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@very-rusty said
Is he stuck for something to say so resorts to trying to insults which many do in this forum? Is he so different?

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yes.

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@very-rusty said
I remember the expression used 'outta sight', just not the decade it was used in.

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"Outta sight" was often combined with "up-tight!"

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@moonbus said
"Outta sight" was often combined with "up-tight!"
I thought they were two entirely different expressions!

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@Very-Rusty
My grandma was a nurse and she said they used to use urine in some kind of oven to sterilize surgical instruments. She said they used 'piddle' to sterilize instruments.
Piddle apparently meant urine.

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@sonhouse said
@Very-Rusty
My grandma was a nurse and she said they used to use urine in some kind of oven to sterilize surgical instruments. She said they used 'piddle' to sterilize instruments.
Piddle apparently meant urine.
I find that hard to believe!

-VR

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@moonbus said
"Outta sight" was often combined with "up-tight!"
Baby, everything is all right, uptight, out of sight ~ Stevie Wonder

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@sonhouse said
@Very-Rusty
My grandma was a nurse and she said they used to use urine in some kind of oven to sterilize surgical instruments. She said they used 'piddle' to sterilize instruments.
Piddle apparently meant urine.
Piddle as both noun and verb is common in UK.

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@moonbus said
Far out, man.
"Far out" is making a resurgence!
It was uncool in the seventies when I was a teen
but I've heard the youngsters in the family use it a lot.

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Lay some skin on me man.

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@great-big-stees said
Lay some skin on me man.
LOL...Now that is an oldie!!!

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I do.

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Crop tour.

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aris' or arris for backside.

Quite a convoluted and interesting etymology if anyone is interested.

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@wolfgang59
I keep hearing these word(s) replacements, which all very annoying..
''Finished'' now replaced with ''Done''
'' I understand'' now replaced with ''Makes Sense''
''I won'' now replaced with ''Smashed it''

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@gocharles said
@wolfgang59
I keep hearing these word(s) replacements, which all very annoying..
''Finished'' now replaced with ''Done''
'' I understand'' now replaced with ''Makes Sense''
''I won'' now replaced with ''Smashed it''
That makes sense. Good post, you smashed it. (Are you done? )

Might be an English thing, but I also miss people saying 'Crikey!'

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