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Why millennials don't ride motorcycles
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Jan 15, 2019 16:16:07   #
PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA
 
And to you, Stan, kudos for a truly objective and honest description of life. Well said.

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Jan 15, 2019 18:41:50   #
Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az
 
robertjerl wrote:
They can't sleep in it when they can't pay rent and their parents finally get tired of them living in the basement.


But then they get a lawyer and sue the parents! They can find a suitable lawyer on their cell phone!

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Jan 15, 2019 21:44:45   #
FRENCHY Loc: Stone Mountain , Ga
 
nimbushopper wrote:
Apparently, the Baby-Boomers nearly all have motorcycles. Generation X is only buying a few, and the next generation isn't buying any at all. A recent study was done to find out why. Here are the reasons why Millennials don't ride motorcycles:

1. Pants won't pull up far enough for them to straddle the seat.
2. Can't get their phone to their ear with a helmet on.
3. Can't use two hands to eat while driving.
4. They don't get a trophy and a recognition plaque just for buying one.
5. Don't have enough muscle to hold the bike up when stopped.
6. Might have a bug hit them in the face and then they would need emergency care.
7. Motorcycles don't have air conditioning.
8. They can't afford one because they spent 12 years in college trying to get a degree in Humanities, Social Studies or Gender Studies for which no jobs are available.
9. They are allergic to fresh air.
10. Their pajamas get caught on the exhaust pipes.
11. They might get their hands dirty checking the oil.
12. The handle bars have buttons and levers and cannot be controlled by touch-screen.
13. You have to shift manually and use something called a clutch.
14. It's too hard to take selfies while riding.
15. They don't come with training wheels like their bicycles did.
16. Motorcycles don't have power steering or power brakes.
17. Their nose ring interferes with the face shield.
18. They would have to use leg muscle to back up.
19. When they stop, a light breeze might blow exhaust in their face.
20. It could rain on them and expose them to non-soft water.
21. It might scare their therapy dog, and then the dog would need therapy.
22. Can't get the motorcycle down the basement stairs of their parent's home.
Apparently, the Baby-Boomers nearly all have motor... (show quote)


Is this why some call them " Moronnials'?

Excellent post like it.

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Jan 15, 2019 23:26:30   #
Mark Sturtevant Loc: Grand Blanc, MI
 
Well decades from now the old millennials will have jokes about how the next generation can't text.

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Jan 16, 2019 00:12:31   #
jhkfly
 
"20. It could rain on them and expose them to non-soft water." Isn't rain the softest naturally-occurring water you can find?

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Jan 16, 2019 00:44:11   #
billbarcus Loc: IPNW
 
Right on target!!!

You forgot to add: Although, with the exception of limited peripheral vision, their I phones and Smart phones are permanently glued to their foreheads and noses, whereby blocking all forward vision what-so-ever.

Side note - seriously, there is a now a new device on the market for I phone and Smart phone addicts. It is a harness apparatus that straps over and around the head, holding the phone securely in place between the eyes. In addition, newer phones are being updated with the keypads on the backside making texting simple while wearing this device.

Now, how in the hell are these millennials going to walk, jog, or even drive, let alone ride a motorcycle?




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Jan 16, 2019 02:14:10   #
fantom Loc: Colorado
 
Someone has done their homework to accurately present most of their traits, but left out one of the most horrifying----they vote.

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Jan 16, 2019 02:33:45   #
Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az
 
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
Well decades from now the old millennials will have jokes about how the next generation can't text.


Yes they would joke about how the next generation can't text - that is because they invited socialism into their government. And every where socialism is, it destroys the economy - they won't be able to afford a phone if the service is even up and running. The only ones that would have such a thing would be the ruling party members. So you are right of not being able to text.

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Jan 16, 2019 07:07:16   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
jhkfly wrote:
"20. It could rain on them and expose them to non-soft water." Isn't rain the softest naturally-occurring water you can find?


You are correct!

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Jan 16, 2019 07:09:17   #
nimbushopper Loc: Tampa, FL
 
fantom wrote:
Someone has done their homework to accurately present most of their traits, but left out one of the most horrifying----they vote.


Yes, and that is the scariest one!

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Jan 16, 2019 10:03:31   #
PhotogHobbyist Loc: Bradford, PA
 
jhkfly wrote:
"20. It could rain on them and expose them to non-soft water." Isn't rain the softest naturally-occurring water you can find?


You forgot to factor in “acid rain” which is not soft water.

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Jan 16, 2019 10:13:35   #
billbarcus Loc: IPNW
 
Yes, you are correct about leaving out the most important trait ... they vote. That is scary beyond description!!!

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Jan 16, 2019 11:00:31   #
StanMac Loc: Tennessee
 
Well, according to the data, they don’t vote very much . . . Not near enough. The millennials tend to be more progressive, less prejudicial, so we’re hopeful as they become more politically aware they’ll turn out in droves.

Stan

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Jan 16, 2019 12:05:46   #
fantom Loc: Colorado
 
StanMac wrote:
Well, according to the data, they don’t vote very much . . . Not near enough. The millennials tend to be more progressive, less prejudicial, so we’re hopeful as they become more politically aware they’ll turn out in droves.

Stan


Yeah, just what this country needs, more nutty progressives, socialists and pinkos. Pull the plug and go down the drain with them.

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Jan 16, 2019 18:27:01   #
Ka2azman Loc: Tucson, Az
 
nimbushopper wrote:
You are correct!


There is a little thing called acid rain and several years ago there were predictions that it would change the entire ecosystem. That has seemed to have dropped out of favor for climate change.

So rain water is not as pure as you think. Yes, when it evaporates it is, but with going through our atmosphere it collects items that is in our atmosphere. Once the water condenses to a point of dropping out of the gaseous stage and starts falling - it is picking up a lot of acidic properties. Thus acid rain.

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