Millennial anti-theft device

[Jon]

Technically, yes, they are probably too young to be millennials. Interestingly, Generation Z is actually looking very positively to the older generation now, for a variety of reasons, but that's another discussion.

These memes broadly aren't about millennials; they're just the current version of the "young people today" joke, that has been part of human culture for thousands of years. On their end, they brandish the meme version of the old "get off my lawn" joke.

Rest assured our generational foibles are being well addressed via the younger generation's memes of choice, like Old Economy Steve, Unhelpful High School Teacher, and Scumbag Parents. Lest you are concerned that the cross-generation memeing is asymetric, here are some examples from the wild:










However, my favorite is High Expectations Asian Father:

[Toolmaker51]

My [all our] thoughts are on Ms. S and her dedicated husband. I'm sure she is in good hands.

[object]

My first post, and introduction. Knew what I was going to see before I clicked, not disappointed. Well done OP!

We bought a car for my daughter to have at college her last 2 years. It was a manual and although it took her a couple weeks to get proficient she learned and made the 5 hours trip many, many times without issue. Most of her friends at school did not have a car and would often ask to borrow it. "Can you drive a manual?" was her comeback and the answer always "No!". She said the looks when she told them were like she was a space alien. Pretty soon no one asked her anymore to borrow it, heh.

About me, basic guy who likes building and modifying things in metal and by circumstance have often made a tool or jig to finish up a project. Starting a new business and building some dedicated tooling for it and surprised to find a forum dedicated to that today. I joined 5 minutes later, behold the power of the interweb! I have a feeling I will be here quite a bit.......

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[ncollar]

Reading some of the comments makes me think about when our truck was stolen in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Our company was informed they had found our trailer dumped in a back lot of a truckstop. We went to Hertz and picked up a power unit. I had not driven a cabover in years and the tranny it had was not a regular 9 speed shift. The 8th and 9th gear position was reversed, so instead of shifting going up into 8, you went down into the 9th position then up to the 9th hole. That took a little bit of missing a couple of times to finally get it down.
Nelson

[Toolmaker51]

I won't claim this one at all, merely passed to me. But we all can certainly relate;



To current generation, feeling smarter than a past generation?
An earlier population had an automobile, equipped with a operators manual describing how to adjust intake and exhaust valves.
A later generations automobile manual warns to not drink battery fluid...

[mklotz]

...A later generations automobile manual warns to not drink battery fluid...

Some of the folding windshield sunshades now have a sticker warning the user to remove before driving.

[hemmjo]

Some of the folding windshield sunshades now have a sticker warning the user to remove before driving.

Funny thing to me, what makes them think that their target audience can read actual WORDS. Or which of them is so stupid to leave the sun shield in place, yet smart enough to READ the sticker?

Sometimes symbols makes sense, but other times... not so much.


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[marksbug]

so thats why the crack head generation has no teeth.....
on another note. our first big racecar hauler had a bunch of gears...I only drove it once.not that hard but..I wish they had put some syncros in it after 2 years we upgraded to a stacker trailer( cars up top and down below, all inclosed not a used car hauler) heater&ac equiped as well as lots of storage&tools. the tow rigg(5th wheel) had a 16' living quarters witch was awesome. that freightliner was the 525 hp engine with the auto shifted trans.just use clutch for starting and stoping. I did a lot more driving with it,( we were traveling much farther for racing, fl to tex, down south fl & up to bristol tenn and all over in between. lost of fun.I miss it a lot.(NHRA topsportsman&promod drag racing)

[marksbug]

good thing that sticker has gotten removed, now I can drive!!!

[marksbug]

there are never enough pictures to tell the hole story