Here's a thingie someone sent me that I can at least relate to:
> >>> Are You Feeling Old? If not, consider this:
> >>>
> >>> The people who are starting college this fall across the
> >>> nation were born in 1980.
> >>>
> >>> They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan era,
> >>> and do 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 only been one Pope. They can only really
> >>> remember one president.
> >>>
> >>> They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart, and do
> >>> not remember the Cold War.
> >>>
> >>> CCCP is just a bunch of letters to them. (Souz
> >>> Sovetskich Socialisticheskich Respublic, if anyone
> >>> cares. - LadyHawke)
> >>>
> >>> They have never feared a nuclear war. "The Day After"
> >>> is a pill to them, not a movie.
> >>>
> >>> They have only known one Germany.
> >>>
> >>> They are too young to remember the Space shuttle
> >>> blowing up, and Tienamin Square means nothing to
> >>> them.
> >>>
> >>> They do not know who Moamar Qadafi is.
> >>>
> >>> Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
> >>>
> >>> They never had a Polio shot, and likely, do not know
> >>> what it is.
> >>>
> >>> Bottle caps have not only always been screw off, but
> >>> have always been plastic.
> >>>
> >>> They have no idea what a pull top can looks like.
> >>> Atari pre-dates 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.
> >>>
> >>> "Star Wars" looks very fake and the special effects
> >>> are pathetic.
> >>>
> >>> There have always been Red M&M's, and Blue ones
> >>> are not new.
> >>>
> >>> "What do you mean, there used to be beige ones?"
> >>>
> >>> They may have heard of an 8-track, but chances are
> >>> they probably have never actually seen or heard one.
> >>>
> >>> The Compact Disc was introduced when they were
> >>> one year old.
> >>>
> >>> As far as they know, stamps have always cost about
> >>> 32 cents.
> >>>
> >>> Zip codes have always had a dash in them.
> >>>
> >>> 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 have always been VCR's, but they have no idea
> >>> what Beta is.
> >>>
> >>> They can not 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.
> >>>
> >>> They have never heard of King Cola, Burger Chef, The
> >>> Globe Democrat, Pan AM or Ozark Airlines.
> >>>
> >>> The Tonight Show has always been with Jay Leno.
> >>>
> >>> They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were
> >>> cool.
> >>>
> >>> Popcorn has always been cooked in a microwave.
> >>>
> >>> McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers.
> >>>
> >>> They have never seen and remember a game that
> >>> included the St. Louis Football Cardinals, the Baltimore
> >>> Colts, the Minnesota North Stars, the Kansas City Kings,
> >>> the New Orleans Jazz, The Minnesota Lakers, The
> >>> Atlanta Flames, or the Denver Rockies (NHL Hockey,
> >>> that is)
> >>>
> >>> They do not consider the Colorado Rockies, the Florida
> >>> Marlins, The Florida Panthers, The Ottawa Senators, the
> >>> San Jose Sharks, or the Tampa Bay Lightning
> >>> "expansion teams."
> >>>
> >>> They have never seen Larry Bird play, and Kareem
> >>> Abdul-Jabbar is a Football player.
> >>>
> >>> They cannot remember the Cardinals ever winning a
> >>> World Series, or even being in one.
> >>>
> >>> They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
> >>>
> >>> The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI,
> >>> WWII or even 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 the terms, "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 Cosby Show, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoons, The
> >>> Love Boat, Miami Vice, WKRP in Cincinnati, and Taxi are
> >>> shows they have likely never seen.
> >>>
> >>> The Titanic was found? I thought we always knew where
> >>> it was.
> >>>
> >>> Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are
> >>> places, not musical groups.
> >>>
> >>> Do you feel old now? Remember, the people who don't
> >>> know these things will be in college this year. Perhaps,
> >>> they'll learn?
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