Tuesday, August 28, 2012

I Think My Dad May Be A Spy. The Word "Solid."





You read that blog post title correctly. "I think my dad may be a spy."

Why you ask?

I was at his house the other day and I asked him if he had the newspaper and he says...are you ready for this?....he says, "Let me get it out of my attache case."

ATTACHE CASE! Case closed. Who uses the "attache case" other than spies? And he may have said "attache' case" with the thingy over the "e" which means....Oh my God. He might be a double agent!

Wow. And here's a fun fact for attache' case: it first came into popular use in 1904. So now you know. Try and use it today in a sentence.

And one more word on words. I'd like to bring the word "solid" back. Not as in, "do me a solid and hand me that cantaloupe scooper" but in it's single usage form. Like when someone says, "I'm going to be taking Linda to the big dance on Friday night!" Then the friend looks at him - nods - and says, "Solid."

If my memory serves me right the word "solid" had it's best years from 1977 - 1979*. Am I right?

*1979 - 1984 if you're from one of the backward states.
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18 comments:

  1. Gage1August 28, 2012 at 4:28:00 PM EDT

    I feel like I know people who never stopped saying Solid in the way you describe.

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  2. red.neck chicAugust 28, 2012 at 5:40:00 PM EDT

    in my 'hood it was '84. LOL

    oh wait... maybe '94. no - perhaps 2004...

    'cept it's used in a sentence.

    "totally solid"

    :)

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  3. ScopeAugust 28, 2012 at 7:29:00 PM EDT

    Maybe you are a double secret spy, so secret even you don't know it.

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  4. Dr ZibbsAugust 28, 2012 at 7:53:00 PM EDT

    Red neck -solid.

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  5. Dr. Kenneth NoisewaterAugust 29, 2012 at 12:14:00 AM EDT

    Passing the melon baller is a solid any friend would do for another. Solid . . .

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  6. Dr ZibbsAugust 29, 2012 at 5:01:00 AM EDT

    Dr kn - solid.

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  7. SuzeAugust 29, 2012 at 5:59:00 AM EDT

    'And he may have said "attache' case" with the thingy over the "e" which means....Oh my God. He might be a double agent!'

    I want a 'That Blue Yak' mug. I love this blog.

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    1. Dr ZibbsAugust 29, 2012 at 6:21:00 AM EDT

      Suze - guess what baby? I dont have mugs but i have tby shirts. Ill post a link later.

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  8. Candy's daily DandyAugust 29, 2012 at 7:27:00 AM EDT

    TBY t-shirts? Solid.

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    1. Dr ZibbsAugust 29, 2012 at 7:37:00 AM EDT

      Candy i thought you knew i had shirts. Looks like i need to do a post about my wears.

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  9. savannahAugust 30, 2012 at 3:59:00 PM EDT

    in certain circles, sugar, solid has never left the vernacular! re attaché case, sadly it's been replaced by a computer bag or messenger bag *sigh* xoxoxo

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  10. savannahAugust 30, 2012 at 4:01:00 PM EDT

    btw, i still have my coach leather briefcase! xoxoxo

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  11. Dr ZibbsAugust 30, 2012 at 4:02:00 PM EDT

    Savanah really? Well im glad to hear that.

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  12. Dr ZibbsAugust 30, 2012 at 4:03:00 PM EDT

    savanah i still have a great leather hartmann luggage case.

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  13. JMUmontySeptember 1, 2012 at 10:38:00 AM EDT

    Solid was big with the "blacks" from 1996-1998.

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  14. Dr ZibbsSeptember 1, 2012 at 10:40:00 AM EDT

    JMUmonty - How do you know this? You must be hep.

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