College freshmen: Born 1980
By: Robnoxious	Published: 03/29/1999
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 that year's incoming freshmen. Here is this year's list: 1. The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1980. 2. They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and did not know he had ever been shot. 3. They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged. 4. Black Monday 1987 is as significant to them as the Great Depression. 5. There has been only one Pope. They can only really remember one president. 6. They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War. 7. They have never feared a nuclear war. "The Day After" is a pill to them, not a movie. 8. They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up. 9. Tianamen Square means nothing to them. 10. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. 11. Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic. 12. Atari predates them, as do vinyl albums. 13. The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to them. 14. They have never owned a record player. 15. They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong. 16. Star Wars look very fake to them, and the special effects are pathetic. 17. There have always been red M&M's and blue ones are not new. There used to be beige ones? 18. They may have heard of an 8 track, but probably never have actually seen or heard one. 19. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old. 20. As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 32 cents. 21. They have always had an answering machine. 22. Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black-and-white TV. 23. They have always had cable. 24. There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA is. 25. They cannot fathom not having a remote control. 26. They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony. 27. Roller-skating has always meant inline for them. 28. The Tonight Show has always been with Jay Leno. 29. They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. 30. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave. 31. They have never seen Larry Bird play, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a football player. 32. They never took a swim and thought about Jaws. 33. The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as W.W.I, W.W.II or even the Civil War. 34. They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran. 35. They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are. 36. They don't know who Mork was or where he was from. 37. They never heard: "Where's the beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel" or "de plane, de plane!" 38. They do not care who shot J.R. and have no idea who J.R. is. 39. The Titanic was found? I thought we always knew where it was. 40. Michael Jackson has always been white. 41. Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not groups. 42. McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers. 43. There has always been MTV. Why not join the rest of us on the inside and get all of Goofball.com?
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Insane (0 replies) started by wcparry (05.10.2001 3:55:07 PM EST) Children, calm down, obviously your young lives are being agitated by too much carbohydrates and laxatives. Take a break, watch some cable and live a little

You are stupid (0 replies) started by btc (04.02.2001 8:37:42 AM EST) I was born in 1981 and over 90% of these things don't apply. I think that this was written by some jeriatric turd who is just pissed at the youth of today because he can't get his limp dick up anymore

only idiots don't remember such stuff (0 replies) started by Anonymous Goofball (10.21.2000 5:16:53 PM EST) i was born in '80' i remember all of the stuff on this list. only the rich kids didn't know this stuff.

This is wrong. (0 replies) started by Svoboda (10.18.2000 7:26:03 PM EST) I was born in 1984, and I know all of this shit. Where'd they come up with this list? Before I go, I'd like to give some shout outs to my Peeps... yes, that's right, I'm giving shout outs to those little marshmallow chicken things they sell around Easter. - Piter Svoboda

here another (0 replies) started by bat (10.18.2000 8:32:05 AM EST) they dont really know what work is & if the do they just bitch about it Love your country,Question your government.

de-agitate (0 replies) started by sammyboy (08.23.2000 11:32:47 AM EST) You guys and gals need to de-agitate and take a chill pill. It's all in fun, not a dig at your generation. Manage it people .....

that sux (0 replies) started by c318cuin (06.19.2000 8:56:23 PM EST) that message would truely only apply to people born in about 1985

Bullshit (0 replies) started by SomeMook (06.19.2000 8:32:21 AM EST) I was born in 1981 and I disagree with this crap. WASABI

BULL SHIT! (1 reply) started by dagoluv (06.19.2000 2:21:43 AM EST) i was born in the year 1980, i grew up on 8tracks, records, and Jaws. The bands all kick as much as today as they did then,ms.pacman is better anyway, my intelivision was before my atari, Bird and Kareem are legends, I know where the beeef is, and if u see the boss, tell him i saw de plane!!! and bye the way......FUCK OFF!! see you on the dark side of the moon

Damn! (0 replies)   started by DeadManWalking (06.19.2000 0:19:11 AM EST) Damn! I am getting old!

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