Subject: How old is Grandma?
Stay with this -- the answer is at the end.
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She> One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.
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> The grandson asked his grandmother what she thoughtabout the shootings at schools, the computer age and just things in general.
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> The Grandmother 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.
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> 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.
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> Your Grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together. Every family had a father and a mother.
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> Until I was 25, I called every man older than me, "Sir."
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> And after I turned 25 I still called policemen and every man with a title "Sir."
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> We were before computer-dating, dual careers, day care centers, and group therapy.
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> Our lives were governed by good judgment, common sense and the Ten Commandments
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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.
Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.
Draft dodgers were those who closed front doors as 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, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
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> We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
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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 (5 and dime) 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 Ford Coupe for $600, but who could afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.
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> 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.
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> We were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
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> We volunteered to protect our precious country.
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> No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
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> 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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> Are you ready?????
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> This woman would be only 68 years old. She would have been born in late 1947.
Stay with this -- the answer is at the end.
>
She> One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events.
>
> The grandson asked his grandmother what she thoughtabout the shootings at schools, the computer age and just things in general.
>
> The Grandmother 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 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 me, "Sir."
>
> And after I turned 25 I still called policemen and every man with a title "Sir."
>
> We were before computer-dating, dual careers, day care centers, and group therapy.
>
> Our lives were governed by good judgment, common sense and the Ten Commandments
>
> 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 those who closed front doors as 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, CD's, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.
>
> We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, and the President's speeches on our radios.
>
> 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 (5 and dime) 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 Ford 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.
>
> We were the last generation to actually believe that a lady needed a husband to have a baby.
>
> We volunteered to protect our precious country.
>
> No wonder people call us "old and confused" and say there is a generation gap.
>
> How old do you think I am?
>
> Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
>
> Are you ready?????
>
> This woman would be only 68 years old. She would have been born in late 1947.
