Courtesy of PromoGuy, I give unto you, selected entries from the Beloit College "Mindset List" for the Class of 2006.
Most students entering college this fall were born in 1984.
A Southerner has always been President of the United States.
South Africa's official policy of apartheid has not existed during their lifetime.
Cars have always had eye-level rear stop lights, CD players, and air bags.
We have always been able to choose our long distance carriers.
Weather reports have always been available 24-hours a day on television.
The "evil empire" has moved from Moscow to a setting in some distant galaxy.
Cyberspace has always existed.
A "Hair Band" is some sort of fashion accessory.
Afghanistan has always been a front page story.
There has always been an heir to the heir to the British throne.
They have no recollection of Connie Chung or Geraldo Rivera as serious journalists.
Peter Jennings, Dan Rather, and Tom Brokaw have always anchored the evening news.
Nicholas Cage, Daryll Hannah, Eddie Murphy, and John Malkovich made their first major film impressions the year they were born.
Fox has always been a television network choice.
This generation has never wanted to "be a Pepper too."
Vanessa Williams and Madonna are aging singers.
Genetic testing and DNA screening have always been available.
Electronic filing of federal income taxes has always been an option.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) has always been available to doctors.
Trivial Pursuit may have been played by their parents the night before they were born.
The drinking age has always been 21 throughout the country.
They grew up in minivans.
The Coen Brothers have always been making films.
Comments (2)
Doh! I just got the "Hair Band" thing... how did I not notice the quotes?
Posted by Amancay Maahs | September 11, 2002 2:10 PM
Posted on September 11, 2002 14:10
*laugh* I first saw it as the 80's thing - it took me a second to recognize it as a hair thing! And I have long hair!
Probably doesn't help that I call it a ponytail holder, tho.
Posted by Julia | September 11, 2002 2:15 PM
Posted on September 11, 2002 14:15