Remember when.. WHAT A DIFFERENCE 50 YEARS CAN MAKE Things were
different,
a lot different. Consider some of the changes we have witnessed:
We were born before the Pill
We were born before television, penicilllin, polio
shots, antibiotics, frisbees, frozen foods, nylon, dacron, xerox and
contact
lenses.
We were born before radar, flourescent lights, credit
cards, split atoms, laser beams and ball point pens.
For us time sharing meant togetherness not computers or condominiums. A
"chip" meant a piece of wood, hardware meant hardware and software
wasn't
even a word.
In our time closets were for clothes, not for coming out of and being
gay
meant you were happy and carefree.
In those days, bunnies were samll rabbit and rabbits were not
Volkswagons.
We were before Batman, Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer and snoopy.
We were before DDT, Vitamin Pills, disposable diapers, Jeeps and the
Jefferson nickel.
We preceded Scotch Tape, the Grand Coulee Dam, M & M's , Automatic
transmissions and Lincoln Continental.
When we were in school, pizzas, cheerios, frozen
orange juice, instant coffee and McDonalds were unheard of. We thought
fast
food was what you ate during Lent.
we never heard of FM radio, tape decks, electric typewriters,
wordprocessors, digital clocks, artificial hearts and guys wearing
earrings.
We were before pantyhose and drip dry clothes, ice makers,
dishwashers,clothes dryers, freezers, electric blankets, air
conditioning
and
before Hawaii and Alaska became state.
We were before Yogurt, Ann Landers, hair spray, the 40 hr. work week
and the minimum wage and before men walked on the moon.
We got married first and then lived together afterward. How quaint
can you be?
In our day, cigarette smoking was fashionable, "grass" was something
you mowed, "coke" was a cold drink,"pot" was something you cooked in,
rock
music was a grandmother's lullaboy and aids were helpers lin the
principal's
office.
We were before coin-operated vending machines, jet planes,
helicopters and interstate highways. "Made in Japan" meant junk and the
term
"making out"
referred to how you did on an exam.
We were before house husband, gay rights, computer dating, dual
careers and computer marriages.
We were before day-care centers, group therapy and nursing homes.
We had fountain pens with bottles of real in. we had stockings made
of real silk that were never straight. We had saddle shoes and cars
with
rumble seats. We had corner ice cream parlors with little tables and
wire
back chairs, where you had a choice of three flavors.
We hit the scene when there were 5 & 10 stores where you bought
things for 5 and 10 cents. You could buy ice cream cones for a nickel
or a
dime. For one nicklel you could ride a street car, make a phone call,
buy a
pepsi or enough stamps to mail one letter and 2 postcards.
You could buy a new Chevy coupe for $600.00- but who could afford
it..a pity too because gas was only 11cents a gallon.
We were certainly not before the difference between the sexes was
discovered, but we were surely before the sex change. We made do with
what
we had.
And we were the last generation that was so dumb as to think that you
needed a husband to have a baby. Can you imagine that?
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