I'm Old: Part II.

Every year, Beloit College puts out a "Mindset" list which describes the general worldview of the incoming class of college students. It's a fascinating time capsule of how much things have changed in the past 18 years, i.e. about one generation.

Here's a link to this year's list for the Class of 2012. Some of my favorites:

• Shampoo and conditioner have always been available in the same bottle.
• Films have never been X rated, only NC-17.
• Clarence Thomas has always sat on the Supreme Court.
• IBM has never made typewriters.
• They have never been able to color a tree using a raw umber Crayola.
• The Tonight Show has always been hosted by Jay Leno and started at 11:35 EST.
• They may have been given a Nintendo Game Boy to play with in the crib.
• The Green Bay Packers (almost) always had the same starting quarterback.
• The Hubble Space Telescope has always been eavesdropping on the heavens.
• 98.6 F or otherwise has always been confirmed in the ear.