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“Be kind, rewind.”

 

  What are some other bygone well- known or popular sayings in their times that are not only obsolete now, their relevance has to be explained to people who weren’t even born when they were in widespread use?


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Posted - June 12, 2021

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  • 581
    "I got paged" or "Excuse me, I'm getting paged"
      June 12, 2021 1:52 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    Pushing a pen.
      June 12, 2021 4:24 PM MDT
    3

  • 10636
    Number, please
      June 12, 2021 5:11 PM MDT
    3

  • 44607
    Operator, may I have the number to/for.....
      June 12, 2021 5:40 PM MDT
    3

  • 17593
    Let you fingers do the walking.   What the xxx?

    I'll need your charga-plate to complete the sale.  Uhmmmm, what could that be?
    (https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?entryid=2045)
     
    Regular or Ethyl?  (at the pump)

    Regular or textured?   (at the paint store)




      June 12, 2021 9:16 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    Where's the beef?

      June 13, 2021 7:48 AM MDT
    4

  • 44607
    Wasn't that you in that ad? Oh...I'm still waiting to find the beef.

    This post was edited by Element 99 at June 13, 2021 9:47 AM MDT
      June 13, 2021 9:14 AM MDT
    2

  • 19937
    Be careful, sonny or you won't get to be my age.
      June 13, 2021 9:47 AM MDT
    2

  • 44607
    I'm not sure I want to. LOL.
      June 13, 2021 12:37 PM MDT
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  • 19937
    Beats the alternative. :)
      June 13, 2021 3:09 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    "I'll wring your neck'  Mother would say that to us kids but I can't remember why because I always thought we were well behaved. This post was edited by Kittigate at June 13, 2021 12:37 PM MDT
      June 13, 2021 9:46 AM MDT
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  • 44607
    Would that be like choking a chicken?
      June 13, 2021 12:38 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    Umm.. kind of but not really.
      June 13, 2021 12:45 PM MDT
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  • 11002
    That's about as likely as a man on the moon. 
      June 13, 2021 6:08 PM MDT
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