It's snowing down south......

[tomwed]

I don't what made me think of this today while golfing. But that's what adults use to say, where I lived if a woman's slip was showing. Can you remember any dated expressions?

[manaboutown]

Many of the phrases I remember would be considered politically incorrect today although they are accurate, descriptive and to the point.

[tomwed]

no, i don't want to hear anything that could hurt someones feelings. i entirely forgot about some hateful expressions. i'm sure that's not what you mean at all. thanks for picking up on that. i only thought this thread could go in a light hearted way.

[billethkid]

I do not subscribe to the concept of poliTidal correctness as it does little more than condone not saying or doing what is either right or wrong.

In that vein we used to say "Charlie's dead" meaning one's slip was showing. Like many of the others it had NOTHING to do with Charlie.

Back then there was no word smithing police to cry foul at the drop of a hat like we have these days. ToDay far Too many phrases, words made to represent something never intended.

[tomwed]

at the drop of a hat----I wonder who started that expression and why it cought on..

[redwitch]

Your barn door is open when someone's fly was unzipped.

Try explaining like a broken record to a 14 YO.

And does anyone call collect anymore?

[Halibut]

There was still a dress code when I went to public high school in CA from '65-'69. The girls had to kneel and if their dresses (no pants allowed!) didn't touch the ground, the Dean would send them home. Nylons required. No t-shirts or facial hair for the boys, etc. I wish I had a copy of that rule book now, just for laughs.

We also used to say it was snowing down south -- mentioning undergarments by saying the word "slip" being far too crass, of course. I remember my sister crying one day because it was so humiliating that she had walked across campus that way.

Do people still use "ball" to refer to intercourse? That was popular in my day. I remember bitchin', midnight auto supply, on the make, skag, the fickle finger of fate, and Chinese fire drill.

[Lauren Sweeny]

" For me to know and you to find out" and " sticks and stones will break my bones but words cannot hurt me" , ...I' ld walk a mile for a " CAMEL"( cigarette ) ....."Pop a wheelie" or do a "doughnut" , are car expressions. ..coffee nails( cigarette ) ..."tied to your mommas apron strings" ...To cut into a waiting line or sponge into a waiting line..."don't get your knickers in a knot" ( substitute panties or boxers) ...cup a joe...( coffee) ...sh*t on a shingle( chipped beef on toast) ...Golly! ...Toot a loo! .....I'm outa here! ...Get outa town!... Cool,Daddy O! ...Splits ville( divorce)....

[jblum315]

Here's a real oldie:
"My name is puddin tane
Ask me again and I'll tell you the same"

[Jaggy]

Ew E Ew ahh ahh ting tang walla walla bing bang.

[bkcunningham1]

You are beginning to sound like a broken record.

The rabbit died.

[elizabeth52]

It always makes me laugh when phoning a place with a menu that says; "if you know your party's extension, please dial it now. For all other calls, press 1...".

[tomwed]

question---"What time is it?"
answer----"time to get a new watch" [ i hated that, kids said it over and over]


And the nuns used to say "empty barrels make the most noise"
We were little and had no idea what that meant for real. We just knew we better get quiet or soon the beatings wil begin.

[LI SNOWBIRD]

You are beginning to sound like a broken record.

The rabbit died.

Yes, I remember "the rabbit died" and I also remember the "blood test" aka Wasserman to get married

:boom:

[JRichm369]

I really wish that the PC watchdogs would spend as much time complaining about the extreme profanity, that has become acceptable in Entertainment, mixed conversation and youth, when I was young even mild profanity could get your mouth washed out with soap

[2BNTV]

XYZ.

eXamine Your Zipper.

[tomwed]

I really wish that the PC watchdogs would spend as much time complaining about the extreme profanity, that has become acceptable in Entertainment, mixed conversation and youth, when I was young even mild profanity could get your mouth washed out with soap

I have to agree with you. Little kids did not swear, parents could, but many didn't inside the house. And even then, my dad had only a few favorites when the hammer hit his thumb or he bumped his head.

I remember when conservative Bill Cosby, of all people, told the story about how his father used to call him and his little brother Russell, home. Bill's father didn't call him, Bill. And Bill’s mother was always “sick and tired”. It's a classic and might even be 50 years old. That was edgy back then.

[Pointer]

At the risk of leaving out the men, how about all the ways of saying a women was having her "monthly"? Oh there were so many codes, "OTR" meant on the rag, and a nicer one was 'a visit from your friend" or "its that time". Anyone remember having to ask the home economics teacher or to see the nurse for a pad before they had vending machines. They cost a dime and it was the most humiliating thing. "I need the pass to see the nurse", are you sick? "No", and off you went. Having an extra pad in those days was not easy to conceal either and never wear red pants or someone will think "it's that time".

[tomwed]

Remember this:
You and your pals are walking to the car or stage coach I suppose if you are old enough, and someone yells "I got shotgun". Then the rest would argue about who called it first.

I want to know if:
They still call girls "stuck up" if they ignore you anymore? One of the downsides of being annoying means you get to meet a lot of "stuck up" girls.

[villagetinker]

OH we loved the "Chinese fire drill", I actually saw one about 2-3 weeks ago, driver and passenger running around the car to change positions at a red light, too funny, brought back memories where we would have 4-5 people running around the car changing positions at lights and stop signs.

[tomwed]

It must terrible to live in China if your house catches on fire.

[Wandatime]

I roared with laughter the first time I heard "You're cucumber is trying to leave the salad" said to a guy who's pants were unzipped.

And for me and my three sisters, it was Aunt Flo paying a visit. :laugh:

[Halibut]

Being pregnant is another one -- women generally were "in the family way" or "expecting." What, exactly? Everyone to understand what that meant? ;)

I think even kids today would still know what "expecting" means, but it does grate on me a bit when young couples claim that "we're pregnant." That's some kind of anatomical miracle, if you ask me.

[DruannB]

you're stretching my rubber band (when we got on my dad's nerves); you're as dumb as a chicken who doesn't know when to come in out of the rain (also my dad-who grew up on a farm).

[mac9]

He is so dumb that he can't pour **** from a boot with the instructions on the heel.