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re: Slang Phrases From the 1920’s

Posted on 1/1/20 at 3:35 pm to
Posted by dupergreenie
Member since May 2014
10054 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 3:35 pm to
quote:

Not sure what that means, but Kafka alter to you as well.


Well played sir.... enjoy the upvote.... Kafka alter to you good man.
Posted by Oilfieldbiology
Member since Nov 2016
42224 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 3:41 pm to
They didn’t. It was a fake accent only portrayed in Hollywood
This post was edited on 1/1/20 at 3:42 pm
Posted by Brodeur
Member since Feb 2012
4692 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 4:37 pm to
The bubs on that choice bit of calico are straight berries
Posted by Rammin TX
DFW Texas
Member since Oct 2018
1736 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 4:57 pm to
Posted by ULL Cool J
Member since Jun 2008
924 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 5:09 pm to
Folks should take note of this thread, because years from now when "Kafka alter" is in common usage on Tigerdroppings and a newb asks where the term came from, you can say "I was there."

That's a Geaux Tigers.
Posted by lsufan9193969700
Madisonville
Member since Sep 2003
55910 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 5:33 pm to
quote:

Not sure what that means, but Kafka alter to you as well.

Posted by LucaBrasi318
318
Member since Mar 2014
241 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 5:58 pm to
That might have been the best reply I’ve seen on this board ever. Kafka alter to you good sir.
Posted by Triple Bogey
19th Green
Member since May 2017
6769 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 5:59 pm to
quote:

Bluenose: term for a prude or individual deemed to be a killjoy


My wife is definitely a bluenose
Posted by Darth_Vader
A galaxy far, far away
Member since Dec 2011
73470 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 6:00 pm to
quote:

18. “Don’t take any wooden nickels!”: “Don’t do anything dumb!”


My aunt use to say this all the time when I was a kid.
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
31519 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 6:01 pm to
I’ve always thought Cake-eaters we’re rich people not gay/girly men?
Posted by ctiger69
Member since May 2005
31030 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 6:06 pm to
Good list
Posted by Yeti_Chaser
Member since Nov 2017
12873 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 6:22 pm to
I laughed out loud until I cried. It sounds like a Nazi greeting or something
Posted by eddieray
Lafayette
Member since Mar 2006
19440 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 6:35 pm to
I still here people call reading glasses “cheaters” once in a while.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33814 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 6:38 pm to
quote:

Kafka alter to you as well.


How much space does one of those Kafka alters take up?

I hope it's just one of these.



and not one of these monstrosities.



Is is as big as a Yellow King alter?
Posted by RaisingCanesOnly
Member since Jan 2020
48 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 6:43 pm to
Ha! Great post.

One of my favorites that didn't appear on this list is:

Shunk Fire = Post-spicy food explosive diarrhea
Posted by yankeeundercover
Buffalo, NY
Member since Jan 2010
36419 posts
Posted on 1/1/20 at 6:55 pm to
quote:

cake eater
Thats what Jessie from the Mighty Ducks called Banks
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