I got our first set of drinking glasses from Oxydol.Have not thought of that in years. Jerilyn ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kittie Ennis Lane" <kittdanl@frederickmd.com> To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005 9:52 AM Subject: [NJ-Memories] Re: Old Words > Hi all, > > Remember when "Oxydol" was the wonder detergent? Now we have Oxybrite, > etc. Is the old coming round again! > > Kittie in MD > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <DieselDis@aol.com> > To: <NJ-MEMORIES-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 10:41 PM > Subject: Old Words > > >>> >>> >> OLD WORDS >>>> >>>> "Fender Skirts" What a great blast from the past! I haven't thought >>>> about >>>> "fender skirts" in years. When I was young, I considered it such a >>>> funny >>>> term. Made me think of a car in a dress. >>>> >>>> Thinking about "fender skirts" made me think about other words that >>>> quietly >>>> disappeared from our language with hardly a notice. >>>> >>>> Like "curb feelers" and steering knobs." Since I'd been thinking of >>>> cars, >>>> my mind naturally went that direction first. Any kids will probably >>>> have to >>>> find some elderly person over 50 to explain some of these terms. >>>> >>>> Remember "Continental kits?" They were rear bumper extenders and spare >>>> tire >>>> covers that were supposed to make any car as cool as a Lincoln >>>> Continental. >>>> >>>> When did we quit calling them "emergency brakes?" At some point >>>> "parking >>>> brake" became the proper term. But I miss the hint of drama that went >>>> with >>>> "emergency Brake." >>>> >>>> I'm sad that almost all the old folks are gone who would call the >>>> accelerator the "foot feed." >>>> >>>> Are you old enough to have waited at the street for your daddy to come >>>> home, so you could ride the "running board" up to the house? >>>> >>>> Here's a phrase I heard all the time in my youth but never anymore -- >>>> "store-bought." Of course, just about everything is store-bought these >>>> days. But >>>> once it was bragging material to have a store-bought dress or bag of >>>> candy. >>>> >>>> "Coast to coast" is a phrase that once held all sorts of excitement and >>>> now >>>> means almost nothing. Now we take the term "worldwide " for granted. >>>> >>>> On a smaller scale, "wall to wall" was once a magical term in our >>>> house. In >>>> the l950's everyone covered his or her hardwood floors with, wow, >>>> wall-to-wall carpeting! Today everyone replaces their "wall-to-wall" >>>> carpeting with >>>> hardwood floors. >>>> >>>> When's the last time you heard the quaint phrase "in a family way?" >>>> It's >>>> hard to imagine that the word "pregnant" was once considered a little >>>> too >>>> graphic, a little too clinical for use in polite company, and >>>> absolutely for >>>> bidden in the movies or on TV. So we had all that talk about stork >>>> visits and >>>> "being in a family way" or simply "expecting." >>>> >>>> Apparently "brassiere" is a word no longer in usage. I said it the >>>> other >>>> day and my daughter cracked up. I guess it's just "bra" now. >>>> "Unmentionables" probably wouldn't be understood at all. >>>> >>>> It's hard to recall that this word was once said in a whisper --- >>>> "divorce." And no one is called a "divorcee" anymore. Certainly not a >>>> "gay >>>> divorcee."Come to think about it, "confirmed bachelors" and "career >>>> girls" are long >>>> gone too. >>>> >>>> I always loved going to the "picture show" but I considered "movie" an >>>> affectation. >>>> >>>> Most of these words go back to the 1950's, but here's a pure --- 1960's >>>> word I came across the other day -- 'rat-fink'. Ooh, what a put down! >>>> >>>> Here's a word I miss --- "percolator." That was fun to say. And what >>>> was it >>>> replaced with? "Coffeemaker." How dull. Mr. Coffee, I blame you for >>>> this. >>>> >>>> I miss those made-up marketing words that were meant to sound so modern >>>> and >>>> now sound so retro. Words like "DynaFlow" and "ElectraLuxe." >>>> Introducing >>>> the l963 Admiral TV now with "SpectraVision!" >>>> >>>> Food for thought: >>>> >>>> Was there a telethon that wiped out Lumbago? Nobody complains of that >>>> anymore. Maybe that's what castor oil cured, because I never hear >>>> mothers >>>> threatening their kids with castor oil anymore. >>>> >>>> Some words aren't gone, but are definitely on the endangered list. The >>>> one >>>> that grieves me most is --- "supper." Now everyone says "dinner." Save >>>> a >>>> great word....invite someone to supper. Discuss fender skirts and curb >>>> feelers! >>>> >>>> Someone forwarded this to me and I thought some of you of a "certain >>>> age" >>>> would remember most of these "lost" words. >>>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >