mhbell Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Was wondering what Meh was, So I did a google and this is what I got. Meh Millennials aren’t interested in what they aren’t interested in. And they have an expression for it: “meh.” There’s no mystery where “meh” comes from. It was expressed, and even spelt out, in episodes of The Simpsons, which could be considered the ultimate Millennial TV show. At first, when the Simpson daughter, Lisa, used it in 1992, it was hardly more than a mutter, but it was used again from time to time and in a 2001 episode she spelt it out, dignifying it as a word and not just a sound. Homer: Kids, how would you like to go to Blockoland? Bart and Lisa: Meh. Homer: But the TV gave the impression that… Bart: We said meh. Lisa: M-E-H. Meh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I used to spell it m-y-e-h, but lately I'm seeing it as m-e-h everywhere. I use it as a textual shoulder shrug in my posts, usually. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhbell Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 I used to spell it m-y-e-h, but lately I'm seeing it as m-e-h everywhere. I use it as a textual shoulder shrug in my posts, usually. Yep Millennials ages 20 to 36 years old born between 1981 and 1997 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I used to spell it m-y-e-h, but lately I'm seeing it as m-e-h everywhere. I use it as a textual shoulder shrug in my posts, usually. Yep Millennials ages 20 to 36 years old born between 1981 and 1997 So what am I then as I was born in 78? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) @Josh you are the trailing edge of Generation X. The leading edge of Millennials are part of the Boom Echo which started in the early 80s. This article provides an excellent summary of the "4th Turning" theory of generations. Edited June 27, 2017 by raymac46 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I used to spell it m-y-e-h, but lately I'm seeing it as m-e-h everywhere. I use it as a textual shoulder shrug in my posts, usually. Yep Millennials ages 20 to 36 years old born between 1981 and 1997 So what am I then as I was born in 78? Your in the USA Josh. Seriously though this is a worrying theory, The Strauss–Howe generational theory, created by authors William Strauss and Neil Howe, describes a theorized recurring generation cycle in American history. Strauss and Howe laid the groundwork for their theory in their 1991 book Generations not the theory itself mind you. The worry is the people who take it seriously, Steve Bannon, Chief Strategist and Senior Counselor to President Trump is a prominent proponent of the theory. Bannon is "very familiar with Strauss and Howe’s theory of crisis, and has been thinking about how to use it to achieve particular goals for quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 There are two classes of people. Those who classify others into categories, and those who do not. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Strauss and Howe apply their theory to US history but I think it can be used more broadly in Western civilization as well. It's a fun theory but you have to be some sort of weirdo to try to get a practical application out of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhbell Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 I used to spell it m-y-e-h, but lately I'm seeing it as m-e-h everywhere. I use it as a textual shoulder shrug in my posts, usually. Yep Millennials ages 20 to 36 years old born between 1981 and 1997 So what am I then as I was born in 78? according to which article you read, you could be Generation X or Y Probably Y is closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon James Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) I used to spell it m-y-e-h, but lately I'm seeing it as m-e-h everywhere. I use it as a textual shoulder shrug in my posts, usually. Yep Millennials ages 20 to 36 years old born between 1981 and 1997 So what am I then as I was born in 78? according to which article you read, you could be Generation X or Y Probably Y is closer. I'm Gen X...smacked square in the forehead. I like the way SB thinks...we'll claim him. Edited June 27, 2017 by Hedon James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhbell Posted June 27, 2017 Author Share Posted June 27, 2017 (edited) Here is a chart I found. Mel Generations table The following table summarizes what you need to know about Western generations so you can track your own in time. Generation Births from Births until Coming of age The G.I. Generation – Greatest Generation 1900 1924 1918 - 1942 The Silent Generation – Lucky Few 1925 1945 1943 - 1963 The Baby Boom Generation – Baby Boomers 1946 1965 1964 - 1983 Generation X – Latchkey Kids 1966 1979 1984 - 1997 Generation Y – Millennials 1980 1994 1998 - 2012 Generation Z – Gen Next 1995 2016 2013 - 2034 Most of these primary generations still have a role in today’s market place, but the recent research has shown that Millennials have overtaken Baby Boomers as largest generation in the US. Edited June 27, 2017 by mhbell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Thanks all. I do not take anything from the categorization but was just curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I believe the category I'm in these days is old grippers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I believe the category I'm in these days is old grippers. I thought it was pronounced "Old Fart". 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymac46 Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 I believe the category I'm in these days is old grippers. If you lived in Wales, you'd be an "old git." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedon James Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 where I live, I'm referred to as "old, but awesome". OTOH after 35+ years of loud rock music, guitars, drums, amplifiers, PA systems....perhaps my hearing isn't what it used to be. but it sure sounds like "old, but awesome"! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 "Awesome" and "fart" are easily confused for one another when you're hearing impaired. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 27, 2017 Share Posted June 27, 2017 "Awesome" and "fart" are easily confused for one another when you're hearing impaired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 I believe the category I'm in these days is old grippers. If you lived in Wales, you'd be an "old git." By that way of thinking as VT is younger than me I must be a very old git 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 28, 2017 Share Posted June 28, 2017 Yes, you are. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Yes, you are. Cruel,,, oh so cruel. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I didn't see OMS mentioned......Old Man Smell, cuz I think I'm getting really close 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I didn't see OMS mentioned......Old Man Smell, cuz I think I'm getting really close Grooooooooooooooooooossssssssssssssssssssssssss 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 OMS = BENGAY®, soured coffee, cheap aftershave, occasional scent of urine... Ah! So much to look forward to. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
securitybreach Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 OMS = BENGAY®, soured coffee, cheap aftershave, occasional scent of urine... Ah! So much to look forward to. And mothballs 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Don't forget the stale cooked cabbage smell. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa4chq Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 I detect the moth balls but haven't noticed the stale cabbage......yet. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V.T. Eric Layton Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Yeah, no stale cabbage here either. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abarbarian Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 I detect the moth balls but haven't noticed the stale cabbage......yet. Yeah, no stale cabbage here either. You young uns ave sumat to look forward to then. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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