▲ 697 ▼ Pull yourself up by your bootstraps, kiddo (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 month ago by MacNCheezus@lemmy.today to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 45 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] TaterTot@piefed.social 88 points 1 month ago (3 children) So uhhh, the oldest Boomers would have been 14 at the end of the 50's. This would have been a Greatest and Silent generation thing. And given what they lived through... well I get wanting a whiskey dispenser at work... permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (1 child) The cigarette vending machine is not pictured, just to the right permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lyrial@anarchist.nexus 16 points 1 month ago (5 children) Those were a thing well into the 2000's. I paid that 90% markup many times in bars in my 20s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 4 points 1 month ago Still a thing in Italy, many bars and tobacco shops have them permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* and yet selling loose singles is somehow a felony here permalink fedilink source parent [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago* Still a thing in Germany. Without such a steep markup too Found just randomly on the street permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago I remember seeing one in a bar in Ohio in 2015 lmao permalink fedilink source parent [–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago There's a vending machine in the bar where I work that sells chips and cigarettes. permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago so where's my joint dispenser at work? oh right. self employed. i'll get right on that, boss. permalink fedilink source parent [–] JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) People have no idea about boomers and do not know what they even are, but have the wildest opinions about them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 22 points 1 month ago (3 children) Boomers is 1945 to 1965. Plenty of them out there walking around. It's legal to speak to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, some of them are pretty cool too. I have now met two of the folk who worked on UNIX (one of the men with articles on wikipedia and one of the women who did the heavy lifting. men didn't really do a lot of coding in the punchcard days, they stayed in the C-suite, according to my friend who did the punchcards at bell labs. when i see [name redacted] next, i'm going to have to tease him and ask him what he thinks about that. knowing him, he'll say it's all true) they're both boomers, btw. fun folk permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Isn't the speed limit 65? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Friego@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Littering and? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago creating a nuisance permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aneb@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thanks for the info, I will not follow. I skip that generation and talk to the silent gen and gen x. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Got it. You think you're too cool to talk to Cher or Dolly Parton. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Other way around. One day I'll be cool enough to shine Dolly's spurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Nice save, kid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Oh that wasn't me. Any time is a good time for Dolly worship tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Take the upvote. You came up with a good one! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FordBeeblebrox@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (1 child) The cigarette vending machine is not pictured, just to the right permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lyrial@anarchist.nexus 16 points 1 month ago (5 children) Those were a thing well into the 2000's. I paid that 90% markup many times in bars in my 20s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 4 points 1 month ago Still a thing in Italy, many bars and tobacco shops have them permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* and yet selling loose singles is somehow a felony here permalink fedilink source parent [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago* Still a thing in Germany. Without such a steep markup too Found just randomly on the street permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago I remember seeing one in a bar in Ohio in 2015 lmao permalink fedilink source parent [–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago There's a vending machine in the bar where I work that sells chips and cigarettes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lyrial@anarchist.nexus 16 points 1 month ago (5 children) Those were a thing well into the 2000's. I paid that 90% markup many times in bars in my 20s. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 4 points 1 month ago Still a thing in Italy, many bars and tobacco shops have them permalink fedilink source parent [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* and yet selling loose singles is somehow a felony here permalink fedilink source parent [–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago* Still a thing in Germany. Without such a steep markup too Found just randomly on the street permalink fedilink source parent [–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago I remember seeing one in a bar in Ohio in 2015 lmao permalink fedilink source parent [–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago There's a vending machine in the bar where I work that sells chips and cigarettes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Axolotl_cpp@feddit.it 4 points 1 month ago Still a thing in Italy, many bars and tobacco shops have them permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* and yet selling loose singles is somehow a felony here permalink fedilink source parent
[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 month ago* Still a thing in Germany. Without such a steep markup too Found just randomly on the street permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Jakeroxs@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago I remember seeing one in a bar in Ohio in 2015 lmao permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sangriaferret@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago There's a vending machine in the bar where I work that sells chips and cigarettes. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago so where's my joint dispenser at work? oh right. self employed. i'll get right on that, boss. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JensSpahnpasta@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) People have no idea about boomers and do not know what they even are, but have the wildest opinions about them permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 22 points 1 month ago (3 children) Boomers is 1945 to 1965. Plenty of them out there walking around. It's legal to speak to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, some of them are pretty cool too. I have now met two of the folk who worked on UNIX (one of the men with articles on wikipedia and one of the women who did the heavy lifting. men didn't really do a lot of coding in the punchcard days, they stayed in the C-suite, according to my friend who did the punchcards at bell labs. when i see [name redacted] next, i'm going to have to tease him and ask him what he thinks about that. knowing him, he'll say it's all true) they're both boomers, btw. fun folk permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Isn't the speed limit 65? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Friego@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Littering and? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago creating a nuisance permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aneb@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thanks for the info, I will not follow. I skip that generation and talk to the silent gen and gen x. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Got it. You think you're too cool to talk to Cher or Dolly Parton. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Other way around. One day I'll be cool enough to shine Dolly's spurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Nice save, kid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Oh that wasn't me. Any time is a good time for Dolly worship tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Take the upvote. You came up with a good one! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 22 points 1 month ago (3 children) Boomers is 1945 to 1965. Plenty of them out there walking around. It's legal to speak to them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, some of them are pretty cool too. I have now met two of the folk who worked on UNIX (one of the men with articles on wikipedia and one of the women who did the heavy lifting. men didn't really do a lot of coding in the punchcard days, they stayed in the C-suite, according to my friend who did the punchcards at bell labs. when i see [name redacted] next, i'm going to have to tease him and ask him what he thinks about that. knowing him, he'll say it's all true) they're both boomers, btw. fun folk permalink fedilink source parent [–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Isn't the speed limit 65? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Friego@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Littering and? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago creating a nuisance permalink fedilink source parent [–] Aneb@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thanks for the info, I will not follow. I skip that generation and talk to the silent gen and gen x. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Got it. You think you're too cool to talk to Cher or Dolly Parton. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Other way around. One day I'll be cool enough to shine Dolly's spurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Nice save, kid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Oh that wasn't me. Any time is a good time for Dolly worship tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Take the upvote. You came up with a good one! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago Yeah, some of them are pretty cool too. I have now met two of the folk who worked on UNIX (one of the men with articles on wikipedia and one of the women who did the heavy lifting. men didn't really do a lot of coding in the punchcard days, they stayed in the C-suite, according to my friend who did the punchcards at bell labs. when i see [name redacted] next, i'm going to have to tease him and ask him what he thinks about that. knowing him, he'll say it's all true) they're both boomers, btw. fun folk permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Isn't the speed limit 65? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Friego@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Littering and? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago creating a nuisance permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Dozzi92@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Isn't the speed limit 65? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Friego@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Littering and? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago creating a nuisance permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Friego@piefed.ca 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Littering and? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago creating a nuisance permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago creating a nuisance permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Aneb@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago (1 child) Thanks for the info, I will not follow. I skip that generation and talk to the silent gen and gen x. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Got it. You think you're too cool to talk to Cher or Dolly Parton. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Other way around. One day I'll be cool enough to shine Dolly's spurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Nice save, kid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Oh that wasn't me. Any time is a good time for Dolly worship tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Take the upvote. You came up with a good one! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Got it. You think you're too cool to talk to Cher or Dolly Parton. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Other way around. One day I'll be cool enough to shine Dolly's spurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Nice save, kid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Oh that wasn't me. Any time is a good time for Dolly worship tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Take the upvote. You came up with a good one! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (1 child) Other way around. One day I'll be cool enough to shine Dolly's spurs permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Nice save, kid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Oh that wasn't me. Any time is a good time for Dolly worship tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Take the upvote. You came up with a good one! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Nice save, kid. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Oh that wasn't me. Any time is a good time for Dolly worship tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Take the upvote. You came up with a good one! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 child) Oh that wasn't me. Any time is a good time for Dolly worship tho permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Take the upvote. You came up with a good one! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DagwoodIII@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) Take the upvote. You came up with a good one! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago My wife was very grumpy about it until I explained it was Dolly permalink fedilink source parent