Sayings you don't hear anymore

[Willo]

About a month ago I was in the company of a fellow Conservative who used the term "Them's the breaks".

 

[ex hibitionist]

Aren't those Jews lovely people.

Without wishing to be a killjoy I think we have to tread carefully here, but you used to get called a 'jew' if you were considered mean

and there was 'you lying arab'

the corner shop had another name as did Chinese restaurants, if you call me woke about this I'll take it as a compliment

see you at teatime

blokes called 'Dutch' who are not from the Netherlands

 

[Willo]

"Oops-A-Daisy"

 

[ex hibitionist]

"Oops-A-Daisy"

and then there was 'whoops a daisy'

and did anyone ever really say 'Hello Sailor!'?

 

[kingdowieonthewall]

"Golly!"
as in an exclamation / surprise.
also " Golly Gosh !"

"as high as a kite"

"Wally"


Sayings I wish would disappear are:

Have a good one
Youre a legend

 

[Willo]

"Golly!"
as in an exclamation / surprise.
also " Golly Gosh !"

"as high as a kite"

"Wally"


Sayings I wish would disappear are:

Have a good one
Youre a legend

I occasionally use this term to this day, in actual fact it is model of plausibility that I have used it on HOL.

 

[ex hibitionist]

I look forward to the day when 'my bad' is a saying you don't hear anymore, annoying Americanism.

 

[Palace Old Geezer]

and then there was 'whoops a daisy'

and did anyone ever really say 'Hello Sailor!'?

Yes, they did. No idea where it came from, but I vaguely recall it was linked to a catchphrase on a TV show. I worked with a bloke in the 70s who used to greet everybody with 'Bonjour Matelot!' as an alternative.

 

[Palace Old Geezer]

Without wishing to be a killjoy I think we have to tread carefully here, but you used to get called a 'jew' if you were considered mean

and there was 'you lying arab'

the corner shop had another name as did Chinese restaurants, if you call me woke about this I'll take it as a compliment

see you at teatime

blokes called 'Dutch' who are not from the Netherlands

Also ladies. I refer to my wife often as my old dutch, short for duchess of course.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

I remember my old nan when I was a kid coming out with “well bugger me with a fish fork” as a young kid, I didn’t know what bugger meant so my only question was what was a fish fork?🤣

I never heard it again until years later I’m pretty sure it was general melchett, the brilliant Stephen Fry came out with it in blackadder goes forth 🤣

 

[Willo]

"Sweet Fanny Adams".

 

[Apollofuzz]

and then there was 'whoops a daisy'

and did anyone ever really say 'Hello Sailor!'?

Sure did "Honky Tonks"

You are awful but I like you 🤣

 

[Teddy Eagle]

Also ladies. I refer to my wife often as my old dutch, short for duchess of course.

From Duchess of Fife = Wife.

 

[Teddy Eagle]

I look forward to the day when 'my bad' is a saying you don't hear anymore, annoying Americanism.

In the bin with "back in the day" and "my days".

 

[Teddy Eagle]

"Sweet Fanny Adams".

She was a young girl who was murdered in the 1860s. Immortalised in a way even if it is as a bowderlised version of Sweet F**k All.

 

[Forest Hillbilly]

About a month ago I was in the company of a fellow Conservative who used the term "Them's the breaks".

Boris Johnson used that term during his resignation speech. Loverley Tory, and thoroughly nice chap.

 

[Willo]

Boris Johnson used that term during one of his Covid updates, or i think it was his resignation speech, or summat

Boris did indeed use this term during his resignation speech.
Boris is an accomplished wordsmith.

 

[BromleyMonkey]

In the bin with "back in the day" and "my days".

“Oh my days” 🤨 definitely one that bugs me from the younger generation.

 

[Apollofuzz]

Chinny Chin Chin

Calling someone a Joey

 

[Willo]

I haven't heard the term "Whingeing Pom" for many a year.