Sad But True

• The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were >born in 1980.

• They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan era, and did not 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 can only really remember one president.

• They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart, and do not remember the Cold War.

• They have never feared a nuclear war. "The Day After" is a pill to them, not a movie.

• CCCP is just a bunch of letters.

• They have only known one Germany.

• They are too young to remember the Space shuttle blowing up, and Tienamin Square means nothing to them.

• They do not know who Momar Qadafi is.

• Their lifetime has always included AIDS.

• They never had a Polio shot, and likely, do not know what it is.

• Bottle caps have not only always been screw off, but have always been plastic.

• They have no idea what a pull top can looks like.

• Atari pre-dates 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.

• "Star Wars" looks very fake and the special effects are pathetic.

• There have always been Red M&M's, and Blue ones are not new. What do you mean there used to be beige ones?

• They may have heard of an 8-track, but chances are they probably have never actually seen or heard one.

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

• As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 32 cents.

• Zip codes have always had a dash in them.

• 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 VCR's, 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.

• Rollerskating has always meant inline for them.

• They have never heard of King Cola, Burger Chef, The Globe Democrat, PanAM or Ozark Airlines.

• The Tonight Show has always been with Jay Leno.

• They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.

• Popcorn has always been cooked in a microwave.

• They have never seen and remember a game that included the St. Louis >(Football) Cardinals, the Baltimore Colts, the Minnesota North Stars, >the Kansas City Kings, the New Orleans Jazz, The Minnesota Lakers, The >Atlanta Flames, or the Denver Rockies (NHL Hockey, that is)

• They do not consider the Colorado Rockies, the Florida Marlins, The Florida Panthers, The Ottawa Senators, the San Jose Sharks, or the Tampa Bay Lightning "expansion teams"

• They have never seen Larry Bird play, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a football player.

• They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.

• The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII or even 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 the terms "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 Cosby Show, The Facts of Life, Silver Spoon, The Love Boat, Miami Vice, WKRP in Cincinnati, and Taxi are shows they have likely never seen.

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

• Michael Jackson has always been white.

• They cannot remember the Cardinals ever winning a World Series, or even being in one.

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

• McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers.

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