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Incoming Freshmen Grew Up With Starbucks
For this year’s crop of college freshmen, Starbucks has always been around the corner, “America’s Funniest Home Videos” has always been on the air, and men named George Bush have been president for more than half of their lives.
Born in 1987, the freshmen attending their first college lectures around the country this term grew up with pay-per-view television and voice mail on their phones, dirty dancing at school proms, and the United States as the only superpower.
-HUFFINGP, AOL NEWS, AND AP REPORTING
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I was going to try defending U2, but then I thought better of it.
Speaking from personal experience, neither have children born in 1976.
Fair enough. Damned if I’m gonna defend them.
When thinking about the generation born during the first Bush presidency, I find it delightful to consider that by the time they are 36 it’s very possible that they’ve only lived under Bush and Clinton presidencies i.e. G.Bush, B.Clinton, B.Clinton, GW.Bush, GW.Bush, H.Clinton, H.Clinton, J.Bush, J.Bush. Long live oligarchy!
Just coming over the AP wire:
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) In an Aug. 23 story about Beloit College’s Mindset List, The Associated Press reported that “a man named George Bush” has been president for more than half the lives of those entering college. President George W. Bush and his father, George Bush, have been president for about eight years and seven months, which would be slightly less than half the life of an 18-year-old.
Children born in 1987 have also never known a day that U2 didn’t suck.
Speaking from personal experience, neither have children born in 1976.
They might have been referring to the Huff’s post.
Children born in 1987 have also never known a day that U2 didn’t suck.
I’m absolutely shattered that someone channeling Comic Book Guy would anonymously call my timely and informative post lame.
How much do razor blades and vicodin cost out here in Maryland?
Lamest…post…EVER.
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Freshman class grew up without clogs, ice cream socials, and Pan Am, according to a breaking Reuters report. Stay tuned for additional developments.