lilliz77 Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 I got this from another board...Born Before 1985? Then You Are......OLD! And here's proof.Every year Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin publishes what it calls "The Mindset List"--fun facts and figures about the incoming crop of freshmen so professors will be able to relate to their new students. Beloit says the list is a reminder that the world view of today's new college students is significantly different from the intellectual framework of those students who entered only a few years earlier. Put another way, it's a reminder that you are getting on in years. One of the list's creators is Beloit professor Tom McBride, who quips, "It is an alert for those of us who may be suffering from hardening of the references." And there's no medicine for this! So to better understand how the class of 2007 thinks, most of whom were born in 1985, read this and feel your age:1. The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1985. 2. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan era and probably did not know he had ever been shot. 3. They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged. 4. There has been only one pope in their lifetime. 5. They were 10 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War. 6. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up on takeoff. 7. Tiananmen Square means nothing to them. 8. Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. 9. Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums. 10. The statement "You sound like a broken record" means nothing to them. (They have never owned a record player.) 11. They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong. 12. They may have never heard of an 8-track tape. The compact disc was introduced when they were 1 year old. 13. They have always had an answering machine. 14. Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black and white TV. 15. They have always had cable. 16. There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what Beta was. 17. They cannot fathom not having a remote control. 18. 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. 19. They were born the year that Walkman was introduced by Sony. 20. Roller skating has always meant inline for them. 21. Michael Jackson has always been white. 22. Jay Leno has always been on "The Tonight Show." 23. They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. 24. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. 25. They have never seen Larry Bird play. 26. They never took a swim and thought about "Jaws." 27. The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as World War I, World War II, and the Civil War. 28. They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran. 29. They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are. 30. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. (The correct answer, by the way, is Ork.) 31. They never heard: "Where's the beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel," or "De plane, de plane!" 32. They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. was. 33. Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not bands. 34. There has always been MTV. 35. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 36: The Class of 2007's collective intelligence is outshined by a fungus. Seriously, most of these kids are frighteningly dense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guyman1966 Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 Originally posted by pod 36: The Class of 2007's collective intelligence is outshined by a fungus. Seriously, most of these kids are frighteningly dense. LOL POD is a bitter old man! Shit Lilliz - I did not need to read this to feel old. I'm VERY OLD! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmbootylicious Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 Originally posted by lilliz77 I got this from another board... you better site it or you may get yelled at again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilliz77 Posted August 26 Author Report Share Posted August 26 Originally posted by dmbootylicious you better site it or you may get yelled at again I know tell me about it, but at least Alex is not like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrzyC Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 And to think I felt old Friday night when I realized there werent many over age 26...now I feel REALLY old. Thanks Liz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilliz77 Posted August 26 Author Report Share Posted August 26 Originally posted by CrzyC And to think I felt old Friday night when I realized there werent many over age 26...now I feel REALLY old. Thanks Liz! awww, well you don't look a day over 24 I actually still have my atari and am thinking about hooking it up and playing it again...I miss space invaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laliux Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 Originally posted by lilliz77 I actually still have my atari and am thinking about hooking it up and playing it again...I miss space invaders do you also have asteroids and missile command? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erickamikaze Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 Originally posted by lilliz77 I actually still have my atari and am thinking about hooking it up and playing it again...I miss space invaders You better bring it with you to Miami, I wanna play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macboy Posted August 26 Report Share Posted August 26 When I saw that today is the 25th anniversary of National Lampoon's "Animal House," a movie I saw in the theater, that made me feel old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pod Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 There's a atari controller out now that contains ten of the classic games within the controller body. I still stand by my statement today that anyone under 21 these days is probably a degenerate thug...at least in Miami. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMrs Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mursa Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 I still stand by my statement today that anyone under 21 these days is probably a degenerate thug...at least in Miami. I Agree ! ...........well atleast a good Majority of them . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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