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Post by sepiatone on Feb 3, 2023 15:56:52 GMT
I had a friend who used to like torturing his younger sister like that. Until one day he discovered that she very early on learned where to effectively place a hard, swift kick.  Treated her like a princess from then on. Sepiatone |
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Post by yanceycravat on Feb 3, 2023 21:57:05 GMT
I had a friend who used to like torturing his younger sister like that. Until one day he discovered that she very early on learned where to effectively place a hard, swift kick. Treated her like a princess from then on. Sepiatone |
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Post by sepiatone on Feb 4, 2023 18:17:42 GMT
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Post by BunnyWhit on Feb 6, 2023 1:25:15 GMT
One turn of phrase that I hear once in a while in classic movies is "Don't let's...". You might say "Don't let's quarrel" or "Don't let's start all that again". It always sounded a little awkward to me, which may be the reason its use died out.
I do know that "don't let's" sounds peculiar to the present-day ear....but I love it and use it often. If you actually think about what these contractions mean, it sounds better -- "Do not let us ask for the moon." |
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Post by Fading Fast on Feb 6, 2023 9:00:36 GMT
A couple of neat "disappearing" words came up in yesterday's "Sunday Live Don't be so Melodramatic!" movie "Emma" from 1932 (not the Austen story),which were "scamp" and "swells."
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Post by sepiatone on Feb 6, 2023 18:00:39 GMT
When was the last time you heard the counter girl order "Slop and sinkers" for a customer? (coffee and donuts) You might often in a '30's movie.
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Post by Lucky Dan on Feb 9, 2023 5:18:46 GMT
Alright, alright pipe down! Pipe down!
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Post by sepiatone on Feb 9, 2023 16:21:26 GMT
OK. HOLD YOUR HORSES!
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Post by nickandnora34 on Feb 18, 2023 23:24:14 GMT
I personally get a kick out of saying "broad" and "dame." It tickles me pink, so to speak. I've added George Bailey's "hot dog!" to my vocabulary somewhat recently, and also "Howzit, babe?" like one of the male characters in the 1932 movie "Me and My Gal." I think it's fun to incorporate some older phrases into my everyday vocabulary.
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Post by Lucky Dan on Feb 18, 2023 23:49:13 GMT
I'd be careful using broad. It was vulgar in it's day, and times being as sensitive as they are now, would probably draw a complaint from anyone inclined to complain.
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Post by sagebrush on Feb 19, 2023 14:35:16 GMT
I personally get a kick out of saying "broad" and "dame." It tickles me pink, so to speak. I've added George Bailey's "hot dog!" to my vocabulary somewhat recently, and also "Howzit, babe?" like one of the male characters in the 1932 movie "Me and My Gal." I think it's fun to incorporate some older phrases into my everyday vocabulary.
I say "Hot Dog!", too! I get some of the hardiest giggles from people every time.  |
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Post by sepiatone on Feb 19, 2023 16:03:25 GMT
I personally get a kick out of saying "broad" and "dame." It tickles me pink, so to speak. I've added George Bailey's "hot dog!" to my vocabulary somewhat recently, and also "Howzit, babe?" like one of the male characters in the 1932 movie "Me and My Gal." I think it's fun to incorporate some older phrases into my everyday vocabulary.
I say "Hot Dog!", too! I get some of the hardiest giggles from people every time. Slip a "diggity" in there and the giggles will really get hardy! I'd love to stay and gab, but I gotta hit the bricks to get decked out to meet some schnook who's gonna give me the dope about a dish that's a real able Grable. Sepiatone |
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Post by BunnyWhit on Feb 20, 2023 22:49:03 GMT
You hear "Beat it!" in golden era movies, but I'm the only one I've heard utter it recently. I use it all the time. I fear kids today think I'm making some misguided Michael Jackson reference.....and they think I'm old. I'm even older than they think.
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Post by Lucky Dan on Feb 20, 2023 23:07:35 GMT
You hear "Beat it!" in golden era movies, but I'm the only one I've heard utter it recently. I use it all the time. I fear kids today think I'm making some misguided Michael Jackson reference.....and they think I'm old. I'm even older than they think. |
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Post by BunnyWhit on Feb 20, 2023 23:41:04 GMT
You hear "Beat it!" in golden era movies, but I'm the only one I've heard utter it recently. I use it all the time. I fear kids today think I'm making some misguided Michael Jackson reference.....and they think I'm old. I'm even older than they think. |
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