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Old 05-29-2008, 11:20 AM
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Default Re: WORDS WE NO LONGER USE -

78s, 45s, 33s -- try explaining a record player and speeds to a kid today.

Coke in the machines with the lids you opened and slid your soda out -- in a glass bottle.

Wringer (washing machine).

Dude before it became duuuuude.

Woodie to describe a car as opposed to a male state of mind.

Our grandkids are not going to believe what we did at drive-ins. They'll all be flea markets.

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