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Never forget we drank from hoses, let ourselves into our houses after school and dealt with lead paint fumes.

Somehow Gen Xers survived the wheel of death. Though there was lots of puking involved.

When handheld games were really simple.

In the days before electric windows in cars...

Julius always made a devilishly good treat!

The OG Earth Day flag. The Ecology Flag is a cultural symbol used primarily in the 1970s by American environmentalists. It is a symbol of people's commitment to clean up the environment.

Just one star. Tired and everything hurts, would not recommend.

Roller rink on Saturday nights was where the action was.

GenXers remember these color bars appearing after a broadcast is done for the night. As a bonus, sometimes the national anthem was played!

You know you're getting old when...

The gateway to the internet for Generation X was through a modem. They used audible sounds suitable for transmission over traditional telephone lines. By the 1970s we reached blazing fast speeds of 1,200 and 2,400 bit/s for asynchronous dial connections.

Nothing like an old school 70s shirts to rep your generation.

GenXers were just built different.

I can still remember that smell. If you know, you know.

The Banana Splits is an American television variety show featuring the Banana Splits, a fictional rock band composed of four costumed animal characters in red marching band hats with yellow plumes. The series ran for 31 episodes on Saturday mornings from September 7, 1968, to September 5, 1970.

As latchkey kids we were adulting before adulting was a thing.

Generation X grew up with push button phones. Light years ahead of the rotary dial phone.

Things Generation X grew up with.

When Gen Xers saw this show up on their TV screen they knew they were in for a treat.

We were unstoppable in our low riding three wheelers!

Who remembers when Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo fell into a well and his brother Chang goes for help?

ShowBiz Pizza Place, often shortened to ShowBiz Pizza or ShowBiz, was an American family entertainment center and restaurant pizza chain founded in 1980. ShowBiz Pizza restaurants entertained guests through a large selection of arcade games, coin-operated rides, and animatronic stage shows.

This piece of plastic of crucial to playing those 45s on your turntable.

GenXers aren't old. They're just extra aged like cheese.

No coolers. Just hose water.

Before Walmart. Before Kmart. There was TG&Y

Generation Xers survived the brutal lawn dart game that was Jarts. Lawn darts were banned in America by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission in 1988 for the severe danger that they presented. This ban had to be reissued in 1997 and people were urged to destroy the game.

Raised on latchkeys, hose water and neglect.

GenXers are not old...we're just classic!

GenXers version of spin class was slapping an lp on the turntable.

A GenXer's real need for a pencil.

You remember the drill.

Being ghosted for a GenXer means Ouija has spoken!