Monday 19 February 2007

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 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

How old is Grandpa???

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 every man older than me, "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.

This man would be only 59 years old

We  are not human beings going through a temporary spiritual experience.
We are spiritual beings going through a temporary human  experience.

8 comments:

  1. I was born in 1960, so I sorta figured Grandpa had to be around 1950.  -  Barbara

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  2. Hits me close to home! LOL I was born in 1949.
    Hugs, Sug

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  3. I'm 41 yet I remember things as they USED to be. Quite frankly I miss it too. Seems as the world advances we are loving parts of our humanity right along with it. You rarely hear Sir or Ma'm anymore. I raised my daughter with those morals.
    Sigh!! (Hugs) Indigo

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  4. Great one!  I was thinking through most of that, "Wow! This could be me!"  Almost!
    Lori
    http://journals.aol.com/helmswondermom/DustyPages

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  5. Wow,I liked this entry.Thanks.I especially like the quote at the end.Maybe its because we confuse these two lines ,that our world has changed so? You think???Shauneen

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  6. I remember all this too and I'm only a very young fifty six! Jeannette xx  http://journals.aol.co.uk/jlocorriere05/Welcometomytravels/  

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  7. I figured it was about a decade older than I am!  Sheesh!  
    Pam

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  8. I remember them well too...all too well, sadly...giving my age away...LOL.
    Take care,
    Joyce

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