If you're wondering what the title of this thread is about, it's about the latest survey of incoming freshmen college students to Beloit College and their mindset about historical events and pop culture.

http://www.beloitdailynew...03286.html

Among some of their findings:

There has always been an Internet ramp onto the information highway.

Ferris Bueller and Sloane Peterson could be their parents.

There have always been at least two women on the Supreme Court, and women have always commanded U.S. Navy ships.

They "swipe" cards, not merchandise.

"Don't touch that dial!"....what dial?

Amazon has never been just a river in South America.

Refer to LBJ, and they might assume you're talking about LeBron James.

Life has always been like a box of chocolates.

Chicken soup has always been soul food.

Women have always been kissing women on television.

Their older siblings have told them about the days when Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera were Mouseketeers.

Music has always been available via free downloads.

Sears has never sold anything out of a Big Book that could also serve as a doorstop.

No longer known for just gambling and quickie divorces, Nevada has always been one of the fastest growing states in the Union.

They're the first generation to grow up hearing about the dangerous overuse of antibiotics.

No state has ever failed to observe Martin Luther King Day.

Some of them have been inspired to actually cook by watching the Food Channel.

They've always wanted to be like Shaq or Kobe: Michael Who?

They've often broken up with their significant others via texting, Facebook, or MySpace.

Major League Baseball has never had fewer than three divisions and never lacked a wild card entry in the playoffs.

When they were 3, their parents may have battled other parents in toy stores to buy them a Tickle Me Elmo while they lasted.

Refugees and prisoners have always been housed by the U.S. government at Guantanamo.

McDonalds coffee has always been just a little too hot to handle.