November 22, 2002, 18:29
MorganOldtime phrases
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?
November 22, 2002, 20:42
tinman sitting in the catbird seatI guess this expression is still used, but I never (or rarely) hear it.
http://home.echo-on.net/~command/catbird.htmhttp://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=20010118http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=catbird%20seathttp://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionaryhttp://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/00034492 (2)
Now, what does "hollering down the rain barrel" mean?
Tinman