Do You Use Any Old Fashioned Slang Or Phrases?

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  1. Lois Winters

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    The writing's on the wall.
     
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    Dog's breakfast

    Wrap your laughing gear 'round that

    Pull the wool over your eyes

    Tell him he's dreaming


     
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    Knock on wood.......Lend a ear...... Spill the beans.....What planet are you from.....Don't be a spazz.
     
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  4. Lois Winters

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    Hop to it.
     
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    I frequently tell my wife to fetch me some coffee. I don't know is she doesn't understand the word or if there's something else wrong, but it doesn't seem to work. In an attempt to make my needs known, I might even go the extra mile to tell her to trot on over to the coffee pot and fetch me some coffee. Still no good. I've tried everything; bells, whistles, and even a clicker.
     
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    :D
     
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    @Ken Anderson In your Dreams, Ken.:D:D:D:D:D:D:D.
     
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  10. Hal Pollner

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    Trot? Fetch? Whistle? Are you asking a Woman or a Dog to get something for you?:(:confused::eek:

    Hal
     
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    " Happy camper " Not this camper " Not in this life " You wish " In your dreams " NNNNNNNot "
     
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  13. Tex Dennis

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    I use Y'all a lot always have
     
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    Well, I think with a name like Tex, it is a state law that you use "y'all." :D
     
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  15. Hal Pollner

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    For Money, we have:

    Bread
    Moola
    Jack
    Sheckels
    Coin
    Scratch

    more.....

    Hal
     
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