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Post by alfromni on Jul 7, 2020 20:32:55 GMT
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jul 7, 2020 22:44:42 GMT
Ruth Gordon says it MOUSE...and that's the joke !
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Post by autumn on Jul 7, 2020 22:45:29 GMT
"in the doghouse"
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Post by alfromni on Jul 7, 2020 23:17:15 GMT
"Toodle pip" meaning "Cheerio" meaning "'Bye for now".
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jul 7, 2020 23:28:06 GMT
"in the doghouse" It's never out of date in our house. It's the cats' meow...or their pajamas, as the case may be. I once had a boss who was full of corporate-speak phrases like "run it up the flagpole." One of his favorites when he wanted everyone notified of something was, "Let's get the cat onto the roof."
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jul 7, 2020 23:31:03 GMT
You know what they say: there's no use crying over spelt mousse.
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Post by clusium on Jul 8, 2020 0:07:14 GMT
"What a burn!!!!"
"Gnarly!!!!!"
"Going around."
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Post by BATouttaheck on Jul 8, 2020 0:16:16 GMT
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay Out !
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Post by alfromni on Jul 8, 2020 0:19:10 GMT
"A watched kettle never boils" - it could be still in use, but I haven't heard it recently. But then "I don't get around much any more"
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Post by autumn on Jul 8, 2020 0:48:51 GMT
"in the doghouse" It's never out of date in our house. It's the cats' meow...or their pajamas, as the case may be. I once had a boss who was full of corporate-speak phrases like "run it up the flagpole." One of his favorites when he wanted everyone notified of something was, "Let's get the cat onto the roof." Oh I hate that corporate slang thing! lol One that drives me bonkers is, "at the end of the day." Don't know why, but it hurts my brain. It's too overused.
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Post by ellynmacg on Jul 8, 2020 1:06:55 GMT
Is "Jeepers Creepers" still used? Well, I do, but I get some puzzled looks afterwards. That phrase was pretty well-known for a while (I think in the '30's) as part of a popular song: "Jeepers Creepers!/ Where'd you get those peepers?/Jeepers Creepers!/Where'd you get those eyes?" The phrase was used as a euphemism for the profane phrase, "Jesus Christ!" The same is true of "Jiminy Crickets!" (long before Disney's Pinocchio) and a similar one found occasionally in the Little House books, where an excited Charles ("Pa") Ingalls will exclaim to his wife ("Ma"), "Jerusalem Crickets, Caroline!"
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Post by alfromni on Jul 8, 2020 1:32:11 GMT
In the movie "Torn Curtain" an East German Stasi cop asks if the exclamation "Hot Dog!" was still used in the US.
My question is... was it ever used, or is just a movie invention?
If it was a genuine exclamation (as opposed to the food) is it indeed still used?
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Post by alfromni on Jul 8, 2020 1:44:22 GMT
There are many Cockney Rhyming Slang expressions which have come and gone. One that was used nationwide was "Up the Apple and Pears" - meaning" Up the Stairs". It was mainly used to kids at bedtime. Not sure if the use of the expression has waned.
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Post by moviebuffbrad on Jul 8, 2020 3:51:09 GMT
Deaf and dumb Fuck you and the horse you rode in on Bodacious/Tubular/Tight/Hot Knaw mean? Biatch For shizzle my nizzle Homeskillet
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Jul 8, 2020 4:43:53 GMT
Gag me with a spoon Gnarly
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Post by Doghouse6 on Jul 8, 2020 11:06:56 GMT
In the movie "Torn Curtain" an East German Stasi cop asks if the exclamation "Hot Dog!" was still used in the US. My question is... was it ever used, or is just a movie invention? If it was a genuine exclamation (as opposed to the food) is it indeed still used? My late father (to give some context: born 1919) used it, along with variations "hot diggity dog" and "hot diggity." And as often as not, he used them sarcastically in response to something that didn't thrill him (like my mother entertaining her bridge club: "Ohhhh, hot diggity dog"). I don't think I've heard anyone use them in many years, except on rare occasions when I've caught myself reflexively issuing my own sarcastic, "Oh, hot dog." And now that it's stuck in my mind, I'm sure to use it again just as reflexively the next time a drain clogs or one of the cats pukes on a rug.
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Post by alfromni on Jul 8, 2020 11:30:32 GMT
Another well-worn Cockney rhyme is "My Old Dutch" meaning "wife".
The rhyme is said to be derived from "Duchess of Fife", but not by all. Not sure if the expression is still used as extensively as it once was.
I noticed quite a few old expressions on that video that aren't used as much now.
"Blighty" meaning Britain or England is one of them.
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Post by alfromni on Jul 8, 2020 12:44:31 GMT
Crommity Cripes Crikey Crumbs
...and many others. Presumably all derivatives from "Christ".
and "Gee!" or "Gee whiz!" is of course derived from "Jesus".
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Post by alfromni on Jul 8, 2020 13:10:22 GMT
This isn't about old expressions but about what we call ourselves. It came from the Smithsonian Magazine... I lived for 15 years in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland. The folks who live at a certain stretch of the town's shore-line are called "Bucky Gelders". No one seems to know why, including the Bucky Gelders themselves. If anyone does know please tell.
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Post by Stammerhead on Jul 8, 2020 13:31:40 GMT
Crommity Cripes Crikey Crumbs ...and many others. Presumably all derivatives from "Christ". and "Gee!" or "Gee whiz!" is of course derived from "Jesus". I’ll occasionally use “crikey” when I’m writing but mainly because it’s an old expression and funnier than “wow”.
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