> > I got this in my E-mail (Or would the correct grammer be ON E-mail? I hear it that way so many times) And thought it would be appropriate to share with the group here...ya bunch of old *fogies*
> >
> > I'm Feeling OLD!
> >
> > 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 year's incoming freshmen.
> >
> > 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 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 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 walked 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 been 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?
> >
> >
> > Ti'I DO'cia
>
> WOW!!!!!! That was a blast from the past. Yeah I feel old, and I was only 12 when that all happened (1982).
>
> A few more:
>
> Never saw Parkay fool Mother Nature.
>
> Never used a computer without a hard drive.
>
> Don't remember when a BigMac was actually big.
>
> Can't imagine buying a brand new, factory delivered car/truck/van for under $8,000.
>
> Can't imagine buying gas for that car/truck/van for under $.80 per gallon.
>
> Drac "Anyone else have more" imas

It's almost painful to see a list like this. I swear I graduated high school only a few years ago... At least it seems like it. (is 14 a few?)

Here's a couple more:

Would have no idea why a modem would be a box with two large holes on top for the actual phone handset to wedge into after you manually dial it.

Would be totally bewildered at the idea of loading a computer program from a cassette tape, or punch cards for that matter.

Have no idea what a vaccuum tube is.

Are probably not sure what the "it" is that Mikey likes, if they've even heard that phrase.

Think that Letterman has always been on CBS.

Have no idea that the little Playschool people used to be made of wood.

Have never heard of a Radar Range.

Tra "Box?... for a CD??... Why would it need to be in a box?.. and such a long one at that??" nio