Heavens To Murgatroyd - A Lesson in Prewar Linguistics

[clydepepper]

This was just another reminder...for all those who have not taken the time to read his signature line...that Frank IS Vintage.


Viva all us chronologically enhanced fellows!



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[Butch7999]

Crackerjack job, Frank! The bee's knees! Spiffy -- spiffy as all get-out!

[Paul S]

Originally Posted by frankbmd

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

Originally Posted by mckinneyj

>Seems all of these have gone the way of "exit, stage left"...

Was linguistic standard fare in our house. My Dad worked on most of the Hanna-Barbera cartoons of the early Sixties. Most of what you hear will be the voice of the magnificent real life Daws Butler.

[The-Cardfather]

ON THE LAM..........

I work as a manager at an independent hotel. A few days ago, I was assisting a guest check-in. His last name was Lam, so trying to be funny I said, "You're not on the lam, are you?" This roughly 30 year-old guy looked at me like I had two heads. I then proceeded to explain what the expression meant.
Apparently, he had never heard that expression in his entire life.

I'm turning into my grandfather.

[ALR-bishop]

Cats fur to make kitten britches

[jerrys]

Strike up the band - Frank did a masterful job echoing the conversational style and expressions of our everyday communication in the good old days.

[tschock]

Check out the gams on that tomato!