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LI SNOWBIRD 06-18-2014 07:54 AM

Jive turkey "Where's the beef?" to name a few

Lauren Sweeny 06-18-2014 08:21 AM

Golly gee! Ya gotta be kidding me,She's the bees knees,coke bottle glasses,Yummy! Daddy oh! Get out town( here)!Bug off! She 's a Bimbo,a Blanche,
CAR WoRDS:Junker car,beaters,balonnies,tranny,burn out, lay a doughnut. Chick magnet! Glass packs.4 on the floor,headers,overdrive,Chevy,Fix or Repair Daily means a Ford car,go cruising the strip,make out point was to go submarine watching in Cleveland near the airport ( not that I would know personally;)
Put that in a sack for ya honey? Gimme a 3.2 beers

graciegirl 06-18-2014 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Lauren Sweeny (Post 894836)
Golly gee! Ya gotta be kidding me,She's the bees knees,coke bottle glasses,Yummy! Daddy oh! Get out town( here)!Bug off! She 's a Bimbo,a Blanche,
CAR WoRDS:Junker car,beaters,balonnies,tranny,burn out, lay a doughnut. Chick magnet! Glass packs.4 on the floor,headers,overdrive,Chevy,Fix or Repair Daily means a Ford car,go cruising the strip,make out point was to go submarine watching in Cleveland near the airport ( not that I would know personally;)
Put that in a sack for ya honey? Gimme a 3.2 beers


omgosh Lauren. Hadn't thought of 3.2 beer in a looooong time. I did go to the submarine races once. Never saw one though.

redwitch 06-18-2014 08:35 AM

Bitchen! Far out! or a very laid back "far out, maaaan" said as you exhaled. Hottie pottatie. Cutie pie. Speed kills.

Gross.

Candy is dandy, liquor is quicker. Put a flag on her and go for Old Glory (yeah, I know, but ....).

DonH57 06-18-2014 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 894838)
omgosh Lauren. Hadn't thought of 3.2 beer in a looooong time. I did go to the submarine races once. Never saw one though.

It's been a while for me to hear 3.2 beer being mentioned as well. Wow. That was so long ago.:a040:

TednRobin 06-18-2014 09:06 AM

When cleaning up something we say, I'm going to" red up". I think it is Pennsylvania Dutch.

skyguy79 06-18-2014 12:02 PM

Sock it to me, sock it to me, sock it to me!
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by DougB (Post 894766)
Sock it to me!

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0gYhuUzx8Q]Sock It To Me[/ame] :boxing2:
http://youtu.be/watch?v=w0gYhuUzx8Q

Suzi 06-18-2014 12:15 PM

Its frightening to think of how many of these saying I still say. OMG - I am old !

Deseylou 06-18-2014 04:01 PM

FUNKY
it was the word for me

Lauren Sweeny 06-18-2014 07:56 PM

Everything is hunky dory, whoops ,gosh,for lands sake,skidaddle,thats a golly whopper ,dorky,geezer,brazen hussy,hunky, cats meow,varmint ,critters,crick,cement pond,
Ya big baby,cry baby,mommas boy,yo yo's that you could; walk the dog,round the world.
Double Dutch .

bluedog103 06-18-2014 08:43 PM

Get bent! I have a friend who still uses that one. How about....Boss!

elizabeth52 06-19-2014 06:33 AM

Skeevy...lol...go anywhere in Brooklyn and you will still hear this. I personally skeeve peachskin. Love the fruit, just skeeve that dry fuzzy skin against my teeth..uggggh.

How about these...Shake it, don't break it; Don't have a cow, man!; what's up, Doc?, go out in traffic and play; and I would add from the not too distant past: cool beans.

Bonny 06-19-2014 06:45 AM

After I pump your gas, I'll clean your windshield and check your oil for ya !!

Lauren Sweeny 06-19-2014 06:55 AM

Don' get your panties ( knickers) in a knot ! To " sponge or "cut" into a waiting line.Remember the Alamo! Cowabunga ! Geronimo ! Persnickety,high falootin! Doggone it! Jiminy Crickets!
E N C ...yclopedia in a sing song voice.Bippity bobbity boo! Meeska moo ska mouse cateer......
faster then a speeding bullet.......Bob a lewy .....Salright? Sal right ! N e s t l e s.........
And hearssssss JOHNY!! See the USA in your Cheverala ! It's a bird it's a plane it's SuPERMAN !
The plane! The plane! You talkin to me? Talk to the hand.

skyking 06-19-2014 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 894838)
omgosh Lauren. Hadn't thought of 3.2 beer in a looooong time. I did go to the submarine races once. Never saw one though.

I guess you girls were never invited to a "snipe hunt"? It only took place in dark places and for some reason the girls claim they never found one.

skyking 06-19-2014 10:12 AM

Another one: "turn" the channel

Bonny 06-19-2014 10:16 AM

Get some foil for the antenna

Bonny 06-19-2014 10:19 AM

Birth control seats aka Bucket seats

Bonny 06-19-2014 10:29 AM

Don’t take any wooden nickels!

Patty55 06-19-2014 10:33 AM

Did you all know growing up that "Youse" is not the plural of "you"?

tippyclubb 06-19-2014 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by 2BNTV (Post 894738)
Your mama wears combat boots!!!!

Hey there, don't you talk about my mama.

Years ago we use to say that's the way the mop flops.

CFrance 06-19-2014 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Patty55 (Post 895414)
Did you all know growing up that "Youse" is not the plural of "you"?

Yes, I knew that. It's "yinz." As in, "Yinz goin' dahntahn?"

kellyjam 06-19-2014 11:50 AM

Trip the light fantastic

Nice set of gams

Patty55 06-19-2014 12:43 PM

Bummer head

Whatever 06-19-2014 02:14 PM

"Gin mill"
"skeeve"
"Sh*t on a shingle"
"Horses ass"
"up your nose with a rubber hose"

gpirate 06-19-2014 02:35 PM

The early bird gets the worm.

Bonny 06-19-2014 02:49 PM

Meawhile, back at the ranch.

Ain't that a bite ?

TheVillageChicken 06-19-2014 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Patty55 (Post 894531)
Paper A$$hole? I think it's a person who talks a good game but makes no sense.

In the military, it is also what we called these

http://www.staples-3p.com/s7/is/imag..._sc7?$splssku$

The Mountaineer 06-19-2014 03:04 PM

Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise

It is what it is. I'll deal with it.

Pop (for soda).

Went down the holler.

As happy as a dog rolling in his own poop.

From my West Virginia childhood.

We'll be renting in The Villages in January-March, 2015 and are hoping to run into fellow Mountaineers. I've had season football tickets for WVU football for decades and am a 1950 WVU Journalism graduate, 43-year newspaper editor (retired since 1996), have traveled to 50 countries, 2 U.S. territories and 43 states and taken 11 cruises.

My Bucket List is getting thin. The Villages, in December 2013, was on the list, too. Not any more.

Bonny 06-19-2014 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by The Mountaineer (Post 895568)
Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise

It is what it is. I'll deal with it.

Pop (for soda).

Went down the holler.

As happy as a dog rolling in his own poop.

From my West Virginia childhood.

We'll be renting in The Villages in January-March, 2015 and are hoping to run into fellow Mountaineers. I've had season football tickets for WVU football for decades and am a 1950 WVU Journalism graduate, 43-year newspaper editor (retired since 1996), have traveled to 50 countries, 2 U.S. territories and 43 states and taken 11 cruises.

My Bucket List is getting thin. The Villages, in December 2013, was on the list, too. Not any more.

My favorite saying in the world is "It is what it is, get over it !!" I say this almost every day LOL

Patty55 06-19-2014 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Bonny (Post 895737)
My favorite saying in the world is "It is what it is, get over it !!" I say this almost every day LOL

Yep, that's one that I use along with the flip side "It aint what it aint".

The other one I use a lot is "I'll just burn that bridge when I come to it."

senior citizen 06-20-2014 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by SantaClaus (Post 894643)
Ha! That's funny, 'cause "beard" is still used today, just in a different context. A "beard" is a girl a gay guy takes to social functions so that he appears straight. I always thought the derivation was that a beard makes a man appear more manly. Interesting that it has a longer provenance than that.


You are correct in the meaning for "beard" nowadays.....
I was going to correct him.....but figured I probably should not.
A "beard" is a female used as a coverup for the guy.......just as you said.


P.S. Just looked it up on Wiki......it can be used "both ways"....news to me.
Beard is a slang term describing a person who is used, knowingly or unknowingly, as a date, romantic partner (boyfriend or girlfriend), or spouse either to conceal infidelity or to conceal one's sexual orientation. The American slang term originally referred to anyone who acted on behalf of another, in any transaction, to conceal a person's true identity. The term can be used in heterosexual and homosexual contexts, but with increasing acceptance of gay culture, references to beards are seen in mainstream television and movies as well as other entertainment

KathieI 06-21-2014 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by graciegirl (Post 894783)
Calling each other " kid".

I still call everyone a "kid" because 99.9% of the time, I am older than them... UGH!!! (that's okay, its better than the alternative.)

Cobh521 06-21-2014 03:52 PM

"That's the ticket"
Ju wanna go

Bonny 06-21-2014 03:57 PM

Gimme some skin.

graciegirl 06-21-2014 04:39 PM

I swear I didn't make this up.
 
It went along with...."They'll never buy the cow if they can get the milk free".




Here it is;


Don't make love at the Village gate.
Love is blind.
But the neighbor's ain't.

TheVillageChicken 06-21-2014 04:49 PM

My old man said "swell," I said "neato or groovy," my kids said "wicked," and my grands say "sweet."

dbussone 06-21-2014 05:16 PM

Wicked good

Wandatime 06-21-2014 05:17 PM

Down in South Carolina we say "hose pipe" which can mean anything from the hose nib to the hose itself all the way down to the hose sprayer.

I still say "Jiminey Crickets" when I really want to cut loose on the cussin'. Sometimes I'll through in Dagnabbit, more now with the popularity of the Geico farmer.

One time my dad banged his finger with a hammer and yelled "Dog bite a rabbit" but I never figured out what that meant.

Oh, and "You don't know sh#% from Shinola." That is old.

A friend of mine used to say "Better to be an old man's darlin' than a young man's slave" but I'm beginning to differ with her on that one.

And no one I know from the south really says, "Kiss my grits." That was just on TV.

mtdjed 06-21-2014 05:34 PM

City Chicken, Ox Roast, Rid up the House, Pop, Canadian Sailors, Bugging State Street


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