Re: [sixties-l] Brewing hatred of the baby boomer generation

From: Marty Jezer (mjez@sover.net)
Date: Sun Jun 11 2000 - 13:19:46 CUT

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    "Don't trust anyone over 30?"

    That's a sixties myth like bra-burning.

    The expression is, "don't trust anyone over 60."

    cheers,

    Marty Jezer
    Age 59.

    At 04:04 PM 6/10/2000 -0400, you wrote:
    >
    >BrentLance@aol.com wrote:
    >
    >>
    >> By using
    >> an acerbic lens through which to view the aging baby boom, Okrent
    invites the
    >> war between generations that his sources haunting predict.
    >
    > There is an old gag about parents who wish upon their children
    >the curse of having chldren who grow up into teenagers. Do you suppose
    >there might - just might - be some element of this toward the generation
    >who didn't trust anyone over 30? 

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