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sas-schatzi

3 hours ago scuttlers wrote:

Scuttler: I may make a copy, put on the fridge, and play bingo for one week. If I get a "Bingo", hubby takes me to dinner. If I get a "full card", I get a full spa treatment. Then all those idiots would be wondering why I jump up and down and scream happily at their stupid and asinine remarks. :-). !!!!!

Spookiesmom

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO UUUUUUUU

KiwiCatMom

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

AZ85048

THE ORIGINS OF SLANG:

A SHOT OF WHISKEY In the old west a .45 cartridge for a six-gun cost 12 cents; so did a glass of whiskey. If a cowhand was low on cash he would often give the bartender a cartridge in exchange for a drink. This became known as a "shot" of whiskey.

THE WHOLE NINE YARDS
American fighter planes in WW2 had machine guns that were fed by a belt of cartridges. The average plane held belts that were 27 feet (9 yards) long. If the pilot used up all his ammo he was said to have given it the whole nine yards.

BUYING THE FARM
This is synonymous with dying. During WW1 soldiers were given life insurance policies worth $5,000. This was about the price of an average farm, so if you died you "bought the farm" for your survivors.

IRON CLAD CONTRACT
This came about from the ironclad ships of the Civil War. It meant something so strong it could not be broken.

PASSING THE BUCK/THE BUCK STOPS HERE
Most men in the early west carried a jack knife made by the Buck knife company. When playing poker it was common to place one of these Buck knives in front of the dealer so that everyone knew who was dealing. When it was time for a new dealer, the deck of cards and the knife were given to the new dealer. If this person didn't want to deal he would "pass the buck" to the next player. If that player accepted, then "the buck stopped there."

RIFF-RAFF
The Mississippi River was the main way of traveling from north to south. Riverboats carried passengers and freight but they were expensive so most people used rafts. Everything had the right of way over rafts which were considered cheap. The steering oar on the rafts was called a "riff" and this transposed into riff-raff, meaning low class.

COBWEB
The Old English word for "spider" was "cob."

SHIP STATEROOMS
Traveling by steamboat was considered the height of comfort. Passenger cabins on the boats were not numbered. Instead they were named after states. To this day cabins on ships are called staterooms.

SHOWBOAT
These were floating theaters built on a barge that was pushed by a steamboat. These played small towns along the Mississippi River. Unlike the boat shown in the movie "Showboat," these did not have engines. They were gaudy and attention grabbing, which is why we say someone who is being the life of the party is "showboating."

OVER A BARREL
In the days before CPR, a drowning victim would be placed face down over a barrel and the barrel would be rolled back and forth in a effort to empty the lungs of water. It was rarely effective. If you are over a barrel you are in deep trouble.

BARGE IN
Heavy freight was moved along the Mississippi in large barges pushed by steamboats. These were hard to control and would sometimes swing into piers or other boats. People would say they "barged in."

HOGWASH
Steamboats carried both people and animals. Since pigs smelled so bad they would be washed before being put on board. The mud and other filth that was washed off was considered useless "hog wash."

CURFEW
The word "curfew" comes from the French phrase "couvre-feu," which means "cover the fire." It was used to describe the time of blowing out all lamps and candles. It was later adopted into Middle English as "curfeu," which later became the modern "curfew." In the early American colonies homes had no real fireplaces so a fire was built in the center of the room. In order to make sure a fire did not get out of control during the night it was required that, by an agreed-upon time, all fires would be covered with a clay pot called a "curfew."

HOT OFF THE PRESS
As the paper goes through the rotary printing press friction causes it to heat up. Therefore, if you grab the paper right off the press it is hot. The expression means to get immediate information.

feelingfeline

Very interesting!

feelingfeline

Julie - I missed your birthday yesterday.

Happy Belated Birthday.

I hope you had a lovely day.

(PS I have been 48 since June. it's just another number. I know you can handle it! )

Unlike me, YOU don't look 48 or even 47, 46, 45, 44...... (need I go on )

M0mmyof3

Good ones

Chevyboy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JULIE!!!!!!!!

Juliecc

Thank you for all the Happy Birthdays!!

Donna-Dew

Belated birthday wishes Julie!!! Sorry I missed it!

Donna-Dew

Rosevalley

Happy Birthday Julie!!!! May you have decades more of those Birthdays too! That is the cutest dang curled up cat cake! Adorable. Love all the pictures.

I never knew where the expression the "whole nine yards "came from; thank you for that post!

sas-schatzi

AZ I enjoyed the definitions, they were fun. What's weird is we use them today, with entirely different or mostly different meanings. I'd expect 60 y/o's on up would think that "the buck stops here was associated wit Harry Truman. He had it on his deck in the oval office. Now it makes sense. He took the deal. Thanks

ChicagoReader

Happy belated birthday Julie! Your posts and photos here have brought me much joy. Wishing you lots and lots in return!!!

Loral

Enerva

happy birthday Julie

May this and all coming years bring you all you wish for and much more!!!!

kathindc

On a serious note:

kathindc

And

Loveroflife

Happy Birthday, Julie!!!!

Juliecc

Thank you, Ladies!

KiwiCatMom

M0mmyof3

lol

feelingfeline

Arthur is never interested in modelling and 99.9 % of the time will turn his head away from the camera as soon as I produce it. Best captured with a long lens so he doesn't know he is being photographed. I took several photos of Arthur (from a discreet distance) this morning. THEN I noticed my SD card sticking out of the slot in my PC - aaagh. So no captures of Arthur afterall.

However here is my cousin's newly adopted black cat Lucky he was brought to a shelter after being hit by a car so a VERY lucky Lucky.

feelingfeline

Ooops I am having a morning - the above was meant to be posted on Cats Cats Cats! (Arthur is my cat not my husband in case you were wondering )

feelingfeline

feelingfeline

and if the prevailing wind varies....

Loral

Juliecc

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