Last week's question: Researchers have discovered that today's 20-34 year olds have significantly weaker handgrips than their counterparts in 1985 did, largely because millennials do far less manual work and spend more time on keyboards. In seven words or fewer, please come up with a new name for the generation — like the "me generation" — based on its weak hand strength.
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THE WINNER: "The i-Generation"
Ron Wilson, Solon, Ohio
SECOND PLACE: "Meh-lennials"
Janine Witte, New Hope, Pa
THIRD PLACE: "The Get a Grip Generation"
Kevin Spinner, Mill Valley, Calif.
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
"Generation Xbox"
Rachel Watters, Verona, Wis.
"The Everyone Deserves Atrophy Generation"
David Attaway, Bowling Green, Ky.
"The Wii Generation"
Harold Warren, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.
"The Digit-ills"
Phyllis Klein, Forest Hills, N.Y.
"The Hands Free Generation"
Danny Dorroh, Birmingham, Ala.
"The Meh Generation"
Guido Scarato, Pacific Grove, Calif.
"The Virtual Generation"
Leah Pendarvis, Grayslake, Ill.
"The Feeblelennials"
Rich Greene, Novato, Calif.
"Maybe Boomers"
Gary Conroy, San Jose, Calif.
"The Qwerty Generation"
Gregory Haas, New York City
"The Underhanded Generation"
Ivan Kershner, Salem, S.C.
"The MeMe generation"
Bill Kiskowski, Capitol Heights, Md.
"The Gripless Generation"
Allen Smith, Boynton Beach, Fla.
"Hand Me Downs"
Martha L Potdevin, Ridgewood, N.J.
"The SIRI generation"
Dave Gibson, Pasadena, Calif.
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