Aug 25
Reference Points
Each year, Beloit College releases its “Mindset List,” which applies common pop culture to rising college freshmen to give those of who are older a better perspective of the world view these students might have from what they have experienced (and haven’t experienced) in their short lifetime.
Here are my top ten shockers from the big list created for the College Class of 2012:
- Gas stations have never fixed flats, but most serve cappuccino.
- Films have never been X rated, only NC-17.
- IBM has never made typewriters.
- McDonald’s and Burger King have always used vegetable oil for cooking french fries.
- The Tonight Show has always been hosted by Jay Leno and started at 11:35 EST.
- Personal privacy has always been threatened.
- Caller ID has always been available on phones.
- Iced tea has always come in cans and bottles.
- 98.6 F or otherwise has always been confirmed in the ear.
- Radio stations have never been required to present both sides of public issues.
Enlightening. And frightening.
Here’s their full list of 60 items, with my own added disclaimer that reading it will likely make you feel very, very old.
Someone pass the Geritol.
August 25th, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Good heavens that is sad. Very very very sad.