HOW OLD IS GRANDPA ??
How old is Grandpa? Stay with this, the answer is at the end. It'll 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 thing in general.
The grandpa 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 conditioning, dishwashers, clothes driers and clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air, and man had not yet walked on the moon.
Your grandma and i got married first then lived together. Every family had a father and mother. 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".
We were before gay rights, computer dating services, duel careers, daycare centerrs ang 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 stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
Serving our country was a privilege: living in this country was a bigger privelige . We thought fast food was what people ate during lent. Having a relationship meant getting along with your cousins. Draft dodgers were people who closed their front doors when the evening breeze started, Time- sharing meant tine the family spent together in the evenings and weekends, not purchasing condominiums.
We never heard of FM radio, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt or guys wearing jackets. We listened to Country Bands, Jack Benny and the Presidents speeches on our radios, And don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening to Hank Williams.
If you saw anything with "Made in Japan" on it, it was junk. The term "making out" referred to how you did in your school exam. Pizza Hut, McDonalds and instant coffee were unheadr of. We had 5&10 cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5&10 cents. Ice cream cones, phone calls, rides on busses and a coke were all 5 cents.And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your 5 cents on enough stamps to mail one letter and two postcards. You could buy a new car for $600, but who could afford one?. Too bad because petrol 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 grandma'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.So, how old do you think I am? Read on to see........
Pretty scary if you think about it......... Kind of sad at the same time................
I was going to post the answer, but thought i would like to see what you think before i do.!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll post it later this evening.
Lynn,
