park, Survivor

historic moment:

baby boomers: JFK assassination, Watergate
gen-Xers: Challenger explosion and fall of Berlin wall
millennials: Lewinsky scandal, 9/11

for fun:

baby boomers: foosball and 8-track tapes
gen-Xers: Pac-Man and MTV
millennials: MySpace and iPods

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