A Reddit post asked, “What's something that was normal to say growing up that sounds crazy today?”
Nearly a thousand responses have come in, with some showing how far technology has come and others reminding us how weird our slang used to be.
- "I gotta print the directions, gimme a sec!"
- "Here’s a quarter, call someone who cares."
- "Would you like to accept a call from 'practice is over, come pick me up!'"
- "Anyone seen the cordless phone?!"
- "Did you get the newspaper to check the movie times?"
- "Non-smoking, please."
- "Call me after 8, I’m out of minutes."
- "Get off the phone, I need to use the Internet."
- "Phone rings... 'I’ll get it!'"
- "I'm gonna star-sixty-nine your a**!"
- "Don't text me, I only get 100 texts a month. After that it's 10 cents."
- "Check the TV Guide Channel to see what's on."
- "Sorry it took so long to call. My mom/sister just would NOT get off the phone."
- "Talk to the hand.🫸"
- "PSYCH!"
- "Up your butt and around the corner."
- "[Snapping] my fingers in a Z formation."
- "All that and a bag of chips."
- “Page me or hit my beeper up.”
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