I don't like posting jokes but this one you have to read....to the end!!!  

I was just shutting down the old pc for the night when I found this in my email from my daughter! You have to read it to the end and because it's more truthful than funny!!!
How old is Grandpa?
> 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.
>> The grandson 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:
>> '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 Grandmother 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 every man older than me, "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, an d 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 man in mind...you are in for a shock!
>> This man would be only 59 years old
>>> Pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.
>> Scary to see how the world has gone so far downhill in just 59 years!!! Scary to think of what's next................
>>
>> BET YOU NEVER REALIZED YOU'D LIVED THROUGH SO MANY LIFE CHANGING EVENTS, DID YOU?
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