Lost  Words From Our Childhood

Mergatroyd!   

Do you remember that word?  Would you believe the spell-checker did not recognize the word Mergatroyd?  Heavens to Mergatroyd!

The other day a lady said something to her son about driving a Jalopy;      and he looked at her quizzically and said, “What the heck is a Jalopy?”  He had never heard of the word jalopy!  She knew she was old … but didn’t think she was that old.

Well, I hope you are  Hunky Dory, Right as rain and as Happy as Larry  after you read this and chuckle.

About a month ago, I illuminated some old expressions that have become obsolete because of the inexorable march of technology.  These phrases included:  Don’t touch that dial, Carbon copy, You sound like a broken record, and Hung out to dry.

Back in the olden days we put on our best bib and tucker, bag of fruit, dressed to the nines or like a pox doctor’s clerk.

Heavens to Betsy, Gee whillikers! Jumping Jehoshaphat, Strike me pink, Holy Moley!

We were in like Flynn,  and  living the life of Riley; and even a regular guy couldn’t accuse us of being a boofhead, knucklehead, dickhead, a nincompoop or a pill.    Not for all the tea in China, or rice for that matter!

We wake up from a short nap, and before we can say,  “Well, I’ll  be a monkey’s uncle!” Or,  “This is a  fine kettle of fish!”   Poof, go the words of our youth, the words we’ve left behind.  Where have all those great phrases gone?

Long gone:  

Pshaw,

The  milkman did it.

Don’t forget to pull the chain.

Knee high to a grasshopper. Well,  Fiddlesticks!

I’ll  see you in the funny farm.

Wake up and smell the roses.

Leaves  us to wonder where Superman will find a phone booth…

See ya later, alligator!      Okidoki.

You’ll notice the above list left omitted to mention

“Monkey  Business”!!!

WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF THE FABULOUS 40’s and 50’S …

NO ONE WILL EVER HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY AGAIN ..

WE WERE GIVEN ONE OF OUR MOST PRECIOUS GIFTS: 

LIVING IN THE PEACEFUL AND COMFORTABLE TIMES, CREATED FOR US BY THE “GREATEST GENERATION!”