Balderdash and other words millennials haven't heard
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Tori_Scope said:I still hear people, particularly in the North, say ginnel @Dragonslayer. I'd never heard the word before I moved up here though!
Welcome to the north. Gods own country. ?
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Wireless..... Radio
Music cassettes .. Or cassette player.
Eight track music players.
Things not known to many these days.
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I remember when I moved up north, my parents looking for directions about where our new home was when we were close by. My Dad was told to go up the bank, which to my parents was a financial institution, rather than a hill!I remember people saying 'Gordon Bennet,' as in 'that's not likely.' I'm unsure the phrase is still used today. I've just learnt this evening that this comes from stories about father & son; actually Gordon Bennett from the late 19th, & early 20th century, which surprised me. See: https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/gordon-bennett.htmlNot something I said, but thought I understood, & had thought it an expression 'my generation' used.
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I still use many of the words I have seen on here. Which baffled my American wife for quite a while and sometimes still does.
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Dragonslayer said:I still use many of the words I have seen on here. Which baffled my American wife for quite a while and sometimes still does.
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@66Mustang
Going to hell in a hand cart.
I'll bet you dollars to doughnuts.
The only thing you have to do is die and pay taxes
Penny rich and dollar poor.
Break a bill
Mystery meat (spam)
We have heard many others through films and TV. And it is amazing how many of our old sayings come from America.
One thing that baffles her is the one about. If a bird poops on you It means good luck.
I have to agree with her on that one. ?
She cannot understand why we use the term Gravy boat. For a jug.
A simple toast rack also baffled her. She thought at first it was used for slices of butter. She had never seen one before.
And she could not understand a butter dish. Especially if it had a cover. We don't even use them anymore. Or at least only some of us and then only rarely But our grandparents did. -
Thanks that’s really interesting I like those sayings.Considering the tax systems of America and Britain I find it rich that it’s the Americans that complain about paying taxes ha ha ha!!
Why is a bird pooing on you good luck???
I think a butter dish was from the days of real butter, not the pretend butter that goes in the fridge. Real butter stays out of the fridge, or it goes hard, and you need somewhere to keep it away from the flies and whatnot I guess.I think I know another American saying...a dime a dozen...it’s like saying something is very common. I guess our equivalent is two a penny?
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It’s interesting to note that such an American phrase as ‘the fall’ meaning autumn is actually of English origin. Read it somewhere, don’t remember where exactly.
“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
Don't hear of anyone being flabbergasted these days...
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OverlyAnxious said:Don't hear of anyone being flabbergasted these days...Online Community CoordinatorConcerned about another member's safety or wellbeing? Flag your concerns with us.
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66Mustang said:Thanks that’s really interesting I like those sayings.Considering the tax systems of America and Britain I find it rich that it’s the Americans that complain about paying taxes ha ha ha!!
Why is a bird pooing on you good luck???
I think a butter dish was from the days of real butter, not the pretend butter that goes in the fridge. Real butter stays out of the fridge, or it goes hard, and you need somewhere to keep it away from the flies and whatnot I guess.I think I know another American saying...a dime a dozen...it’s like saying something is very common. I guess our equivalent is two a penny?
Thanks again for sharing all those
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@66Mustang A bird pooing on you is certainly not good luck. Not in my book any way ?
I think people say it to make the person getting pood on feel better. ?
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I'm not sure I would ever feel lucky if a bird did that to meOnline Community CoordinatorConcerned about another member's safety or wellbeing? Flag your concerns with us.
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That’s a good point
I wonder if there are any other bad things which are seen as supposedly good luck? -
A lucky rabbits foot wasn't very lucky for the poor rabbit.
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I took down a lucky horseshoe once and whilst doing so it fell on my head. My family thought it was most amusing.
“This is my simple religion. No need for temples. No need for complicated philosophy. Your own mind, your own heart is the temple. Your philosophy is simple kindness.”
― Dalai Lama XIV -
66Mustang said:That’s a good point
I wonder if there are any other bad things which are seen as supposedly good luck?Online Community CoordinatorConcerned about another member's safety or wellbeing? Flag your concerns with us.
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