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| A precise device to measure ... ? |
(with apologies to Mother Goose)
by SMSmith - Nov. 12, 2022
Reflection Questions: Regardless of age, which generation am I manifesting? Can I admit any degree of addiction?
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
The terrible twos know naught of clocks
Yet the clock struck one hour
“Waaaaaa! waaant! gimme! me, me! MY fun!”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
The preschooler never ponders on clocks
Yet the clock struck two hours
"NOOOOO, NO! I'm not through!"
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
The tween* blocks out all clocks
Yet the clock struck three hours
“NO way; it's not three; I demand you agree!”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
The teen* snapchats 'n surfs 'round the clock
Till the clock struck four hours
“Pleeeaase! just 10 [meaning endless] minutes more!”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Gen Alpha* pretends there's no clock
Yet the clock struck five hours
“Hey, child! Ya gotta eat to survive!”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Gen Z* [sans reality therapy] plots to upend the old clock
But the clock struck six hours
“WAIT! WAIT! I'm still posting my surreal pics.”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Gen Y* tweets 'round the clock
As the clock struck seven hours
“Hang on! I'll be done here by eleven!”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Gen X* stresses to push back the clock
Yet the clock struck eight hours
“O, bucket list! It's getting so late!”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
B-Boomer* starts fearing the clock
Yet the clock struck nine
“Where, in this weird web, are those gran-kids of mine?!”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Silent Gen* stands shocked by the clock
As the clock struck ten
“Can scarce tell the diff between women 'n men!!”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
G.I. Gen* wistfully watches the clock
Till the clock struck eleven
“Hope we get more visits in heaven!”
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Hickory Dickory Dock TikTok
Lost Gen* — long gone from this mortal clock —
YET the clock struck twelve
Where suddenly the "lost" might find themselves
Revived and alive!
Hickory Dickory Dock
Without the TikTok.
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For some TikTok background see: https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2022/11/deja-vu-doctrine-of-balaam-doctrine-of.html
* Tween: a child between the ages of approximately eight and twelve: (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/tween)
* Teen: a young person between 13 and 19 years old: (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/teenager)
Generations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation
* Gen Alpha - (as of 2022, ages birth to 9) the generation succeeding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media typically use the early 2010s [2013?] as starting birth years and the mid-2020s as ending birth years.
* Gen Z - (as of 2022, ages 10 to 25) colloquially as "Zoomers"; spanning from 1997 to 2012.
* Gen Y - (as of 2022, ages 26-41); aka Millennials, typically defined as those born from 1981 to 1996.
* Gen X - (as of 2022, ages 42-57) the cohort following the baby boomers; generally born between 1965 and 1980.
* Baby Boomers - (as of 2022, ages 58-76) those born following World War II from 1946 to 1964.
* Silent Generation - (as of 2022, ages 77-94)also known as the "Lucky Few", is the cohort who came of age in the pre–World War II era; born from 1928 to 1945.
* G.I. Generation - (as of 2022, ages 95-121) aka, the Greatest Generation, includes the veterans who fought in World War II; born from 1901 to 1927.
* Lost Generation - (as of 2022, would be ages 122-139) also known as the "Generation of 1914"; born from 1883 to 1900 who came of age during World War I and the Roaring Twenties.
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For some TikTok background see: https://dejavu-timestwo.blogspot.com/2022/11/deja-vu-doctrine-of-balaam-doctrine-of.html
* Tween: a child between the ages of approximately eight and twelve: (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/tween)
* Teen: a young person between 13 and 19 years old: (https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/teenager)
Generations: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation
* Gen Alpha - (as of 2022, ages birth to 9) the generation succeeding Generation Z. Researchers and popular media typically use the early 2010s [2013?] as starting birth years and the mid-2020s as ending birth years.
* Gen Z - (as of 2022, ages 10 to 25) colloquially as "Zoomers"; spanning from 1997 to 2012.
* Gen Y - (as of 2022, ages 26-41); aka Millennials, typically defined as those born from 1981 to 1996.
* Gen X - (as of 2022, ages 42-57) the cohort following the baby boomers; generally born between 1965 and 1980.
* Baby Boomers - (as of 2022, ages 58-76) those born following World War II from 1946 to 1964.
* Silent Generation - (as of 2022, ages 77-94)also known as the "Lucky Few", is the cohort who came of age in the pre–World War II era; born from 1928 to 1945.
* G.I. Generation - (as of 2022, ages 95-121) aka, the Greatest Generation, includes the veterans who fought in World War II; born from 1901 to 1927.
* Lost Generation - (as of 2022, would be ages 122-139) also known as the "Generation of 1914"; born from 1883 to 1900 who came of age during World War I and the Roaring Twenties.
