Subject: Don't Old Fogie Me
Just in case you weren't feeling too old today,
Here is this year's list:
The people who are starting college this fall
They have no meaningful recollection of the
They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged.
Black Monday, 1987 is as significant to them as the Great
There has been only one Pope.
They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart and do not
They have never feared a nuclear 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 expression you sound like a broken record means
They have never owned a record player.
They have likely never played Pac Man and have
They may have never heard of an 8 track.
The Compact Disc was introduce 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,
They have always had cable.
There has 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 Walkmen were 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
They have no idea that Americans were ever held
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?",
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 places,
not groups.
McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers.
There has always been MTV.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
In my opinion, those kids missed
out on lots of cool stuff.
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