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Phrases you don't hear anymore: [View all] Buttoneer Saturday OP
A friend laughed at me the other day when I said walkingman Saturday #1
"No one says 'rubbers' anymore" JoseBalow Saturday #13
That's just swell. dchill Saturday #77
A generation prior to me called them "safes" TexLaProgressive Saturday #111
Alas, I don't think people say "Gee Whiz" any more Stargleamer Saturday #2
I like to use antiquated phrases. johnp3907 Saturday #3
Me, too. It's fun. Iggo Saturday #89
You must live for September 19 each year. soldierant Sunday #149
Aarh. Iggo Sunday #165
I remember my mother... Pluvious Saturday #98
Hey, that was my dad's first job! (n/t) Iggo Sunday #166
"Groovy, man." Dave Bowman Saturday #4
Far out, man. calguy Saturday #84
Rumpy-pumpy chowder66 Saturday #5
wotcha! UK Shellback Squid Saturday #6
I'm gonna... WestMichRad Saturday #7
Holy cow. Never understood it but but always thought cows somehow deserved a phrase like that. dgauss Saturday #8
My daughter says that all the time radical noodle Saturday #10
"Holy cow" lost a major proponent True Dough Saturday #16
Phil Rizzuto always used Holy Cow Sanity Claws Saturday #47
Baseball Hall of Famer displacedvermoter Saturday #52
Carey enid602 Saturday #107
You're joking, right? True Dough Saturday #110
Confusion enid602 Sunday #137
Ah, I see. True Dough Sunday #139
And the great uncle of Mariah Carey. FSogol Sunday #155
Isn't that Hindu? n/t malthaussen Saturday #90
Never thought of that. From Wikipedia: dgauss Saturday #109
My husband is doing his best to keep... 3catwoman3 Saturday #9
My cousin's maiden name was Keene Nittersing Saturday #38
Mature Republican RainCaster Saturday #11
Phonograph and record player. rubbersole Saturday #12
Add LP and 45 to that. wnylib Saturday #18
Try "spindle." Some of the earliest records were wax cylinders. royable Saturday #19
And yet... Pluvious Saturday #99
My late ex had every Elvis, Beatles, Baez etc. LP and 45 ever made. rubbersole Saturday #106
They could be very lucky indeed... Pluvious Saturday #112
When moving, the one that caught my eye... rubbersole Saturday #116
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Saturday #14
I wonder if the dog sled driver was supposed to yorkster Saturday #67
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Saturday #74
I too have heard by jingo in the wayback of my yorkster Saturday #82
Should add that I read those books so long ago, yorkster Saturday #75
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Saturday #78
Wurlitzer Keepthesoulalive Saturday #15
Family Friends Had One ProfessorGAC Saturday #94
There is still a Wurlitzer Keepthesoulalive Saturday #124
Oh, The Giant Pipe Organ ProfessorGAC Saturday #125
Here are a few: True Dough Saturday #17
My late boyfriend, named Bob used to say Bob'syour uncle Walleye Saturday #21
Dropping a dime sdfernando Saturday #103
"Bob's your uncle"! whathehell Saturday #105
Drop a dime on someone MaryMagdaline Saturday #57
There are still pay phones in the US Wiz Imp Saturday #132
I still say Six of one; half dozen of the other. So does Mr YD nt yellowdogintexas Monday #176
Bull in a china shop. wnylib Saturday #20
"Don't use my good scissors" JohnnyRingo Saturday #41
that depends If there is a person who likes to sew in the house yellowdogintexas Monday #178
Hahahaaa! That was my mom on rare occasion... electric_blue68 Monday #190
About a decade ago I promoted my good china PoindexterOglethorpe Saturday #43
Nice! I use mine as well. Also the silver. Keeps it sparkly MaryMagdaline Saturday #55
Never got the good silver, unfortuately. If I had PoindexterOglethorpe Saturday #62
I sold my Grand Baroque patterned sterling silver set I inherited from my mother. Nodody polishes silver any more. CTyankee Saturday #81
my mom had her mother's sterling which was a very old pattern yellowdogintexas Monday #179
I say Bull in a china shop quite often and yes I have not one but two sets of fine china yellowdogintexas Monday #177
My mother also had a set of fine china from my brother wnylib Monday #184
Momisms from my mom: 10 Turtle Day Saturday #22
my mom had some weird sayings. Can't remember all them, but pants were britches. LeftInTX Monday #186
My mom called Earl_from_PA Saturday #23
Mine too! Nittersing Saturday #40
My English husband calls it "bum fodder" iwillalwayswonderwhy Saturday #54
Abbreviated "BUMF," should you ever encounter that word. n/t malthaussen Saturday #91
Monkey Business Phentex Saturday #24
Well I'll be a Monkey's Uncle !! Pluvious Saturday #100
Now that reminds me of a science fiction story soldierant Sunday #150
Colder than a well diggers ass. Emile Saturday #25
Thermometer? Wicked Blue Saturday #53
LOL picturing my mother-in-law holding a thermometer Emile Saturday #58
That was one of my dad's favorites too jmowreader Sunday #145
LOL, sounds just like what my mother-in-law used to say. Emile Sunday #147
Cool beans! Lars39 Saturday #26
Right on surfered Saturday #27
Far out. Groovy. Ocelot II Saturday #28
thats what I was thinking. peacebuzzard Saturday #126
Bitchen DBoon Sunday #153
Back 40 lark Saturday #29
We still call the back corner of our yard cksmithy Saturday #73
Tons of ranching and agriculture in CA, so it would make sense they'd use it too, lark Sunday #140
I grew up in Texas and we said "Hot damn" a lot... CTyankee Saturday #123
My son says it. LeftInTX Monday #187
Easy Peasy NT macwriter Saturday #30
I hate that phrase. JohnnyRingo Saturday #39
I have a friend who likes it soldierant Sunday #151
Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy Niagara Saturday #70
Par for the course. Diamond_Dog Saturday #31
I remember that "wake up and smell the coffee" got new life... Pluvious Saturday #101
I will have to ask Mr. Diamond Diamond_Dog Saturday #118
I might be miss remembering... Pluvious Sunday #142
I don't know if Ann Landers originated that phrase Diamond_Dog Sunday #143
A bit more background on the phrase Pluvious Sunday #144
Ann Landers and Dear Abby ("Abigail van Buren") soldierant Sunday #154
Some I wish I never heard again like "My Bad", calling a movie a "Flick", "Dude" doc03 Saturday #32
A big YES to all of those, doc03! Diamond_Dog Saturday #44
Gonna sit right down and right me a letter! chouchou Saturday #33
Can we add "it is what it is"? JohnnyRingo Saturday #34
It depends on what the meaning of the word is is! Zambero Saturday #42
Very 90's & 00's to me underpants Saturday #79
Hate that expression MaryMagdaline Saturday #95
I hear this from one of my housemates and no one else. nocoincidences Saturday #35
we both say "That's My Story and I am sticking to it" . nt yellowdogintexas Monday #180
Land o' Goshen! ... and "Republicans are the party of fiscal reasonability" JohnnyRingo Saturday #36
The Bees Knees Zambero Saturday #37
Spinster. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #45
Goes with #31 - "old maid"... rubbersole Saturday #71
"Dial a phone number" sop Saturday #46
"Out in the tules." hunter Saturday #48
Perhaps not politically correct and... icnorth Saturday #49
"loyal opposition" marble falls Saturday #50
I use so many of these ! ShepKat Saturday #51
Big Hairy Deal iwillalwayswonderwhy Saturday #56
Faaaaar freaking out Wicked Blue Saturday #59
I still say "bummer." Diamond_Dog Saturday #65
Me too Wicked Blue Saturday #69
In college in the late sixties we actually made fun of ourselves by saying "farm out" and "out of state"..... EarnestPutz Saturday #122
Keep on Trucking soldierant Sunday #157
Malarkey and shenanigans have come back MaryMagdaline Saturday #60
Character matters. keithbvadu2 Saturday #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 Saturday #63
Sealed with a Kiss. patphil Saturday #64
A dime a dozen Clouds Passing Saturday #66
Mano-Manaschevitz! bif Saturday #68
😂. That's a good one, I forgot about that! Diamond_Dog Saturday #72
Takes two to tango Marthe48 Saturday #76
Always heard the hands one as.... getagrip_already Saturday #80
"Play fast and loose" goes back to medieval times soldierant Sunday #159
Interesting Marthe48 Sunday #161
"Hot diggity dog!" CTyankee Saturday #83
This message was self-deleted by its author comradebillyboy Saturday #85
Jimminy Cricket, golly jeezers. bless your little heart. erronis Saturday #86
"Bless Your Heart will never go away as long as there are still Southern grand mothers. !!! nt yellowdogintexas Monday #182
Let's see... OldBaldy1701E Saturday #87
This message was self-deleted by its author Prairie_Seagull Saturday #88
"Built like a brick outhouse" malthaussen Saturday #92
In certain circumstances, soldierant Sunday #168
Didn't know that! n/t malthaussen Sunday #174
Heavens to murgatroid (OMG) crud Saturday #93
Wasn't it Mr Magoo that said it ? Pluvious Saturday #114
Might've been Snagglepuss. Iggo Sunday #167
This message was self-deleted by its author Kaleva Saturday #96
No one today would say... Pluvious Saturday #97
"Not on your tintype!" LisaM Saturday #102
Does anyone else find this thread somewhat depressing? EarnestPutz Saturday #104
That could explain why... Pluvious Saturday #115
You make a very good point. EarnestPutz Saturday #121
I would certainly recommend it soldierant Sunday #171
Not really - soldierant Sunday #169
Calling person to person mobeau69 Saturday #108
Good golly miss molly ! Pluvious Saturday #113
"Woo doggies" was his phrase LeftInTX Monday #188
The Life of Riley Niagara Saturday #117
"The Life of Riley" was a 1950s TV show. Jeebo Sunday #136
I have a neighbor that had a previous dog before it succumbed to an age related illness Niagara Sunday #146
If any of us were holding my Mom up mercuryblues Saturday #119
This may date me a tad bit: "The British are coming!" GreenWave Saturday #120
OK, that got a LOL from me. soldierant Sunday #170
Let's split kimbutgar Saturday #127
Haven't heard that in ages. (60's-70's) LeftInTX Monday #189
Cold weather WmChris Saturday #128
I like Lima Beans. debm55 Saturday #129
Cutting the cheese happybird Saturday #130
Swell! if..fish..had..wings Saturday #131
"That really burns my cork." 3catwoman3 Sunday #133
Like a monkey fucking a football MichMan Sunday #134
Everything's hunky-dory. Jeebo Sunday #135
Wasn't that about the time period that "copacetic" wa current too? soldierant Sunday #173
still say copacetic from time to time. It was a favorite of my grandfather! nt yellowdogintexas Monday #181
Bill "Bojangles" Robinson loved the word and used it frequently. soldierant Monday #183
"It's all the go" marigold20 Sunday #138
nobody says this anymore... SonOfNebanaube Sunday #141
In like Flynn. Buttoneer Sunday #148
Snug as a bug in a rug. Golden Raisin Sunday #152
"Include a self-addressed stamped envelope." Prof. Toru Tanaka Sunday #156
I still use "chasing the dime" even though it was outdated FSogol Sunday #158
Not to worry DeeDeeNY Sunday #160
"Wicked pissah" Submariner Sunday #162
"Would you like me to check under the hood?" madamesilverspurs Sunday #163
Useless as teats on a boar pig. CanonRay Sunday #164
I use that one, a bit different: "useless as tits on a boar hog." raccoon Monday #191
I have several such as moniss Sunday #172
Here's one we don't hear any more. C0RI0LANUS Monday #175
Gay and carefree meaning the same thing. As in the "The Gay Divorcee" LeftInTX Monday #185
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