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Terms Which Have Disappeared
Excuse me, where can I find a thread that deals with Terms Which Have Disappeared? It used to be around here somewhere . . .- skydog757
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Season's Greetings From The Boys From Marketing!
It's heartening to see that tobacco companies were concerned that their customers might suffer from something as severe as throat scratch or irritation.- skydog757
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Season's Greetings From The Boys From Marketing!
- skydog757
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
That'll put some salt on his tail.- skydog757
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Artwork Featuring Hats
Not a fan of the band, but they liked their hats . . . -
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
That's part of the reason certain phrases have disappeared; when you have to explain to someone what the term means (and it's origin) it disrupts the flow of the conversation. I enjoy enlightening younger people and getting a spark of recognition from people of a certain age, but after a while...- skydog757
- Post #3,640
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
Has anyone said "No Dice" or "Fat Chance" recently?- skydog757
- Post #3,637
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
It's not a word said lightly, therefore it carries some weight and gets attention. I'm going to have to start applying it in timely moments. Thanks for reminding me.- skydog757
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- Forum: The Golden Era
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
Dolt! Buffoon! Lout! (This is starting to sound a lot like Thanksgiving at my In-Laws . . .)- skydog757
- Post #3,628
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
I haven't heard anyone called a "filthy cur" lately either. Or a "scourge" or "varlet".- skydog757
- Post #3,617
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
And "ne'er do well." I still throw that one around at the jail. I do miss "gadabout", but I never really have occasion to use it.- skydog757
- Post #3,613
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Artwork Featuring Hats
T. Rex The Slider front cover: and back cover: -
Terms Which Have Disappeared
Same category as "haywire", which still seems to have legs even though it came out of logging camps.- skydog757
- Post #3,593
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
Slipshod is synonymous and perhaps a trifle more utilized. It's a shame to see them go as they are both such perfectly descriptive words. They both have been replaced by the universal "This sucks!"- skydog757
- Post #3,589
- Forum: The Golden Era
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What Was The Last Movie You Watched?
Aliens (1986) I watched this for the first time since I saw it at the drive-in(!!) upon it's initial release. It was nice to be able to actually see the movie; the combination of outdoor light conditions and the fact that most of the film is shot in very dark environments left me with...- skydog757
- Post #22,268
- Forum: The Moving Picture
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
I didn't know "Skeezix" was a cartoon character; I had always heard it as a synonym for rascal or smart a**.- skydog757
- Post #3,576
- Forum: The Golden Era
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Terms Which Have Disappeared
Calling somebody "Skeezicks".- skydog757
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- Forum: The Golden Era
