How old is Grandpa???
>>
>> Stay with this -- the answer is at the end. It will blow you
>>away.
>>
>> One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather about
>>current events.
>> The grandson asked his grandfather what he thought about the
>>shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.
>>
>> The Grandfather replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was
>>born before:
>>
>> ' television
>>
>> ' penicillin
>>
>> ' polio shots
>> ' frozen foods
>>
>> ' Xerox
>>
>> ' contact lenses
>>
>> ' Frisbees and
>>
>> ' the pill
>>
>> There were no:
>>
>> ' credit cards
>>
>> ' laser beams or
>>
>> ' ball-point pens
>>
>> Man had not invented:
>> ' pantyhose
>>
>> ' air conditioners
>>
>> ' dishwashers
>>
>> ' clothes dryers
>>
>> ' and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
>>
>> ' man hadn't yet walked on the moon
>>
>>
>> Your Grandmother and I got married first, . . . and then
>>lived together
>> Every family had a father and a mother.
>>
>> Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir".
> And after I turned 25, I still called every man older than
>me, "Sir"
>> We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers,
>>daycare centers, and group therapy.
>>
>> Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good
>>judgment,
>>= and common sense.
>> We were taught to know the difference between right and
>>wrong
>>and to stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
>>
>> Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country
>>was a bigger privilege.
>>
>> We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent
>> Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with
>>your cousins.
>> Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when
>>the evening breeze started
> Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the
>>evenings and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.
>>
>> We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric
>>typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings
>> We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the
>>President's speeches on our radios
>> And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out
>>listening To Tommy Dorsey
>>
>> If you saw anything with 'Made in Japan ' on it, it was
>>junk.
>> The term 'making out' referred to how you did on your school
>>exam.
>>
>>
>> Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee weren't heard of.
>>
>> 5 and 10 cents.
>>
>> Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a
>>Pepsi
>>= were all a nickel.
>>
>> And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your
>>nickel
>>on enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
>>
>> You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . . . but who
>>could
>>afford one?
>> Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon
>>
>> In my day:
>>
>> ' "grass" was mowed,
>>
>> ' "coke" was a cold drink,
>>
>> ' "pot" was something your mother cooked in and
>>
>> ' "rock music" was your grandmother's lullaby
>>
>> ' "Aids" were helpers in the Principal's office
>> ' "chip" meant a piece of wood,
>>
>> ' "hardware" was found in a hardware store and
>>
>> ' "software" wasn't even a word.
>>
>> And we were the last generation to actually believe that a
>>lady
>>= needed a husband to have a baby. No wonder people call us "old
>>and
>>confused" and say there is a generation gap... and how old do you
>>think I am?
>>
>> I bet you have this old man in mind...you are in for a
>>shock!
>>
>> Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and
>>pretty
>>= sad at the same time
>>
>> This man would be only 59 years old
>>
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