How old is Grandma?
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> Stay with this -- the answer is at the end -- it will blow you away.
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> 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.
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> The Grandma 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 was no radar, credit cards, laser beams, or
> ball-point pens.
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> Man had not invented pantyhose, air conditioners, dishwashers, clothes
> dryers, and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air. Man had
not
> yet walked on the moon.
> 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 I, 'Sir'- and after I turned 25, I still called policemen "Sir." We
> were before gay-rights, computer-dating, dual careers, daycare centers,
and
> group therapy.. The Ten Commandments, good judgment, and common sense
> governed our lives. 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. In addition, I do not 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.
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> 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 did not 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" was not even a word. And we were the last generation
to
> actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
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> No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation
> gap . And how old do you think I am
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> Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at
the
> same time.
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> This Woman would be only 58 years old!
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> "An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last."
-
> Prime Minister Winston Churchill
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