This is sent only to those whose level of maturity
> qualifies them to relate to it...
>
> 1977 : Long hair
> 2007: Longing for hair
>
> 1977: KEG
> 2007: EKG
>
> 1977 : Acid rock
> 2007 : Acid reflux
>
>
> 1977 : Moving to California because it's cool
> 2007 : Moving to Arizona because it's warm
>
> 1977 : Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
> 2007: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
>
> 1977 : Seeds and stems
> 2007: Roughage
>
> 1977 : Hoping for a BMW
> 2007: Hoping for a BM
>
>
> 1977 : Going to a new, hip joint
> 2007: Receiving a new hip joint
>
> 1977 : Rolling Stones
> 2007: Kidney Stones
>
> 1977 : Screw the system
> 2007: Upgrade the system
>
>
> 1977 : Disco
> 2007: Costco
>
>
> 1977 : Parents begging you to get your hair cut
> 2007: Children begging you to get their heads shaved
>
>
> 1977 : Passing the drivers' test
> 2005: Passing the vision test
>
>
> 1977 : Whatever
> 2007: Depends
>
> Just in case you weren't feeling too old 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 mindset of this year's incoming
> freshmen. Here's this year's list:
>
> The people who are starting college this fall across
> the nation were born in 1987.
>
>
> They are too young to remember the space shuttle
> blowing up.
>
> Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
>
> Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
>
> The CD was introduced the year they were born.
>
> They have always had an answering! machine
>
> They have always had cable.
>
> They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
>
> Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
>
> Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
>
> They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
>
> 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, Boss, de plane."
>
>
> They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.
>
> McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
>
> They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
>
> Do you feel old yet?
>
> Pass this on to the other old fogies on your list.
>
> Notice the larger type, that's for those of you who
> have trouble reading...
>
> So have a nice day!!!!!
> It is good to have friends who know about these
> things and are still alive and kicking!!!!
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
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