Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Freshmen Prespective

I saw this on CNN and searched for it online.
The following list is created by Beloit from this year’s list of freshman perspectives:

  1. Harry Potter could be a classmate, playing on their Quidditch team.
  2. GPS satellite navigation systems have always been available.
  3. Coke and Pepsi have always used recycled plastic bottles.
  4. Electronic filing of tax returns has always been an option.
  5. They may have been given a Nintendo Game Boy to play with in the crib.
  6. WWW has never stood for World Wide Wrestling.
  7. Films have never been X rated, only NC-17.
  8. Authorities have always been building a wall across the Mexican border.
  9. Students have always been “Rocking the Vote.”
  10. Clarence Thomas has always sat on the Supreme Court.
  11. Schools have always been concerned about multiculturalism.
  12. We have always known that “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten.”
  13. IBM has never made typewriters.
  14. There has always been Pearl Jam.
  15. Pee-Wee has never been in his playhouse during the day.
  16. Michael Milken has always been a philanthropist promoting prostate cancer research.
  17. Employers have always been able to do credit checks on employees.
  18. Personal privacy has always been threatened.
  19. Caller ID has always been available on phones.
  20. Iced tea has always come in cans and bottles.
  21. They have never known life without Seinfeld references from a show about “nothing.”
  22. The Hubble Space Telescope has always been eavesdropping on the heavens.
  23. Radio stations have never been required to present both sides of public issues.

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