Suspicion

In the upcoming Nerf battle between the Boomers and the kids at Sherman's Lagoon, the language of the referee prompts Filmore the turtle, one of the Boomers, to ask if said referee is actually unbiased. The fact that such a question draws a penalty seems to lead in that direction.

Some might suggest that the referee -- Hawthorne the hermit crab -- is in fact a Gen-Xer. Perhaps -- but I have my doubts, especially if it turns out he favors one side. Because many of the Xers I know wish that, in the battle between Boomers and Millennials/Zoomers both sides could not only lose, but leave them the hell alone. Hawthorne seems far too invested in the outcome to belong to a cultural group who numbers among its definitive albums one called Nevermind.