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Old 12-15-2013, 01:25 PM   #1
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Humorous article on baby boomers published in AARP


http://www.aarp.org/politics-society...y-boomers.html
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Old 12-15-2013, 05:03 PM   #2
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A worthwhile read. Some of it is even true.
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Old 12-15-2013, 05:43 PM   #3
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I thought this thread would be about this
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Old 12-15-2013, 05:44 PM   #4
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Always good to get an update from PJ O'Rourke. Thanks for the link.
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Old 12-15-2013, 06:58 PM   #5
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Anyone see where I laid my sense of humor? I keep losing things that aren't on a string around my neck.
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Old 12-15-2013, 07:53 PM   #6
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Old 12-15-2013, 08:32 PM   #7
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Well, it beats being called "the pig in the python."
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Old 12-16-2013, 06:10 AM   #8
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Great article and all true.
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Old 12-16-2013, 08:03 AM   #9
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We're famously careful about the way we raise our kids, because somebody has to grow up. It won't be us.
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