| The students who started college last fall in 2006
were born in 1987. |
They are too young to remember the first space shuttle
blowing up on liftoff.
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Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
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| To them . . . |
The CD was introduced the year they were born.
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They have always had an answering machine.
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They have always had cable.
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They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
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Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
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Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
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They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
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They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
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They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
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They never heard: "Where's the Beef?,"
"I'd walk a mile for a Camel," or "de
plane, Boss, de plane."
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They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who
J. R. even is.
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McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
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They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
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Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
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