1975 vs 2006

[Swede]

An email I just received.

1975 : Long hair
2006 : Longing for hair


1975: KEG
2006: EKG


1975 : Acid rock
2006: Acid reflux


1975 : Moving to California because it's cool
2006 : Moving to Arizona because it's warm


1975 : Tryin to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor
2006: Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor


1975 : Seeds and stems
2006: Roughage


1975 : Hoping for a BMW
2006: Hoping for a BM


1975 : Going to a new, hip joint
2006: Receiving a new hip joint


1975 : Rolling Stones
2006: Kidney Stones


1975 : Being called into the principal's office
2006 : Calling the principal's office


1975 : Screw the system
2006: Upgrade the system


1975 : Disco
2006: Costco


1975 : Parents begging you to get your hair cut
2006: Children begging you to get their heads shaved


1975 : Passing the drivers' test
2006: Passing the vision test


1975 : Whatever
2006 : 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.


Do you feel old yet? Pass this on to the other old fogies on your list. Notice the larger type, that's for those of you who have trouble reading...

[CreekDog]

1. More thoughts

2007: Microwave Oven
1975: TV dinner (takes 45 minutes)

2007: Satellite TV with TIVO
1975: Cable box with a button for each channel and a long, long cord

2007: Cell phone
1975: White (or black) rotary dial phone

2007: Unleaded in a hybrid
1975: Leaded in a Volare (cough, cough)

2007: Air bags, front and side
1975: Metal dashboards

[soleft]

2. This email is two years old. My son just started college

And he was born in 1989.

God, NOW I feel old.

[Deja Q]

3. Styrofoam containers were so cool!

They kept that fast food warm longer...

As a typewriter is not much different than a word processor, I doubt they'd have difficulty coping. At least, in theory...

Their loss regarding Mork.

[Hugin]

4. "Keeps the hot side HOT and the cold side COLD!"

Does anybody remember that slogan?

LOL!

[southpaw]

6. The McDLT, right?

washed down with a Pepsi Clear!

[Hugin]

7. or a New Coke!

^5

lol!

[Xithras]

5. You would be wrong on that one.

My daughter once spent 20 minutes staring at an old manual typewriter trying to figure out how to get it to move to the next line. She finally came over and asked me "Dad, where's the Enter key?"

The big, shiny chrome lever on top never even occurred to her.

[SteppingRazor]

8. 1975: Wasn't born yet

2006: Most of the stuff you wrote down for 1975 :P

[Breeze54]

9. Thanks swede!

That did make me smile and as a result, cheered me up, but I still have long hair! :P