Many of today’s younger people tend to be dismissive of beliefs and practices by older generations. Hence, the now-popular phrase “OK, boomer,” which, even when done in jest, can be perceived as offensive on some level.
For this list, we’ve picked out some images from the Boomers Humor subreddit, a growing, tight-knit online community that shares wisecracks that may have been funny in the past but are no longer as widely accepted today.
Scroll down and enjoy reading, and as always, don’t forget to upvote your favorites!
#1 Flushme App
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#2 Husband(S) Bad??!!
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#3 Bring Your Unemployed Child To Work Day
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By definition, baby boomers are people born between 1946 and 1964. They’ve lived through significant historical events like the end of World War II, the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Moon Landing.
However, the term “boomer” took on a different context during the social media era in 2019. It became more of a derisive statement for anyone older who doesn’t share the same beliefs.
#4 Took Me A Minute
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#5 The Harsh Truth
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#6 We Need A Time Machine To Do This!
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The “OK, boomer” catchphrase came as a response from millennials who are tired of hearing older people tell them about how things were in their day. As author Caitlin Fisher pointed out in an interview with NBC News, older folks fail to understand the struggles of millennials who are burdened with student loan debt and rising living costs.
“We’re tired of being told we aren’t allowed to complain,” said Fisher, who wrote The Gaslighting of the Millennial Generation.
#7 Boom!!
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#8 😮
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#9 “Millennial Parents” (Found On Comics Subreddit)
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Others took the criticisms a step further. Author Bruce Gibney, who wrote A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America, went so far as to say that boomers “gradually bankrupted” the United States.
“They’ve spent virtually all our money and assets on themselves and, in the process, have left a financial disaster for their children, Gibney told Vox in a 2019 interview.
#10 Boss Just Sent This One In The Group Chat Without Any Context
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#11 Still Waiting
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#12 One Day
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Many who have aged enough to experience significant changes in how they do things will likely show some resistance to the “newer way.” And according to business communications professor Carla Bevins, curiosity is always the best response to avoid any form of conflict.
“If someone calls you a 'boomer' and it feels like the burn it was intended to be, ask yourself, 'Why did that hurt? Why did I get an 'OK boomer'?” Bevins said in the same NBC interview.
#13 Library Card
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#14 Found On Google
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#15 Wife No Sexy Time
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Regardless of how you say it, many may interpret “OK, boomer” as a passive-aggressive insult. If you’re a younger person trying to make yourself feel heard and understood by older people, Bevins says shunning them isn’t the way to go.
“Figure out where you can make the most difference and go from there,” she advises.
#16 Well Then…
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#17 The Youngsters Don’t Know Real Music
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#18 Ankle Tattoo
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#19 Never Gets Old
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#20 Boomer Dad Joke Fr
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#21 FIL Sent This Just Now
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#22 Them Kids Only Understand Texts These Days!
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#23 Well He Is Right
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#24 Gold Mine
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#25 Spotted On Facebook
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#26 Hierachy
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#27 Regular Checkup…
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#28 Politically Correct
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#29 When We Were Younger
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#30 Aunty Acid
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#31 Ha!
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#32 Little Old … 😂
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#33 Idk If This Has Been Posted But The Face Pisses Me Off
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#34 Biscuits
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#35 "Remote Learning 😂😂"
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#36 I'm 30 And This Is Deep
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#37 Soup Crat?
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#38 Good One
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#39 Interesting Scenario Sent In My Family Group Chat
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#40 Men Gotta Be Men
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#41 Baby Boomers Only
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#42 Once You Go Plus Sized
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#43 Found On Facebook
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#44 The Good Ole Days
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#45 Our House Is A Very Very Fine House
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#46 Grog Always
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#47 I Will Teach You A Thing
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#48 Teenagers Bad
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#49 Its What Is Inside That Counts
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#50 Cognitive Thinking…
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#51 Don’t Spend Too Much Time On The Wife 💔
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#52 "It's Not A Phase Mom!" 🦐
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#53 From The People Who Don't Know How To Check An Email
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#54 The Modern Wife (Gender Neutral) Bad
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#55 Tats Interpreted
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#56 Rent Is Ready
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#57 Kids Nowdays
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#58 Chick-Magnet
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#59 Acoustic Loss And Memory Loss
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#60 Holy Shit
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#61 Siri What’s A Walk
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#62 At Least Boomers Can Drive
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#63 Oldie But A Goodie
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#64 Dark Funny Boomer Comic
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#65 What's A Book?
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#66 What Does This Even Mean?
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#67 But What If They Were Sent To Palestine?
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#68 Finally Found One In The Wild
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#69 Wife Won’t Shut Up
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#70 You Sissies
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#71 Tool Good, Shoe Bad. Got It
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#72 LOL
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#73 Found Of Facebook Because Of Course It Was
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#74 Don't Try To K**l Grandma!!
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#75 "Very Sad But Also Very True" - The Comment Section
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#76 But Why Though?
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#77 A Dilemma
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#78 Wife Bad, Golf Good
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#79 Because Old Ladies Are Horny
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#80 True Boomer Humor
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#81 Nothing Ever Changes. (Author: Quino)
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#82 Who Will Win In Making Theirs Tools?
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#83 Style…
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#84 Boomer Humor That’s Actually Right??
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#85 The Longer I Look At This, The More Confused I Get
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#86 Plot Twist, He Was Not Sleepy
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#87 Mother-In-Law Good?
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#88 I Lived For Snow Days Back Then
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#89 Getting Off?
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#90 “Works Every Time!”
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#91 Boomer Humor Always Has An Ugly Wife, A Hot Side Chick, And Hating The Wife 🫥
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#92 Why Do The Elderly All Look Like The Joker?
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#93 The Peak Of Boomers Humor?
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#94 Kind Of Messed Up
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#95 This Is Something Someone Made A Conscious Decision To Make
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#96 An Embarrassing Moment As Santa Visits A Jewish Home
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#97 They Really Don’t!!!
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#98 Rice & Beans Again
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#99 Balloons
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#100 I Missed Something
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#101 It Hurt Seeing This In My Local Whsmiths
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#102 I Miss The Old Days Where Having A Family Was The Norm
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#103 Relax Those Muscles
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#104 For Everyone's Knowledge
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#105 How Dare You?
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#106 Welcome To The 70s
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#107 Brain Teaser
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#108 Betty & Veronica
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#109 I Hate This On Multiple Levels
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#110 Freudian Slip Maybe?
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#111 I Don’t Even Understand What Is “Funny”
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#112 Stereotype
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#113 How Many Levels Of Bad Is This One?
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#114 Women Bad Even With Bad Women? Soo Women Always Bad?
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#115 Wholesome
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#116 Millennials K**led Harley Davidson!
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#117 Very Deep.. 🤦
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#118 My Mom Just Emailed Me This With The Subject Line "Haha!"
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#119 The Last Thanksgiving
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#120 Always With The Sex
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#121 Hope Y’all Like This One
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#122 AI Boomer Humor
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#123 This Could Get Interesting
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#124 Okay, I Think This Cartoon Is Kind Of Funny, Not Good On Reality, But In Cartoon Format Is Humorous
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#125 Husband Isn’t Good Role Model
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#126 So Quiet
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