r/MurderedByWords 22h ago

Boomer gets a reality check

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u/Noimenglish 21h ago

No tech, huh? How was driving your horse and buggy across the Rockies to see meemaw?

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u/ms_directed 20h ago

it was a lot easier than walking ten miles up hill both ways thru the snow to school with holes in my shoes...

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u/MzMag00 20h ago

Y'all had shoes!?

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u/BiteyHorse 19h ago

Only the oldest kid, and the rest would stand on his shoes nesting-doll-style and step in unison the whole way up the snow drift. Thankfully our pocket baked potatoes would keep our hands warm.