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Sun Dec 22, 2024, 11:17 PM

Dec 22

even though I have not yet come across one I haven't heard somewhere before. Sur, it means I'm old, but what a rich life I must have lived to have heard all those generations of catch phrases.

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Phrases you don't hear anymore: [View all] Buttoneer Dec 21 OP

A friend laughed at me the other day when I said walkingman Dec 21 #1

"No one says 'rubbers' anymore" JoseBalow Dec 21 #13

That's just swell. dchill Dec 21 #77

A generation prior to me called them "safes" TexLaProgressive Dec 21 #111

Alas, I don't think people say "Gee Whiz" any more Stargleamer Dec 21 #2

I like to use antiquated phrases. johnp3907 Dec 21 #3

Me, too. It's fun. Iggo Dec 21 #89

You must live for September 19 each year. soldierant Dec 22 #149

Aarh. Iggo Dec 22 #165

I remember my mother... Pluvious Dec 21 #98

Hey, that was my dad's first job! (n/t) Iggo Dec 22 #166

"Groovy, man." Dave Bowman Dec 21 #4

Far out, man. calguy Dec 21 #84

Rumpy-pumpy chowder66 Dec 21 #5

wotcha! UK Shellback Squid Dec 21 #6

I'm gonna... WestMichRad Dec 21 #7

Holy cow. Never understood it but but always thought cows somehow deserved a phrase like that. dgauss Dec 21 #8

My daughter says that all the time radical noodle Dec 21 #10

"Holy cow" lost a major proponent True Dough Dec 21 #16

Phil Rizzuto always used Holy Cow Sanity Claws Dec 21 #47

Baseball Hall of Famer displacedvermoter Dec 21 #52

Carey enid602 Dec 21 #107

You're joking, right? True Dough Dec 21 #110

Confusion enid602 Dec 22 #137

Ah, I see. True Dough Dec 22 #139

And the great uncle of Mariah Carey. FSogol Dec 22 #155

Isn't that Hindu? n/t malthaussen Dec 21 #90

Never thought of that. From Wikipedia: dgauss Dec 21 #109

My husband is doing his best to keep... 3catwoman3 Dec 21 #9

My cousin's maiden name was Keene Nittersing Dec 21 #38

Mature Republican RainCaster Dec 21 #11

Phonograph and record player. rubbersole Dec 21 #12

Add LP and 45 to that. wnylib Dec 21 #18

Try "spindle." Some of the earliest records were wax cylinders. royable Dec 21 #19

And yet... Pluvious Dec 21 #99

My late ex had every Elvis, Beatles, Baez etc. LP and 45 ever made. rubbersole Dec 21 #106

They could be very lucky indeed... Pluvious Dec 21 #112

When moving, the one that caught my eye... rubbersole Dec 21 #116

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 21 #14

I wonder if the dog sled driver was supposed to yorkster Dec 21 #67

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 21 #74

I too have heard by jingo in the wayback of my yorkster Dec 21 #82

Should add that I read those books so long ago, yorkster Dec 21 #75

This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Dec 21 #78

Wurlitzer Keepthesoulalive Dec 21 #15

Family Friends Had One ProfessorGAC Dec 21 #94

There is still a Wurlitzer Keepthesoulalive Dec 21 #124

Oh, The Giant Pipe Organ ProfessorGAC Dec 21 #125

Here are a few: True Dough Dec 21 #17

My late boyfriend, named Bob used to say Bob'syour uncle Walleye Dec 21 #21

Dropping a dime sdfernando Dec 21 #103

"Bob's your uncle"! whathehell Dec 21 #105

Drop a dime on someone MaryMagdaline Dec 21 #57

There are still pay phones in the US Wiz Imp Dec 21 #132

I still say Six of one; half dozen of the other. So does Mr YD nt yellowdogintexas Dec 23 #176

Bull in a china shop. wnylib Dec 21 #20

"Don't use my good scissors" JohnnyRingo Dec 21 #41

that depends If there is a person who likes to sew in the house yellowdogintexas Dec 23 #178

Hahahaaa! That was my mom on rare occasion... electric_blue68 Dec 23 #190

About a decade ago I promoted my good china PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 21 #43

Nice! I use mine as well. Also the silver. Keeps it sparkly MaryMagdaline Dec 21 #55

Never got the good silver, unfortuately. If I had PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 21 #62

I sold my Grand Baroque patterned sterling silver set I inherited from my mother. Nodody polishes silver any more. CTyankee Dec 21 #81

my mom had her mother's sterling which was a very old pattern yellowdogintexas Dec 23 #179

I say Bull in a china shop quite often and yes I have not one but two sets of fine china yellowdogintexas Dec 23 #177

My mother also had a set of fine china from my brother wnylib Dec 23 #184

Momisms from my mom: 10 Turtle Day Dec 21 #22

my mom had some weird sayings. Can't remember all them, but pants were britches. LeftInTX Dec 23 #186

My mom called Earl_from_PA Dec 21 #23

Mine too! Nittersing Dec 21 #40

My English husband calls it "bum fodder" iwillalwayswonderwhy Dec 21 #54

Abbreviated "BUMF," should you ever encounter that word. n/t malthaussen Dec 21 #91

Monkey Business Phentex Dec 21 #24

Well I'll be a Monkey's Uncle !! Pluvious Dec 21 #100

Now that reminds me of a science fiction story soldierant Dec 22 #150

Colder than a well diggers ass. Emile Dec 21 #25

Thermometer? Wicked Blue Dec 21 #53

LOL picturing my mother-in-law holding a thermometer Emile Dec 21 #58

That was one of my dad's favorites too jmowreader Dec 22 #145

LOL, sounds just like what my mother-in-law used to say. Emile Dec 22 #147

Cool beans! Lars39 Dec 21 #26

Right on surfered Dec 21 #27

Far out. Groovy. Ocelot II Dec 21 #28

thats what I was thinking. peacebuzzard Dec 21 #126

Bitchen DBoon Dec 22 #153

Back 40 lark Dec 21 #29

We still call the back corner of our yard cksmithy Dec 21 #73

Tons of ranching and agriculture in CA, so it would make sense they'd use it too, lark Dec 22 #140

I grew up in Texas and we said "Hot damn" a lot... CTyankee Dec 21 #123

My son says it. LeftInTX Dec 23 #187

Easy Peasy NT macwriter Dec 21 #30

I hate that phrase. JohnnyRingo Dec 21 #39

I have a friend who likes it soldierant Dec 22 #151

Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Niagara Dec 21 #70

Par for the course. Diamond_Dog Dec 21 #31

I remember that "wake up and smell the coffee" got new life... Pluvious Dec 21 #101

I will have to ask Mr. Diamond Diamond_Dog Dec 21 #118

I might be miss remembering... Pluvious Dec 22 #142

I don't know if Ann Landers originated that phrase Diamond_Dog Dec 22 #143

A bit more background on the phrase Pluvious Dec 22 #144

Ann Landers and Dear Abby ("Abigail van Buren") soldierant Dec 22 #154

Some I wish I never heard again like "My Bad", calling a movie a "Flick", "Dude" doc03 Dec 21 #32

A big YES to all of those, doc03! Diamond_Dog Dec 21 #44

Gonna sit right down and right me a letter! chouchou Dec 21 #33

Can we add "it is what it is"? JohnnyRingo Dec 21 #34

It depends on what the meaning of the word is is! Zambero Dec 21 #42

Very 90's & 00's to me underpants Dec 21 #79

Hate that expression MaryMagdaline Dec 21 #95

I hear this from one of my housemates and no one else. nocoincidences Dec 21 #35

we both say "That's My Story and I am sticking to it" . nt yellowdogintexas Dec 23 #180

Land o' Goshen! ... and "Republicans are the party of fiscal reasonability" JohnnyRingo Dec 21 #36

The Bees Knees Zambero Dec 21 #37

Spinster. greatauntoftriplets Dec 21 #45

Goes with #31 - "old maid"... rubbersole Dec 21 #71

"Dial a phone number" sop Dec 21 #46

"Out in the tules." hunter Dec 21 #48

Perhaps not politically correct and... icnorth Dec 21 #49

"loyal opposition" marble falls Dec 21 #50

I use so many of these ! ShepKat Dec 21 #51

Big Hairy Deal iwillalwayswonderwhy Dec 21 #56

Faaaaar freaking out Wicked Blue Dec 21 #59

I still say "bummer." Diamond_Dog Dec 21 #65

Me too Wicked Blue Dec 21 #69

In college in the late sixties we actually made fun of ourselves by saying "farm out" and "out of state"..... EarnestPutz Dec 21 #122

Keep on Trucking soldierant Dec 22 #157

Malarkey and shenanigans have come back MaryMagdaline Dec 21 #60

Character matters. keithbvadu2 Dec 21 #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 Dec 21 #63

Sealed with a Kiss. patphil Dec 21 #64

A dime a dozen Clouds Passing Dec 21 #66

Mano-Manaschevitz! bif Dec 21 #68

😂. That's a good one, I forgot about that! Diamond_Dog Dec 21 #72

Takes two to tango Marthe48 Dec 21 #76

Always heard the hands one as.... getagrip_already Dec 21 #80

"Play fast and loose" goes back to medieval times soldierant Dec 22 #159

Interesting Marthe48 Dec 22 #161

"Hot diggity dog!" CTyankee Dec 21 #83

This message was self-deleted by its author comradebillyboy Dec 21 #85

Jimminy Cricket, golly jeezers. bless your little heart. erronis Dec 21 #86

"Bless Your Heart will never go away as long as there are still Southern grand mothers. !!! nt yellowdogintexas Dec 23 #182

Let's see... OldBaldy1701E Dec 21 #87

This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull Dec 21 #88

"Built like a brick outhouse" malthaussen Dec 21 #92

In certain circumstances, soldierant Dec 22 #168

Didn't know that! n/t malthaussen Dec 22 #174

Heavens to murgatroid (OMG) crud Dec 21 #93

Wasn't it Mr Magoo that said it ? Pluvious Dec 21 #114

Might've been Snagglepuss. Iggo Dec 22 #167

This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva Dec 21 #96

No one today would say... Pluvious Dec 21 #97

"Not on your tintype!" LisaM Dec 21 #102

Does anyone else find this thread somewhat depressing? EarnestPutz Dec 21 #104

That could explain why... Pluvious Dec 21 #115

You make a very good point. EarnestPutz Dec 21 #121

I would certainly recommend it soldierant Dec 22 #171

Not really - soldierant Dec 22 #169

Calling person to person mobeau69 Dec 21 #108

Good golly miss molly ! Pluvious Dec 21 #113

"Woo doggies" was his phrase LeftInTX Dec 23 #188

The Life of Riley Niagara Dec 21 #117

"The Life of Riley" was a 1950s TV show. Jeebo Dec 22 #136

I have a neighbor that had a previous dog before it succumbed to an age related illness Niagara Dec 22 #146

If any of us were holding my Mom up mercuryblues Dec 21 #119

This may date me a tad bit: "The British are coming!" GreenWave Dec 21 #120

OK, that got a LOL from me. soldierant Dec 22 #170

Let's split kimbutgar Dec 21 #127

Haven't heard that in ages. (60's-70's) LeftInTX Dec 23 #189

Cold weather WmChris Dec 21 #128

I like Lima Beans. debm55 Dec 21 #129

Cutting the cheese happybird Dec 21 #130

Swell! if..fish..had..wings Dec 21 #131

"That really burns my cork." 3catwoman3 Dec 22 #133

Like a monkey fucking a football MichMan Dec 22 #134

Everything's hunky-dory. Jeebo Dec 22 #135

Wasn't that about the time period that "copacetic" wa current too? soldierant Dec 22 #173

still say copacetic from time to time. It was a favorite of my grandfather! nt yellowdogintexas Dec 23 #181

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson loved the word and used it frequently. soldierant Dec 23 #183

"It's all the go" marigold20 Dec 22 #138

nobody says this anymore... SonOfNebanaube Dec 22 #141

In like Flynn. Buttoneer Dec 22 #148

Snug as a bug in a rug. Golden Raisin Dec 22 #152

"Include a self-addressed stamped envelope." Prof. Toru Tanaka Dec 22 #156

I still use "chasing the dime" even though it was outdated FSogol Dec 22 #158

Not to worry DeeDeeNY Dec 22 #160

"Wicked pissah" Submariner Dec 22 #162

"Would you like me to check under the hood?" madamesilverspurs Dec 22 #163

Useless as teats on a boar pig. CanonRay Dec 22 #164

I use that one, a bit different: "useless as tits on a boar hog." raccoon Dec 23 #191

I have several such as moniss Dec 22 #172

Here's one we don't hear any more. C0RI0LANUS Dec 23 #175

Gay and carefree meaning the same thing. As in the "The Gay Divorcee" LeftInTX Dec 23 #185