1.) They are too young to remember the 1st space shuttle blowing up.
I was a sophomore in High School in Florida. I was in class and we were watching the launch on TV. We were all...just....well, there are no words for how we felt....it was just so terrible.
2.)Their lifetime has always included AIDS.
I remember when AIDS starte to get news time.
3.)Bottle caps have always been screw off and plasic.
Ha! Step on a metal bottle cap bare footed sometime..ouch. Plus...how about the pull tabs on cans (which were NOT aluminum, by the way).
4.)The CD was introduced the year they were born; vinyl...8-track...what's that?
I had records and 8 - tracks when I was pre-teen. Cassettes were huge as a teen and I remeber thinking the CD would NEVER catch on..haha.
5.)They have always had an answering machine
Heh...missed many a phone call.
6.)They have always had cable.
Did not have cable until I was 18 (1988)
7.)They cannot fathom not having a remote control.
*I* was the remote control for the longest time. "Son! Put on channel 3!"
8.)Jay Leno has always been on the Tonight Show.
I was annoyed when he took over. Thought they should have picked David Letterman.
9.)Popcorn has always been cooked in the microwave.
Stove popped popcorn is yummy.
10.)They never took a swim and thought about Jaws.
Jaws never scared me. I thought and still do think it's a stupid movie.
11.)They can't imagine what hard contact lenses are.
My mom wore those. She hated them.
12.)They don't know who Mork was or where he was from.
I loved that show!
13.)They never heard: "Where's the Beef?", "I'd walk a mile for a Camel", or "de plane Boss, de plane".
Heh...da plane is from Fanasy Island. A show that was quite popular.
14.)They do not care who shot J. R. and have no idea who J. R. even is.
J.R. Ewing from Dallas. He was very disliked. I watched that show every week with my mom.
15.)McDonald's never came in Styrofoam containers.
Ha! Kill the environment.
16.)They don't have a clue how to use a typewriter.
I still have a typewriter, thank you very much!