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Thu Mar 22, 2012, 12:25 PM Mar 2012

Not that funny, but here 'tis fwiw (chain ltr jokes about aging)

This should be sent only to those whose level of maturity qualifies them to relate to it.

1960: Long hair
2012: Longing for hair

1960: KEG
2012: EKG

1960: Acid rock
2012: Acid reflux

1960: Moving to California because it's cool
2012: Moving to Florida because it's warm

1960: Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2012: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor

1960: Seeds and stems
2012: Roughage

1960: Hoping for a BMW
2012: Hoping for a BM

1960: Going to a new, hip joint
2012: Receiving a new hip joint

1960:Rolling Stones
2012:Kidney Stones

1960: Screw the system
2012: Upgrade the system

1960: Disco
2012: Costco

1960: Parents begging you to get your hair cut.
2012: Children begging you to get their heads shaved.

1960: Passing the drivers' test.
2012: Passing the vision test.

1960: Whatever
2012: 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 1992.


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 two years before 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 don’t care who shot J. R. & have no idea who he even was.
McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.

Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies on your list. Notice the larger type. So have a nice day!!!!! It is good to have friends who know about these things and are still alive and kicking

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