30 Years Difference

30 Years Difference

1984 : Long Hair
2014: Longing For Hair


1984: KEG
2014: EKG


1984: Acid Rock
2014: Acid Reflux


1984: Moving To California Because It's Cool
2014: Moving To California Because It's Warm


1984: Trying To Look Like Marlon Brando Or Liz Taylor
2014: Trying NOT To Look Like Marlon Brando Or Liz Taylor


1984: Seeds And Stems
2014: Roughage


1984: Hoping For A BMW
2014 Hoping For A BM


1984: The Grateful Dead
2014: Dr. Kevorkian


1984: Going To A New, Hip Joint
2014: Receiving A New Hip Joint


1984: Rolling Stones
2014: Kidney Stones


1984: Screw The System
2014: Upgrade The System


1984: Disco
2014: Costco


1984: Parents Begging You To Get Your Hair Cut
2014: Children Begging You To Get Their Heads Shaved


1984: Passing The Drivers' Test
2014: Passing The Vision Test


1984: Whatever
2014: 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 1985. 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.

Save The Earth. It's The Only Planet With Chocolate.