Pretty girl wolf whistles!
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Pretty girl wolf whistles!
Ask a stoopid question, the answer that came back was "cat got a climbing gear???" or "does a bear poop in the woods??".
You are like a bull in a china closet.
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He/she has wine taste on a beer budget.
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"does a bear poop in the woods??"
He/she has wine taste on a beer budget.
Colder than a witches tit.
Wait, I thought this thread was to be about phrases from childhood times. Those 3 above are still in common use - aren't they? I say them quite often.
Got your rubbers (goulashes / rubber boots) - my grandmother
Pack your grip (suitcase) - my grandmother
cruising for a bruising
Banks gave you a toaster or some small home appliance when you opened an account.
Grocery stores gave out green stamps, and only had paper sacks.
The Interstate Hi-way system wasn't complete yet outside of big cities.
Only big luxury cars had front disc brakes.
It was common to see a after market, under the dash airconditioner if a car didn't have AC from the factory.
Laundry detergent had glass wear in the box
Brylcreem
Butch wax
Party line phone
Fedoras.
I didn't know what a Barber was til I was 10 or 11. Was sheared like a sheep.. Still do it to myself..
Why be stupid if you cant show it
Darn, some of these I had completely forgotten about.
Like glass wear in detergent boxes, my mama had a collection of glasses from them
Books of Eagle, top value, and green stamp books.
Making her own lye soap, ringer wash machine, side by side rinse tubs.
Hell, she even made her own wine and root beer.
Man those were great days
Where’s the beef??!!!
[smilie=s: How about"Lickedy Split"?
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo
You’ll shoot your eye out
Jury-rigged something
Flip a ***** = U-turn (starts with a "B")
hunky-dory
kick the can
red rover
lights on nobody's home
the elevator doesn't reach the top floor
'Take ya out behind the woodshed'.
'He's got a burr under his saddle'. 'She's got a bee in her bonnet'.
The word 'gay' meant happy.
Dish towels came in bags of Gladiola flour. Grandma made her own buttermilk.
Milk was delivered to your door in glass bottles.
Prime time TV shows were Black & white.
Madder than a captured Jap.
On tv you would here "It's 10 PM, do you know where your kids are?" We would jump up and try to turn the volume down. Yea no remotes back then except us kids.
Not sure if I saw this here yet:
You can talk to me until you are "Blue in the face"
( I'm not going to listen!)
To the moon, Alice.
Talk the legs off a chair.
When pigs fly.
:grin: My Mom had one for people that talked a lot.I think they were vaccinated with a phonograph needle.
Good luck.Have fun.Be safe.
Leo