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Siwsan

(27,416 posts) Sat May 18, 2024, 05:33 AM May 2024

I love the Millennials in my life, but THIS is funny [View all]

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I love the Millennials in my life, but THIS is funny [View all] Siwsan May 2024 OP

In my experience, it's not just cursive EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #1

Boomer here COL Mustard May 2024 #2

I'm a boomer too, and in some ways I'm an insufferable, anal-retentive nightmare EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #3

I chide physicians and other HCWs who have horrible handwriting and frequently slow down myself to hlthe2b May 2024 #15

I used to joke that my handwriting wasn't bad enough COL Mustard May 2024 #28

I hated penmanship class. Siwsan May 2024 #4

There's no shortage of folks with poor penmanship amongst my cohort as well EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #13

My daughter is Gen X radical noodle May 2024 #29

The joy of a Big Chief writing tablet with the blue lines & making ovals & loops that fit & were the same size. CrispyQ May 2024 #33

GenX learned cursive Tree-Hugger May 2024 #35

Nope moose65 May 2024 #40

I have unreadable penmanship. multigraincracker May 2024 #12

"message is conveyed" is narrow binary thinking; it's closed minded Bernardo de La Paz May 2024 #18

Einstein was a terrible speller. multigraincracker May 2024 #23

All good points. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz May 2024 #24

I read and understood what you wrote, even though you did more than just mess up spelling. Kind of seems you are shaming Zipgun May 2024 #25

Not shaming, but my apologies regardless. I wrote: " reasonable varies with writer and situation of course" Bernardo de La Paz May 2024 #38

I recently found a note that my father had written to me. Siwsan May 2024 #5

Feels like a connection NJCher May 2024 #7

Many of them can't read an analog clock either. CrispyQ May 2024 #31

The oldest millennials are in their early 40s moose65 May 2024 #6

See her post 4 NJCher May 2024 #8

That says GenX Tree-Hugger May 2024 #32

My handwriting was always horrible... MiHale May 2024 #9

I am LXXXIII bobnicewander May 2024 #10

Roman numerals are apparently a subject of increased Google searches prior to each Super Bowl or hlthe2b May 2024 #17

I was ordering new house numbers & my husband said "Let's put it in Roman numerals." -nt CrispyQ May 2024 #34

Great post kozar May 2024 #11

Admittedly... hlthe2b May 2024 #14

Do "Millennials" understand .... mwooldri May 2024 #16

That brought a smile, so thank you. I had only heard about younger people not niyad May 2024 #19

I read long ago that learning cursive early on helps develop language skills. paleotn May 2024 #20

I'm stealing this! jmbar2 May 2024 #21

Start without me. I don't do ANY "attacking" till after 9:a.m.... and coffee... FailureToCommunicate May 2024 #22

Cursive is a font Orrex May 2024 #26

Not sure that's true about cursive. ShazzieB May 2024 #39

I was explicitly not talking about you Orrex May 2024 #41

Old school punishment bobnicewander May 2024 #27

I know cursive but I will write myself a note or make a shopping list and doc03 May 2024 #30

im 66 born in 1957, had a battle with cursive since i was a child. now i cant read it much unless it is very clear. AllaN01Bear May 2024 #36

I haven't used cursive since like, 1980 RazorbackExpat May 2024 #37

Millenials can read? miyazaki May 2024 #42

Thank you for reminding me of old Willy Brown Hermit-The-Prog May 2024 #43

That is so cute! raccoon May 2024 #44

Those who replied that they've always had trouble with cursive, are you left-handed? raccoon May 2024 #45

My mother was left handed until the nuns got ahold of her Siwsan May 2024 #46

My Grandmother RobinA May 2024 #47

One of my favorite cartoons: Coventina May 2024 #48