- The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1982
- They don't know what vinyl albums are
- The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to them
- They may have heard of an 8-track, but chances are they probably have never actually seen or heard one
- The digital Disc was introduced when they were 3 years old.
- As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 32 cents.
- They have always had an answering machine.
- Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels.
- They have no idea what "and my name, is Charlie. They work for me," means.
- They don't know that "8-6-7-5-3-0-9" is Jenny's phone number.
- They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
- They never heard the term "Where's the beef?"
- They were born after the Walkmen was introduced by Sony.
- They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.
- They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan era.
- They were in elementary school when the Persian Gulf War was waged
- Black Monday 1987 is as significant to them as the Great Depression
- Their lifetime has always included AIDS
- They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
Are you feeling old?