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AllaN01Bear

(27,465 posts) Fri Sep 12, 2025, 06:32 PM Sep 12

i am am a generation jones . i just found out whatt tthat means [View all]

generation jones were people were born 1956 to 1960. wikipedia article below i was born in 1957. dont remember ww2 or korea or viet nam . didnt goto woodstock and graduated from high school in 1976 wikipedia link below.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Jones

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i am am a generation jones . i just found out whatt tthat means [View all] AllaN01Bear Sep 12 OP

I and my two siblings are also generation Jones LetMyPeopleVote Sep 12 #1

Me too. We really don't fit with the Boomers. bullimiami Sep 12 #2

Me too, born in 1957... wcmagumba Sep 12 #3

i was the last lottery number and had to goto azuza ca . they were closed and i was 4fed . :) AllaN01Bear Sep 12 #12

My wife and I - 1956 and 57 NewHendoLib Sep 12 #4

1954-1965 according to Wiki. n/t Qutzupalotl Sep 12 #5

I thought it was anyone born from the late 50s through 1964. Crunchy Frog Sep 12 #6

That's what I thought as well. Gen Jones is the tail end... keep_left Sep 12 #14

I'm more of the vanguard of Generation X eShirl Sep 12 #7

1963 here. maxsolomon Sep 12 #8

I'm Gen X OC375 Sep 12 #9

'57 darkstar Sep 12 #10

1956-64, actually, and welcome to the club. tinrobot Sep 12 #11

me too. i still love cartoons . AllaN01Bear Sep 12 #13

When I was little I thought Woodstock was the little bird in the Peanuts cartoons. Crunchy Frog Sep 12 #16

I'm Generation IDGAF BluesRunTheGame Sep 12 #15

Gen Jones here, born in late 1960 mentalsolstice Sep 12 #17

GenJones here. Ilsa Sep 12 #18