Was coming back from Columbus Sunday afternoon, so had to listen to the Bengals on the radio. Got a kick out of how many times Dave Lapham described Cincy's offense as "playing in a phone booth". (Okay, so I was a little ticked off about the play calling...but that's for a different thread!) But, what got me wondering, was how many people under 25 even know what a phone booth is?

 

Then I started thinking about some other phrases that are outdated, but still being used.

 

"Dial a number" - Just how many rotary phones are still out there?!?

 

"Pumping gas" - Didn't this go out in the 50's?

 

"Floppy disc" - Remember when they were the size of a small plate, and actually could bend!?!?!

 

"Record of the Year" - This one still gets me everytime a music awards show comes on.

 

Any others that come to mind?

"Drop a Dime" - basketball lingo. Do youngsters realize what the multiple references are?

Was coming back from Columbus Sunday afternoon, so had to listen to the Bengals on the radio. Got a kick out of how many times Dave Lapham described Cincy's offense as "playing in a phone booth". (Okay, so I was a little ticked off about the play calling...but that's for a different thread!) But, what got me wondering, was how many people under 25 even know what a phone booth is?

 

Then I started thinking about some other phrases that are outdated, but still being used.

 

"Dial a number" - Just how many rotary phones are still out there?!?

 

"Pumping gas" - Didn't this go out in the 50's?

 

"Floppy disc" - Remember when they were the size of a small plate, and actually could bend!?!?!

 

"Record of the Year" - This one still gets me everytime a music awards show comes on.

 

Any others that come to mind?

 

My grandmother had a rotary phone until a few years ago.

 

I actually did have to pump gas one time at a hole-in-the-wall gas station in the middle of nowhere in Eastern KY. Somewhere near Whitesburg.

"Drop a Dime" - basketball lingo. Do youngsters realize what the multiple references are?

 

No...help a "kid" out. :lol:

Most of those phrases have become slang and are commonly used. I wouldn't say that any of them are really "outdated", even if the meanings has evolved some.

 

You wonder how many people under 25 know what a phone booth is? I'd guess most, if not everyone (over age 13 or so.) Many probably haven't actually BEEN in a phone booth, but there was a relatively recent movie whose setting was entirely in a phone booth for crying out loud. :lol:

"I'm down" with this thread.

This is one swell thread. Groovy, even.

Fiddle Sticks.

Far out

I am ashamed to say that I am not hip to what is wrong with alot of these; especially pumping gas. Don't we pump gas every day? Doesn't anyone else dig my rap and see that these are not uncool.

Fiddle Sticks.

 

That is in my everyday vocabulary. Usually making fun of people who cuss a lot.

"Dude"... enough said.

I am ashamed to say that I am not hip to what is wrong with alot of these; especially pumping gas. Don't we pump gas every day? Doesn't anyone else dig my rap and see that these are not uncool.

 

I would like to think I am "with it" and I have no idea about the pumping gas one. How else would I get gas for my car? :lol:

I would like to think I am "with it" and I have no idea about the pumping gas one. How else would I get gas for my car? :lol:

 

I'm guessing you actually had to pump something back in the day to get your gasoline. :confused: Now you pull a little trigger.

My grandmother had a rotary phone until a few years ago.

 

I actually did have to pump gas one time at a hole-in-the-wall gas station in the middle of nowhere in Eastern KY. Somewhere near Whitesburg.

 

We still have a rotary phone in our basement that is hooked up and functional.