Forgotten expressions

[jag]

For some reason I called the radio in my car today a 'RECORD PLAYER'....Ha Ha Ha, how the troops fell about the place.....'Record player?' we haven't heard that in ages...:o

[RedKing]

I still have one. It's handy for playing my eldest the original versions of songs she thinks were written 5 minutes ago...

Wireless now takes on a different meaning, Internet rather than radio, now too.

[Deep Black]

I still have (& even occationally use) a record player.

I mentioned "Frogger" on a driving lesson the other day, in reference to someone trying to cross the road. My pupil didn't have a clue what I was on about

[Champagne Socialist]

Vcr

[Old Vig]

I bet you drive a shooting brake. lol

[jag]

We had one of those OV. 'Propelling pencil'. Remember those 'Pop-a-point's?. It was a must have writing implement of the early 70's.

[RedKing]

Vcr

I put the blame on VCR...

On a similar thread, several songs date themselves by now obscure references - the Police sing about getting back "LP records and they're all scratched". The Adam Ant riff about writing stuff on a "Pound Note" is more obscure in England than in Scotland, of course. :D

[Halmyre]

I still talk about "dialling numbers", even though I haven't used a telephone dial for at least twenty years; and yesterday I actually used the words "give you a tinkle" when arranging to call SWMBO on her mobile. I occasionally make reference to "watching something I taped on television", even though it's on a hard disk.

[disrepdog]

Given up explaining to my kids what 'go spend a penny' is all about. Still say it though.

[BeckyH]

The B-side is now obsolete as CDs have only one side.

[Champagne Socialist]

I put the blame on VCR...

On a similar thread, several songs date themselves by now obscure references - the Police sing about getting back "LP records and they're all scratched". The Adam Ant riff about writing stuff on a "Pound Note" is more obscure in England than in Scotland, of course. :D

What's so dated about pound notes?
I still get Bank of Scotland £1 notes, and £100 notes. Something else you don't get in England.

I love to take a bundle of real money back down South with me to confuse the sassenachs, £1 are especially good for this sport.
Act all annoyed and insulted at their stupid racism, etc >:-)

[Deep Black]

and £100 notes
We don't trust £50's

[edash]

I love to take a bundle of real money back down South with me to confuse the sassenachs, £1 are especially good for this sport.


As are plastic fivers.

[RedKing]

What's so dated about pound notes?

I did say that it was more obscure in England than in Scotland. I have a bunch of Scottish notes, easy to pass them off in shops, but they once only gave you 90p in exchange for them... :eek:

[Conscious Bob]

I mind when 50p used to be referred to as ten bob.

[RedKing]

My dad still calls 25p a Dollar.

[Deep Black]

5p a shilling

[jag]

Remember when taking an empty fizzy juice bottle back to the shops got you 7p?

[Champagne Socialist]

I only ever got 5p!!!

[jag]

Actually, does anyone ever say 'Telephone' or 'Television' anymore? With us, it's the 'phone' or the 'TV'.

[RedKing]

I still use both, but do also use 'phone and TV

[Hilarity Unit]

Ring-pull

[boberick2]

It's probably been over 9000 years since i heard an meme on mah internets. Sh*it was so cash.

[RedKing]

It's probably been over 9000 years since i heard an meme on mah internets. Sh*it was so cash.

What is that in English?

[jag]

That'll be youth street talk. My son was teaching me it today.
Yah man, I'll crash at your crib wid ma homie!

[RedKing]

Oh dear, must the whole world end up talking like illiterate street gang members?

[Conscious Bob]

Oh dear, must the whole world end up talking like illiterate street gang members?

Adults that say awesome when they mean great set my teeth on edge.

[edash]

Ring-pull

Surely not? Maybe not so much on drinks cans but very much in use on soup tins and the like.

[Hilarity Unit]

Not the same - you can't use the tab to flick the ring across the room :p

[RedKing]

Not the same - you can't use the tab to flick the ring across the room :p

Ah, now that does bring back memories! :D