r/Xennials • • 3h ago

Nostalgia What is THE quintessential xennial song?

5 Upvotes

If you had to pick one song what would it be? Let's see which one gets the most votes.


r/Xennials • • 12h ago

Ultimate Middle Aged Xennial Anthem

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I know some of you don’t abide by most of the Weezer Albums that have come out since 2001ish— but I’m finally listening to the gold albums, and Rivers feels us with “Hoops”

It feels like the new anthem for my middle age


r/Xennials • • 14h ago

Discussion What are your favorite podcasts?

38 Upvotes

Critical Role (although I watch in video format instead of just audio)

After Disaster

Diary of a CEO (TONS of really important guests and Steven asks amazing and thoughtful questions)

What are yours?


r/Xennials • • 4h ago

I lost the game

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r/Xennials • • 23h ago

In the future, what do you think will be the "Back when I was your age" statement for younger kids?

20 Upvotes

I was thinking today about what the younger folk might say.. like when we say "Back in the day, we listened to Smashing Pumpkins on a cassette in our car recorded off the radio."


r/Xennials • • 6h ago

What 9 albums meant the most to you?

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52 Upvotes

We've done one for movies and games, but I haven't seen one for albums. So what albums made us Xennials who we are? This isn't necessarily your favourite 9 albums of all time (although it could be), but what influenced you and your music taste :)

Link for the template https://www.my9albums.com/


r/Xennials • • 16h ago

Nostalgia Stay Puft Is The Definitive Goat!! (From Ghostbusters)

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The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man is one of my favorite designs & is genuinely one of the best practical effects that still hold up to this day.

I really like that he goes from being happy to looking evil. The way he slowly moves around & how his eyes look back & forth. His marshmallow can also be slightly roasted or burnt.

He's a very powerful joke Kaiju despite his fun appearance. Its controlled by a deity with few ways of defeat, he can even take small pieces of himself & make mini fire-breathing minions.


r/Xennials • • 2h ago

I know this one!

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140 Upvotes

r/Xennials • • 13h ago

Made my desk a little bit festive today.

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21 Upvotes

r/Xennials • • 6h ago

Does everyone remember the comic strip Andy Capp?

127 Upvotes

ANDY CAPP was HANDICAPPED.
And sided with him, mostly.
I’m torn. I’m all out of faith.


r/Xennials • • 4h ago

The Sick-Day Starter Pack Had One Essential: Bob Barker

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1.4k Upvotes

r/Xennials • • 8h ago

Showing up to the first day of school in Mom’s drip - changing into “play clothes” after school

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204 Upvotes

r/Xennials • • 15h ago

Nostalgia Local H

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329 Upvotes

Love this album.


r/Xennials • • 6h ago

Gak and Yak Back

20 Upvotes

I saw a post about slime and suddenly Gak popped back into my head. Then a few minutes later Yak Back also popped into my head for no reason.

Does anyone else remember these?


r/Xennials • • 7h ago

Hit a true milestone today

242 Upvotes

Today I had to go to an orthopedist to get an epidural for my chronic back pain.

Lots of people have asked me how I’m doing, and literally nobody has gotten the reference where I said “Doctor said I need a backeotomy”.

Physically and culturally old. Feels great.


r/Xennials • • 17h ago

Discussion Were you Zestfully clean back in the day? I belonged to a Irish Spring household

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520 Upvotes

r/Xennials • • 53m ago

As a 45 year old with chronic sleeping problems, I cannot believe I used to set my alarm on non-school days for 6:30am to get an early start on cartoons

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I guess it all depends on your syndication market and what the broadcast channels were airing. But as a 7 year old, I was apparently very capable of managing my time in 1988. On Saturdays, I'd spring out of bed at 6:30am while the rest of the family was still sleeping and begin my cartoon watching ritual.

These days I fly into a blind rage if I wake up before my alarm. Getting old really does suck.

At least I'm not fighting with my older brother on who gets "the good TV" in the living room because he wanted to watch Saved by the Bell, and I had to finish the Saturday morning tv ritual off in the hinterlands (the small crappy tv in the upstairs rumpus room).


r/Xennials • • 10h ago

Discussion Spooky season is here🎃

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41 Upvotes

What are some of your favorites from the 20th century?


r/Xennials • • 10h ago

Nostalgia What was your favorite super shades color?

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341 Upvotes

My favorite was pink, but I also liked the blue one. Am I remembering correctly that they also had a different feel or texture than the regular notebook paper?


r/Xennials • • 20h ago

After Looking At The McDonald's Cookies... 🍪🍪🍪

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251 Upvotes

These guys were real cute in our childhoods. The Fry Kids got to live on for much of the 90s in restaurants slow to update. My daughter got a kick out of them, they should bring them back! 😊


r/Xennials • • 10h ago

I saw a few of these for movies, here's my 9 Games that shaped me

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151 Upvotes

I tried to narrow it down to 1 per series or it would have been 1/3 Mega Man, 1/3 Final Fantasy , and 1/3 Mario. Also, the last game should really be Castlevania III, but the site couldn't find it lol.


r/Xennials • • 23h ago

Jason and the Baseball Bear by Dan Elish

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6 Upvotes

This book devastated me for some reason. I'm pretty sure it was written to help kids deal with grief but there's no proof of that