The next generation.

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  1. Capt Kirk

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    A very self-important university freshman attending a recent football game, took it upon himself to explain to a senior citizen sitting next to him why it was impossible for the older generation to understand his generation.
    "You grew up in a different world. Actually, an almost primitive one," the student said loud enough for many of those nearby to hear. "The young people of today grew up with television, jet planes, space travel, man walking on the moon and our spaceships have visited Mars. We have nuclear energy, electric and hydrogen cars, computers with light speed processing and...," pausing to take another drink of beer.
    The senior took advantage of the break in the student's litany and said, "You're right, son. We didn't have those things when we were young. We invented them! Now, tell me, what are you doing for the next generation"?

    The applause was resounding.
     
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    Way to go.If not for those older where would the younger be.I do wonder if sometimes some of those inventions might have been better off not invented.
     
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    Say's she who is on the internet..........? I'm 62 and love all the high tech gadgets, want to try em all!
     



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    I love my internet .I had in mind all the games that have killing police are other people on them for kids to play all the bad games.Some kids take these game to heart and go out and start killing people.Thats what I was thinking when I said some of them would have better off not invented.I love most the high tech we have in todays world.
     
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    Ah, the arrogance of youth. :rolleyes:
     

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