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Dilly-Dally. My mom would tell us kids to come straight home from school, don't dilly-dally! My dad called his wallet a billfold, and I still do it. And his watch was a timepiece. Haven't heard that in a long time.
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dungerees < spelling ( jeans )
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Percolator (A type of coffee pot.)
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FROM THE PAST
kiss curls * milk box (to drop off milk in your wall).
tin lizzy heavens to Betsy my word bundle buggy pram poultice saddle shoes zoot suit beehive hairdos kiss curls bell bottoms jumpsuit britches upon my word shake a leg book bag fit as a fiddle chum rouge horse feathers(nonsense) cobbler(shoe repair) cardigan crinoline plats (as in braids) overalls pillbox hats smarty pants pick-up-sticks tiddly winks marbles hopscotch double dutch soda shop hanky Enough For Now |
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sorry that all ran together... guess there was too much, oh well, will fix at another time.
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Golly Dig Groovy Man Crib fer sure totally Rad |
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I totally say all of those lol except for crib...and I don't say rad much...I think I say radical more |
Demitasse (Can you tell I like coffee?)
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Filling Station (gas station)
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Rabble Rouser
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We used to have a milk box and had milk delivered 2-3 times a week, I think. The milk used to come in bottles like this: https://img0.etsystatic.com/001/0/61...36160_r9bt.jpg I even remember being small enough to climb through the milk box to open the door when my mama left her keys in the house one day. Our milk man's name was Smitty. |
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girdle (Something my grandmother wore.)
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nincompoop
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handbasket
As in - Going to hell in a handbasket. |
Chalkboard (Remember them?)
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hooch (alcohol)
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Jubilee (special celebrations)
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skillet.........
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Daddy-o.......
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poke...as in a "poke sack"...(paper sack)
My grandmother would pick "poke salad" in a poke...:):moonstars: |
Egghead... meaning Brainiac
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Tubular or Rad................
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Much obliged
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Knapsack....
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Know what is becoming extinct (at least where I live)?
You're welcome. :blink: I say 'thank you' and the most common response I get back is 'no problem'. That makes me want to box their ears. |
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I think "no problem" is an acknowledgment of thank you. As is "good," "glad it worked out," "glad I could help," "no worries," etc. Is it that "no problem" implies it couldn't have been a problem (or something else that may not be right with that exact reply) or is it that "you're welcome" is the only proper response? Just curious. |
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Kin, it means relatives.
The really sad part is that I used it in a sentence yeasterday. :cowboihorse: |
Bummer.....
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Farout!
I used that a lot in the 70's. :beatnik: |
These are more colloquialisms, but if you were born/raised in the South, you should remember these:
Dumber than a box of rocks If the Lord willing and the creek don't rise I can't remember anymore right now, but I'll add to it later. |
"tacky" lol
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bath tub gin
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If I thank someone, I'm thanking THEM for whatever service or act they've done on my behalf and whatever extra work they've gone through to resolve whatever issue is there. If they say you're welcome, they are saying that "I" am welcome. They are seeing my thanks and acknowledgment of the work they've done and responding in like with a personal acceptance and acknowledgement. 'No problem' has nothing to do with me or with my thanks. It's all about them and whether it was, literally, a problem for them to do their job or provide a service. For me, 'no problem' feels like a pimply faced teen with their face buried in their IPhone, barely acknowledging my words or the sentiment behind them as they half-ass their way through my order or whatever service they are supposed to provide. I want the adult response to my adult appreciation, please. Manners can go a long way. I'm showing my age today. :blink: |
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I don't always use "you're welcome" because, even though I may appreciate someone's gesture, they are not necessarily 'welcome' to something of mine. To each her own :) and thanks again. O |
[QUOTE=Orema;1049502]Thanks, Gemme. I'm not sure it has anything to do with age. I've found this with Americans more than anyone else from other English-speaking countries.
I don't always use "you're welcome" because, even though I may appreciate someone's gesture, they are not necessarily 'welcome' to something of mine. To each her own :) and thanks again. Let me give this another try .. Even though someone may appreciate what I've done, they aren't necessarily welcome to it. (and thanks for presuming I meant "could" when I wrote "couldn't" in an earlier posting.) |
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This is b4 my time ~ dreamy
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McDreamy vs McSteamy? |
Lo and behold
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