I Feel Old... Evidently (Some Of) You Should Too

[Titan]

I don't remember where I found this... but evidently I sent it to myself via email so I'd have it:

Born Before 1985? Then You Are...

..OLD! And here's proof.

Every year Beloit College in Beloit, Wisconsin publishes what it calls "The
Mindset List"--fun facts and figures about the incoming crop of freshmen so
professors will be able to relate to their new students.

Beloit says the list is a reminder that the world view of today's new college
students is significantly different from the intellectual framework of those
students who entered only a few years earlier. Put another way, it's a reminder
that you are getting on in years. One of the list's creators is Beloit
professor Tom McBride, who quips, "It is an alert for those of us who may be
suffering from hardening of the references." And there's no medicine for this!

So to better understand how the class of 2007 thinks, most of whom were born in
1985, read this and feel your age:

1. * * * *The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in
1985.
2. * * * *They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan era and probably did not
know he had ever been shot.
3. * * * *They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged.
4. * * * *There has been only one pope in their lifetime.
5. * * * *They were 10 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold
War.
6. * * * *They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up on takeoff.
7. * * * *Tiananmen Square means nothing to them.
8. * * * *Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
9. * * * *Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums.
10. * * * *The statement "You sound like a broken record" means nothing to them. (They
have never owned a record player.)
11. * * * *They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong.
12. * * * *They may have never heard of an 8-track tape. The compact disc was
introduced when they were 1 year old.
13. * * * *They have always had an answering machine.
14. * * * *Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a
black and white TV.
15. * * * *They have always had cable.
16. * * * *There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what Beta was.
17. * * * *They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
18. * * * *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.
19. * * * *They were born the year that Walkman was introduced by Sony.
20. * * * *Roller skating has always meant inline for them.
21. * * * *Michael Jackson has always been white.
22. * * * *Jay Leno has always been on "The Tonight Show."
23. * * * *They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.
24. * * * *Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
25. * * * *They have never seen Larry Bird play.
26. * * * *They never took a swim and thought about "Jaws."
27. * * * *The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as World War I, World War II,
and the Civil War.
28. * * * *They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran.
29. * * * *They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
30. * * * *They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. (The correct answer, by
the way, is Ork.)
31. * * * *They never heard: "Where's the beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel," or
"De plane, de plane!"
32. * * * *They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. was.
33. * * * *Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not bands.
34. * * * *There has always been MTV.
35. * * * *They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.

[ninjaface]

I was born on February 19th, 1985. Many of these do not apply to me. However, I can relate with some of them.

This list is pretty interesting though, because such lists could be made for any generation. Much like todays little kids, when they are our ages, they might not know a damn thing about such things as the Ninja Turtles. And that is sad.

[Combat Chuck]

Huh. I guess being born in 1984 makes this list pretty much void for me.....cause not alot of them applied to me.

I think this list applies more to spoiled rich kids. Never heard of cloth diapers? Hell kid, I was raised on cloth diapers and diaper rash.....and that's the way that I'll raise my kids too.

[Pliedes]

Same here Chuck. While I can see how most people roughly our age wouldn't understand most of them, I know I do.

But I am getting to old for this. What's this you ask? This, of course.

[Ugly Bastard]

Combat-

Off the subject, I'd just like to say that I really like your new avatar.

-Ugly Bastard

[Titan]

I felt like killing anyone 2 or more years younger than me when I found out that long_since_forgotten, a sophomore in high school, didn't know who Silverchair was.

[Pliedes]

I remember that fiasco. I'll admit, that made me feel old.

[silver and cold]

Im the same age as long_since_forgotten, and I've heard of Silverchair.

[sim_flex_x]

I used to watch Mork and Mindy all the time on Nick at Nite!

[silver and cold]

Did anyone used to watch the Monkeys, on nick at night? that show always made me laugh!

[fat_retard]

No but I sure watched the Bannana Splits... That show was pathetic.

[Schroeder]

Now I know some of these are wrong. I remember metal bottle caps and glass coke bottles. I certainly have heard of all the historical references, whether I would have been too young to remember or not. All the tv's at our house had 13 channels up until probably '95.

[Niger Angelus]

Well kids, I am officially old. But I have to tell you, you have not lived until you have played an atari. However, the only part of that list I do not remember is the band Kansas. Never heard of them, ever, never ever.

[Pliedes]

Seriously, you've never heard of Kansas? Ever heard the song "Dust in the Wind"? I actually went and saw them in concert... damn, now I do feel old.

[Combat Chuck]

Yeah, but seriously, I've thrown out the tidbit that I've seen Styx and Kansas to some huge music fans down here and people look at me in awe. Yes, in awe. And I have to thank my good friend Pli for settin me up with that.

But seriously, you've never heard of Kansas?

[ September 18, 2003, 07:46 PM: Message edited by: Combat Chuck ]

[Titan]

I've always been (moreso when I was a child) an enthusiastic Nick @ Nite fan, in case anyone was wondering.

[sim_flex_x]

Nick @ Nite was awesome when we were little. I used to watch Mork and Mindy, Dragnet (the original ones), Get Smart, Bewitched, I Dream Of Jeanie...good times

[StDx]

I like reruns of the Dukes of Hazzard, A-Team, MacGuyver, the Cosby Show, All in the Family, and Quantum Leap.
I realize that they're not all on Nick@Nite, but good none the less.
I really wish someone would start showing ALF, I miss that bastard.

and Air Wolf, China Beach, Northern Exposure, Animaniacs, Raw Toonage, and Get a Life.

[ September 19, 2003, 02:50 AM: Message edited by: StDx ]

[Alpha]

Originally posted by Pliedes:
Seriously, you've never heard of Kansas? Ever heard the song "Dust in the Wind"? I actually went and saw them in concert... damn, now I do feel old.

Originally posted by Combat Chuck:
[QB]Yeah, but seriously, I've thrown out the tidbit that I've seen Styx and Kansas to some huge music fans down here and people look at me in awe. Yes, in awe. And I have to thank my good friend Pli for settin me up with that. [QB]

What a good time. It's funny because me and the_butcher where just talking about this not to long ago.

[Schroeder]

Good call, StDx.
Yeah, I like watching old episodes of Macguyver and Quantum Leap, too.

[Osiris]

I feel old because I still play my old school Nintendo.

I also feel old when people my age can't remember shows like "Hey Dude", "Welcome Freshman", or "Salute Your Shorts".

[Titan]

Salute Your Shorts is possibly the greatest show to ever grace Nickelodeon. Remember when Mike left and he was replaced with Pinske? I personally liked them both a lot.

[silver and cold]

Does anyone still play duckhunt?
I love that game!

[Schroeder]

silver and cold, you were born in '86 or '87, weren't you? According to this study, you don't need to feel old yet. Lucky you.

[long-since-forgotten]

Silver and Cold is also a cum guzzling slut that will try and fit in with as many people as possible to just try and feel cool.

The_butcher and I were trying to download an episode of "salute your shorts" and during that we were looking around the net and we found a whole website dedicated to pete&pete, another nickelodeon great, if only I had a link to back that up.

But this thread really doesn't apply to me, seeing the fact that I'm still 15.