Its Lauren’s turn to pick our subject prompt for Throwback Thursday, the brainchild of Maggie and Lauren .
This week’s prompt is: Slang I think this should be no sweat, but I’ll provide some questions to help you along. You can always free write if you’d rather.
What were the words you would have used to describe something cool or popular.
Fab, Gear, Smart, Chic,Far out,Groovy.
How about those things that were uncool?
Square, Old hat , Dated, Sad, What were the hairstyles of the day?
Cilla Black Bob I still wear it, fringe or centre parting with longer hair, the twiggy cut, Prtula Clarke cut oh! Yes and the afro and the page boy must look for a photo of the afro….I wore them all.
Did they have a name everyone used to reference them?
A Bob, curtains, a Petula and a twiggy. What were the styles of the time?
Mini , Maxi, Midi, Paisley, Op Art, tie dye, bell bottoms, Flairs, ect! Platform shoes , Stilettos , Doc Martens What word would you have used to describe something distasteful?
Naff, Square, Old Hat.Boring What about peers you were not fond of or were not part of your tribe?
Geeks, Swats, Oddballs Any phrases you remember that were used (or overused)?
Female, wife, full time mother and Grandmother. I am not as happy go lucky as I used to be but I am still bubbling along on simmer! I have three handsome sons all grown and flown.The youngest married with a beautiful wife and two sons of his own. Back in 2010 I was working, running a home, driving and socializing then bang in a split second all that was gone. I had an accident at home. I broke my back, not for the first time, I had broken it 10 years previously as well. Unfortunately this time I had broken it really badly and it was truly messed up so I had to have two operations. I was told before each operation that the outcome could mean I spend the rest of my life in a wheelchair. Still as some guy once wrote "I am still standing " yes "better than I ever was " I no longer use the walking stick . I had lots of friends before the accident but when things like this happen, you loose most of them. Their lives move on and mine stood still and so they left me behind ...I know that is just the way life is but it hurt and always will. Then I looked around and saw those who were still there for me, these friends are the roses in my garden they need to be tended well. They are the diamonds in the dust. I will of been married 53yrs this comming year. I have found different ways to approach life, use my pain befriend it almost...yer right , well that is what they tell me at the pain clinic ROFLMAO ...... if only I could! I have found an outlet for my fears, frustrations and night terrors . I have started writing poetry if that name can be applied to my writing. I hope I do not come over as a moaning winger. I hope I am past all that. I also hope that you might see how the poetry is moving from very dark through the grey and hopefully in to light.
My back is no longer straight it is C shaped because of the injury and I have lost two and a half inches in height but my Pilates and Core teachers have helped me to stand up as straight and be as strong as possible. Pain and depression are still hanging on my arm but I have weapons to use against them and if I say so myself I cope well.
I have made lots of new friends, real diamonds. I am also very grateful for all the support and help I have encountered here on Wordpress. Hugs and welcome to everyone who visits.
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I will let you work that out but a clue is it is a slang lnguage I know very well
Love and Sparkle xx
That sounds like Julian and Sandy speak from Around The Horne which I love and still listen to today!
Happy Birthday, dear Autumn girl! What a beautiful day to be celebrating! Enjoy the day and may all your wishes be fulfilled! Love and many hugs! xoxoxoxo
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Mine too, eventhough I’m born on the other Equinox [spring!] 😉 Autumn is the most beautiful season! Many hugs your way. 💗🌸💗
Thank you so much, Spring is beautiful too. Many hugs back to you too💜💜💜😊
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I still think Twiggy was so beautiful, but I was forced to wear short hair so I did not want that cut. I did adore Petula Clark and her cut! You had a few words unfamiliar to me, though.
Really , This phrase ‘it’s gear that’ was huge on Merseyside in the 1970s. I’m pretty sure the Beatles use it in a film. Meaning ‘good’in common parlance, but as “or (ah) eh, it’s gear darris” – (oh, eh it’s brilliant that is) 💜💜
Nope. Not here in North America, or at least not in Canada. Not that I have ever heard, anyway… and I like to think I’m rather on the ball with this type of lingo, 😉 🧡🧡
I think it must have been particular
To the UK maybe 🙂
I meant to say it must have been particular to the UK. We use it in retro speech. 😁😁😁
Love this, Sis 🥰
Thank you Sis 💜💜💜
Great pics!
Lol old ones!!
The Cilla Black looks good on you. Right now I’m sporting the Keith Richards look!
LoL I love this image of you you with the Keith Richards look …
Please tell me it’s just hair and not make up 💜💜💜👌
Great lists 🙂
Thank you Dan
It seems only appropriate to respond in slang
Wickeeeeeed! Yo, dudette yos on fyure!!
Peace out! xxx
Love and Peace Man! 💜
Always bona to vada your dolly eek!
I will let you work that out but a clue is it is a slang lnguage I know very well
Love and Sparkle xx
That sounds like Julian and Sandy speak from Around The Horne which I love and still listen to today!
Happy Birthday, dear Autumn girl! What a beautiful day to be celebrating! Enjoy the day and may all your wishes be fulfilled! Love and many hugs! xoxoxoxo
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Thank you So much Marina, I am always so proud that the equinox falls on my birthday, in truth Autumn is my favourite month 💜😁
Mine too, eventhough I’m born on the other Equinox [spring!] 😉 Autumn is the most beautiful season! Many hugs your way. 💗🌸💗
Thank you so much, Spring is beautiful too. Many hugs back to you too💜💜💜😊
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I still think Twiggy was so beautiful, but I was forced to wear short hair so I did not want that cut. I did adore Petula Clark and her cut! You had a few words unfamiliar to me, though.
Hairstyles were forever changing, as were clothes styles. Yes some of the words were odd but they worked then 💜
I think the words were different between the UK and here. Some I had not heard before. 🥰
Yes and some even had different meanings 💜
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Gear??
And again, it’s already tomorrow for you but hey… one more happy birthday!
Yes it’s tomorrow, today but still thank you💜. Yup Gear was used with fab it meant , good, of the moment!
Never, ever, heard that one!! 🧡
Really , This phrase ‘it’s gear that’ was huge on Merseyside in the 1970s. I’m pretty sure the Beatles use it in a film. Meaning ‘good’in common parlance, but as “or (ah) eh, it’s gear darris” – (oh, eh it’s brilliant that is) 💜💜
Nope. Not here in North America, or at least not in Canada. Not that I have ever heard, anyway… and I like to think I’m rather on the ball with this type of lingo, 😉 🧡🧡
I think it must have been particular
To the UK maybe 🙂
I meant to say it must have been particular to the UK. We use it in retro speech. 😁😁😁
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