tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post7090542079202010052..comments2023-12-04T15:03:06.845-05:00Comments on Princess Sparkle Pony's Photo Blog: Bookshelf: "Indoor Sports" Collection By "TAD" Dorgan, Ca. 1915, Part FourPeteykinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-4023469982757444542012-04-17T19:33:59.838-04:002012-04-17T19:33:59.838-04:00What's really interesting is Tad's role in...What's really interesting is Tad's role in the spreading and establishment of these slang terms.<br /><br />Tad is often crediting for coining long lists of slang words and phrases, but I think he's better understood as a "meme spreader," and an intentional one, in that he made it a big part of his writing on purpose, and the popularity of his work and its widespread dissemination (Indoor Sports was a big hit, running in every major American city) resulted in these phrases "going viral" in much the same way we understand the process these days.<br /><br />That said, he certainly seems to have coined plenty of popular phrases all by himself, and some of them are still with us, like "for crying out loud" and "the cat's pajamas", among many others.Peteykinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15960842777164948590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-75418168397595308982012-04-17T18:12:02.193-04:002012-04-17T18:12:02.193-04:00Flivver, stenog (do people even call that job &quo...Flivver, stenog (do people even call that job "stenography" anymore?), "more x than carter's has pills" (both sides of my family were fond of that one), a divvy, pipe (another "look at" synonym) . . . <br /><br />Both sides of my family lived in the northeast and talked like this. Even when my dad's side moved to Miami Beach in the 30s/40s, they mostly moved down there with people just like them; on top of that, the snowbirds who'd winter in S. Florida probably kept them all up on the freshest slang, as well as the funny pages.samael7https://www.blogger.com/profile/13307706556252825261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11084955.post-49317287897217525932012-04-17T12:46:11.433-04:002012-04-17T12:46:11.433-04:00Sir! It is, nay, your DUTY to your readers to des...Sir! It is, nay, your DUTY to your readers to describe how Calista's Hairdo(tm), a wholly owned subsidiary of GingRICHCo., reacted to her husband's bite by a penguin in St. Louis.<br /><br />I'd love to toss an extra helping of herring to the unnamed perp.<br /><br />Breathlessly hitting REFRESH, Mrs. B.MrsTarquinBiscuitbarrelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00479830264284065679noreply@blogger.com