1961: Long hair
2019: Longing for hair
1961 : KEG
2019 : EKG
1961 : Acid rock
2019 : Acid reflux
1961 : Moving to California because it’s cool.
2019 : Moving to Arizona because it’s warm.
1961 : Trying to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor.
2019 : Trying NOT to look like Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor .
1961 : Seeds and stems
2019: Roughage
1961 : Hoping for a BMW.
2019 : Hoping for a BM.
1961 : Going to a new, hip joint.
2019 : Getting a new hip joint.
1961 : Rolling Stones
2019 : Kidney Stones
1961 : Disco
2019: Costco
1961 : Parents begging you to get your hair cut.
2019: Children begging you to get their heads shaved.
1961 : Passing the driver’s test.
2019: Passing the vision test.
1961 : Whatever
2019: Depends
Just in case you weren’t feeling too old yet, the following will certainly change things. Each year the staff at Beloit College in Wisconsin puts together a list to try to give faculty a sense of the Mindset of that year’s incoming freshmen.
Here’s this year’s list:
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 2000.
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 9 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.
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.
It is good to have friends who can still remember these things and are still alive and kicking.
So have a nice day!
This should be sent only to those whose level of maturity qualifies them to relate to it…