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panag
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MY WORDS ARE BACKED WITH BIO-CHEMICAL WEAPONS
Oct 2000
time: 07:29
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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 Grandma 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 was no radar, 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
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, 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..... and how old do you think I am ???..... I bet you have this really
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.
********************************** This Woman would be only 58 years old!
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lightblue
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L'Boro, UK
Oct 2001
time: 05:29
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Fleming discovered pennicilin in 1928 (although the accidental discovery that some funguses kill bacteria was in 1906). By the middle of WW2 pennicilin was being mass produced.
So either that riddle is a bit old, or they got their facts wrong.
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red_jon
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Uni of Wales Swansea
Oct 2000
time: 05:29
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How Old Is Grandma?
The Grandma replied, "Well, let me think a minute, I was born, before
the wheel, the Romans, pyramids, irrigation, mining, roads,
and Queen Elizabeth II. There was no architecture, hills, or writing...
********************************** This Woman would be only 6 years old!
About as accurate. 
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Jon Miller
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one of my great grandmothers died recently, she was 90 something
I think I still have 3 left
Jon Miller
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30-07-2003 02:24
I can't believe it!
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