Though some of the items have been recycled (and rererecycled), and others are a bit of an overgeneralizaton, the annual Beloit College “Mindset List” is always entertaining. It’s the one that tracks what the incoming freshman class cannot relate to as part of their lifetimes.
Given that these frosh were born around 1985 — eep! — the list is … um … disturbing.
22. Jay Leno has always been on “The Tonight Show.”
23. They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.
24. Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
25. They have never seen Larry Bird play.
Pardon me, while I go rub some Grecian Formula in my hair …
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Yeah. I work with a bunch of kids in their teens and twenties every day. I was sad when Bob Hope died, and most of them didn’t even know who he was.