Phrases we still use that no longer make sense

[Runwildboys]

that's untrue...

I rewound a VHS tape of the Jimmy Johnson's second Super Bowl vs Buffalo just last week.

You should convert that to digital, before the tape gets eaten!

 

[jsb357]

You should convert that to digital, before the tape gets eaten!

Don't I know it... and it's too late for the first one...

plus it has the audio of Brad and Dale's call instead of the TV audio.

back before live TV delay rules were in effect.

 

[Londonboy]

"After the Lord Mayor's show", said it to My young colleague today (We were all feeing flat after Our epic victory in last nights Pub Quiz and heroic attempt to drink all Our winnings in 1 hour) , She had no clue what it meant.

 

[Sammy]

That rat dropped a dime on me.

 

[Dallas_Cowboys50]

Roll up the window

Nope, I own a 2017 that didnt come with power windows, its annoying sometimes but no biggy.....

 

[Runwildboys]

Nope, I own a 2017 that didnt come with power windows, its annoying sometimes but no biggy.....

And even if you're not cranking the window, it's still rolling up.

 

[Runwildboys]

"&*#@ end of the stick" (originated in the days before toilet paper)

 

[nightrain]

That and dollar will get you on the subway (yea, about 23 years ago).

 

[Reverend Conehead]

"Bean counter." Maybe a very long time ago, they tracked finances by counting beans? Not sure on this one.

 

[rags747]

He and she....

Ahh Yes. You win the internet today! Good Job!!

 

[rags747]

Cash on the barrelhead.

Came from the time when business was conducted over a barrel, and the money was laid on the top of the barrell when paying. This one is started to fall out of use, but I do still hear it.

I have never ever herd that said before. Where exactly do u live? Country or state are good enough.

 

[FloridaRob]

Sitting at a stop sign waiting forever for traffic to break -someone let the cows out or someone left the gate open

 

[Reverend Conehead]

"How many chickens and pies does that cost?" Or "How many chickens and pies will that set me back?" I actually don't hear this one that much anymore.

 

[Runwildboys]

"How many chickens and pies does that cost?" Or "How many chickens and pies will that set me back?" I actually don't hear this one that much anymore.

Must be a Southern thing. Never heard that before.

 

[StarMan2112]

I’m going to “tape” the game.

 

[StarMan2112]

This one never made sense. Always irks me when someone calls a water heater a “hot water heater.” If the water is already hot, why does it need to be heated?

 

[Runwildboys]

This one never made sense. Always irks me when someone calls a water heater a “hot water heater.” If the water is already hot, why does it need to be heated?

I guess it's more than just a hot water tank, because it heats the water it contains, and more than a water heater, because it contains the water it heats.......but "Hot water tank and heater" is too long, so maybe they just shortened it to a redundancy?

 

[nightrain]

All's well that ends well.

 

[mrmojo]

Your Business is in the red

 

[Reverend Conehead]

This one never made sense. Always irks me when someone calls a water heater a “hot water heater.” If the water is already hot, why does it need to be heated?

I think in Great Britain they call it a "hot water tank." Can any Brits here confirm that?