A joke, How old is Grandma

[kmhowe72]

Subject: Fw: 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

>>

>> ' 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, 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 lady 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 Woman would be only 58 years old!

>>

There is no forum for general jokes. this is from a friend of ours.

>>

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[BabyRider]

kmhowe72 wrote: There is no forum for general jokes




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