Times, they are a' Changin' !

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. 

He 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: 

•       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:

•        air conditioners
•        dishwashers 
•        clothes dryers
•        clothes were hung out to dry in the fresh air and 
•        man hadn't yet walked on the moon

 
Your Grandmother and I got married first, and then lived together.

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, daycare centers, and group therapy.

Our lives were governed by 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 there a bigger one.

 We thought fast food was what people ate during Lent.

 Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with your cousins.

 Time-sharing meant time the family spent together in the evenings and weekends

 
 We never heard of  FM radios, tape decks, CDs, electric typewriters, yogurt.

 We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny, Tommy Dorsey on our "wireless" 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. 
 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 ironmongers and 
•       "software" wasn't even a word.

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 man in mind ...You are in for a shock!

 Read on to see -- pretty scary if you think about it.   
 

Are you ready ????? 

 

  


  This man would be just 59 years young!