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We were born before television, before penicillin, before polio shots, frozen
foods, Xerox, plastic, contact lenses, frisbees and the PILL.
We were before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams and ball-point
pens, before 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 for "coming out of".
Bunnies were small rabbits and rabbits were not Volkswagens. Designer Jeans
were scheming girls named Jean or Jeanne, and having a meaningful relationship
meant getting along with our cousins.
We thought fast food was what you ate during lent, and Outer Space was the
back of the Riviera Theatre.
We were before house-husbands, gay rights, computer dating, dual careers and
computer marriages. We were before day-care centers, group therapy and nursing
homes.
We never heard of FM radios, tape decks, electric typewriters, artificial
hearts, word processors, yogurt and guys wearing earrings. 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 1940, "Made in Japan" meant JUNK and the term "making
out" referred to how you did on your exam. Pizzas, McDonald's, and Instant
coffee were unheard of.
We hit the scene when there were 5 and 10 cent stores, where you bought things
for five and ten cents. Sanders or Wilsons sold ice cream cones for a nickel or
a dime. For one nickel you could ride a street car, make a phone call, buy a
Pepsi or enough stamps to mail one letter and two post cards. You could buy a
new Chevy Coupe for $600.00, but who could afford one - a pity too, because gas
was 11 cents a gallon!
In our day, cigarette smoking was fashionable, GRASS was mowed, COKE was a
cold drink, and POT was something you cooked in. ROCK MUSIC was a Grandma's
lullaby and AIDS were helpers in the Principal's office.
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 you needed a husband to
have a baby!
No wonder we are so confused and there is such a generation gap today.
But we SURVIVED ! ! ! ! !
What better reason to
-Author unknown- (This copy provided by 8th Armored Division Association Chaplain Charles Fix, 36-D)
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