well that one I will have to send to my grandkids. Allan On Wed, Jul 1, 2009 at 12:30 AM, ornamentalmind <[email protected]>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. > > 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’ll 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 > amazing and sad at the same time. > > > This man would be only 59 years old > > > -- ( ) I_D Allan --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
