How Old Is Grandpa?

Lenny · Sep 19, 2008, 07:21 AM

It is interesting just how much can occur in one's life...

Lenny

> > How old is Grandpa?

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> > 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.
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> > The Grandfather replied, 'Well, let me think a minute, I was born
before:
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> > 'television
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> > 'penicillin
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> > 'polio shots
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> > 'frozen foods
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> > 'Xerox
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> > 'contact lenses
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> > 'Frisbees and
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> > 'the pill
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> > There were no:
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> > 'credit cards
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> > 'laser beams or
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> > 'ball-point pens
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> > Man had not invented:
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> > 'pantyhose
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> > 'air conditioners
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> > 'dishwashers
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> > 'clothes dryers
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> > 'and the clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and
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> > 'man hadn't yet walked on the moon
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> > Your Grandmother and I got married first, . . And then lived
together.
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> > Every family had a father and a mother.
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> > 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.'
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> > We were before gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, daycare
centers, and group therapy.
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> > Our lives were governed by the Ten Commandments, good judgment, and
common sense.
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> > We were taught to know the difference between right and wrong and to
stand up and take responsibility for our actions.
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> > Serving your country was a privilege; living in this country was a
bigger privilege.
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> > We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.
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> > Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your
cousins.
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> > Draft dodgers were people who closed their fron t doors when the
evening breeze started.
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> > Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings
and weekends-not purchasing condominiums.
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> > We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters,
yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
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> > We listened to the Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's
speeches on our radios.
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> > And I don't ever remember any kid blowing his brains out listening
to Tommy Dorsey.
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> > 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.
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> > Pizza Hut, McDonald's, and instant coffee were unheard of.
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> > We had 5 &10-cent stores where you could actually buy things for 5
and 10 cents.
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> > Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar, and a Pepsi were
all a nickel.
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> > And if you didn't want to splurge, you could spend your nickel on
enough stamps to mail 1 letter and 2 postcards.
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> > You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600, . .. . But who could
afford one?
> > Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon..
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> > In my day:
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> > ''grass' was mowed,
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> > ''coke' was a cold drink,
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> > ''pot' was something your mother cooked in and
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> > ''rock music' was your grandmother's lullaby.
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> > ''Aids' were helpers in the Principal's office,
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> > '' chip' meant a piece of wood,
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> > ''hardware' was found in a hardware store and
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> > ''software' wasn't even a word.
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> > 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?
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> > I bet you have this old man in mind...you are in for a shock!
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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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> > Are you ready ?????
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> > This man would be only 53 years old

sabby · Sep 19, 2008, 07:38 AM

((((((((((( Lenny )))))))))))

Isn't it amazing where our world has gone in a relatively short period of time. Makes one think......................

sabby

(JD) · Sep 19, 2008, 07:52 AM

I had the year's era, until I read the ball point pen... that was invented in 1938 and the television was invented by a Scotsman in the 1920s. Other than that, I think it's pretty accurate: me!