Things people say…..

Things people say…..

He stopped by the office to “chew the rag” (or fat) with his cronies.

Mind your P’s and Q’s  .. what is P”s and Q’s

And their hearts were young and gay… gay meaning  happy

Rainbow colors meant the natural form in the sky..

And what is cisgender?  That one I came across.. and wondered as that is part of my nickname…cis

Pull up your breeches… meaning pants

Okay Dokay… meaning ok..

Some of these came from a 1940 magazine I came across..

Also in it was..

1940 Pontiac Deluxe 8, 4 door touring sedan .. cost? $970 or pick it up at the factory (which one could do in those days) for the mere price of $783…. Foregoing the shipping and taxes.

Also advertising a Chevrolet with automatic (which was new in those days, all the rest were shift stick type) for $659 at factory. 

Of course the average wage was 75 cents to a $1.00 an hour.