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Common phrases that have outlived the technology they were associated with [View all] Yavin4 Jul 2017 OP

Roll Down The Windows n/t sharp_stick Jul 2017 #1

Dial a telephone number jberryhill Jul 2017 #2

Dead as a door nail Alpeduez21 Jul 2017 #3

What's the origin of this? LAS14 Jul 2017 #18

The phrase was first used in a 14th century poem by William Langland wishstar Jul 2017 #30

Thanks, but what IS a door nail/dore-nayl??? nt LAS14 Jul 2017 #31

door·nail Ptah Jul 2017 #33

In colonial days(and probably before) Alpeduez21 Jul 2017 #46

Wow! Thanks! LAS14 Jul 2017 #48

Hang Up The Phone n/t sharp_stick Jul 2017 #4

Good one! Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #43

And for a long time before pay phones became obsolete, a call was a quarter. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #5

Burn the midnight oil. Mrs. Overall Jul 2017 #6

Dear John letter Warpy Jul 2017 #7

Not exactly a saying, but a book quote in the same spirit: cemaphonic Jul 2017 #8

Your three minutes are up....regarding long distance phone call billing. sinkingfeeling Jul 2017 #9

Referring to audio and audio/video recordings as tape. TexasProgresive Jul 2017 #10

Or an album underpants Jul 2017 #16

Actually album still works for a cd or even a file with multiple recordings TexasProgresive Jul 2017 #20

Crank the engine. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #11

"We are taping" - does anyone use tape or film anymore? rurallib Jul 2017 #12

There's still a few film directors (Spielberg, Tarantino, etc) who insist on using 35mm film rather Midwestern Democrat Jul 2017 #55

I'm forever asking my kid MontanaMama Jul 2017 #13

Glove compartment Flo Mingo Jul 2017 #14

Why is trunk obsolete? LAS14 Jul 2017 #19

It was obsolete for all of my life. TexasProgresive Jul 2017 #22

The Brits call it the boot of the car Sanity Claws Jul 2017 #26

Aha!! Thanks much. nt LAS14 Jul 2017 #29

Glad you asked... Flo Mingo Jul 2017 #47

Cigarette lighter. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2017 #59

I still say both ailsagirl Jul 2017 #60

Caught on tape...... cameras were rolling California_Republic Jul 2017 #15

Ice box IphengeniaBlumgarten Jul 2017 #17

As a child I once asked my Sicilian grandmother what the Italian word for refrigerator tblue37 Jul 2017 #51

"In the limelight" Floyd R. Turbo Jul 2017 #21

Carbon Copy (CC) or Blind Carbon Copy(BCC) Yavin4 Jul 2017 #23

Hang up the phone. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #24

slam down the phone KT2000 Jul 2017 #25

incredibly frustrating when you really want to do that yellowdogintexas Jul 2017 #63

They still use pay phones in Chicago GreydeeThos Jul 2017 #27

"Don't pump the gas peddle, you'll flood it!" GreydeeThos Jul 2017 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author jberryhill Jul 2017 #32

Let's Rewind NotASurfer Jul 2017 #34

Pop stand Muffy88 Jul 2017 #35

Did you leave the bottles in the milk box? OilemFirchen Jul 2017 #36

My parents called the refrigerator the "ice box". FuzzyRabbit Jul 2017 #38

So did mine. Sometimes I do myself, even though The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #39

I remember milkboxes. My aunt always had one Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #44

Still possible in my area. politicat Jul 2017 #42

Run through the wringer. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #37

Wrinkle free fax paper......... I'm a HUGE "Friends" fan. This show can turn my mood around Upthevibe Jul 2017 #40

I've never watched that show so I'm afraid I don't get the reference... The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2017 #41

My grandmother had one of those Rhiannon12866 Jul 2017 #45

Putting the cart before the horse. NNadir Jul 2017 #49

Three sheets to the wind. madamesilverspurs Jul 2017 #50

Put through the wringer LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2017 #52

Mind your "p's" and "q's" from early printing techniques...nt uriel1972 Jul 2017 #53

Cut and Paste mikeargo Jul 2017 #54

"Lordy, I hope there are tapes" JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2017 #56

This message was self-deleted by its author JustABozoOnThisBus Jul 2017 #57

Circle the wagons... NotASurfer Jul 2017 #58

"Don't touch that dial." Iggo Jul 2017 #61

The smoking lamp is out Kaleva Jul 2017 #62

Just a flash in the pan duncang Jul 2017 #64