WHAT A SCARY THOUGHT
> 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, an d 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:
>
> * panty hose
>
> * 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,
> day-care 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.
> 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, an d 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:
>
> * panty hose
>
> * 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,
> day-care 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.
