Subj: How Old is Grandma??
How Old is
grandma?
Stay with this --
the answer is at the end. It may blow you away. 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 Grandmother
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
' space travel was
only in Flash Gordon
books.
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 The Bible, 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 eating half a biscuit
while running to catch the school
bus.
Having a
meaningful relationship meant getting along with
your cousins. Draft dodgers were those who
closed front doors as 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 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 Ford 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. or from the archives
How
old do you think I am? I bet you have this old lady 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 woman would
be only 62 years old.
GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO
THINK ABOUT....... PASS THIS
ON
TO
THE OLD ONES,
THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE
IT.
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