{"id":30123,"date":"2014-02-19T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2014-02-19T15:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/whisnews21.com\/?p=30123"},"modified":"2014-02-19T09:00:36","modified_gmt":"2014-02-19T15:00:36","slug":"were-you-born-before-all-the-modern-evils","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/2014\/02\/19\/were-you-born-before-all-the-modern-evils\/","title":{"rendered":"Were You Born Before All The modern Evils ?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"oldWhen The Past Seems a Millions Years Ago<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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
\nJust things in general. The Grandmother replied, “Well, let me think a minute, I was born before: television, penicillin, polio\u00a0shots, frozen\u00a0foods, Xerox, contact\u00a0lenses Frisbees and the\u00a0pill<\/p>\n

\"creditcards\"There were no: credit\u00a0cards laser beams or ball-point\u00a0pens<\/p>\n

Man had not\u00a0yet\u00a0invented: pantyhose air conditioners dishwashers clothes dryers and the clothes\u00a0were hung out to dry\u00a0in the fresh air and man hadn’t yet\u00a0walked on the moon<\/p>\n

Your Grandfather and I got married first, and then lived together. Every family had a father\u00a0and a mother.<\/p>\n

Until I was 25, I called every man\u00a0older than me, “Sir.” And after I turned 25, I still called\u00a0policemen and every man With\u00a0a title, “Sir.”<\/p>\n

We were before gay-rights,\u00a0computer-dating, dual careers,\u00a0daycare centers, and group therapy.<\/p>\n

Our lives were governed by the Ten\u00a0Commandments, good judgment, and common sense.<\/p>\n

We were taught to know the\u00a0difference between right and Wrong\u00a0and to stand up and take responsibility\u00a0for our actions.Serving your country was a privilege; living\u00a0in this country was
\nA bigger privilege. We thought fast food was what people\u00a0ate during Lent.<\/p>\n

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Having a meaningful relationship\u00a0meant getting along with Your cousins.<\/p>\n

Draft dodgers were those who closed front\u00a0doors as the Evening breeze started.<\/p>\n

Time-sharing meant time the family\u00a0spent together in the Evenings\u00a0and weekends \u2014 not purchasing\u00a0condominiums.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\"carWe never heard of FM radios, tape decks, CD’s, electric typewriters, yogurt, or guys wearing earrings.<\/p>\n

We listened to Big Bands, Jack Benny,\u00a0and the President’s speeches on our radios.<\/p>\n

If you saw anything with ‘Made in Japan ‘\u00a0on it, it was junk.The term ‘making out’ referred to how\u00a0you did on your school exam.<\/p>\n

Pizza Hut, McDonald’s,\u00a0and instant coffee were unheard of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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We had 5 &10-cent (5 and dime) stores where you\u00a0could actually buy things for 5 and 10 cents.<\/p>\n

Ice-cream cones, phone calls, rides on a streetcar,\u00a0and a Pepsi were all a nickel.<\/p>\n

And if you didn’t want to splurge, you could\u00a0spend your nickel on enough stamps to mail 1 letter\u00a0and 2 postcards.<\/p>\n

You could buy a new Ford Coupe for $600,\u00a0but who could Afford one? Too bad, because gas was 11 cents a gallon.<\/p>\n

In my day:<\/p>\n

“grass”\u00a0was mowed,
\n‘\u00a0“coke” was a cold drink,
\n‘\u00a0“pot” was something your\u00a0mother cooked in and
\n‘\u00a0“rock music” was\u00a0your grandmother’s lullaby.
\n‘\u00a0“Aids” were\u00a0helpers in the Principal’s office,
\n‘\u00a0“chip” meant\u00a0a piece of wood,
\n‘\u00a0“hardware”\u00a0was found in a hardware store and.
\n‘ “software” wasn’t even a word.<\/p>\n

\"Family<\/p>\n

We were the last generation to\u00a0actually believe that a lady needed\u00a0a husband to have a baby.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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We volunteered to protect our precious country.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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No wonder people call us “old and confused” and say there is a generation gap.<\/p>\n

How old do you think I am?
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Read on to see — pretty scary if you think about it and pretty sad at the same time.<\/p>\n

Are you\u00a0ready????<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

This woman would be only 61 years old. She would have been born in late 1952.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When The Past Seems a Millions Years Ago 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\u00a0shots, frozen\u00a0foods, Xerox, contact\u00a0lenses Frisbees and the\u00a0pill There were no: credit\u00a0cards laser beams or ball-point\u00a0pens Man had not\u00a0yet\u00a0invented: pantyhose air conditioners dishwashers clothes dryers and the clothes\u00a0were hung out to dry\u00a0in the fresh air and<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30123"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30123"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30123\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30124"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30123"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30123"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whisnews21.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30123"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}