Title text:
In 1899, people were walking around shouting ‘23’ at each other and laughing, and confused reporters were writing articles trying to figure out what it meant.
Transcript:
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Source: https://xkcd.com/3184/
That’s the first time anyone called me pops! NOW I feel old!
Sorry to hear that, gramps!
(Am also Gen X. Sigh…)
If you’re GenX and no one has called you pops before you have lived a Sheltered life
This is a fair point. I’m a programmer and this kind of banter is not super common in my workplace. We are all a little bit odd in our own ways.