Thanks / Regards
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. -- Richard Bach
>Read until the end, it will surprise you.
>
>
>How does this make you feel folks????
>
>How Old is this 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 yet 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, 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 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?????
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>This woman would be only 59 years old, Born in 1952.
>
>
>
>GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
>PASS THIS ON TO THE OLD ONES.
>THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
>
>
>
>How does this make you feel folks????
>
>How Old is this 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 yet 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, 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 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?????
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>This woman would be only 59 years old, Born in 1952.
>
>
>
>GIVES YOU SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
>PASS THIS ON TO THE OLD ONES.
>THE YOUNG ONES WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
>
Thanks / Regards
Shakeel Ahmed
Shakeel Ahmed
Here is the test to find whether your mission on Earth is finished: if you're alive, it isn't. -- Richard Bach
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