Re: Cases, again

On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 04:56:18PM -0500, Roger Mills wrote:
> When will "groovy" return?
Never, one can hope.  That way we can chalk up the 1970s to a long
shared nightmare, quite possibly a hallucinogenic aftereffect of the 1960s.
;-)

> OK, Fellow Americans under ....40?  (And no fair googling...........)
I'm 35, so I'll have a go.

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> What's  "4F"? or "1A" and/or "2S"?
I've only heard "4F".  Means unsuitable to serve in the military for
medical reasons.

> Define:
> Bee's knees.
> Cat's pajamas ~Cat's meow.
Synonyms for "neato". :)

> Catbird seat
The place to be!


> (Someone on Conlang, or on their website, has used "okey-doke", which my
> mother used to say back in the 40s-- I never did, it sounded so archaic!!
I say "okey-doke" (or "okey-dokey") all the time.

> Another of her favorites was "swell-elegant", which is transparent at
> least.)
Yes, but it's simply crying out for portmanteauification!

> What is/was Fluid Drive?  Hydramatic?
Hydramatic was a (brand?) of automatic transmission.  Which I only know
because it was ncorporated into the "Greased Lightning" car in the 1978 movie
"Grease". :)  Incidentally, I was surprised to find out that this year
(2004) marks the 100th anniversary of the automatic transmission's
invention.

> Do we still know what was a "Three-ring circus"?
Of course.  It's a circus with three rings.  Duh.  The main act is
going on in the center ring, but if you've seen it or become bored you
have two other choices for where to direct your attention.

-Mark

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