The Mindset List: 2007 List

Alright.  My friend Decidedlydisastica introduced me to a Mindset.  It is a list created by a college in Beloit Wi about how the entering freshman differ from previous generations.  So, I decided to share my thoughts on my list. :) My comments are colored and in italics.

2007 List

1. Ricky Nelson, Richard Burton, Samantha Smith, Laura Ashley, Orson Welles, Karen Ann Quinlan, Benigno Aquino, and the U.S. Football League have always been dead. - Honestly, when the NFL went on strike this year, I REALLY wanted the strike to last the entire season so the football players and coaches would realize how lucky they are.  Lets see how they feel after not getting paid for a year...
2. They are not familiar with the source of that "Giant Sucking Sound." - Huh?
3. Iraq has always been a problem.
4. "Ctrl + Alt + Del" is as basic as "ABC." - Pretty much.
5. Paul Newman has always made salad dressing. - Newman's Own!
6. Pete Rose has always been a gambler.
7. Bert and Ernie are old enough to be their parents. - So apparently since New York legalized same sex marriage recently, there are a bunch of people who are lobbying for Bert and Ernie to get married. 
8. An automatic is a weapon, not a transmission. - Automatic was standard on my car.
9. Russian leaders have always looked like leaders everyplace else. - ??? What did they used to look like
10. The snail darter has never been endangered. - I don't even know what this is
11. There has always been a screening test for AIDS. - Lucky us.  Although this should say HIV... right?
12. Gas has always been unleaded. - Yeah, honestly, what is leaded gas?
13. They never heard Howard Cosell call a game on ABC. - ??
14. The United States has always had a Poet Laureate.
15. Garrison Keillor has always been live on public radio and Lawrence Welk has always been dead on public television.
    
16. Their families drove SUVs without "being fuelish." - I still think gas guzzlers are silly
17. There has always been some association between fried eggs and your brain. - OMG I totally remember watching this commercial as a kid.  "This is your brain, this is your brain on drugs."  haha.
18. They would never leave their calling card on someone’s desk. - My mom used to work for AT&T and I remember she would always get free 5 min calling cards.  We would hoard them and I would use them all the time.
19. They have never been able to find the "return" key. - Now its "Enter" (In case you didn't know)
20. Computers have always fit in their backpacks. - I wouldn't say this.  I remember when the monitors took up the size of an entire desk
21. Datsuns have never been made. - ??
22. They have never gotten excited over a telegram, a long distance call, or a fax. - Honestly, I HATE the fax machine at work.  Whenever I have to fax something to a dr or something, I always ask if I can scan and email it instead.  Its WAY simpler and guaranteed to arrive.
23. The Osmonds are just talk show hosts.
    
24. Undergraduate college athletes have always been a part of the NBA and NFL draft. - They didn't used to be?  I think this should change back.
25. They have always "grazed" for food. - Huh?
26. Three-point shots from "downtown" have always been a part of basketball.
27. Test tube babies are now having their own babies. - Sometimes I think people should spend less time worrying about their own genetics in a baby and more time thinking of all the children that need adopting. 
28. Stores have always had scanners at the checkout. - Did people at the cash register used to have to manually type in the cost of the item?  I can only imagine people would try to change prices all the time!
29. The Army has always driven Humvees. - What did they used to drive?
30. Adam and PC Junior computers had vanished from the market before this generation went online. - Yeah, I don't know what that means
31. The Statue of Liberty has always had a gleaming torch. - It didn't used to??
32. They have always had a PIN number. - YUP
33. Banana Republic has always been a store, not a puppet government in Latin America. - Really? A Puppet Government?  So was the store trying to make fun of the government?
34. Car detailing has always been available - Yup.
35. Directory assistance has never been free. - It used to be free? I guess I always assumed you were charged, just not that much.
36. The Jaycees have always welcomed women as members
37. There has always been Lean Cuisine. - Yes, although I try to only use these frozen meals as a last resort
38. They have always been able to fly Virgin Atlantic. - Um.... ?
39. There have never been dress codes in restaurants. - Well, unless you count No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service...
40. Doctors have always had to deal with "reasonable and customary fees" and patients have always had controls placed on the number of days they could stay in a hospital. - Is this an improvement or not?
41. They have always been able to make photocopies at home. - Not 100% true.... I remember when we had to go to the library. Haha. 
42. Michael Eisner has always been in charge of Disney.
43. They have always been able to make phone calls from planes.  - At a GIGANTIC price though.
44. Yuppies are almost as old as hippies. - HAHA. true.
45. Rupert Murdoch has always been an American citizen.
46. Strawberry Fields has always been in New York.
47. Rock and Roll has always been a force for social good.
48. Killer bees have always been swarming in the U.S.
49. They have never seen a First Lady in a fur coat. - PITA would FREAK out of she wore a fur coat.
50. Don Imus has always been offending someone in his national audience.

In all fairness it should be understood that students entering college this fall do have a few items on their own lists that will separate them from many of their mentors:

1. For many of them today, it’s all about the "bling, bling."
2. They know who the "heroes in a half shell" are.
3. Peeps are not a candy, they are your friends.
4. They have been "dissing" and "burning" things all their lives.
5. They can expect to get a ticket for "ricing out their wheels."  - Haha.  That is so mean.
6. They knew how to pop a Popple and trade a Pog.
7. They can still sing the rap chorus to the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and the theme song from Duck Tales.

Hehe, anyway, these made me smile. :)