I was born before:
Television
Frozen foods
Xerox
Contact lenses
Frisbees
The pill
Credit cards
Laser beams
Ball-point pens
In my day:
'Grass' was mowed.
'Coke' was a cold drink.
'Pot' was something your mother cooked in.
'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.
'Software' wasn't even a word.
We volunteered to protect our precious country... No wonder people call us 'old and confused' and say there is a generation gap."
This woman is 76 years old.
She was born in 1941.
Gives you something to think about, doesn't it? It just goes to show you how much life can change in one lifetime.
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