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Phrases you don't hear anymore: [View all] Buttoneer Yesterday OP
A friend laughed at me the other day when I said walkingman Yesterday #1
"No one says 'rubbers' anymore" JoseBalow Yesterday #13
That's just swell. dchill 15 hrs ago #77
A generation prior to me called them "safes" TexLaProgressive 11 hrs ago #111
Alas, I don't think people say "Gee Whiz" any more Stargleamer Yesterday #2
I like to use antiquated phrases. johnp3907 Yesterday #3
Me, too. It's fun. Iggo 13 hrs ago #89
I remember my mother... Pluvious 12 hrs ago #98
"Groovy, man." Dave Bowman Yesterday #4
Far out, man. calguy 13 hrs ago #84
Rumpy-pumpy chowder66 Yesterday #5
wotcha! UK Shellback Squid Yesterday #6
I'm gonna... WestMichRad Yesterday #7
Holy cow. Never understood it but but always thought cows somehow deserved a phrase like that. dgauss Yesterday #8
My daughter says that all the time radical noodle Yesterday #10
"Holy cow" lost a major proponent True Dough 23 hrs ago #16
Phil Rizzuto always used Holy Cow Sanity Claws 17 hrs ago #47
Baseball Hall of Famer displacedvermoter 16 hrs ago #52
Carey enid602 11 hrs ago #107
You're joking, right? True Dough 11 hrs ago #110
Isn't that Hindu? n/t malthaussen 13 hrs ago #90
Never thought of that. From Wikipedia: dgauss 11 hrs ago #109
My husband is doing his best to keep... 3catwoman3 Yesterday #9
My cousin's maiden name was Keene Nittersing 17 hrs ago #38
Mature Republican RainCaster Yesterday #11
Phonograph and record player. rubbersole Yesterday #12
Add LP and 45 to that. wnylib 21 hrs ago #18
Try "spindle." Some of the earliest records were wax cylinders. royable 21 hrs ago #19
And yet... Pluvious 12 hrs ago #99
My late ex had every Elvis, Beatles, Baez etc. LP and 45 ever made. rubbersole 11 hrs ago #106
They could be very lucky indeed... Pluvious 11 hrs ago #112
When moving, the one that caught my eye... rubbersole 10 hrs ago #116
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Yesterday #14
I wonder if the dog sled driver was supposed to yorkster 16 hrs ago #67
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music 15 hrs ago #74
I too have heard by jingo in the wayback of my yorkster 14 hrs ago #82
Should add that I read those books so long ago, yorkster 15 hrs ago #75
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music 15 hrs ago #78
Wurlitzer Keepthesoulalive Yesterday #15
Family Friends Had One ProfessorGAC 12 hrs ago #94
There is still a Wurlitzer Keepthesoulalive 7 hrs ago #124
Oh, The Giant Pipe Organ ProfessorGAC 6 hrs ago #125
Here are a few: True Dough 22 hrs ago #17
My late boyfriend, named Bob used to say Bob'syour uncle Walleye 20 hrs ago #21
Dropping a dime sdfernando 12 hrs ago #103
"Bob's your uncle"! whathehell 11 hrs ago #105
Drop a dime on someone MaryMagdaline 16 hrs ago #57
There are still pay phones in the US Wiz Imp 4 hrs ago #132
Bull in a china shop. wnylib 21 hrs ago #20
"Don't use my good scissors" JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #41
About a decade ago I promoted my good china PoindexterOglethorpe 17 hrs ago #43
Nice! I use mine as well. Also the silver. Keeps it sparkly MaryMagdaline 16 hrs ago #55
Never got the good silver, unfortuately. If I had PoindexterOglethorpe 16 hrs ago #62
I sold my Grand Baroque patterned sterling silver set I inherited from my mother. Nodody polishes silver any more. CTyankee 14 hrs ago #81
Momisms from my mom: 10 Turtle Day 20 hrs ago #22
My mom called Earl_from_PA 18 hrs ago #23
Mine too! Nittersing 17 hrs ago #40
My English husband calls it "bum fodder" iwillalwayswonderwhy 16 hrs ago #54
Abbreviated "BUMF," should you ever encounter that word. n/t malthaussen 13 hrs ago #91
Monkey Business Phentex 18 hrs ago #24
Well I'll be a Monkey's Uncle !! Pluvious 12 hrs ago #100
Colder than a well diggers ass. Emile 18 hrs ago #25
Thermometer? Wicked Blue 16 hrs ago #53
LOL picturing my mother-in-law holding a thermometer Emile 16 hrs ago #58
Cool beans! Lars39 18 hrs ago #26
Right on surfered 18 hrs ago #27
Far out. Groovy. Ocelot II 18 hrs ago #28
thats what I was thinking. peacebuzzard 5 hrs ago #126
Back 40 lark 18 hrs ago #29
We still call the back corner of our yard cksmithy 15 hrs ago #73
I grew up in Texas and we said "Hot damn" a lot... CTyankee 7 hrs ago #123
Easy Peasy NT macwriter 18 hrs ago #30
I hate that phrase. JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #39
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Niagara 15 hrs ago #70
Par for the course. Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #31
I remember that "wake up and smell the coffee" got new life... Pluvious 12 hrs ago #101
I will have to ask Mr. Diamond Diamond_Dog 10 hrs ago #118
Some I wish I never heard again like "My Bad", calling a movie a "Flick", "Dude" doc03 17 hrs ago #32
A big YES to all of those, doc03! Diamond_Dog 17 hrs ago #44
Gonna sit right down and right me a letter! chouchou 17 hrs ago #33
Can we add "it is what it is"? JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #34
It depends on what the meaning of the word is is! Zambero 17 hrs ago #42
Very 90's & 00's to me underpants 14 hrs ago #79
Hate that expression MaryMagdaline 12 hrs ago #95
I hear this from one of my housemates and no one else. nocoincidences 17 hrs ago #35
Land o' Goshen! ... and "Republicans are the party of fiscal reasonability" JohnnyRingo 17 hrs ago #36
The Bees Knees Zambero 17 hrs ago #37
Spinster. greatauntoftriplets 17 hrs ago #45
Goes with #31 - "old maid"... rubbersole 15 hrs ago #71
"Dial a phone number" sop 17 hrs ago #46
"Out in the tules." hunter 17 hrs ago #48
Perhaps not politically correct and... icnorth 16 hrs ago #49
"loyal opposition" marble falls 16 hrs ago #50
I use so many of these ! ShepKat 16 hrs ago #51
Big Hairy Deal iwillalwayswonderwhy 16 hrs ago #56
Faaaaar freaking out Wicked Blue 16 hrs ago #59
I still say "bummer." Diamond_Dog 16 hrs ago #65
Me too Wicked Blue 16 hrs ago #69
In college in the late sixties we actually made fun of ourselves by saying "farm out" and "out of state"..... EarnestPutz 7 hrs ago #122
Malarkey and shenanigans have come back MaryMagdaline 16 hrs ago #60
Character matters. keithbvadu2 16 hrs ago #61
There's one I wish would go away, well a few, but " threw up in my mouth a little" takes the cake, so to speak. yorkster 16 hrs ago #63
Sealed with a Kiss. patphil 16 hrs ago #64
A dime a dozen Clouds Passing 16 hrs ago #66
Mano-Manaschevitz! bif 16 hrs ago #68
😂. That's a good one, I forgot about that! Diamond_Dog 15 hrs ago #72
Takes two to tango Marthe48 15 hrs ago #76
Always heard the hands one as.... getagrip_already 14 hrs ago #80
"Hot diggity dog!" CTyankee 14 hrs ago #83
This message was self-deleted by its author comradebillyboy 13 hrs ago #85
Jimminy Cricket, golly jeezers. bless your little heart. erronis 13 hrs ago #86
Let's see... OldBaldy1701E 13 hrs ago #87
Honey, will you get 'the' phone. nt Prairie_Seagull 13 hrs ago #88
"Built like a brick outhouse" malthaussen 13 hrs ago #92
Heavens to murgatroid (OMG) crud 13 hrs ago #93
Wasn't it Mr Magoo that said it ? Pluvious 11 hrs ago #114
This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva 12 hrs ago #96
No one today would say... Pluvious 12 hrs ago #97
"Not on your tintype!" LisaM 12 hrs ago #102
Does anyone else find this thread somewhat depressing? EarnestPutz 12 hrs ago #104
That could explain why... Pluvious 10 hrs ago #115
You make a very good point. EarnestPutz 7 hrs ago #121
Calling person to person mobeau69 11 hrs ago #108
Good golly miss molly ! Pluvious 11 hrs ago #113
The Life of Riley Niagara 10 hrs ago #117
"The Life of Riley" was a 1950s TV show. Jeebo 1 hr ago #136
If any of us were holding my Mom up mercuryblues 10 hrs ago #119
This may date me a tad bit: "The British are coming!" GreenWave 9 hrs ago #120
Let's split kimbutgar 5 hrs ago #127
Cold weather WmChris 5 hrs ago #128
I like Lima Beans. debm55 5 hrs ago #129
Cutting the cheese happybird 5 hrs ago #130
Swell! if..fish..had..wings 4 hrs ago #131
"That really burns my cork." 3catwoman3 2 hrs ago #133
Like a monkey fucking a football MichMan 2 hrs ago #134
Everything's hunky-dory. Jeebo 1 hr ago #135
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