And I know some of you have very little idea of what this means, but..

[rosered32]

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 this year's

>incoming freshmen. The people who are starting college this fall across the

>nation were born in 1985-6.

>

>Here's this year's list:

>

>* They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.

>* Their lifetime has always included AIDS.

>* Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.

>* The CD was introduced the year they were born.

>* They have always had an answering machine.

>* They have always had cable.

>* They cannot fathom not having a remote control.

>* Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.

>* Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.

>* They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.

>* 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 walk a mile for a Camel", or

>"de plane Boss, de plane".

>* They do not care who shot J R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.

>* McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.

>* They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.

>

Comments

[thesmallwonder.livejournal.com]

"de plane Boss, de plane"
::snicker snicker:: and I find it utterly amazing that I know about most of those things on the list and yet I was only born a few years before...

[rosered32.livejournal.com]

Yeah I know. I am old. But hey, You know what a typewriter is, don't you? *grins*

[kailara.livejournal.com]

Y'know...that first line isn't true. Kids entering college today WOULD remember the space shuttle blowing up...just not the one that us old farts would think of.

[dark-kitten8.livejournal.com]

i remeber when i was little the pancakes still came in styrofoam containers, i do know that "de plane Boss, de plane" is said by the short guy from Fantasy Island, mork was the guy played by Robin Williams they play on nick at night, i have never even seen a working type writer that i can think of.....other than that yes i am pretty young some things they didn't add to the list is we have always had color tv, the internet was created when i was born, i have always had a computer in our house, and various other things... well probably goes to show you that in 10 yrs i will feel the same way

[rosered32.livejournal.com]

No kidding. Just think, I-Pod and CD players are common, where as when I was 17 it was cool to have a Wlkman TAPE player.So there you go...