It's good to know you have enough sense to unignore harmless debaters like myself. I was wondering why you were so stubborn about acknowledging my many attempts to inform you about something that happened in Juneau a couple of weeks ago. Something else happened Friday, just outside my office, but fortunately had a happier result than the first event. Even though you can't stand me, I thought you would like to know about them. Frankly, I don't understand your hostility towards me at all. I rather like you myself, or did.
As for P.T. Barnum, Jimmy Swaggart and Tammy Faye and Morgan, Stanley and Bre-X love. you don't have a clue about what I think of them. Most of them put on a show good enough to con people into giving them money. They didn't get a red cent from me. I don't know about Morgan or Stanley unless you're talking about the brokerage house and I have nothing to do with them at all. Who the heck is Bre-X????? You think I can't smell a swindler when I see one? Heck I could smell Bill Clinton when he was running the democratic primaries.
As for when I was born, read this: How Old is Grandpa?
How old is Grandpa? Stay with this - the answer is at the
end - it will surprise you.
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 granddad 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 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 I, '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 a 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?"
This man would be only 58 years old. |
