Class of 2014 to Parents: Your Beavis & Butthead Predictions Didn't Come True

People born before 1992 were left feeling like geezers last week with the release of the famous Beloit College "Mindset List." Now in its 12th year, the list aims to help professors understand the unique perspectives of their incoming freshman. For this year's crop, "DNA fingerprinting and maps of the human genome have always existed," "Food has always been irradiated" and "They have never worried about a Russian missile strike on the U.S."

One remark that caught the attention of the Washington Post was how "Parents and teachers feared that Beavis and Butt-head might be the voice of a lost generation." Snip:

"The "Beavis and Butt-head" item suggests that maybe parents shouldn't overreact every time a controversy arises, he [McBride] noted. For example, maybe it's no big deal if college freshmen misspell words when they text, and maybe their attention spans will be just fine even though they grew up in the Internet age, he said. "There's something about the resilience of human nature that renders these gloom-and-doom prophesies moot after a while," he said. "I can't say for sure, but it looks like the track record of these very anxious prophets has not been impressive over the years."

Speaking of which, here's an excerpt from a very special Beavis and Butthead where the duo visit a psychic, inquire as to whether they'll ever get any chicks, and the end of the world is glimpsed. Enjoy.