Defunct titles and sayings

Don P · May 12, 2008, 08:21:35 PM

I don't know Tom but a Studebaker keeps coming to mind :D

Fla._Deadheader · May 12, 2008, 08:44:48 PM

Hey, HEY. Don't go pokin fun at them Studebutchers. They was my first 2 cars. Wish I could buy a brand new one, today. 8) 8) ;D ;D

Bro. Noble · May 12, 2008, 08:54:33 PM

I just can't think of the name of those cars, Tom. They just made them a couple of years in the late 50's and I was too busy then trying to get my buddy Ed to Sell me his moped :D :D

When's the last time you used the term 'cigarette machine' ?

SwingOak · May 12, 2008, 09:14:33 PM

My dad has a few from his days in the Maine woods.

Someone says, "Well I thought..." and the response is "Well ya know what thought did? If I had a s**t in one hand and a thought in the other, which one d'ya think would weigh more?"

And in reply to any question concerning math: "well a s**t and two is eight, and a faht's a fraction."

I've never heard these anywhere, except from my dad, and his old Maine woods friends.

How about "running balls out"? I believe this referred the governor on a steam engine.

"Three sheets to the wind", "Hell bent for election"

We had a party line when I was a kid. Our ring was the letter "K" in Morse code... Hey - there's another one! And I remember doing "Duck & Cover" drills once in a while when I was a kid.

Also, Amoco Ultimate premium unleaded is still clear "white" gasoline today.

Tom · May 12, 2008, 09:19:49 PM

QuoteI just can't think of the name of those cars

Edsel, Br'er Noble, Edsel. :D

We drove a Studebaker too. Good Car.

dnalley · May 13, 2008, 10:35:31 AM

Atlanta Crackers---back when baseball was really fun, and you didn't even know it was a derogatory term?

I'd walk a mile for a Camel

Haytrader · May 13, 2008, 11:59:23 AM

Back when I was a young boy and spending a lot of time with my grandparents, listening to the markets on A M radio while eating an early breakfast was the norm. I remember a tire dealer's ad. The dealers name was Leanord Tire in Dodge City and is still in business. The original owners grandson now runs it. The ad went like this.

Hannigan, Flanigan, Shanigan. All good Irish names.
But Kelley is the name to remember.
Kelley Springfield tires.

Paschale · June 02, 2008, 10:32:32 PM

I just heard this in a movie yesterday:

"Bob's your uncle!"

I don't know what it means...but from the context, it seems to be used as if to say "that's all you need to do," For example, let's say you're explaining how to do something to someone, and you might say, "well, all you need to do is slide the whatchamacalit into the whizamadoo, and Bob's your uncle!" Sort of like "presto" or "voila!"

Is that right...or can someone else enlighten me?

DouginUtah · June 02, 2008, 11:23:28 PM

Paschale,

http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/70100.html

SwingOak · June 02, 2008, 11:26:15 PM

Quote from: Paschale on June 02, 2008, 10:32:32 PM
I just heard this in a movie yesterday:

"Bob's your uncle!"

I don't know what it means...but from the context, it seems to be used as if to say "that's all you need to do," For example, let's say you're explaining how to do something to someone, and you might say, "well, all you need to do is slide the whatchamacalit into the whizamadoo, and Bob's your uncle!" Sort of like "presto" or "voila!"

Is that right...or can someone else enlighten me?

I believe you are correct - it's a common British expression for doing something right. Here's another one an English cousin of mine used when he was saying something was a waste of time: "Blow this for a game of soldiers".

beenthere · June 03, 2008, 01:16:49 AM

"Bob's your uncle" seems to be a longer way of saying "duh"

easymoney · June 03, 2008, 06:18:53 PM

i dont remember if this has been mentioned but i have a cousin whos favorite saying is. well ill swanny. he uses it a lot.

Don_Papenburg · June 03, 2008, 11:37:21 PM

Bobs your uncle is a way of saying that the job is done , all is well ,
Like Load the lugage ,shut the boot and bobs your uncle .
Got relatives in ausie land they speak that kind od upside down english.