Friday, August 26, 2005

The class of 2009

Most students entering college this fall were born in 1987.  Here is part of the Beloit College Mindset List for the Class of 2009.  These fine young folks:

  •  Andy Warhol, Liberace, Jackie Gleason, and Lee Marvin have always been dead.
  •  They don't remember when "cut and paste" involved scissors.
  •  Pay-Per-View television has always been an option.
  •  They are more familiar with Greg Gumbel than with Bryant Gumbel.
  •  Voice mail has always been available.
  •  They may have fallen asleep playing with their Gameboys in the crib.
  •  Bill Gates has always been worth at least a billion dollars.
  •  American Motors has never existed.
  •  They never saw the shuttle Challenger fly.
  •  They never saw Pat Sajak or Arsenio Hall host a late night television show.
  •   Black Americans have always been known as African-Americans.
  •  Digital cameras have always existed.
  •  CNBC has always been on the air.
  •  Entertainment Weekly has always been on the newsstand.
  •  Jimmy Carter has always been an elder statesman.
  •  America's Funniest Home Videos has always been on television.
  •  Lever has always been looking for 2000 parts to clean.

Here’s the complete list.

via Harris Online

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