just in case you didnt feel old enough...

binny

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The yearly list came out. :rolleyes:


The People Who Started College This Year (Sept '02) Were Born in 1984

They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably do not even 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 were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not remember the Cold War.

They have never feared a nuclear war.

They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.

Tiananmen Square means nothing to them.

Their lifetime has always included AIDS.

Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.

Atari predates 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.

They may have never heard of an 8 track.

The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old.

As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 33 cents.

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 is.

They cannot fathom not having a remote control.

They were born the year that the Walkman was introduced by Sony.

Roller-skating has always meant "inline" for them.

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 WWI, WWII, 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.

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. is.

The Titanic was found? They thought we always knew where it was.

Michael Jackson has always been white.

Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America and Alabama are all places, not groups.

McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers.

There has always been MTV.

They don't have a clue as to how to use a typewriter.
 
GROAN!!!!!! It has just occurred to me why I have so many aches and pains. I'm old!!!! :(
 
I hate to admit it but I am getting there, 45 isn't old YE, is it? .:)
 

I think I just heard my bones creaking..........
 
My first skates were the ones that you had to tighten at the instep with a key.

Old is when you find out your friend's 5 year old is medical school (at least he was 5 when I first met her in 1983).
 
I used to tease one of my coworkers that I was born the year she graduated from HS. This past summer, some of our summer temps were born the year I graduated from HS. I knew it would catch up with me one of these days. My coworker was very pleased.:tongue:
 
Most have never seen or used a rotary (dial) telephone. The phrase, "dial this number" means nothing to them.

Geesh, I grew up with only one black rotary phone on a 4-party line!
 
We didn't even have the rotary dial. We had to tell the operator the number we wanted to call. Then came the rotary dial and even coiled cords. Then we were "modern"...
 
I graduated highschool 2 years before they were born. :eek:
 
They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong. How sad.:(

They have never seen Larry Bird play.Lucky them.;)

They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.Nanu, Nanu.
 
Here's a real test: Who remembers Winky Dink?
 














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