Back in the 1960s my grandmother, Mamo we called her, wrote a pithy little piece titled Slingers of the Slanguage.
Rock 'n' Roll was the rage, and hippies were coming out of the woodwork (or was that Woodstock?) so there was "peace, man," "weed," "groovy," and a score of other new sayings being trumpeted about.
Born in the late 1800s, Mamo had been through many such eras of ever-changing contemporary slang. "Hip," "beat," "cool cat," and others preceded the hippies. Mamo went back in her memory bank to resurrect all the catchy little phrases she could recall and wrote them in her slanguage story. I remember bits and pieces, but I don't have a copy. It was hilarious.
Mamo introduced me to her hogleg – S&W Model 31 snubbie (no dash, now there's one I tire of pretty quickly) – when I was seven. I think she'd have a ball picking through the bits on this thread to add a chapter to her slanguage piece.
My point? Folks have been slingin' slang for a lot longer than any of us have been on the planet. It's the way it is. I'm never sure if it helps folks communicate or makes 'em (us) feel a part of the gang or what it is, but it is what it is.
Gad, some ought to type a list of what they like. Might be a bit shorter.
Slàinte,
Bob
Rock 'n' Roll was the rage, and hippies were coming out of the woodwork (or was that Woodstock?) so there was "peace, man," "weed," "groovy," and a score of other new sayings being trumpeted about.
Born in the late 1800s, Mamo had been through many such eras of ever-changing contemporary slang. "Hip," "beat," "cool cat," and others preceded the hippies. Mamo went back in her memory bank to resurrect all the catchy little phrases she could recall and wrote them in her slanguage story. I remember bits and pieces, but I don't have a copy. It was hilarious.
Mamo introduced me to her hogleg – S&W Model 31 snubbie (no dash, now there's one I tire of pretty quickly) – when I was seven. I think she'd have a ball picking through the bits on this thread to add a chapter to her slanguage piece.
My point? Folks have been slingin' slang for a lot longer than any of us have been on the planet. It's the way it is. I'm never sure if it helps folks communicate or makes 'em (us) feel a part of the gang or what it is, but it is what it is.
Gad, some ought to type a list of what they like. Might be a bit shorter.
Slàinte,
Bob
it's a gun forum you grouchy bunch of bastages!
or is it broccoli this week?
