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!
Oh you kid. That's "The cat's pajama's." Really swell post.
"Dear, there are two words I wish you wouldn't use. One is swell, and the other is lousy."
"Sure, Grandma. What are they?"
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
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