Out of date sayings *Quik-E-List*

[CatInASuit]

You sound like a scratched record

[OneCentStamp]

"I'm going to hang up the phone now."

[Elendil's Heir]

"Twenty-three skidoo!"

[What Exit?]

Oddly, I know the story behind "Twenty-three skidoo!" It has been out of date since WWII honestly.

The saying itself is related to the famous Flatiron building in New York on 23rd street. The men of the day use to hang around in hopes of a little titillation. The winds were so strong near the Flatiron building that the long dress would blow up and the wolves might get a glimpse of ankle. Woo Hoo, the Internet of its day. So anyway, the flat foot (Police Patrolman) would come by and move the men along giving them the "Twenty-three skidoo!" I learned that on PBS.

Now my entry; this one seems very out of date to me:

"Don't put the cart before the horse."

[The Original An Gadaí]

"Don't touch that dial!"

"Be sure and tune in for that later"

The OP saying I've always heard as "You sound like a broken record"

"Giving someone free rein", or probably a better example "to take the reins".

"Keep the home fires burning"

[Sarahfeena]

Ha ha, my daughter and I were listening to a CD I have from the early 90s, and one lyric says something like "I'm going to ring your phone until I ring it off the wall." I had to explain to her what "ringing the phone off the wall" meant...I don't think she's ever seen a phone on a wall.

[The Original An Gadaí]

"The jet set"

[jali]

Be kind. Rewind.

[Orual]

Lets go to the tapes!

[OneCentStamp]

I'm resurrecting this zombie thread because, two days ago, I heard a local new anchor introduce a video clip with, "This footage of the blaze was captured on a bystander's cell phone camera..."

Dude, if there's no tape there's no foots. Pixelage? MPEGage?

[Oliveloaf]

"Put it into high gear."

[Elendil's Heir]

Bob's your uncle!