That is funny, Kathy. And frightening.  Smile.  I especially liked the one
where "Michael Jackson was always white."  Heh-heh.

Just a Young Cub Lion
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kathy Du Bois" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 9:06 PM
Subject: Re: feeling old!


> This is too funny!  Considering the conversation on this thread, check
> out the email that I just got from my sister in law.  Toooo funny!
> Kathy
>
>       Just in case you weren't feeling old enough 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 freshman.
>       Here is this year's list:
>       The people who are starting college this fall across the nation
> were
> born in 1985.
>         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.
>       There has been only one Pope in their lifetime.
>           They were 10 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not
> remember
> the Cold 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 statement "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.
>           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 have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA
> was.
>           They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
>           They don't know what a cloth baby diaper is, or know about the
> "Help me, I've fallen and I can't get up" commercial.
>           Feeling old Yet? There's more:
>           They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony.
>           Roller skating has always meant inline for them.
>       Michael Jackson has always been white.
>           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 W.W.I, W.W.II
> 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. (The correct
> answer, by the way, is Ork)
>           They never heard: "Where's the beef?", "I'd walk 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. was.
>              Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places,
> not
> bands.
>           There has always been MTV.
>           They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
>           Do you feel old yet? If you do, then pass this on to some other
> 20
>
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