To the Sr. Class of 2005.....and any old fogies

[LH Panther Mom]

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 1983.

They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot. ...(Obviously they don't know Reagan...since this is "Can't keep his pants up, Clinton")

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. (Now that’s a shame!)

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 old fogies...

[Gobbla2001]

This must have been created for the fall symester of 2001, cuz that's when my 1983-born-booty started college...

[sinton66]

Thanks for the reminder, LHPM. I had forgotten how old I was.

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by sinton66
Thanks for the reminder, LHPM. I had forgotten how old I was.

Anything to help.

[Maroon87]

Yeah, I would think that kids going off to college this fall were probably born 18 years ago which would be...1987! Crap! That's the year I graduated HS! Well, I gotta go take my arthritis meds...see ya'll later!

[Chopblock]

Do you remember when "The Wonderful World of Disney" was on Sunday nights? and you would wait all week to watch it. Now we have the Disney Channel

Damm Im getting old, I can remember when Elgin got Cable TV and ESPN regularly brodcasted CFL football games

[onfirebball05mustang]

Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums. but at least i own a few vinyls lol

The statement "You sound like a broken record" means nothing to them. does too!

They have never owned a record player. actually, i do

They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong. i love pac man, pong is too hard lol

They may have never heard of an 8 track. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old. i own about 3 8 tracks

They have always had an answering machine. we dont use it though

Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black and white TV. try seven and black and white

They have always had cable. not always, budy

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. hey, at least i know the comercial

Roller skating has always meant inline for them. never done inline

Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. i always cook it on the stove....

They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. (The correct answer, by the way, is Ork) i knew that one!

They never heard: "Where's the beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel," or "De plane, de plane!" heard 'em

Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not bands. they are too bands!

They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. do too!

nope, 1986 was a good time to be born....lol do Y'ALL FEEL OLD YET?!?!

[big daddy russ]

Originally posted by LH Panther Mom
...The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1983...

They were 10 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War...

Didn't the Cold War end in 1989 when the Berlin Wall fell?

[LH Panther Mom]

Originally posted by big daddy russ
Didn't the Cold War end in 1989 when the Berlin Wall fell?

It actually began around then, but took 3-4 years to completely resolve the issues. (Besides, I just copied & pasted. )