How Old is Grandma?

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  • billy2
    DK Veteran
    • Jul 2008
    • 1381

    #1

    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 Grandmother replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born
    before:
    'television
    'penicillin
    'polio shots
    'frozen foods
    'Xerox
    'contact lenses
    'Frisbee S 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, CD's, 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, Mc Donald'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 Ford 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.
    Are you ready?


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    This woman would be only 59 years old.
    please press the little red THANKS tab
    if I helped if not press the green tab to tell me to f**Koff



    sometimes life will kick you around , but sooner or later , you realize you`re a warrior , and your stronger than anything life throws your way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • cactikid
    V.I.P. Member
    • Sep 2008
    • 12017

    #2
    bloody women always lie about their age

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    • garry1312
      DK Veteran
      • Oct 2010
      • 2178

      #3
      I dont mean to be rude but seriously why did i just read all that


      Rest In Peace Michael Mcharg, A true friend and although gone never forgotten. 11-10-08.

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      • Baldy Bob
        Top Poster
        • Feb 2011
        • 151

        #4
        Nice post, but to be honest, im only in my mid 40s, yet we didnt have any of those things either when i was a child.

        Infact i remember getting my fingers caught in the mangle at an early age.

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        • MrFug
          DK Veteran
          • May 2008
          • 880

          #5
          How old is this?

          The TV went on sale in 1928. Ball-point pens were sold in the 40s and Penicillin was widely used during WW2. I guess an ordinary 59 year old wouldn't have had access to these things, but it's hardly accurate to say they were "born before" them. Maybe I'm just being pedantic.

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          • barrowmanandrew
            V.I.P. Member
            • Nov 2009
            • 3427

            #6
            maybe the old bird was senile and couldn't remember them...

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            • nara
              DK Veteran
              • May 2008
              • 2586

              #7
              Originally posted by MrFug
              How old is this?

              The TV went on sale in 1928. Ball-point pens were sold in the 40s and Penicillin was widely used during WW2. I guess an ordinary 59 year old wouldn't have had access to these things, but it's hardly accurate to say they were "born before" them. Maybe I'm just being pedantic.


              Lol, join the club! I've just done some basic googling and a goodly proportion of that post is bollox.

              That's the internet for you.
              He who laughs last probably didn't get the joke.

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