Mindset list for the class of 2012

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Mindset list for the class of 2012


Students entering college for the first time this fall were 
generally born in 1990.

For these students, Sammy Davis Jr., Jim Henson, Ryan White, 
Stevie Ray Vaughan and Freddy Krueger have always been dead.

   1. Harry Potter could be a classmate, playing on their 
      Quidditch team.
   2. Since they were in diapers, karaoke machines have been 
      annoying people at parties.
   3. They have always been looking for Carmen Sandiego.
   4. GPS satellite navigation systems have always been available.
   5. Coke and Pepsi have always used recycled plastic bottles.
   6. Shampoo and conditioner have always been available in the 
      same bottle.
   7. Gas stations have never fixed flats, but most serve cappuccino.
   8. Their parents may have dropped them in shock when they 
      heard George Bush announce “tax revenue increases.”
   9. Electronic filing of tax returns has always been an option.
  10. Girls in head scarves have always been part of the school 
      fashion scene.
  11. All have had a relative--or known about a friend's relative--
      who died comfortably at home with Hospice.
  12. As a precursor to "whatever," they have recognized that some 
      people "just don’t get it."
  13. Universal Studios has always offered an alternative to Mickey 
      in Orlando.
  14. Grandma has always had wheels on her walker.
  15. Martha Stewart Living has always been setting the style.
  16. Haagen-Dazs ice cream has always come in quarts.
  17. Club Med resorts have always been places to take the whole 
      family.
  18. WWW has never stood for World Wide Wrestling.
  19. Films have never been X rated, only NC-17.
  20. The Warsaw Pact is as hazy for them as the League of Nations 
      was for their parents.
  21. Students have always been "Rocking the Vote."
  22. Clarence Thomas has always sat on the Supreme Court.
  23. Schools have always been concerned about multiculturalism.
  24. We have always known that "All I Ever Really Needed to Know 
      I Learned in Kindergarten."
  25. There have always been gay rabbis.
  26. Wayne Newton has never had a mustache.
  27. College grads have always been able to Teach for America.
  28. IBM has never made typewriters.
  29. Roseanne Barr has never been invited to sing the National 
      Anthem again.
  30. McDonald's and Burger King have always used vegetable oil 
      for cooking french fries.
  31. They have never been able to color a tree using a raw umber 
      Crayola.
  32. There has always been Pearl Jam.
  33. The Tonight Show has always been hosted by Jay Leno and 
      started at 11:35 EST.
  34. Pee-Wee has never been in his playhouse during the day.
  35. They never tasted Benefit Cereal with psyllium.
  36. They may have been given a Nintendo Game Boy to play with 
      in the crib.
  37. Authorities have always been building a wall across the 
      Mexican border.
  38. Lenin's name has never been on a major city in Russia.
  39. Employers have always been able to do credit checks on 
      employees.
  40. Balsamic vinegar has always been available in the U.S.
  41. Macaulay Culkin has always been Home Alone.
  42. Their parents may have watched The American Gladiators 
      on TV the day they were born.
  43. Personal privacy has always been threatened.
  44. Caller ID has always been available on phones.
  45. Living wills have always been asked for at hospital check-ins.
  46. The Green Bay Packers (almost) always had the same starting 
      quarterback.
  47. They never heard an attendant ask "Want me to check under 
      the hood?"
  48. Iced tea has always come in cans and bottles.
  49. Soft drink refills have always been free.
  50. They have never known life without Seinfeld references from 
      a show about "nothing."
  51. Windows 3.0 operating system made IBM PCs user-friendly the 
      year they were born.
  52. Muscovites have always been able to buy Big Macs.
  53. The Royal New Zealand Navy has never been permitted a daily 
      ration of rum.
  54. The Hubble Space Telescope has always been eavesdropping on 
      the heavens.
  55. 98.6 F or otherwise has always been confirmed in the ear.
  56. Michael Milken has always been a philanthropist promoting 
      prostate cancer research.
  57. Off-shore oil drilling in the United States has always been 
      prohibited.
  58. Radio stations have never been required to present both 
      sides of public issues.
  59. There have always been charter schools.
  60. Students always had Goosebumps.


Mindset list for the class of 2012

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