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 policemen and every man with a title, "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.
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 were unheard of.
We had
5 & 10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 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.
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This man would be only 59 years old!
This was an email I received not sure of the author. Copyright
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