Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Ooh, that's a nice erection you've got there
Phrases that will surely die out in the next 50 years ?
- Thread starter Flick of the Elbow
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- Location
- Somewhere wet & hilly in NW England.
Would've...
... which seems to have morphed into 'would of' on social media. Pointing out the difference between 'have' and 'of' doesn't seem to help the afflicted writers either.
... which seems to have morphed into 'would of' on social media. Pointing out the difference between 'have' and 'of' doesn't seem to help the afflicted writers either.
OP
OP
Flick of the Elbow
less than
- Location
- SW Edinburgh
Unfortunately I fear it will be replaced by 'Sorry mate my self driving car didn't have you in its recognition library'.
The other side is where words change and can no longer be used in the same context
The Flintstones are an established cartoon series, who in the lyrics of the theme tune had the words "You'll have a gay old time"
Some 50 years later it became an outrage and slammed as an inappropriate insult to the Homosexual Community
The Flintstones are an established cartoon series, who in the lyrics of the theme tune had the words "You'll have a gay old time"
Some 50 years later it became an outrage and slammed as an inappropriate insult to the Homosexual Community
jefmcg
Guru
The word was already well freighted with it's modern meaning by the time the Flintstones were on TV, if not as widely known as it is now. Maybe the composers were not aware of it's other meaning, but they are in entertainment and living in Los Angeles - I'm guessing they did.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCymsoQL49c
jefmcg
Guru
I thought this was Archer, but now I am wondering if it's Star Trek.
Bazzer
Setting the controls for the heart of the sun.
- Location
- On the edge of reality
"I'll look in the Yellow Pages" - Although I must confess to not having looked in one for a very long time.
derrick
The Glue that binds us together.
- Location
- On the edge of London
National health service.
Threevok
Growing old disgracefully
- Location
- South Wales
Darby and Joan
marshmella
Guru
- Location
- Telford, Shropshire
That might be mistaken for one of those 09 premium rate numbers..not like i know anything about them
May indeed have been the case, however it is often to do with the context and "ownership"
Sometimes when something is appropriated by a group or movement, the original use becomes questionable as it confuses the modern context.
SMMSDCDHYIRTL may need some work, it doesn't quite roll off the tongue like SMIDSY
