Feeling Old? Probably not as old as I!

[Nandragon]

THE CLASS OF 2003

Just in case you weren't feeling old enough 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 mind set of this year's incoming freshmen.
Here is this year's list:


The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1985.

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.

There has been only one Pope in their lifetime.

They were 8 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold 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 statement "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.

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 VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA was.

They cannot fathom not having a remote control.

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.

Feeling old Yet? There's more:

They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony.

Roller skating has always meant inline for them.

Michael Jackson has always been white.

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 W.W.I, W.W.II 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. (The correct answer, by the way, is Ork)

They never heard: "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. was.

Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are bands, not places.

There has always been MTV.

They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.


Do you feel old yet?

[beowulf437]

Having a daughter who will turn 18 tomorrow I can say that some of that is true.

[thuvia]

Nan,

My daughter graduated HS this year, and as a "service" to all of the parents of graduating seniors the local HS sends a similar list home.

Dejah ran across one of my 8 tracks while we were cleaning closets this spring ( I had saved it for some reason or another).
Which led to my telling her all about my first car , a 1965 mustang complete with 8 track player. My dad and I restored it to show room condition.

I dont feel too old yet, but when the youngest graduates(2008), I probably will. I can hardly wait to see the list then....ugh!

[no_dice]

I turn 23 in a few weeks.....even I feel old:P

[robotoverflow]

That's pretty bad. Most of that doesn't hold true for me, though I was born one year earlier. :p

[hooptieride]

I was born the year after and I know most of that shit... some people are just ignorant

[utopian]

My brother is the exception to this rule. Partly because he had an 02-84 for a brother.

[Nandragon]

My 12 yr old saw an old rotary phone at the flea market and asked me what it was and how it worked!

[Fuzzy Dice]

heh...i turn 22 later this year....Some of that stuff makes me feel old, too. Mostly because i just went back to my home town for a classmate's wedding (he's 23) and got to see all the kids in the age group you just described, all grown up, with boobs and facial hair (sometimes not in the ones you'd expect).

Dammit! These are the kids who used to come to our parties and get gooned off the three beer we fed them. I'm always supposed to be bigger than these little bastards. NOPE.

[jmello]

let's see here...

true, but false
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true
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10-3-86, class of '04 (i'm gonna be a seeeenior!)
woohoo

[thingy]

Originally posted by Nandragon
THE CLASS OF 2003

Just in case you weren't feeling old enough 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 mind set of this year's incoming freshmen.
Here is this year's list:

I have a better one for the list:

You've seen this list 15+ times in the past 6 months and people STILL send it to you as though it's something new.

[katana]

My mum used to volenteer on an old steam train and they did a trip down to Victoria,they would take groups of school kids for day trips and show them through the train and they asked how the doors opened if they were not automatic,how did they heat things up in the kitchen because there was no microwave but my favourite was what is the black stuff they throw in the fire in the engine.

[kré]

Originally posted by Nandragon
They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.


if they can't remember things from ~6 months ago, they're not gonna do too well in college

[pleed]

Originally posted by Nandragon
THE CLASS OF 2003
They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong.


I believe it is spelt Pokemon Nan.

[flounder]

Originally posted by pleed
I believe it is spelt Pokemon Nan.

I must be old then because I have played Pac man also and Pokemon characters are different.
This was 1984 though.:(


edit: If I remember correctly!

[ShadowNemesis]

Originally posted by cray
if they can't remember things from ~6 months ago, they're not gonna do too well in college

Correct me if I am wrong Nan.

She may have been referring to the space shuttle "Challenger" (spelling)

[kré]

Originally posted by ShadowNemesis
Correct me if I am wrong Nan.

She may have been referring to the space shuttle "Challenger" (spelling)

i know i know :p

[utopian]

I'm pretty sure Nan's old enough to remember Vanguard blowing up. ;)

[flounder]

The one in 1917 or the 1957 incident?;)

[pleed]

knowing Nan, probably the 1917 incindent.:p

[flounder]

She'll smother you with her knockers for that!:D

[DrDivad]

i always thought the CD was from 1983

[pleed]

The CD was invented in 1978 by phillips but in 1979 the first prototypes were released in Japan. It wasn't until 1980 that they became Sony and Phillips standard audio format. This was the first generation CD player.
in 1984 2nd generation CD players were released in the form of walkmans and car cd players.
In 1985 CD ROM computer drives were introduced, they are based on the 3rd Generation CD players.

[beowulf437]

The first 'Desk top computer' I ever saw was actually built into the desk. I know how a differential analyzer works and I used a slide rule in high school.

[Nandragon]

*waves knockers around wildly*

It was MS. Pac Man to you sonny!

While I was not born in 1917, I have an aunt that was. And most of her "when I was a child" stories.

I remember "One small step for mankind..." Neil Armstrong

I remember the first remote control tv. RCA, it used sound frequencies to change channels.

We had an 8track in our 67 mustange (maroon, black interior)

I learned how to pan/hand devolope film in high school

My first professional camera was a Cannon AE/100
I still own a brownie!

We used a light strip box to make large font for the school newspaper. Later in college we used a Compugraphic IV. It was larger than a washer/dryer combined.

My first kotex was the bulky ones used with garter belts.

there's more....



thanks flounder!:p

[King_Crud]

Originally posted by Nandragon
[BI remember "One small step for mankind..." Neil Armstrong
[/B]

Wow, you even remember the name of the guy who said it! You must be old :D

[Nandragon]

These are SO true!


Signs of Menopause

1. You sell your home heating system at a yard sale.

2. Your husband jokes that instead of buying a wood stove,
he is using you to heat the family room this winter. Rather
than just saying you are not amused, you shoot him.

3. You have to write post-it notes with your kids' names on them.

4. You change your underwear after a sneeze.

5. You're on so much estrogen that you take your Brownie troop on a
field trip to Chippendales.


Signs of Wear

"OLD" IS WHEN..... Your sweetie says, "Let's go upstairs and make love,"and you answer, "Pick one, I can't do both!"

"OLD" IS WHEN.....Going bra-less pulls all the wrinkles out of your
face.

"OLD" IS WHEN.....You don't care where your spouse goes, just as long as you don't have to go along.

"OLD" IS WHEN..... A sexy babe catches your fancy and your pacemaker opens the garage door.

"OLD" IS WHEN..... "Getting a little action" means I don't need fiber today.

"OLD" IS WHEN..... "Getting lucky" means you find your car in the
parking lot.

"OLD" IS WHEN.....An "all-nighter" means not getting up to pee!

[Asmodeus]

You know you're old when....

You're asleep, but others worry that you're dead.

Your back goes out more than you do.

You quit trying to hold your stomach in, no matter who walks into the room.

You buy a compass for the dash of your car.

You are proud of your lawn mower.

Your best friend is dating someone half their age and isn't breaking any laws.

You could read better if your arms were longer.

You sing along with the elevator music.

You would rather go to work than stay home sick.

You constantly talk about the price of gasoline.

You enjoy hearing about other people's operations.

You consider coffee one of the most important things in life.

You make an appointment to see the dentist.

You no longer think of speed limits as a challenge.

Neighbors borrow *your* tools.

People call at 9 p.m. and ask, "Did I wake you?"

You have a dream about prunes.

You answer a question with, "because I said so!"

You take a metal detector to the beach.

You wear black socks with sandals.

You know what the word "equity" means.

You can't remember the last time you laid on the floor to watch television.

Your ears are hairier than your head.

You get into a heated argument about pension plans.

You got cable for the weather channel.

Most of your birthday cake comes off with the candles.

Last time they put a candle on your cake for each your you've been alive, the fire marshal had to do an inspection.

the girl you're tutoring wasn't born till a year after you graduated from high school.

You and your teeth don't sleep together.

You try to straighten out the wrinkles in your socks and discover you aren't wearing any.

At the breakfast table you hear snap, crackle, pop and you're not eating cereal.

When you wake up looking like your driver's license picture.

It takes two tries to get up from the couch.

When your idea of a night out is sitting on the patio.

When happy hour is a nap.

When you're on vacation and your energy runs out before your money does.

When you step off a curb and look down one more time to make sure the street is still there.

Your idea of weight lifting is standing up.

It takes longer to rest than it did to get tired.

Your memory is shorter, and your complaining lasts longer.

Your address book has mostly names that start with Dr.

You sit in a rocking chair and can't get it going.

The pharmacist has become your new best friend.

The twinkle in your eye is only a reflection from the sun on your bifocals.

It takes twice as long to look half as good.

Everything hurts and what doesn't hurt doesn't work.

Your house catches fire and the first thing you grab is your Metamucil.

You get two invitations to go out on the same night and you pick the one that gets you home the earliest.

You sink your teeth into a steak...and they stay there.

You give up all your bad habits and still don't feel good.

You confuse having a clear conscience with a bad memory.

You finally get your head together and your body starts falling apart.

You've knocked so many years off your age during a conversation your kids are illegitimate.

[Nandragon]

God! AM I OLD!

[ShadowNemesis]

Originally posted by Nandragon
God! AM I OLD!

GOD has spoken and said.......

No you are not old, just more experienced ;)

[Nandragon]

Thank you God!

Now, if you could just give me back that thick luxurious hair I had 20 yrs ago!:p

[grasshopper]

I remember watching some original Star Trek episodes - the first time they were on TV. !!
I am old.:eek: