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It's that time of year again: The Beloit College Mindset List is out. I linked to it last year too. Basically it's a way for college professors to keep in mind what cultural references their incoming students aren't going to understand. Some highlights from this year's incoming class of 2013:
The European Union has always existed.
Bobby Cox has always managed the Atlanta Braves
Official racial classifications in South Africa have always been outlawed.
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I told you Abraham Lincoln's Big Gay Dance Party would get produced. It just got a 5 star review at the NYC Fringe Festival.
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Design flaws in the Star Wars Universe, including:
R2-D2
Sure, he's cute, but the flaws in his design are obvious the first time he approaches anything but the shallowest of stairs. Also: He has jets, a periscope, a taser and oil canisters to make enforcer droids fall about in slapsticky fashion -- and no voice synthesizer. Imagine that design conversation: "Yes, we can afford slapstick oil and tasers, but we'll never get a 30-cent voice chip past accounting. That's just madness."
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