The grandson asked his grandfather “How old are you Grand Dad?” If you can make a guess please reply. The Grandfather replied, 'Well, let me think a minute, I was born before: ' television' penicillin' polio shots' frozen food, Xerox ' contact lenses ' Frisbees and' the pill There were no: ' 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 me, 'Sir'. And after I turned 25, I still called policemen and every man with a title, 'Sir.' We were before gay-ri...