"::Y-Not::" <%+16$-Y-Not@here_and.there> wrote in
news:201120060452033905%%+16$-Y-Not@here_and.there:
> In article <hmu1m2lafdt4o7fj8v1vmcc4nk9h4kcu9n@4ax.com>,
>::darkshadows:: wrote:
>
>> 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.
>>
>> 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 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
>>
>
> It's not quite completely accurate, but:
>
> Doesn't scare ME!
>
> I wonder why...
>
>
> Y Not ;-)
>
> --
>
I never should have let that woman persuade me to eat the apple. LOL.
Mercury.
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