From:Tim
>I really don't know what the X-generation means. I suppose it could mean a
lot of things,such as--eXtreme generation
the 10th(X-in roman
numerals)generation since the signing of the Dec. of Independence-I don't
have my caliculator out to do the rundown.
You were raised by your
X-spouse(be it your mother or father or grandparents.
Or some dumbass in
Washington had used all the other letters of the alphabet for something else
and the letter X was next in line when somebody asked him(her) what to call
today's children.
just my thoughts-don't take them with a grain of salt- I'm sure someone
out there possibly knows--I'm just a middle aged hotrodder.
-----Original Message-----
From: Bruce Aaron Hefner <gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: DML:Texas dak decaly
>I guess so, I've just never heard a term for them before, I guess that's
>better than what my generation's called: the X generation, what is that
>supposed to mean anyway?
>
>Bruce
>
>>
>> >They were the War babies.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Bruce Aaron Hefner <gt9742a@prism.gatech.edu>
>> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
>> Date: Tuesday, March 10, 1998 8:43 AM
>> Subject: Re: DML:Texas dak decaly
>>
>>
>> >Well that's the thing my parents weren't really from the "me
generation",
>> >they always put us kids before themselves, and they showed me by example
>> >what kind of person I should be, especially my Dad, I've never met a
>> >better man in my life, he would do anything to help others, always
treated
>> >people with respect and he never shirked his responsibility, the only
bad
>> >thing was that cancer took is life when I was 14, but even the way he
>> >faced that was inspirational, I just hope I can be 1/2 the man he was.
I
>> >guess I have an advantage over a lot of people in my age group in that I
>> >did have a great father and mother to serve as role models. (BTW, what
are
>> >people born between '40 and '45 considered, my mom was born 12/15/40,
and
>> >my dad was born 1/3/45)
>> >
>> >
>
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