I resemble this remark, being the age printed at the
bottom. Sorry, but this is way exaggerated. Obviously someone young
made this up.
--television was actually "invented" in the
1920's
--penicillin, contact lenses and ball point
pens in the WW II era
--store credit cards and home dishwashers in the late
1930's
-- A "low-priced three" coupe new for $600 and 11c gas--
mid-1930's
So don't make me feel older than I really am.
--Roger van Hoy
Don't you love those original white wall
tires???????????????????????????????????????????
Al
Al
Gabriel
Dec 14, 2008 11:01:00 PM, chasgr@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 5:05 AM
Subject: FW: How old is Grandpa???...... Just a reminder....
lol
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
'<
/SPAN> 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.
Are you
ready ?????
This
man would be only 59 years old
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