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HogwartsKate t1_je5ti1g wrote

Reply to comment by ho_merjpimpson in A Pennsylvania chocolate factory explosion has killed 7 people by FolsgaardSE

Balloon launches were started in the 1980s, so that is Generation X! Boomers are too thrifty to waste money on balloons and helium to just toss them in the air.

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ho_merjpimpson t1_je5yxpy wrote

Ahh yes. Gen x which started in the early 1980s. I remember when everyone was like. Hey fellow 2 year olds. Lets gather en masse and release garbage into the air. It will be a grand time.

The people starting the trend were the parents, not the toddlers, dumbass.

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