LizzieMaine
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I miss when the TV weatherman used a flannel board to display the weather map. For that matter, whatever happened to flannel boards?
My grandmother used to call the couch a "Chesterfield" lol She also referred to carpet as "the broadloom," and the landing as "the vestibule."
It must have been a Golden Era thing to refer to most items by their brand names. I'll admit that "the car" doesn't have the same ring as "the Pontiac."
I love all these quaint old expressions, and Lizzie's "piazza", that's a hoot.
My nana and Mum used to send us "up the stairs to Bedfordshire".
When my Grandad would go outside for a smoke, he would "go out to take some air and have a cheroot"! I love all these old-fashioned expressions.
I miss when the TV weatherman used a flannel board to display the weather map. For that matter, whatever happened to flannel boards?
Are those the same as felt boards? I haven't seen those since I was little and in Sunday School
It must have been a Golden Era thing to refer to most items by their brand names. I'll admit that "the car" doesn't have the same ring as "the Pontiac."
Another thing that has all but disappeared around here. They used to always have bowls of Matchbooks at the counters of businesses. It seems since smoking has become so 'taboo' (rolls eyes) that this tradition has been making its way to the door.
Another thing that has all but disappeared around here. They used to always have bowls of Matchbooks at the counters of businesses. It seems since smoking has become so 'taboo' (rolls eyes) that this tradition has been making its way to the door.
But I'm glad they are still around. I love the feel and sound of a traditional lighter in my hand, and that huge flame you can get if you adjust the wick correctly.
Speaking of which, the use of traditional lighters such as Zippos has almost completely disappeared, except, predominantly, by the cigar and pipe crowd.
Before Bic lighters, guys used Zippos when they didn't want to use matches. Then disposables came along, and both matches and Zippos dropped in popularity. Now, with the steady increase of smoking bans, it's few and far between that I see a Zippo.
But I'm glad they are still around. I love the feel and sound of a traditional lighter in my hand, and that huge flame you can get if you adjust the wick correctly.
No thanks on paper matches either. Wood matches are good but cedar is better. I know. We are ignition snobs.
So bending over the flame on the gas stove to light up is out as well?
I had seen my grandfather light his cigarettes by turning on the gas stove, of course not like Lizzie was mentioning. Of course this was back in the early 70's.
Cigarettes are a different animal. You inhale those so taste is much less important. You could light those off of a burning tire.
We can mail you a pack, of some "Kent" brand....I have an old Zippo for a household lighter, they are very classy as lighters go. I like the sound of it flipping open and snapping shut, all I would need is a cigarette and I'd feel like Bette Davis