How Old Is Grandma?

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How Old Is Grandma?How old is Grandma?

Stay with this -- the answer is at the end.  It will blow you away.

One evening a grandson was talking to his grandmother about current events. The grandson asked his grandmother what she thought about the shootings at schools, the computer age, and just things in general.

The Grandma 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 was no:

'---------- Radar

'---------- credit cards no dishwasher

'---------- 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

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 gay-rights, computer- dating, dual careers, day-care 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.

I bet you have this old lady in mind...you are in for a shock!

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What else was there in Grandma's youth?Old Radio

  • 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!
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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.

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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Do you Remember when:To make a phone call, you pressed button 'A'. To get your money back, you pressed button 'B'.

  • When a shilling a week was decent pocket money?
  • To make a phone call, you pressed button 'A'.  To get your money back, you pressed button 'B'.
  • You only had to be home when the street lights came on?
  • Cereals had free toys hidden inside the box?
  • It was considered a great privilege to be taken out to dinner at a real restaurant with your parents?
  • No one ever asked where the car keys were because they were always in the ignition.
  • 'Race issue' meant arguing about who ran the fastest?
  • You played 45 RPM records on your 'Dansette'.  Really, really old-timers remember spinning 78 RPM phonograph records.

 

Mother knows, grandmother knows better, sisters know even more ....

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