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93. Heavens to murgatroid (OMG)

Sat Dec 21, 2024, 02:14 PM

13 hrs ago

Red up the house (when straightening up the house for unexpected company)

If anyone calls, tell them Barnaby said hello (if you're from Cleveland you may have heard this)

The Stoop, when referring to the door step (might be a pennsylvania thing)

50 cents to see the elephant jump the fence. (when asking for ice cream man money)

These were some of my mom's sayings.

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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 14 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 12 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 12 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 13 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 23 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 12 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 6 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 16 hrs ago #70

Par for the course. Diamond_Dog 18 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 18 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 15 hrs ago #79

Hate that expression MaryMagdaline 13 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 16 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 17 hrs ago #49

"loyal opposition" marble falls 17 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 14 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 11 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 6 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 3 hrs ago #133

Like a monkey fucking a football MichMan 2 hrs ago #134

Everything's hunky-dory. Jeebo 1 hr ago #135