Terms Which Have Disappeared

[Stearmen]

Do many people still say, "join the club," anymore? I do.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I say it all the time to the kids. I also say "I'd like to join a club and beat you over the head with it," with all credit due to Groucho.

 

[AdeeC]

Not sure if this saying has been mentioned before but "for the love of Mike" seemed to have appeared in literally hundreds of old Hollywood films from the 1920's to early 30's then almost completely disappeared. To me it appears used mostly as a substitute for profane expletives that would have been used in real life given the context that it is mostly used.

 

[skydog757]

A phrase that has fallen into disuse is "Very well then" which, in context, usually signified that the conversation was over and was followed by whatever solution was arrived at ("Very well then, I'll pack my bags and be on my way in the morning.")

Also seeing less use is "That's all well and good", which, at the start of a sentence was usually followed by a question about the proposed plan of action ("That's all well and good, but how are we supposed to get back?") At the end of a statement, it usually signified (dubious) consent ("If you can get a better price elsewhere, that's all well and good.")

 

[Zombie_61]

I never heard the phrase "pan-seared" until the '90s. We always just said "fried."

I'm convinced the term "pan-seared" was created so that weight-conscious and health-conscious yuppies could justify eating the stuff without feeling that they've somehow cheated on their diets.

The one that grinds my gears is calling something that comes inside of a folded flour tortilla a "wrap". That particular menu item already has a name--it's called a "burrito". If you call it a "wrap" you're a racist, pretentious, jerk.

Do many people still say, "join the club," anymore? I do.

In our circle it's been replaced with "Get in line."

 

[2jakes]

It’s after midnight -- let’s called it a day !

Ok, that’s a wrap--wind reel & print !


"Goodnight Mrs. Calabash...where ever you are"

​That’s All Folks !

 

[LizzieMaine]

Not sure if this saying has been mentioned before but "for the love of Mike" seemed to have appeared in literally hundreds of old Hollywood films from the 1920's to early 30's then almost completely disappeared. To me it appears used mostly as a substitute for profane expletives that would have been used in real life given the context that it is mostly used.

Pretty much, yes. Blasphemous oaths were the most popular form of swearing in the Era, followed closely by attacks on the legitimacy or parentage of the target and then general barnyard scatology.

 

[Stormy]

People don't say "Jesus!" or "Jesus Christ!" to express excitement or disapproval anymore because it's not PC to do so.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Except for my mother.

 

[2jakes]

"Be there or be square!"

 

[dh66]

People don't say "Jesus!" or "Jesus Christ!" to express excitement or disapproval anymore because it's not PC to do so.

Strangely, here in the bible belt, people still say this all the time.

 

[LizzieMaine]

I was listening in my office recently to an old baseball broadcast, and the announcer mentioned that the shortstop "pulled a boner." One of the kids who happened to be in the office at the time began laughing uncontrollably for some unaccountable reason.

 

[tonyb]

People don't say "Jesus!" or "Jesus Christ!" to express excitement or disapproval anymore because it's not PC to do so.

I hear it, and use it, with great frequency. Among my favorite variations is Jesus H. Christ. Gotta get that H in there.

 

[HudsonHawk]

I was listening in my office recently to an old baseball broadcast, and the announcer mentioned that the shortstop "pulled a boner." One of the kids who happened to be in the office at the time began laughing uncontrollably for some unaccountable reason.

Not a Fred Merkle historian, I suppose. Cubfans are hoping to exorcise the Curse of Merkle's Boner, starting tonight.

 

[2jakes]

I was listening in my office recently to an old baseball broadcast, and the announcer mentioned that the shortstop "pulled a boner." One of the kids who happened to be in the office at the time began laughing uncontrollably for some unaccountable reason.

If the kid is male, I can understand the reason why he reacted that way.

The Sandlot & Stand By Me are two examples of how guys relate when there
are no girls or adults around.

To hear it elsewhere...is hilarious for some !

 

[tonyb]

My last name, which starts with a B and ends with an R and has an O and an N and E (in that order) as well as some other letters in between, was frequently abbreviated to "boner" when I was a kid. So of course I've heard every imaginable variation on a boner theme at least a thousand times. At least.

 

[Fading Fast]

I was listening in my office recently to an old baseball broadcast, and the announcer mentioned that the shortstop "pulled a boner." One of the kids who happened to be in the office at the time began laughing uncontrollably for some unaccountable reason.

Old enough to remember when it meant stupid mistake - and I know you can't use it that way anymore. So much of our culture - most sitcoms are just one silly sexual innuendo after another - has become childish humor.

 

[2jakes]

My last name, which starts with a B and ends with an R and has an O and an N and E (in that order) as well as some other letters in between, was frequently abbreviated to "boner" when I was a kid. So of course I've heard every imaginable variation on a boner theme at least a thousand times. At least.

That’s a bummer !

 

[tonyb]

That’s a bummer !

Nah, not really. At this point in my life it seems more a blessing than a curse.

 

[LizzieMaine]

Old enough to remember when it meant stupid mistake - and I know you can't use it that way anymore. So much of our culture - most sitcoms are just one silly sexual innuendo after another - has become childish humor.

Alas. All the world's a second-grade playground.