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Sayings/Phrases/Words You Heard As A Kid Which Are No Longer Used- It's Time For Another Thread Of Disused Words/Phrases

Slide over ( when I cars had bench seats) I miss bench seats

OPERATOR- get me the police!

Get up and change the channel.

by Anonymousreply 34July 31, 2025 3:22 PM

"Was that really necessary?"

by Anonymousreply 1July 30, 2025 4:13 PM

I've had sufficient.

by Anonymousreply 2July 30, 2025 4:15 PM

"The buck stops here."

"I'm sorry."

"Live and let live."

"Take a chill pill."

"Drop a dime on him" and "It's your dime."

by Anonymousreply 3July 30, 2025 4:18 PM

Mom: Well, I'm sorry; you're gonna have towait your turn, your sister is on the phone!! ☎️

by Anonymousreply 4July 30, 2025 4:22 PM

She has the vapors

by Anonymousreply 5July 30, 2025 4:23 PM

Include a SASE

by Anonymousreply 6July 30, 2025 4:26 PM

Do you have change for the payphone?

by Anonymousreply 7July 30, 2025 4:27 PM

Good enough for government work.

by Anonymousreply 8July 30, 2025 4:29 PM

"Operator...

I'd like to make a collect call to..."

I'd like too place a person-to-person call to..."

Can you connect me to the overseas operator."

by Anonymousreply 9July 30, 2025 4:30 PM

You sound like a broken record.

by Anonymousreply 10July 30, 2025 4:32 PM

Eat your liver!

by Anonymousreply 11July 30, 2025 4:42 PM

R7- Please depost twenty five cents for the next five minutes.

by Anonymousreply 12July 30, 2025 5:00 PM

Quick, put a tape in the VCR, I don't want to miss Dynasty!

by Anonymousreply 13July 30, 2025 5:15 PM

Excellent brakes on this car. It'll stop on a dime.

by Anonymousreply 14July 30, 2025 5:17 PM

"Drop me a line sometime."

I'll admit, growing up I could never remember if this meant "call me" or "write me."

by Anonymousreply 15July 30, 2025 6:36 PM

"He can't come to the phone right now."

by Anonymousreply 16July 30, 2025 6:39 PM

"At the tone, the time will be ... "

by Anonymousreply 17July 30, 2025 6:55 PM

"It's 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?"

by Anonymousreply 18July 30, 2025 7:08 PM

"Fill it up with regular please."

"Hurry up - I have to go to the bank to cash my check!"

by Anonymousreply 19July 30, 2025 7:19 PM

"Bank hours are 10 to 3."

by Anonymousreply 20July 30, 2025 7:47 PM

Do you have any white-out? No - not the white kind, I need the pink for the cc.

by Anonymousreply 21July 30, 2025 7:49 PM

"Layaway plans available!"

by Anonymousreply 22July 30, 2025 8:02 PM

Ouch! I stepped on a pull tab (or ring)! Why don't people throw these away?

by Anonymousreply 23July 30, 2025 8:05 PM

Smoking section, please.

by Anonymousreply 24July 30, 2025 8:06 PM

He smashed the milk bottle

by Anonymousreply 25July 30, 2025 8:07 PM

Thank God the doctor prescribed me thalidomide, that morning sickness was awful!

by Anonymousreply 26July 30, 2025 8:12 PM

Judas Priest!

Give me a break!

Winston tastes good like a cigarette should!

Where’s the beef?

See you later, alligator!

2 True +2 B 4 gotten

I like Ike!

All the way with JFK!

Damn women drivers!

CinemaScope

Cinerama

Tutti Frutti

Number, please!

Daddy-O

Mulatto

Negress

Jewess

Aviatrix

Stewardess

Hobo

Hippie

Free love

Bastard

by Anonymousreply 27July 30, 2025 8:17 PM

Jive turkey

by Anonymousreply 28July 30, 2025 8:24 PM

Tell it to the Marines!

by Anonymousreply 29July 30, 2025 11:25 PM

"Could you check the oil, please?"

by Anonymousreply 30July 30, 2025 11:38 PM

Here's your green stamps.

by Anonymousreply 31July 30, 2025 11:51 PM

Paper or plastic?

by Anonymousreply 32July 31, 2025 3:05 PM

"You must have been vaccinated with a phonograph needle!"

by Anonymousreply 33July 31, 2025 3:19 PM

Be kind: Rewind.

by Anonymousreply 34July 31, 2025 3:22 PM
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