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Nov 11, 2017 18:00:39   #
demare
 
Many of these are still in use today.

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Nov 11, 2017 22:54:02   #
Charlie157 Loc: San Diego, CA
 
Speaking of memory lane, does this lyrics bring back memories..."roarin' out of Harlan, revivin' up his mill He shot the gap at Cumberland, and screamed by Maynordsville"

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Nov 12, 2017 00:21:46   #
dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma
 
Charlie157 wrote:
Speaking of memory lane, does this lyrics bring back memories..."roarin' out of Harlan, revivin' up his mill He shot the gap at Cumberland, and screamed by Maynordsville"


Sounds like thunder

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Nov 13, 2017 09:42:44   #
Tikva Loc: Waukesha, WI
 
I remember almost everyone of these. I guess I'm dating myself.

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Nov 13, 2017 10:02:42   #
Charlie157 Loc: San Diego, CA
 
dirtpusher wrote:
Sounds like thunder


Yeah, when I read the list of slang words and came upon the word "mill" that's the first thing that came to mind. Love the movie and the song etched in my brain. I don`t know all the lyrics, just the fun part.

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Nov 15, 2017 19:05:06   #
DickC Loc: NE Washington state
 
Although I was a child of the 50s I do remember most of that!

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Nov 15, 2017 19:54:40   #
Quinn 4
 
Drop a dime also means turn someone in-arrest. From the Streets of New York City-

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Nov 15, 2017 20:13:20   #
Charlie157 Loc: San Diego, CA
 
DickC wrote:
Although I was a child of the 50s I do remember most of that!


I think the movie and song was made in the late fifties.

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Nov 15, 2017 20:44:10   #
shelty Loc: Medford, OR
 
One thing it left out is: When you receive a telephone call and the caller hesitates, you say "your nickle".

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Nov 15, 2017 20:52:56   #
dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma
 
shelty wrote:
One thing it left out is: When you receive a telephone call and the caller hesitates, you say "your nickle".


Or your dime my time. I still say that.

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