I thought about posting this in Foo, or Jokes and humor. But, I realized that no one outside this group would get this. These are things no one says anymore, or that no one hears anymore. Add to the list if you like.


We will now be signing off.
Go hang the clothes on the line.

Jinx, or Jinks. Something said when two people say the same thing at the same time. The first to say "Jinks!" means the other has to buy them a coke.

Go outside and play.
She's flooded. Wait a few minutes and try again.
Where's my slide rule?
Don't forget to tip the paperboy.
Leave a note for the milkman.
Turn on the TV and let it warm up.
Get out your think and do workbooks.
You will stay after school and clean the blackboard.
Today, we will practice our penmanship.
Make it fast, it's long distance!
A tube must have burned out.
Look it up in the encyclopedia.
Leave a note for the milkman.
No, I don't have a quarter so you can go to the movies. Do you think I'm made of money?
Clean your plate, there are kids in India who are starving.
You come in when the street light comes on.
Don't bother daddy. He has to read the paper.

Pinkie Swear. two people, usually young females, locking pinkie fingers, and swearing silence over a shared secret.

Random sounds:
Rotary dial telephone.

The national anthem, being played when a local TV station ceased broadcasting for the day. This usually happened after 1 AM.

Weekly tests of air raid horns and/or sirens. In my area, it was Friday at twelve noon.