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LOOK what today's kids missed!
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 that year's incoming freshmen.
Here is this year's list:
*The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in 1982.
*They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan Era and probably did not know he had ever been shot.
*They were prepubescent when the Persian Gulf War was waged.
*Black Monday, 1987 is as significant to them as the Great Depression.
*There has been only one Pope.
*They have never feared a nuclear war.
*They are too young to remember the space shuttle blowing up.
*Tianamen Square means nothing to them.
* Bottle caps have always been screw off and plastic.
*The expression "you sound like a broken record" means nothing to them.
* They have never owned a record player.
*They have likely never played Pac Man and have never heard of Pong.
*They may have never heard of an 8 track. The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old.
*As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 33 cents.
*They have always had an answering machine.
*Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels, nor have they seen a black-and-white TV.
*They have always had cable.
*There have always been VCRs, but they have no idea what BETA is.
*They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
*They were born the year that Walkmen were introduced by Sony.
*Roller-skating has always meant inline for them.
*Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
*They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool.
*Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
*They have never seen Larry Bird play.
*They never took a swim and thought about "Jaws".
*The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII and the Civil War.
*They have no idea that Americans were ever held hostage in Iran.
*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, de plane".
*They do not care who shot J. R., and have no idea who J. R. is.
*The Titanic was found? They thought we always knew where it was.
*Michael Jackson has always been white.
*Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not groups.
*McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
*There has always been MTV.
*They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.

The Voice of Canada...
Rarely has an American said it as well... Tribute to the U.S. The following comes from a Canadian newspaper. America: The Good Neighbor. Widespread but only partial news coverage was given recently to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record:
"This Canadian thinks it is time to speak up for the Americans as the most generous and possibly the least appreciated people on all the earth. Germany, Japan and, to a lesser extent, Britain and Italy were lifted out of the debris of war by the Americans who poured in billions of dollars and forgave other billions in debts. None of these countries is today paying even the interest on its remaining debts to the United States.
When the franc was in danger of collapsing in 1956, it was the Americans who propped it up, and their reward was to be insulted and swindled on the streets of Paris. I was there. I saw it. When earthquakes hit distant cities, it is the United States that hurries in to help. This spring, 59 American communities were flattened by tornadoes. Nobody helped.
The Marshall Plan and the Truman Policy pumped billions of dollars into discouraged countries. Now newspapers in those countries are writing about the decadent, warmongering Americans. I'd like to see just one of those countries that is gloating over the erosion of the United States dollar build its own airplane. Does any other country in the world have a plane to equal the Boeing Jumbo Jet, the Lockheed Tri-Star, or the Douglas 10? If so, why don't they fly them? Why do all the International lines except Russia fly American Planes?
Why does no other land on earth even consider putting a man or woman on the moon? You talk about Japanese technocracy, and you get radios. You talk about German technocracy, and you get automobiles. You talk about American technocracy, and you find men on the moon-not once, but several times-and safely home again.
You talk about scandals, and the Americans put theirs right in the store window for everybody to look at. Even their draft-dodgers are not pursued and hounded. They are here on our streets, and most of them, unless they are breaking Canadian laws, are getting American dollars from ma and pa at home to spend here.
When the railways of France, Germany and India were breaking down through page, it was the Americans who rebuilt them. When the Pennsylvania railroad and the New York Central went broke, nobody loaned them an old caboose. Both are still broke. I can name you 5000 times when the Americans raced to the help of other people in trouble. Can you name me even one time when someone else raced to the Americans in trouble? I don't think there was outside help even during the San Francisco earthquake. Our neighbors have faced it alone, and I'm one Canadian who is damned tired of hearing them get kicked around. They will come out of this thing with their flag high. And when they do, they are entitled to thumb their nose at the lands that are gloating over their present troubles. I hope Canada is not one of those." Stand proud, Americans.

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HELPFUL TIPS
*You can prevent bathroom mirror fogging by rubbing moistened soap on the mirror then wiping it off with a towel. The area where soap was applied will stay fog-free for several weeks.
*Men who don't like to shave can have their facial hair removed by laser. The procedure keeps beards at bay for 3-4 months. Cost $250-$350. Bruce Katz, MD dermatologist and director, Juva Skin and Laser Center, New York
HEALTHY-NOTES
*Cellphone=brain cancer? There is no scientific evidence that the brain can be harmed by cell-phone emissions per neurosurgeon Edward Laws, Jr., MD. To lower your risk of brain cancer take supplements of vitamin E and other antioxidants. They may protect the brain from destructive processes - just as they protect other parts of the body. Edward Laws, Jr., MD is professor of neurosurgery and internal medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville.
*Vitamin E cuts stroke risk. Taking a multivitamin containing a full day's recommended supply of vitamin E may reduce stroke risk by more than 50%. To lower risk even more - stop smoking, limit alcohol use, consume less cholesterol and saturated fat, and exercise more often. Richard Benson, MD neurologist Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center New York.
*Viagra doesn't work if you don't sexually desire your partner. Statistics show the drug has been successful for single men--but couples stop using it after a short time. Too much sexual intimacy can be frightening and can bring to the surface other issues that have to be resolved. Self-defense: Before seeking medication or surgery, see a therapist to explore psychological issues, such as fear and anger, that are often the root causes of impotence. Also, give yourself more time--perhaps 20 minutes or more--to become aroused as you age. Dagmar O'Connor, PhD, sex therapist in New York City and author of the book/video package how to make Love to the Same Person for the Rest of your Life... and Still Love it.
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