Most of that junk, a person would be just as well off now to know. Glen -----Original Message----- From: Ed Burkhead <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Burkhead, Ed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 10:30 PM Subject: [COUPERS] Off-topic humor: College freshmen class
>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 >that years 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 insignificant 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 has always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA is. > >They cannot fathom not having a remote control. > >They were born the year that Walkman 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. is. > >The Titanic was found? They thought we always knew where it was. > >Michael Jackson has always looked white. > >Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not groups. > >McDonalds never came in styrofoam containers. > >There has always been MTV. > >They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. > >Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies. But don't >send it back to me, I feel old enough. > > >_________________________________________________________________________ __ _____ >To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >___________________________________________________________ >T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 >Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics __________________________________________________________________________ ______ To unsubscribe from this list please send mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ___________________________________________________________ T O P I C A The Email You Want. http://www.topica.com/t/16 Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Your Favorite Topics
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