How old is Grandma?

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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 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 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 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, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.

We listened to 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.

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.

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This woman could be only 59 years old.
 
Not everything you read on the Internet is true

Sure Pepsi was a nickel but that was around the great depression in 1936

Just like the 5 weekends we have this month we also had last January 2010

I am 66 and will be 67 next month and 59 years ago was 1951 when Allan Freed coined the phase Rock and Roll as the big band era was to become history. Most V8 engines were Ford Flatheads since 1932 but the Chrysler Hemi came out in 1951 4 years after Zora Argus Duntov patented his version which was very similar to the Chrysller 4 years later.
Hey I got nothing against anyone in general but I started pinstriping by hand with a paintbrush called a sword in 1952 and back then the hot rod and motorcycle era was becoming the in thing
 
Not everything you read on the Internet is true

Sure Pepsi was a nickel but that was around the great depression in 1936

Just like the 5 weekends we have this month we also had last January 2010

I am 66 and will be 67 next month and 59 years ago was 1951 when Allan Freed coined the phase Rock and Roll as the big band era was to become history. Most V8 engines were Ford Flatheads since 1932 but the Chrysler Hemi came out in 1951 4 years after Zora Argus Duntov patented his version which was very similar to the Chrysller 4 years later.
Hey I got nothing against anyone in general but I started pinstriping by hand with a paintbrush called a sword in 1952 and back then the hot rod and motorcycle era was becoming the in thing


this is why I always hung out with the older people when I was younger, they are a welth of information:cheers: and if you have a conversation you will learn a lot.
 
The first ballpoint pens in the U.S. went on sale Oct. 29th, 1945 at Gimbels.
 
Even though there are inaccuracies it still illustrates how much things have changed in a short time....in my Grandpa's lifetime, transportation went from horses to space capsules...
 
There was a documentary on HBO a couple years back that interviewed a handfull of centarians (folks over a hundred years old). It was very interesting to get their view on things and to hear their stories.
 
sure am glad I'm young. sounds like those times stunk.

all the conveniences of modern living are the "bees knees"
 
sure am glad I'm young. sounds like those times stunk.

On the contrary, those were great times! I'm so glad I grew up when I did and experienced life then. I only wish my kids could experience the lifestyle of being a kid in the late 50s and growing up in the '60s.
 
OC, I totally agree with you. We even had real gasoline, real muscle cars and real good times at Irwindale and Lions
 
...and I bought my first brand new car, when I was 19. A '70 Duster 340, 4speed, B5 blue, with B5 bench seat interior. paid $2600 out the door.
 
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