OT But Period Correct

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Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Henry Petrino in Modesto, CA on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 05:30 pm:

My grandson brought home a book titled "This Fabulous Century, Sixty Years of American Life". It's Volume III, 1920-1930, so it contains a bunch of stuff interesting to guys like us (I hope).

Two things that caught my eye:

Every Shaver
Now can snore
Six more minutes
Than before
By using Burma-Shave

and:

Does you husband
Misbehave
Grunt and grumble
Rant and rave
Shoot the brute some
Burma-Shave

There's also a glossary. Some items:

Applesauce - a term of derogation;nonsense

Baloney - nonsense;

Banana Oil - Nonsense; same as above

Bee's Knees - a superb person or thing

Berries - anything wonderful; similar to Bees Knees

Cake Eater - A ladies man

Dogs - Human feet

Hep - Wise

Jalopy - Old Car

Ossified - Drunk

Spiffy - Having an elegantly fashionable appearance

Well, you get the idea. Mostly they sound pretty corny by today's standards, but fun!


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Gary H. White - Sheridan, MI on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 06:59 pm:

Oh you kid. That's "The cat's pajama's." Really swell post.


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 08:09 pm:

"Dear, there are two words I wish you wouldn't use. One is swell, and the other is lousy."

"Sure, Grandma. What are they?"


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Steve Jelf, Parkerfield KS on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 08:16 pm:

Just remembered this one. When my mom saw these signs along the highway she said they were about Dad.

TO KISS A FACE
THAT'S LIKE
A CACTUS
TAKES MORE NERVE
THAN IT DOES PRACTICE


Top of pagePrevious messageNext messageBottom of page Link to this message  By Dale L Myers on Friday, June 08, 2012 - 09:28 pm:

From Mad Magazine in the early 60's

Her guy's whiskers
Just don't faze her
He shaves with
Electric razor
Why bother with
Burma Shave


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