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Words/phrases that evolved into something else over time
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:04 pm
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:04 pm
Spinoff of the other thread where people screw up words/phrases. A phrase that evolved over time was "That's the $64,000 Question."
Back in the 1930's it originated as "That's the $64 Question" as $64 was the maximum amount allowed for a listener to win a prize on the radio back then. Fun fact: Jimmy Hoffa liked to use $64 Question all the time, even on the record in court or in front of Congress.
Are there any other words/phrases that are different now from its origins?
Back in the 1930's it originated as "That's the $64 Question" as $64 was the maximum amount allowed for a listener to win a prize on the radio back then. Fun fact: Jimmy Hoffa liked to use $64 Question all the time, even on the record in court or in front of Congress.
Are there any other words/phrases that are different now from its origins?
This post was edited on 1/8/25 at 12:07 pm
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Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:04 pm to Tomatocantender
This thread is gay.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:05 pm to LSUBoo
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This thread is gay
Yes, it's suppose to be a happy thread, I concur.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:06 pm to Tomatocantender
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Are there any other words/phrases that are different now that its origins?
I can think of a word that only one race can say now. Does that count?
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:07 pm to LSUBoo
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thread is gay
Good one! Used to mean “happy and jovial,” then later meant “two dudes diddling each other,” and finally landed on “something that really sucks”
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:07 pm to Tomatocantender
Words/phrases that people commonly screw up
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:10 pm to Tomatocantender
4 bans. 20 PMs.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:11 pm to BilbeauTBaggins
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4 bans. 20 PMs
Eenie Meenie Minie Moe
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:14 pm to NewIberiaHaircut
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:16 pm to LSUBoo
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This thread is gay.
And retarded.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 12:59 pm to Tomatocantender
23 Skidoo!
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:12 pm to Tomatocantender
A lot of older movies will have the term “making love” as courtship, vs the actual sex act it has evolved into
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:21 pm to Tomatocantender
Build Back Better.
Today we just say Make Everything Shite.
Today we just say Make Everything Shite.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:27 pm to Tomatocantender
“Out of pocket” means to pay for something yourself but some illiterates decided about 10 years ago it means “unreachable”. For example, “I’ll be out of pocket for the next hour because I’ll be driving without a phone available.”
Probably the same idiots who overuse “myself.” “Joe and myself are going to be out of pocket today.”
Probably the same idiots who overuse “myself.” “Joe and myself are going to be out of pocket today.”
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:30 pm to Tomatocantender
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:30 pm to WMTigerFAN
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A lot of older movies will have the term “making love” as courtship,
IIRC this was used by Donna Reed in IAWL.
Posted on 1/8/25 at 1:31 pm to Tomatocantender
Skeet used to be a shooting sport and now it refers to ejaculation.
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