> >How old is this guy???
> >
> >One evening a grandson was talking to his grandfather
> about current
> events.
> >He
> >asked what grandpa thought about the shootings at
> schools, the
> computer
> >age, and just things in general. His final question
> was: "How old are
> you,
> >Gramps?"
> >
> >The granddad 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 was no radar, credit cards, laser beams or
> ball-point pens.
> >Man had not invented pantyhose, air conditioners,
> dishwashers,
> clothes
> >dryers,
> >well 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, and every
> boy over 14 had a
> rifle
> >that
> >his dad taught him how to use and respect. And they
> went hunting and
> >fishing together.
> >Until I was 25, I called every man older than I,
> 'Sir' and after I
> turned
> >25, I
> > still called policemen and every man with a title,
> 'Sir.'"
> >
> >"Sundays were set aside for going to church as a
> family, helping those
> >in need, and visiting with family or neighbors."
> >
> >"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 here
> 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 .
> >
> > How old do you think I am - ????"
> >
> > ... This man would be only 59 years old.
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