Millennials Can Tell You How Old They Are In All Sorts of Ways

Millennials keep getting talked about like they are still kids, even though plenty of them are well into adulthood now. The jokes about them “ruining everything” may be loud, but the age math is pretty simple, and it does not leave much room for debate.

Born between 1981 and 1996, millennials are now in their 20s, 30s, and even nearing 40. That makes the generation an easy target for jokes, especially when people start pointing out all the little habits that instantly reveal someone’s age.

These examples do exactly that, and they are funny because they hit a little too close to home.

How old are you?

I am "get off the Internet because someone needs to make a phone call" years old.

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And you, good sir, how old are you?

I am "some of my music fits in a binder" years old. What is an iPod?

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How old are you?

I'm not just "VHS old"; I am "orange VHS" years old.

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GPS is a gift from the GODS

If you are "printed directions" years old, you hug your GPS technology close at night.

For what it's worth, if you are "had to read an actual map" years old, you're probably confused by GPS technology, you old fart.

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How did you entertain yourselves on the toilet back then?

We read shampoo bottles. I am "Reading Shampoo Bottles on the Toilet" years old. We used to keep books and magazines in the bathroom, too.

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How old are you?

Yes, I am "looked up the movie times in the newspaper" years old. We also had the option to call a phone number and listen to the entire listing of movies and movie times before we heard the movie we were looking for. Bless the Internet. BLESS THE INTERNET.

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This “orange VHS” era feels like the same time-travel vibe as grandparents who were “built different”.

What kind of gamer are you?

Kids today be like, "What is channel 3?"

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And you, how old are you?

First of all, check out that space-age flip phone.

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No instant gratification years old.

Remember when you had to send photos off to get developed? Remember how many photos came back like this?

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How old are you?

"I looked through the eye-hole of a camera" years old. Y'all can't handle this age.

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Things I'll Never Miss

First of all, let's not even talk about how annoying VHS tapes were to begin with. But if you're "I had to watch Titanic on TWO VHS tapes" years old, the struggle was real.

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Today, there's a button for that.

Rolling up windows was a huge drag, but that's just how old we are.

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Today's unlimited power was yesterday's $1k phone bill

Let's talk about phone bills when I was a kid:

If you sent more than 100 texts per month, it was a big bill.

If you made too many phone calls before 9 PM, that was a really big bill.

If, God forbid, you hit the Internet button... you were grounded for life.

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Ancient Technology Years Old

Your phone and music device were not one and the same.

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How old are you?

I am "my phone battery lasted ALL DAY" years old.

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So, how old are you?

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