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To: Stephanie M who wrote (1989)	4/16/1999 8:05:00 PM
From: KZAP	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 2733

If you were not born before 1940 maybe your parents or grand parents were Now you can relate to them Born Before 1940? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- We were born before TV, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, plastic, contact lenses, frisbees, and the Pill. Before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams, ballpoint pens, panty hose, dishwashers, clothes dryers, electric blankets, air conditioners, drip dry clothes, and before man walked on the moon. We got married first and then lived together. How quaint can you be! In our time, closets were for clothes, not coming out of. Bunnies were baby rabbits. Rabbits were not Volkswagons. Designer jeans were scheming girls named Jean or Jeanne. Having a meaningful relationship meant getting along with our cousins. We thought fast food was what you ate during Lent. And outerspace was the last row in the Theater. We were born before house husbands, gay rights, computer dialing, dual careers, and computer marriages, before Day-Care centers, group therapy and nursing homes. We never heard of FM radio, tape decks, CD's, electric typewriters, artificial hearts, word processors, yogurt, and guys wearing earrings. For us time-sharing meant togetherness, a chip was a piece of wood, Hardware meant hardware, and Software wasn't even a word. Made in Japan, meant Junk... and the term "making out" referred to how you did on an exam. Ice cream cones sold for a dime, For a nickel, you could ride a street car, make a phone call, buy a Pepsi or enough stamps to mail a letter and two post cards. You could buy a new Chevy for $660, but who could afford one! a pity, too! as gas was only 11 cents a gallon. Cigarette smoking was fashionable. Grass was mowed, Coke was a soft drink, Pot was a kitchen utensil. Rock Music was a grand lullaby, and Aids were helpers in the principal's office. We knew the difference between the sexes. But we didn't know what a sex change was. We were the last generation that was so dumb as to think you needed a husband to have a baby . . . .