> > How old is Grandpa???
> >
> >
> > Something to ponder, as we head towards the future
> >
> >
> >
> > 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 w ere 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
