Loyal Reader Ric Williams, of Austin, Texas[He's also an editor at the Austin Chronicle. --- Ed.], along with many others of you, sent us in this strange-but-true submission. We received multiple versions of this 'Net favorite, but Ric gets the credit for this one because he sent it in first.
The people who are starting college this fall across the nation were born in
1980.
They have no meaningful recollection of the Reagan era, and 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 only been one Pope. They can only really remember one president.
They were 11 when the Soviet Union broke apart, and do not remember the Cold War.
They have never feared a nuclear war. "The Day After" is a pill to them, not a movie.
CCCP is just a bunch of letters. They have only known one Germany.
They are too young to remember the Space shuttle blowing up. Their lifetime has always included AIDS. Tienamin Square means nothing to them.
The Compact Disc was introduced when they were 1 year old. Atari pre-dates them, as do vinyl albums. 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.
"Star Wars" looks very fake and the special effects are pathetic.
They have no idea what a pull top can looks like. As far as they know, stamps have always cost about 32 cents. Zip codes have always had a dash in them. They have always had an answering machine.
Most have never seen a TV set with only 13 channels or a black and white TV.
They have always had cable.
There have always been VCR's, but they have no idea what Beta is. They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
They never took a swim and thought about "Jaws." Rollerskating has always meant inline for them. The Tonight Show has always been with Jay Leno. They have no idea when or why Jordache jeans were cool. Popcorn has always been cooked in a microwave.
They do not consider the Colorado Rockies, the Florida Marlins, The Florida Panthers, The Ottawa Senators, the San Jose Sharks, or the Tampa Bay Lightning "expansion teams"
They have never seen Larry Bird play, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a football player.
The Titanic was found? I thought we always knew where it was. Kansas, Chicago, Boston, America, and Alabama are places, not groups.
McDonalds never came in Styrofoam containers.
The Vietnam War is as ancient history to them as WWI, WWII or even 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 never heard the terms "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. Michael Jackson has always been white.
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