sayings lost with age

**tommyguns** · 02-05-2012, 09:30 AM

so I am 26 years old and my old lady is 22 and even though we are not that far apart in age i feel like an old man with some things. music, movies and the big one that this post is about my sayings.

im a big fan small phrases one of my favs is " thats for the birds" and when i said it she never heard of it and laughs like crazy when she hears me say that or "chewing the fat"

she seems to think im the only person who uses these sayings still or allways makes fun of me for being an old man. So what are the things you guys say and do you get looks from others when using them?

**DaveNJ74** · 02-05-2012, 09:49 AM

Wow, 26 and 22. Im 37 and I can only imagine how different you guys grew up from people my age or older than me. I dont even think you guys got to experience Saturday morning cartoons.

**TonyH** · 02-05-2012, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by tommyguns

...my old lady is 22...

**tommyguns** · 02-05-2012, 10:08 AM

oxymoron yes i know once again its how i talk lol

**DC_MPA** · 02-05-2012, 11:18 AM

I'm 28 and mine is 33. She says things that throw me for a loop. "wound up like an eight day clock" or "they gave it this number (makes physical movement)". Better yet she asks me "did you ever" or "do you remember" questions and I answer them with "I don't know what your talking about"

The way the world is these days it only takes 2-3 years difference to completely throw off certain inquiries or conversations.

**rockviper** · 02-05-2012, 11:19 AM

How about "Please" and "Thank you"?

**oc_in_fw** · 02-05-2012, 12:31 PM

I work for a 67 year old guy born and raised in west Texas. He always has good saying. My favorite was when he said "I'd rather drink turpentine and piss on a grass fire than do that" (I forget what "that" was). One of his standards is "that's a whole other kettle of fish"

**tommyguns** · 02-05-2012, 12:34 PM

i love dont piss on my back and tell me its raining

**oc_in_fw** · 02-05-2012, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by tommyguns

i love dont piss on my back and tell me its raining

I modified that to "...and tell me it is trickledown economics"

**Devilpup** · 02-05-2012, 06:42 PM

I think part of that is where and who you grew up around. I say the same things and I'm 19, but I also grew up around mostly older people.

**tommyguns** · 02-05-2012, 06:55 PM

nah we grew up in the same town i am really good friends with her sister thats how i met her so i have known her a long time

**doug1066** · 02-05-2012, 07:05 PM

23 Skiddoo
That's the bees knees.
Never trust anyone over thirty.

**jva59** · 02-05-2012, 07:08 PM

Recently I've noticed that when I order a *cruller* young clerks at the donut counter have no idea what I'm talking about. Has the word become obsolete? Was it a term used in only one region? In any case, it's too bad as it's a great word. (I've experienced similar difficulties ordering a 'hard roll', but 'kaiser roll' seems still to work.

**malocchio** · 02-05-2012, 07:11 PM

wonder if young guys still use the term "she's on the rag"??

**ChefJohnBoy-ardee** · 02-05-2012, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by malocchio

wonder if young guys still use the term "she's on the rag"??

that one won't die for a while...

**johnnyxxl** · 02-05-2012, 09:13 PM

Hmmm i still order pop and get looked at funny

**oc_in_fw** · 02-05-2012, 09:17 PM

Originally Posted by johnnyxxl

Hmmm i still order pop and get looked at funny

I grew up hearing "pop", then moved to "soda", and now it is all "coke"

Do you remember Fanta?

**Bluebriz** · 02-05-2012, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by oc_in_fw

I grew up hearing "pop", then moved to "soda", and now it is all "coke"

Do you remember Fanta?

Parts of the UK still use "pop" as the generic term for fizzy/carbonated drinks.

**tommyguns** · 02-05-2012, 10:31 PM

fanta is awsome i was a fan on orange pop my self and fanta was the best....i have not had a pop in forever i stopped drinking it soo long ago.

**Go West Young Man** · 02-05-2012, 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by tommyguns

so I am 26 years old and my old lady is 22 and even though we are not that far apart in age i feel like an old man with some things. music, movies and the big one that this post is about my sayings.

im a big fan small phrases one of my favs is " thats for the birds" and when i said it she never heard of it and laughs like crazy when she hears me say that or "chewing the fat"

she seems to think im the only person who uses these sayings still or allways makes fun of me for being an old man. So what are the things you guys say and do you get looks from others when using them?

You can't blame your 4-year age difference for those ones..... you're using phrases that are about 50 years out of date

Those are probably terms your father or someone in your family used? I've got a bunch of phrases that no-one else understands, and every time I say one I can clearly hear my father's voice!