If you believe that, I've got a bridge I can sell you.

So...first thing I'd like to point out about Baby Boomers is their overwhelming sense of entitlement. One has to ask, though, where it comes from. Let's assess...


They started out as the children of "The Silent Generation"...you know, the ones who never spoke out against war of any kind, child abuse by parochial organizations, and basically just did what they were told like mindless automotons. It's understandable why the Baby Boomers took exception to this (my guess is because while their parents never SAID anything, it's also clear they never LISTENED and Baby Boomers have an insatiable need to be the centres of attention) and therefore attempted to forge their own way in the world by rebelling in any way they imagined. The idea was great. The follow-through, not so much.


Hard to follow-through when you're hopped up on whatever form of narcotic you can get your hands on. Attention spans suffer significantly whilst under the influence. Here's my plan:

On April Fools Day 2009, I participated in what might best be described as an experiment. Regardless of what you want to call it, the results proved my theory of Baby Boomer Gullibility was correct.

With the help of two Millennials, we convinced a Baby Boomer to telephone a 'Yuri Lyon' and provided her with a telephone number which was in actual fact the phone number for a local zoo. Unable to resist temptation, we stood inconspicuously outside her office door and listened as she asked for Mr. Lyon and noted how long it took for it to register that it was in fact a ZOO that she was phoning. It's regrettable, but it took a couple of minutes for it to sink in that it was in fact a gag and even then it took the receptionist at the Zoo to point that out as delicately as she could.

[NB: If you're a Baby Boomer reading this, you're probably not getting the gag, and so I thank you for once again perpetuating your stereotype.]

Any good scientist will tell you that you should conduct your experiment more than once to ensure that your results are accurate. We gave the phone message slip to yet another Baby Boomer and again, my theory was proved.

This is invaluable data and my message to all Gen X'ers is that we should make note of this and use it to our advantage in the future.

They'll believe ANYTHING and, what's more, they'll do it WITHOUT QUESTION.

Uh-huh, I hear ya. So much potential.