words your grandparents used (quote)

[imcurious]

My grandmother also used to say, "What in the Devil . . ."

[imcurious]

Correction: That would have been "Half Past Six," not "Half Passed Six."

[Cunucu Beach]

Originally Posted by imcurious

My grandmother also used to say, "What in the Devil . . ."

I used to say that, too......only now I say WTH or WTF.

[raedean]

smile and the world smiles with u.use to make me mad.lol

[imcurious]

My grandma died a long time ago, so it is hard to remember all of the nuances, but I think she really said, "What the devil" as in "What the devil did you do that for?" Not "What in the devil." Subtle difference.

[Cunucu Beach]

G note = $1000 bill (yes, they used to print them)
C note = $100 bill
sawbuck = $10 bill
double sawbuck = $20 bill
finn = $5 bill
buck = $1 bill

house shoes = soft, comfortable slippers, worn around the house
hen pecked = a man whose wife is a shrew and he won't stand up to her
tar baby = a black child
darkie = a black person
Milquetoast = a wimp

[imcurious]

My dad used to say "two bits." How much is that?

[Cunucu Beach]

Originally Posted by imcurious

My dad used to say "two bits." How much is that?

That was a quarter. "4 bits" was 50 cents and "6 bits" 75 cents.

ruffian - a street kid that ran wild, probably a petty thief, too, stealing an apple from a street vendor, etc. and then running.

ragamuffin - a young child that was dressed in ragged clothing.

[in_newengland]

Originally Posted by imcurious

My dad used to say "two bits." How much is that?

A quarter.

[Copanut]

So what do yo think, 50 years from now:

homeboy
MILF
Ho
she be a ho