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How Old is Grandpa?
Class of '62 - Girard
High School, Girard, Ks.
This a good one to read and find the answer out at the
end......enjoyHow 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:
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television |
penicillin |
polio
shots |
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frozen
foods |
Xerox |
contact
lenses |
| Frisbees |
The Pill |
Cell Phone |
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credit cards |
laser
beams |
ball-point pens |
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pantyhose |
air conditioners |
dishwashers |
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clothes dryers -
clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air |
man had not
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 was 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:
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"grass" was
mowed |
"coke" was a
cold drink |
"pot" was
something your mother cooked in |
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"rock music"
was your grandmother's lullaby |
"Aids" were
helpers in the Principal's Office |
"chip" meant
apiece of wood |
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"hardware"
was found in a hardware store |
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"software"
wasn't even a word |
Are you ready ?????
This man was born in 1947
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