THE CLASS OF 2005

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THE CLASS OF 2005
> >
> > 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 freshman.
> >
> > 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 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.
> >
> > 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 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.
> >
> > The Titanic was found? They thought we always knew.
> >
> > Michael Jackson has always been white.
> >
> > Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama
> > are places, not rock bands.
> >
> > McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers.
> >
> > There has always been MTV.
> >
> > They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.