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[ Courtesy Geoff Wolinetz's inbox ]

> > FW: FW: Send this to 50 people and make them feel OLD!
> > >
> > > >
> > Want to feel old? This should do it.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Just in case you weren't feeling too old
today, this will certainly
> > > > change
> > > > things. Each year the staff at Beloit College
in Wisconsin puts
> > > > together a
> > > > list to try to give the faculty a sense of the
mindset of that years
> > > > incoming freshmen.
> > > >
> > > > Here is this year's list:
> > > >
> > > > The people who are starting college this fall
across the nation were
> > > > born in 1982.
> > > >
> > > > They have no meaningful recollection of the
Reagan Era and probably
> > did
> > > > not know he had ever been shot.
> > > >
> > > > They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf
War was waged.
> > > >
> > > > Black Monday, 1987 is as significant to them
as the Great
> Depression.
> > > >
> > > > There has been only one Pope.
> > > >
> > > > They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart
and do not remember
> the
> > > > Cold War.
> > > >
> > > > They have never feared a nuclear war.
> > > >
> > > > They are too young to remember the space
shuttle blowing up.
> > > >
> > > > Tianamen Square means nothing to them
> > > >
> > > > Bottle caps have always been screw off and
plastic.
> > > >
> > > > Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums.
> > > >
> > > > The expression you sound like a broken record
means nothing to them.
> > > >
> > > > They have never owned a record player.
> > > >
> > > > They have likely never played Pac Man and have
never heard of Pong.
> > > >
> > > > They may have never heard of an 8 track. The
Compact Disc was
> > > > introduced when they were 1 year old.
> > > >
> > > > As far as they know, stamps have always cost
about 33 cents.
> > > >
> > > > They have always had an answering machine.
> > > >
> > > > Most have never seen a TV set with only 13
channels, nor have they
> > seen
> > > > a black-and-white TV.
> > > >
> > > > They have always had cable.
> > > >
> > > > There has always been VCRs, but they have no
idea what BETA is.
> > > >
> > > > They cannot fathom not having a remote
control.
> > > >
> > > > They were born the year that Walkmen were
introduced by Sony.
> > > >
> > > > Roller-skating has always meant inline for
them.
> > > >
> > > > Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
> > > >
> > > > They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans
were cool.
> > > >
> > > > Popcorn has always been cooked in the
microwave.
> > > >
> > > > They have never seen Larry Bird play.
> > > >
> > > > They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
> > > >
> > > > The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them
as WWI, WWII and the
> > > > Civil War.
> > > >
> > > > They have no idea that Americans were ever
held hostage in Iran.
> > > >
> > > > They can't imagine what hard contact lenses
are.
> > > >
> > > > They don't know who Mork was or where he was
from.
> > > >
> > > > They never heard: "Where's the beef?," "I'd
walked a mile for a
> > Camel,"
> > > > or "de plane! de plane!"
> > > >
> > > > They do not care who shot J.R. and have no
idea who J.R. is.
> > > >
> > > > The Titanic was found? They thought we always
knew where it was.
> > > >
> > > > Michael Jackson has always been white.
> > > >
> > > > Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama
are places, not
> groups.
> > > >
> > > > McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers.
> > > >
> > > > There has always been MTV.
> > > >
> > > > They don't have a clue how to use a
typewriter.
> > > >
> > > > Do you feel old yet? pass this on to the other
old fogies.
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