January 16, 200422 yr Someone sent me this e-mail. I thought it was pretty good and wanted to share it with you all... btw, If you have no clue about any of the things below, just ask and we'll tell you! CLASS OF 2007 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 (or after) 1984. 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. Tiananmen 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 &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 Admin 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.
January 16, 200422 yr that list is actually pretty dated and applies to the beloit college seniors class of 2002. it's funny how much forwards can be modified by the time the reach your inbox. here is the most recent list: BELOIT COLLEGE'S CLASS OF 2007 "MINDSET LIST" Most students entering college this fall were born in 1985: 1. Ricky Nelson, Richard Burton, Samantha Smith, Laura Ashley, Orson Welles, Karen Ann Quinlin, Benigno Aquino, and the U.S. Football League have always been dead. 2. They are not familiar with the source of that ?Giant Sucking Sound.? 3. Iraq has always been a problem. 4. ?Ctrl + Alt + Del? is as basic as ?ABC.? 5. Paul Newman has always made salad dressing. 6. Pete Rose has always been a gambler. 7. Bert and Ernie are old enough to be their parents. 8. An automatic is a weapon, not a transmission. 9. Russian leaders have always looked like leaders everyplace else. 10. The snail darter has never been endangered. 11. There has always been a screening test for AIDS. 12. Gas has always been unleaded. 13. They never heard Howard Cosell call a game on ABC. 14. The United States has always had a Poet Laureate. 15. Garrison Keillor has always been live on public radio and Lawrence Welk has always been dead on public television. 16. Their families drove SUVs without ?being fuelish.? 17. There has always been some association between fried eggs and your brain. 18. They would never leave their calling card on someone?s desk. 19. They have never been able to find the ?return? key. 20. Computers have always fit in their backpacks. 21. Datsuns have never been made. 22. They have never gotten excited over a telegram, a long distance call, or a fax. 23. The Osmonds are just talk show hosts. 24. Undergraduate college athletes have always been a part of the NBA and NFL draft. 25. They have always ?grazed? for food. 26. Three-point shots from ?downtown? have always been a part of basketball. 27. Test tube babies are now having their own babies. 28. Stores have always had scanners at the checkout. 29. The Army has always driven Humvees. 30. Adam and PC Junior computers had vanished from the market before this generation went online. 31. The Statue of Liberty has always had a gleaming torch. 32. They have always had a PIN number. 33. Banana Republic has always been a store, not a puppet government in Latin America. 34. Car detailing has always been available. 35. Directory assistance has never been free. 36. The Jaycees have always welcomed women as members. 37. There has always been Lean Cuisine. 38. They have always been able to fly Virgin Atlantic. 39. There have never been dress codes in restaurants. 40. Doctors have always had to deal with ?reasonable and customary fees? and patients have always had controls placed on the number of days they could stay in a hospital. 41. They have always been able to make photocopies at home. 42. Michael Eisner has always been in charge of Disney. 43. They have always been able to make phone calls from planes. 44. Yuppies are almost as old as hippies. 45. Rupert Murdoch has always been an American citizen. 46. Strawberry Fields has always been in New York. 47. Rock and Roll has always been a force for social good. 48. Killer bees have always been swarming in the U.S. 49. They have never seen a First Lady in a fur coat. 50. Don Imus has always been offending someone in his national audience. In all fairness it should be understood that students entering college this fall do have a few items on their own lists that will separate them from many of their mentors: 1. For many of them today, it?s all about the ?bling, bling.? 2. They know who the ?Heroes in a half shell? are. 3. Peeps are not a candy, they are your friends. 4. They have been ?dissing?and ?burning? things all their lives. 5. They can expect to get a ticket for ?ricing out their wheels.? 6. They knew how to pop a Popple and trade a Pog. 7. They can still sing the rap chorus to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the theme song from Duck Tales. from http://www.beloit.edu/~pubaff/releases/mindset_2007.html
January 16, 200422 yr i dont' kno who shot J.R. wasn't is Col. Mustard with the gun in the library? ** nic enew list eh
January 16, 200422 yr Author Alkazoid, thanks for the update. However, I still don't know who the hell shot J.R....
January 16, 200422 yr Author Oh yeah! and that is only late 80's stuff! I imagine you may now some Late 70's and early 80's stuff as well.... Oh man, I'm old!
January 16, 200422 yr In all fairness it should be understood that students entering college this fall do have a few items on their own lists that will separate them from many of their mentors: 1. For many of them today, it?s all about the ?bling, bling.? 2. They know who the ?Heroes in a half shell? are. 3. Peeps are not a candy, they are your friends. 4. They have been ?dissing?and ?burning? things all their lives. 5. They can expect to get a ticket for ?ricing out their wheels.? 6. They knew how to pop a Popple and trade a Pog. 7. They can still sing the rap chorus to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the theme song from Duck Tales Well, being I will be Senior class of 2008 next year, I wanted to check up on these things. Granted I know most of them, but it is still kind of awkward knowing about things that were so recent and not really being able to experience them. And these last 7 are ours for sure. TMNT are the best! :lol And I actually had the Fresh Prince song in my head the other day, and Duck Tales I think anyone my age could sing on the drop of a hat.
January 16, 200422 yr In all fairness it should be understood that students entering college this fall do have a few items on their own lists that will separate them from many of their mentors: 1. For many of them today, it?s all about the ?bling, bling.? 2. They know who the ?Heroes in a half shell? are. 3. Peeps are not a candy, they are your friends. 4. They have been ?dissing?and ?burning? things all their lives. 5. They can expect to get a ticket for ?ricing out their wheels.? 6. They knew how to pop a Popple and trade a Pog. 7. They can still sing the rap chorus to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the theme song from Duck Tales Well, being I will be Senior class of 2008 next year, I wanted to check up on these things. Granted I know most of them, but it is still kind of awkward knowing about things that were so recent and not really being able to experience them. And these last 7 are ours for sure. TMNT are the best! :lol And I actually had the Fresh Prince song in my head the other day, and Duck Tales I think anyone my age could sing on the drop of a hat. Yeah, i'm going to be a class of 2008 student in college, and the last on those list definitely describe us. The Turtles were the greatest, it IS all about the bling bling, and all those other things are true too. And to think I feel old sometimes :lol
January 16, 200422 yr I own a record player and I remember watching a shuttle go down. Hopefully, seeing another man on the moon will be something in my lifetime.
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