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8th grade exams from 1895............*
If you were born before 1945 you can relate-
If you are a baby boomer you will understand-
If you are a young whippersnapper-
read and learn!
The greatest generation was born before......
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Television, penicillin, polio shots, frozen foods, Xerox, plastic, contact lenses, Frisbees
and the Pill.
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They were here before radar, credit cards, split atoms, laser beams and ballpoint pens, before
pantyhose, dishwashers, clothes dryers, electric blankets and air conditioners.
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Before civil rights, dual careers and commuter marriages.
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They got married first and then lived together ( How quaint!)
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Gay meant to be merry
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Bunnies were small rabbits and rabbits were not Volkswagons.
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There was no FM radio, CD's or DVD's, electric typewriters, and computers were outrageous
nonsense seen only in science fiction movies.
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Guys didn't wear earrings and time sharing meant togetherness not vacation condiminiums.
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Hardware meant nails and doorknobs and software wasn't even a word.
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Pizzas, MacDonalds and instant coffee were unheard of.
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They did have Five and Dime stores where you actually bought things for 5 or 10 cents. Also
for a nickel you could ride a street car, make a phone call, buy a Pepsi or enough stamps to mail one letter and two postcards.
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You could buy a new Chevy Coupe for $600 but probably couldn't afford one. A shame when gasoline
was 11 cents a gallon!
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In their day GRASS was moved, COKE was a cold drink and POT was something you cooked in and
ROCK MUSIC was what Grandma sang at bedtime .
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