Subject: FW: How Old is Grandpa?
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, and 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 pen s
Man had not invented:
• pantyhose
• air conditioners
• dishwashers
• clothes dryers
• and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and< /font>
• man hadn't yet walked on the moon
Your Grandmother and I got married first, . . . and then lived together. ?
Every family ha d 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 m an 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.
We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
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 others 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 m other 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 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 generationgap... and how old do you think I am?
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 onl y 59 years old
10 comments:
Clap, clap, clap. Geeze, some of those things I still believe in.
And I even remember real soda fountains in drug stores that only sold drugs with a prescription.
I agree, Moose---both SCARY and SAD!
SCARY, in the sense that I've yet to hit that 59-mark!
And SAD, in the sense that I, myself, ignored at least HALF of these life-standards, especially in my youth and service.
Guess we should ALL strive to do better in the future, huh??? But I don't think they'll let us, anymore...!
Cat: yeah, I still believe in a lot of them too. I try to pass them on to my kids and little Owen. Hopefully I will succeed.
Bruno, after reading your blogs, I think you got most of the standards down pat.Don't sell yourself short. All we can do at any time is to do better.
In 1844 the U.S. Patent Office was considering closing; people thought that everything truly important had been discovered or invented. Then, Samuel Morse invented the Morse Code. The first public message "What hath God wrought" was sent on May 24, 1844 by Morse, and an entire new era in human achievement began. The phenomenon of communication and technology that would 'shrink the world', making everyone like neighbors, began. We have so many wonderful connections ahead, if we develop empathy and compassion, and become more spiritually minded.
Bonita. How true. I think that is the only way mankind will survive. I must admit , it is hard at times. But the again, God does not give us easy things to do.
Did you HAVE to post that one? It's got my bones aching and creaking audibly now.
Lin: Awful isn't it. The problem is, I am older than you. I need to get a new bottle of Geritol I think. Do they still make that?
I can remember when gas was 29 cents a gallon. Gosh, I feel old.
Just Me: Scary isn't it.I remember almost every one of hem.
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