get off my lawn

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   This isn’t intended to be a “get off my lawn!” argument, though it is indeed old-fashioned to believe everyone deserves respect.

   2013 April 22, Evan Selinger, “Facebook Home Propaganda Makes Selfishness Contagious”, in Wired

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   But putting aside the throwaway “most admired woman” line, this has got to be the most “get off my lawn” tweet I have ever seen in my life.

   2016 January 28, Matt Bruenig, “Joan Walsh to Young Bernie Sanders Supporters: Get Off My Lawn”, in In These Times

   We suppose everybody in life experiences moments like this week, those “get off my lawn!” glimpses into the old codger you are vs. the young idealist you used to be.

   2016 October 1, David Wasson, “Get off my lawn, Blake Barnett!”, in BamaHammer

   One of the kicky things about sitting here in the middle of my forties is that sometimes I find myself bogged down in what I like to call the “kids, get off my lawn” syndrome.

   2016, Sophie Hudson, Giddy Up, Eunice: (Because Women Need Each Other), →ISBN