> *FENDER SKIRTS*
> I know some of you will not understand this message, but I
> bet you know someone who might. I came across this phrase
> yesterday. *_'FENDER SKIRTS._*_'_
>
>
> A term I haven't heard in a long time, and thinking about
> 'fender skirts' started me thinking about other words that
> quietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice
> like *_'curb feelers.'
> _**
> *
>
> And 'steering knobs.' (AKA) ?~*_suicide knob_*,? ~*_neckers
> knobs_*.?
>
>
> Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that
> direction first.
>
> Any kids will probably have to find some older person over
> 50 to explain some of these terms to you.
>
> Remember *_'Continental kits_*? 'They were rear bumper
> extenders and spare tire covers that were supposed to make
> any car as cool as a Lincoln Continental.
>
>
> When did we quit calling them *'emergency brakes?' *At some
> point 'parking brake' became the proper term. But I miss the
> hint of drama that went with 'emergency brake.'
>
>
> I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who
> would call the accelerator the 'foot feed.' Many today do
> not even know what a *clutch** *is or that the *dimmer
> switch** *used to be on the floor.
>
>
> Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come
> home, so you could ride the *'running board'** *up to the house?
>
>
> Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never
> anymore -*'store-bought.'** *Of course, just about
> everything is store-bought these days. But once it was
> bragging material to have a store-bought dress or a
> store-bought bag of candy.
>
>
> 'Coast to coast' is a phrase that once held all sorts of
> excitement and now means almost nothing. Now we take the
> term 'world wide' for granted. This floors me.
>
>
> On a smaller scale, *'wall-to-wall'** *was once a magical
> term in our homes. In the '50s, everyone covered his or her
> hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today,
> everyone replaces their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood
> floors. Go figure.
>
>
>
>
>
> When was the last time you heard the quaint phrase *'in a
> family way*? 'It's hard to imagine that the word 'pregnant'
> was once considered a little too graphic, a little too
> clinical for use in polite company, so we had all that talk
> about stork visits and 'being in a family way' or simply
> 'expecting.'
>
> Apparently *'brassiere'** *is a word no longer in usage. I
> said it the other day and my daughter cracked up. I guess
> it's just 'bra' now. 'Unmentionables' probably wouldn't be
> understood at all.
>
> I always loved going to the *'picture show,'** *but I
> considered 'movie' an affectation.
>
>
> Most of these words go back to the '50s, but here's a pure
> '60s word I came across the other day *'rat fink.** **'*Ooh,
> what a nasty put-down!
>
>
> Here's a word I miss -*'percolator.'** *That was just a fun
> word to say. And what was it replaced with 'Coffee maker.'
> How dull... Mr. Coffee, I blame you for this.
>
>
> I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to
> sound so modern and now sound so retro. Words like
> *'DynaFlow'** *and *'Electrolux.' *Introducing the 1963
> Admiral TV, now with *'SpectraVision!'
> *
>
> Food for thought. Was there a telethon that wiped out
> *lumbago*? Nobody complains of that anymore. Maybe that's
> what *castor oil** *cured, because I never hear mothers
> threatening kids with castor oil anymore.
>
>
> Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered
> list. The one that grieves me most is *'supper.'** *Now
> everybody says 'dinner.' Save a great word. Invite someone
> to supper. Discuss fender skirts.
>
>
> Someone forwarded this to me. I thought some of us of a
> 'certain age' would remember most of these.
>
>
> Just for fun, pass it along to others of 'a certain age.'
>
>
>
> IF YOU AREN'T OF A CERTAIN AGE, YOU MUST KNOW SOMEONE
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I know some of you will not understand this message, but I
> bet you know someone who might. I came across this phrase
> yesterday. *_'FENDER SKIRTS._*_'_
>
>
> A term I haven't heard in a long time, and thinking about
> 'fender skirts' started me thinking about other words that
> quietly disappear from our language with hardly a notice
> like *_'curb feelers.'
> _**
> *
>
> And 'steering knobs.' (AKA) ?~*_suicide knob_*,? ~*_neckers
> knobs_*.?
>
>
> Since I'd been thinking of cars, my mind naturally went that
> direction first.
>
> Any kids will probably have to find some older person over
> 50 to explain some of these terms to you.
>
> Remember *_'Continental kits_*? 'They were rear bumper
> extenders and spare tire covers that were supposed to make
> any car as cool as a Lincoln Continental.
>
>
> When did we quit calling them *'emergency brakes?' *At some
> point 'parking brake' became the proper term. But I miss the
> hint of drama that went with 'emergency brake.'
>
>
> I'm sad, too, that almost all the old folks are gone who
> would call the accelerator the 'foot feed.' Many today do
> not even know what a *clutch** *is or that the *dimmer
> switch** *used to be on the floor.
>
>
> Didn't you ever wait at the street for your daddy to come
> home, so you could ride the *'running board'** *up to the house?
>
>
> Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never
> anymore -*'store-bought.'** *Of course, just about
> everything is store-bought these days. But once it was
> bragging material to have a store-bought dress or a
> store-bought bag of candy.
>
>
> 'Coast to coast' is a phrase that once held all sorts of
> excitement and now means almost nothing. Now we take the
> term 'world wide' for granted. This floors me.
>
>
> On a smaller scale, *'wall-to-wall'** *was once a magical
> term in our homes. In the '50s, everyone covered his or her
> hardwood floors with, wow, wall-to-wall carpeting! Today,
> everyone replaces their wall-to-wall carpeting with hardwood
> floors. Go figure.
>
>
>
>
>
> When was the last time you heard the quaint phrase *'in a
> family way*? 'It's hard to imagine that the word 'pregnant'
> was once considered a little too graphic, a little too
> clinical for use in polite company, so we had all that talk
> about stork visits and 'being in a family way' or simply
> 'expecting.'
>
> Apparently *'brassiere'** *is a word no longer in usage. I
> said it the other day and my daughter cracked up. I guess
> it's just 'bra' now. 'Unmentionables' probably wouldn't be
> understood at all.
>
> I always loved going to the *'picture show,'** *but I
> considered 'movie' an affectation.
>
>
> Most of these words go back to the '50s, but here's a pure
> '60s word I came across the other day *'rat fink.** **'*Ooh,
> what a nasty put-down!
>
>
> Here's a word I miss -*'percolator.'** *That was just a fun
> word to say. And what was it replaced with 'Coffee maker.'
> How dull... Mr. Coffee, I blame you for this.
>
>
> I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to
> sound so modern and now sound so retro. Words like
> *'DynaFlow'** *and *'Electrolux.' *Introducing the 1963
> Admiral TV, now with *'SpectraVision!'
> *
>
> Food for thought. Was there a telethon that wiped out
> *lumbago*? Nobody complains of that anymore. Maybe that's
> what *castor oil** *cured, because I never hear mothers
> threatening kids with castor oil anymore.
>
>
> Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered
> list. The one that grieves me most is *'supper.'** *Now
> everybody says 'dinner.' Save a great word. Invite someone
> to supper. Discuss fender skirts.
>
>
> Someone forwarded this to me. I thought some of us of a
> 'certain age' would remember most of these.
>
>
> Just for fun, pass it along to others of 'a certain age.'
>
>
>
> IF YOU AREN'T OF A CERTAIN AGE, YOU MUST KNOW SOMEONE
>
>
>
>
>
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