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1975 vs 2005
      #212586 - 09/12/05 08:32 AM
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1975 vs 2005

1975: Long hair
2005: Longing for hair

1975: KEG
2005: EKG

1975: Acid rock
2005: Acid reflux

1975: Moving to California because it's cool
2005: Moving to Arizona because it's warm

1975: Tryin to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2005: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor

1975: Seeds and stems
2005: Roughage

1975: Hoping for a BMW
2005: Hoping for a BM

1975: Going to a new, hip joint
2005: Receiving a new! hip joint

1975: Rolling Stones
2005: Kidney Stones

1975: Being called into the principal's office
2005: Calling the principal's office

1975: Screw the system
2005: Upgrade the system

1975: Disco
2005: Costco

1975: Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2005: Children begging you to get their heads shaved

1975: Passing the drivers' test
2005: Passing the vision test

1975: Whatever
2005: 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.


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Re: Too funny and true!! nt new
      #212616 - 09/12/05 09:50 AM
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Re: 1975 vs 2005 new
      #212636 - 09/12/05 10:25 AM
Dr. Spice Yamin

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wow.. thats insane.

I cannot cannot cannot believe that people going to college were born in 1987. they seem and look like babies. Am I aging myself right now or what.

I went to umass this past weekend to visit (my undergrad alma mater) and I was shocked by how young these college kids look. 1987

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      #212637 - 09/12/05 10:27 AM
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I needed an intelligent laugh, today. Thanks.

Kate.

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Re: 1975 vs 2005 new
      #212639 - 09/12/05 10:30 AM
Sheri01

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Whats even worse than that, Ashely, are those of us that never went right away to school and STAYED there the four- five years to graduate. I go to night class community college, so atleast I am by far not the oldest, but some kids are starting to enter my classes that seem soooo young! I know that used to be me, you don't know how young you were til you are older it seems.
My sister is 23 and went back to school and is staying in dorms! she is the oldest in the dorms and most of her classes... and she says that there is an obvoius maturity gap between them. The kids laugh at how old she is, and she still needs like two years (or was it semesters?) to finish and get a degree.
My ex BF is back in school, too, at 24 years old... he feels like he is walking through a highschool to get to his classes, he is by far the oldest in all of his classes. It might be better that way, now maybe he will actually do good in classes instead of partying at the Fraternity all the time.

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Speaking of being oldest in your classes... new
      #212642 - 09/12/05 10:34 AM
RachelT

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My mother, who's in her 50's, is just finishing up law school. Can you imagine what it must feel like for her? My mother is one determined and ambitious woman!

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Re: Speaking of being oldest in your classes... new
      #212652 - 09/12/05 10:56 AM
Sheri01

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Wow, way to go Mom!

That does show dedication, my ex's mom took like a class a semester since he was born, and finally just like a year or two ago got a degree. (she was in early- mid fifties)

Shows that if you really stick with something, it pays off!

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Ahhhh....to be young again!! LOL! new
      #212680 - 09/12/05 12:16 PM
bamagirl

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Loc: Alabama

Boy, I feel old now!! But it is so true! My husband went back to a public university for his master's degree 2 years ago at 36. Thank the Lord he was already a computer whiz or he'd have been lost just doing his homework----everything online! Even paying tuition!! Everyone in his classes say sir to him, and when we go to the library (yes, the whole family will go on the weekend sometimes...me and kids play on the internet while dad does his research ) and people look at us like we're 100 years old!

I just want to jerk 'em up and tell them to put some clothes on!!

This is too funny!

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      #212686 - 09/12/05 12:23 PM
Vicam

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Loc: Ontario, Canada

That was great! My sister was born in 1987 and just started school so most of that applies to her...how funny It even makes me feel a little old and I'm still fairly young (but I always feel old)

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scary thought new
      #212834 - 09/12/05 09:04 PM
ChristineM

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Posts: 1662
Loc: soCal

My brand new high school freshmen are the class of 2009, born in 1991! WHOA!

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