5 hours ago, Redleg said:

Not so sure, as this generation seems to be a softer, more entitled one, than the ones before. This seems to be a "me" generation.

Anyway it is a difficult argument to win, but just an opinion.

Spoken like a boomer entirely lacking in self-awareness. Bravo.

13 minutes ago, dieter said:

We'll probably never know the truth about Hogan's departure. No point conjecturing, no point going on about generational gaps, no point farting nails.

As someone said to me once, It is what it is. What it is we'll never know.

Agreed. As you said, there’s no point farting nails (I really hope this saying catches on). 

2 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Back in my day we ate steel and farted nails. 

...and we walked - back in them days, like ... barefooted over rough terrain for at least 20 miles, each Saturdee morning to play for the local footy team reserves and then a turn-around, same way and method, to get back home before Dad sent out the dogs to look for us after sunset...but at least, Mum had a bowl of hot, cabbage soup for our supper and after a quick bath in the laundry tub, it was into bed for the simpler walk, once a month, to church in the morning when the travelling preacher came to our neck of the woods. Gawd it was tough but we had no idea what was on the other side of the horizon, except for this big dam they called 'Cape Otway'. 

4 hours ago, Mach5 said:

Spoken like a boomer entirely lacking in self-awareness. Bravo.

I didn't know Redleg played basketball for Australia. ?

6 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Back in my day we ate steel and farted nails. 

I'd imagine that was quite painful.

5 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Agreed. As you said, there’s no point farting nails (I really hope this saying catches on). 

"Everything we hear is an opinion, not a fact. Everything we see is a perspective, not the truth"

(probaby misappropriated) marcus aurelius antoninus augustus

 

8 hours ago, Macca said:

The truth is that we are all the same at any age.  We act on our basic instincts.

The 'Me' generation can include anyone of any age.   The selfish gene can afflict anyone,  anytime.  Millennials = Baby Boomers and anyone else in between.

We forget what we were like when we were young - or perhaps we go into denial as we age.  Oldies pointing the finger at the young is hypocritical. 

 

Totally agree 'Macca', it's not reserved for any one generation.

I have only seen the one photo of Jessie having a lie down in the bar. What other photos are doing the rounds on the net?

31 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I have only seen the one photo of Jessie having a lie down in the bar. What other photos are doing the rounds on the net?

There's one where he's wearing a Dockers jumper. An act of rash stupidity that a number of young men these days unfortunately indulge in.

10 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

There's one where he's wearing a Dockers jumper. An act of rash stupidity that a number of young men these days unfortunately indulge in.

Oh dear. Poor Boy. What a strange ritual

the Shockers are so aptly named

Merry Christmas big fella. Good luck in the purple.

8 hours ago, Mach5 said:

Spoken like a boomer entirely lacking in self-awareness. Bravo.

Interesting that you attacked me and not my opinion. Also interesting that you labelled me with entirely lacking self awareness, when you probably don't know the first thing about me.

Anyway, I said it was only an opinion and a very hard argument to win. 

17 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Agreed. As you said, there’s no point farting nails (I really hope this saying catches on). 

Try farting fish hooks Ethan.

9 hours ago, Redleg said:

Interesting that you attacked me and not my opinion. Also interesting that you labelled me with entirely lacking self awareness, when you probably don't know the first thing about me.

Anyway, I said it was only an opinion and a very hard argument to win. 

Spoken would indicate that I was criticising what was said in that moment, not the individual in perpetuity. 

In any case, you’re pointing a finger at an entire generation as if yours is on a pedestal. Get your hand off it; we’re all scumbags.

In humanity terms, the closer you are to being a member of a "focus generation", the closer you are to the inevitable.........

Caine: Master, if I shall love others, how can I be sure that they in return will love me in return?

Master Po: Do you seek love or barter?

Caine: But, if I love others and they do not love me, I shall feel great pain.

Master Po: That is what you risk, Grasshopper: great pain, or great joy.

 

Perhaps of only marginal relevance to this thread?

 

Old news, Sarge. 

Edited December 30, 20187 yr by Ethan Tremblay

Hogan, Hogan, Hogan!

You were better of knowing nothing,  Schultz.

Edited December 30, 20187 yr by Moonshadow

Head in the lap of a pretty girl.  Good on him. 

4 hours ago, Sargent Shultz said:

 

Only about 2 weeks late.

Maybe he is still there....

On 12/26/2018 at 8:15 PM, rjay said:

Totally agree 'Macca', it's not reserved for any one generation.

It is just the notion of social evaluative contribution based on formative reasoning that differs and then it might progressively change to interpersonal evaluative judgements - depending on one's own haste for that change, itself. 

8 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Maybe he is still there....

They say on dark nights ... just like that one ... about 3am on the Freo foreshore, when the DJ has packed up his gear and gone home and the night is still and quiet, you can hear the sound of a power forward ralphing into the lapping waves below

Master Po:  It is just the notion of social evaluative contribution based on formative reasoning that differs and then it might progressively change to interpersonal evaluative judgements - depending on one's own haste for that change, itself. 

Grasshopper: uh .... right. Do you reckon Jesse is going to kick a bag when he plays us?