I love these lists. I used to get them from friends who circulated the email; a couple of email address changes later, I’ve not seen this list in years.
A list of things that describe the overall mindset and worldview of the Class of 2011. Highlights:
- What Berlin wall?
- Michael Moore has always been angry
and funny[edited, sorry]. - No one has ever been able to sit down comfortably to a meal of “liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.”
- They never found a prize in a Coca-Cola “MagiCan.” [What the hell is a MagiCan?]
- They were introduced to Jack Nicholson as “The Joker.” [Respect my culture, punks.]
- Tiananmen Square is a 2008 Olympics venue, not the scene of a massacre. [...I'm out of touch... they're holding the Olympics THERE? Who's gonna boycott?]
- They have no idea who Rusty Jones was or why he said “goodbye to rusty cars.” [I have no idea either.]
- The space program has never really caught their attention except in disasters.
- Pete Rose has never played baseball. [...and has always charged far too much for autographs.]
Some of these are “whoa” moments (like the Berlin Wall); some of these actually stumped me, and I was already a young adult by the time these whippersnappers were born.
Pick your faves, comment here!
