So true
This should be sent only to those whose level of maturity qualifies them to relate to it... 1962: Long hair 2012: Longing for hair 1962: KEG 2012: EKG 1962: Acid rock 2012: Acid reflux 1962: Moving to California because it's cool 2012: Moving to Arizona because it's warm 1962: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor 2012: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor 1962: Seeds and stems 2012: Roughage 1962: Hoping for a BMW 2012: Hoping for a BM 1962: Going to a new, hip joint 2012: Receiving a new hip joint 1962: Rolling Stones 2012: Kidney Stones 1962: Passing the drivers' test 2012: Passing the vision test 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 this year's incoming freshmen. Here's this year's list: The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1994 . They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. Bottle caps have always been childproof and plastic. The CD was introduced 4 year s before they were born. They have always had an answering machine. They have always had cable. They cannot fathom not having a remote control.. Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. 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, Boss, de plane.." They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is. McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies on your list. Notice the larger type, that's for those of you who have trouble reading.. So have a nice day!!!!! It is good to have friends who know about these things and are still alive and kicking!!!! Even if they can’t kick too high! |
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| Hey now, I was born in late 1993 and we didn't get an answering machine until I was like 7, my mom never made microwave popcorn (we had an air popper), my first tv (which I used to play the NES on) didn't have a remote, it had knobs, and I surely know how to use a typewriter! Oh, and I know what hard contact lenses are, my mom had them. Of course, I had a very different childhood than most kids my age, my mom was a lot older when I was born (40), and I was home schooled. I did a lot more playing outside than anyone else I know. The 1962/2012 list is very funny  |
| I think I have a pair of sneakers from 1994. One of my cars was "born" in 1994. |
| 1994, wasn't that just yesterday? |
| I was born in 85 The CD was introduced 4 year s before they were born. We didn't have cds, still "pirated" tapes in my childhood.  They have always had cable. Nope...not always They cannot fathom not having a remote control.. I still don't have remote controls....the dogs take care of those!!! Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. Always had a air popper They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. ALWAYS!! Even though we swim in a lake where theres barely any fish. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. Nano Nano (enough said) They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", or "de plane, Boss, de plane.." Those old ladies where right...where is the beef?! McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers. Ours still don't, I come from a very small town. They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter. We had one growing up Do you feel old yet? Nope im 26 |
| I take issue with the compact disc part. The compact disc was developed during the 1970s by Philips. They displayed the first one to the public in March of 1979. The CD player became commercially available in October 1982. I bought my first CD player in 1986. |
| My first CD player was about then as well, but in 87 I bought a portable Panasonic model that had about a 3 pound battery. I carried it and 20 or 25 various discs to work every day in my briefcase. A very close colleague of mine, Alan Dunn had a couple hundred discs in 87. He would go out and buy a new disc every few days. I recall he sent or showed me an article calling CDs "Crack for the Audiophile" explaining why he was so addicted to buying discs. I remember he went on a quest once for bagpipe music on CD. I remember laughing with him about it seeming incongruous having such high fidelity for such a sound, and remarking "Why bother? That's kind of like buying a CD of Lou Reed singing." LOL Well, thanks for the memory. Alan passed away about 10 years ago, and I still am reminded of him, his CDs and other great things quite often. |
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