The Civilian Generation

The butt end of the Boomers: too late for the draft, too old to volunteer, but have embedment fantasies in which they are nicknamed Private Joker

"Jim's coming back from his second tour on Friday. I hear he's going to re-up again."
"I sure appreciate his service. I was thinking about calling on that email I sent The Wall Street Journal on that embedment deal. I really think I could make a difference."
"Sorry, Pal. You're stuck being part of the Civilian Generation"

by PrimordialBiscuit May 22, 2016

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Blank generation

People who are blank, there's nothing coming in and nothing going out. This is the blank generation, look around you ladies and gentleman, and other, here we are. No commitment, no involvement, that's where it's at.
^ the above is based on brief CBGB's audience members interviews asking what it means
The term was coined by Richard Hell in his song by the same name.

Radio: "It's fascinatin' to observe what the mirror does, but when I dine it's for the wall that I set a place, I belong to the blank generation but I can take it or leave it each time..."
Person: "Man, Richard Hell was wrong, they weren't the blank generation, they still had creativity, originality, and all that- us? nah, we're doomed, WE'RE the blank generation"

by malaise621984 April 2, 2025

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