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16. I was born the end of 1945

Mon Oct 22, 2012, 09:15 PM

Oct 2012

and have always considered myself to be on the cutting-edge of the Baby Boomers.

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Time Again for Generation Self Identification! [View all] Taverner Oct 2012 OP

Generation X. n/t RiffRandell Oct 2012 #1

Gen X, age 47, b. 1965 geardaddy Oct 2012 #2

Interesting - I wish I could see results from ALL of DU Taverner Oct 2012 #3

Maybe shoulda' posted it in General Discussion then. Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2012 #28

Self-identified by age only. antiquie Oct 2012 #4

Millennials LP2K12 Oct 2012 #5

Tail-end boomer KamaAina Oct 2012 #6

So you're telling me you got to go to CBGB AND Lollapalooza... Taverner Oct 2012 #7

Well, I should have gone to CBGB and Lollapalooza KamaAina Oct 2012 #9

my boomer side goes to Tom Petty and Led Zep tribute band shows OriginalGeek Oct 2012 #11

As an X-er Joe Shlabotnik Oct 2012 #29

Which means you are probably a fellow "Cracker". GoCubsGo Oct 2012 #13

Millennial here: bamacrat Oct 2012 #8

I am The Last Baby Boomer™ TeamPooka Oct 2012 #10

Blank Generation Tom Ripley Oct 2012 #12

Gen X'er came of age in the Grunge years NightWatcher Oct 2012 #14

Gen Y! Born in 1985. n/t Akoto Oct 2012 #15

I was born the end of 1945 HeiressofBickworth Oct 2012 #16

First wave boomer Blue_In_AK Oct 2012 #17

Right Behind You Redlo Nosrep Oct 2012 #18

I have never heard the terms Silent Generation nor Homeland. /eom IcyPeas Oct 2012 #19

I've heard Silent generation--my parents are of that age. "Homeland" TwilightGardener Oct 2012 #32

Gen Y sakabatou Oct 2012 #20

IT'S A TIE! NO CLEAR WINNER! -CNN LadyHawkAZ Oct 2012 #21

mid-Boomer shanti Oct 2012 #22

AS in... AsahinaKimi Oct 2012 #23

We need more millennials Generic Brad Oct 2012 #24

Generation X Hayabusa Oct 2012 #25

GX all the way!!! Lady Freedom Returns Oct 2012 #26

Most 1946 Boomers are age 66 now, not 65. Silver Swan Oct 2012 #27

gen x/millennial cusp fizzgig Oct 2012 #30

I see no category for veterans of the American Civil War. NNadir Oct 2012 #31

I've never accepted any of those splits. hunter Oct 2012 #33