Really dumb antiquated sayings

retrorussell · February 14, 2020, 04:22:00 PM

Hey all.
We had a thread or 2 about old sayings your folks used to say. So this may be kinda the same. But anyway-- what old phrases have you heard of (that may be well before your time) that really have not aged well, and would lose you friends or get your @$$ kicked if you said them today?
One that really annoys me is "hither, thither and yon". Awful. As is "the bee's knees".
What can you contribute?

RCMerchant · February 14, 2020, 05:05:38 PM

I kinda like ' the bee's knees', just because it sounds so silly.

Rev. Powell · February 14, 2020, 05:05:54 PM

Don't know if it's antiquated, but "head over heels in love" comes to mind. My head's almost always over my heels.

Alex · February 14, 2020, 06:44:40 PM

You can't have your cake and eat it.

Yes you can. If you don't have a cake you can't eat it. If you eat your cake then you can't have it, but if you have your cake you can damn well eat it. Otherwise what is the point of cake?

RCMerchant · February 15, 2020, 01:42:29 AM

'Cute as a bug'.
Huh? Ever look close at a bug?

claws · February 15, 2020, 02:08:41 AM

If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all.

This saying only applies to residents of Stepford I assume.

The Burgomaster · February 15, 2020, 08:34:22 AM

Here's one from movies of the 1940s (maybe even the 1930s): "Ahhhh, your mother wears army boots!"

Allhallowsday · February 15, 2020, 12:52:48 PM

He's a long drink of water.

ER · February 18, 2020, 11:02:44 AM

Quote from: The Burgomaster on February 15, 2020, 08:34:22 AM
Here's one from movies of the 1940s (maybe even the 1930s): "Ahhhh, your mother wears army boots!"

A compliment among Klingons.

LilCerberus · February 18, 2020, 12:11:00 PM

Throw his hat in the ring.....

ER · February 18, 2020, 02:08:23 PM

"Catholic girls don't put out."

s**t, by the time we hit ninth grade Gina and I were practically the only virgins left in the place. Billy Joel was an idiot.

RCMerchant · February 19, 2020, 08:58:44 AM

"He can't tell s**t from apple butter!"
Apple butter? Who uses apple butter anymore? Is it even sold in stores?

LilCerberus · February 19, 2020, 12:52:10 PM

Quote from: RCMerchant on February 19, 2020, 08:58:44 AM
"He can't tell s**t from apple butter!"
Apple butter? Who uses apple butter anymore? Is it even sold in stores?

Yes, you can.
But try finding some Shinola shoe polish.
And probably not the best name for luxury wrist watches... Google it.

RCMerchant · February 19, 2020, 01:10:24 PM

Quote from: LilCerberus on February 19, 2020, 12:52:10 PM
Quote from: RCMerchant on February 19, 2020, 08:58:44 AM
"He can't tell s**t from apple butter!"
Apple butter? Who uses apple butter anymore? Is it even sold in stores?

Yes, you can.

I looked up Musselman's Apple Butter- It's made 5 miles from here in Paw Paw MI!

Really dumb antiquated sayings

claws