"Rolex" <rolex@twebmaster.com> wrote in
news:QTDeg.126916$Gj2.109973@fe05.news.easynews.com:
> One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current
> events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the
> shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.
>
> The Grandma replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born before:
>
> television
> penicillin
> polio shots
> frozen foods
> Xerox
> contact lenses
> Frisbees
> the pill
> radar
> credit cards
> laser beams
> ball-point pens
> pantyhose
> air conditioners
> dishwashers
> clothes dryers; the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air
> and man hadn't yet walked on the moon.
>
> -Your Grandfather 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.
> -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 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 even knew who invented the wheel LOL.
Mercury
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