Kalleh's Oldtimer thread, got me to thinking about phrases which have gone out of style too.

You're the bees knees!

The cat's pajamas.

What others can you come up with?

sitting in the catbird seat

I guess this expression is still used, but I never (or rarely) hear it.

http://home.echo-on.net/~command/catbird.htm

http://www.word-detective.com/back-k2.html#catbirdseat (eighth entry, a little more than half way down, titled "Why, look! Up there! It's a tiny little Barcalounger!")

http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=20010118

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=catbird%20seat

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary

http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00034492 (2)

Now, what does "hollering down the rain barrel" mean?

Tinman