You may have seen this already, but I found it very interesting and also kind of staggering to know how fast things are moving in life. Read this to the end.
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 yet 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
My only salvation is that Mom is 3 days older than me!! No telling how much will change between when you guys were born and when you are 59. Wish I could be here to see it with you.
Dad
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I was picturing a 95 year old man in my head. That really is quite amazing. Don't worry Dad, your not that old.
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I am confused. Did you make that up yourself or was that something you found. I am really confused. Because 59 years ago pantyhose were around and coke is still something you drink and there have been daycare senters around for a very long time. So really i don't think that man was 59, unless it was you all along. So i leave you with this, I am very confused
Hey Mickey--
I don't think you're that old. Maybe this is old-fashioned of me, but it would be nice to live in a world like that. I mean gas at 11 cents a gallon? And what it said about families having both parents and strong family values and respect. The world still needs those things. It's too bad they're less common in our society today.
Dad, previously I had not realized how archaic you are. You were obviously born in an ancient and strange aeon of mankind, the likes of which a youngster such as I could never hope to imagine.
However, I think we can all rest assured that women could have babies without husbands back in those weird, pre-toilet-paper, unfathombly dark ages in which you were grew up. They were simply scorned and ignored.
That's what you meant to say. Wasn't it?
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