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"This may come as a shock, but most of the incoming freshmen college class were born in 1996.\nThey were only 4-year-olds when the world collectively freaked out about Y2K. And only 5 when the music industry was torn to shreds and we all began downloading music instead of going to Tower Records.\nSince 1998, Beloit College has compiled a Mindset List, which represents the mentality of its incoming freshman. It serves as a reminder for faculty to steer clear from dated references.\nSee also: 25 Nostalgic Tutorials for Totally Clueless '90s Kids\nSo, in order to stay relevant with the youngsters, we've compiled our own list of cultural references that those fresh-faced, know-it-all 18-year-olds probably haven't experienced.\nNow, get off my lawn!\n\n\nCollege Freshman Have Never\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n1. It's kind to rewind your VHS.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, ajones321\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n2. The most amazing handheld games came from Tiger.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, 3_Mighty_Ninja_Ducks\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n3. Hearing your own voice sound like a robot was endless hours of fun.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, TuLive\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n4. Downloading a song on Napster was a big deal -- especially if the song actually worked.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, Yearley\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n5. Turning off the X-Bass or skip protection conserved batteries. \n\n\nImage: Imgur, jonahlew\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n6. To be the very best, you carried a binder everywhere.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, sadfly\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n7. Games came from floppy disks.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, kukukele\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n8. Your favorite shows were watched live.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, shreki\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n9. Getting the Lamb Chop's Play-Along theme song stuck in someone's head was a form of torture. \n\n\nImage: Imgur, goosepoop\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n10. Circular cardboard cutouts were a form of currency.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, sianifay\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n11. You needed a light for your Game Boy to game in the dark.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, jbtk\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n12. The ball to your mechanical mouse was crucial to computing.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, speaklouderpls\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n13. Annoying your family was capable with just the push of a button.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, keez123\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n14. Blowing into game cartridges got them to work.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, BigBadBootyMacDaddy\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n15. Scratched CDs horrified you.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, butturd_toast\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n16. Yo was a lot different before it was some cool app.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, dmcnelly\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n17. Phones also used to come without buttons. \n\n\nImage: Imgur, CarlvonLinne\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n18. And the Internet used to have a signature sound.\n\n\nVideo: YouTube, willterminus\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n19. A fun prank was to temporarily blind or shock your friends with a disposable camera. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n20. Pencils were the only hope for cassette tapes.\n\n\nImage: Imgur, octopusbomb\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHave something to add to this story? Share it in the comments."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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