Words and Phrases We Didn't Have Back Then ....

acai berry · 05-08-2018 02:48PM #1

I am just watching a programme on ID Channel, called Who Killed Jane Doe? Her body was found back in 1968. Next, another body is found, and they begin to think there might be q serial killer involved - but then the presenter comments: Of course we did not have the term "serial killer" back in those days.

I'm fascinated with the number of times we hear similar comments, particularly in relation forensic investigations.

Back in the early 1980's, they did not see any need to keep samples from the body, as DNA was unheard of.

There are so many things back then that, as yet, did not even have a name.

Can you think of some more examples?

TheValeyard · 05-08-2018 02:58PM

Ill google it

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:13PM

Murray TheDemonic TalkingSkull wrote: »

Ill google it

LOL! That's just what I'm thinking of doing myself. Looked up John Doe / Jane Doe - used especailly in America for an unidentifed corpse, male / female. Amazingly that goes back a long time to the 14th century England, according to Wiki.

Harry Palmr · 05-08-2018 03:14PM

'cold case' used to be 'unsolved crime'

Joeseph Balls · 05-08-2018 03:16PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

'cold case' used to be 'unsolved crime'

Snickers used to be marathon

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:17PM

Harry Palmr wrote: »

'cold case' used to be 'unsolved crime'

Very good, Harry Palmr! Having the original version is an added bonus.

Sardonicat · 05-08-2018 03:18PM

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Harry Palmr wrote: »

'cold case' used to be 'unsolved crime'

Snickers used to be marathon

Starburst were Opel Fruits

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:18PM

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

Snickers used to be marathon

LOL! Should we allow this. This is a serious subject.

:P

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:22PM

Sardonicat wrote: »

Starburst were Opel Fruits

We started off with forensics. Are we now going to have to tolerate lists of candy shop treats from posters' chldhoods? In my young days we did not live near a candy shop, so I can't agree or disagree with these.

Carry on, please!

Stanford · 05-08-2018 03:23PM

Cif used to be Jif

Sardonicat · 05-08-2018 03:24PM

acai berry wrote: »

Sardonicat wrote: »

Starburst were Opel Fruits

We started off with forensics. Are we now going to have to tolerate lists of candy shop treats from posters' chldhoods? In my young days we did not live near a candy shop, so I can't agree or disagree with these.

Carry on, please!

Candy shops were called sweet shops....

I'll get my coat

mackeire · 05-08-2018 03:25PM

Circle K

Odhinn · 05-08-2018 03:26PM

Gowel is a relatively new one, afaik, at least in widespread usage.

Sardonicat · 05-08-2018 03:26PM

Oil of Olay was Oil of Ulay.

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:27PM

Stanford wrote: »

Cif used to be Jif

Am familiar with that, Stanford. That's the cleaning product, you mean? I'm sure there was a good reason fot changing it - probably in connection with marketing and making lots more dosh.

dxhound2005 · 05-08-2018 03:30PM

I like mass murderers (instead of serial killers).

Sardonicat · 05-08-2018 03:32PM

acai berry wrote: »

Stanford wrote: »

Cif used to be Jif

Am familiar with that, Stanford. That's the cleaning product, you mean? I'm sure there was a good reason fot changing it - probably in connection with marketing and making lots more dosh.

Apparently, it was knownot as Cif in non English speaking countries all along but because Cif sounded like Syph, the slang term for Syphilis at the time, it was concluded that Cif would not be a good name for a product associated with cleanliness in English speaking countries. Around the end WW2 as far as I know.

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:33PM

Sardonicat wrote: »

Candy shops were called sweet shops....

I'll get my coat

I think candy is an American usage. It's just what came to my mind when I saw all of those sweetie names coming up.

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:37PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I like mass murderers (instead of serial killers).

Is there a difference in meaning between these two terms? To me mass murderer indicates someone who did all of his killing at one time, like the guy is Sweden.

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:38PM

Sardonicat wrote: »

Apparently, it was knownot as Cif in non English speaking countries all along but because Cif sounded like Syph, the slang term for Syphilis at the time, it was concluded that Cif would not be a good name for a product associated with cleanliness in English speaking countries. Around the end WW2 as far as I know.

Very interesting piece of knowledge, Sardonicat!

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:41PM

Sardonicat wrote: »

Candy shops were called sweet shops....

I'll get my coat

I like your jacket, Sardonicat. Couldn't resist that (inside joke) LOL!

:P

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:47PM

Odhinn wrote: »

Gowel is a relatively new one, afaik, at least in widespread usage.

My first time hearing it - but don't mind me. :pac:

Found this:

Gowel
Anything trendy enough to warrant contemptuous disregard by adherents of counterculture.

(Urban Dictionary).

There are other definitions, which I won't mention in polite company.

Sardonicat · 05-08-2018 03:51PM

acai berry wrote: »

Sardonicat wrote: »

Candy shops were called sweet shops....

I'll get my coat

I like your jacket, Sardonicat. Couldn't resist that (inside joke) LOL! :P

Im afraid that one went over my head. Must be all the sugary snacks I consumed in the 70s and 80s before the EU started to get sniffy about e numbers. ( seriously, some of those soft drinks we had glowed in the dark)

STIs ( sexually transmitted infections) were collectively know as VD (venereal disease)

Weapons of mass destruction were called big bombs

Foreign Direct Investment was known as "The Yanks"

Stanford · 05-08-2018 03:53PM

acai berry wrote: »

Am familiar with that, Stanford. That's the cleaning product, you mean? I'm sure there was a good reason fot changing it - probably in connection with marketing and making lots more dosh.

True, its still called Jif in some countries as well as the famous VIM..!!

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:55PM

Sardonicat wrote: »

Im afraid that one went over my head. Must be all the sugary snacks I consumed in the 70s and 80s before the EU started to get sniffy about e numbers. ( seriously, some of those soft drinks we had glowed in the dark)

STIs ( sexually transmitted infections) were collectively know as VD (venereal disease)

Weapons of mass destruction were called big bombs

Foreign Direct Investment was known as "The Yanks"

That gave me a good laugh, especially the one about "The Yanks". Interesting info, though.

Re the "inside joke", it's meant to be inside, but I'll let you know. It's a stupid thing that originated in CBB Celebrity Big Brother, last year.

Sardonicat · 05-08-2018 03:56PM

acai berry wrote: »

Odhinn wrote: »

Gowel is a relatively new one, afaik, at least in widespread usage.

My first time hearing it - but don't mind me. :pac:

Found this:

Gowel
Anything trendy enough to warrant contemptuous disregard by adherents of counterculture.

(Urban Dictionary).

There are other definitions, which I won't mention in polite company.

I've never heard that definition. But then again, I don't know what half the young ones do be saying these days. Sure sign I'm past it. I mean WTF does "woke" mean?

Stanford · 05-08-2018 03:59PM

"Prime time" used to be "7 Days"

acai berry · 05-08-2018 03:59PM

Stanford wrote: »

True, its still called Jif in some countries as well as the famous VIM..!!

Referring to Vim dates me and you, Stanford. I grew up with Vim. It had a good ring to it. Like "Vim and Vigour". You'd imagine it was used as an aid to scrubbing. It came as a powder that was sprinkled on the surface needing to be cleaned and then plenty of elbow grease applied. Was sad to see the end of Vim.

Reminds me now of the phrase "It does what it says on the tin." LOL! That's not so long in existence, I imagine.

Sardonicat · 05-08-2018 04:00PM

acai berry wrote: »

Sardonicat wrote: »

Im afraid that one went over my head. Must be all the sugary snacks I consumed in the 70s and 80s before the EU started to get sniffy about e numbers. ( seriously, some of those soft drinks we had glowed in the dark)

STIs ( sexually transmitted infections) were collectively know as VD (venereal disease)

Weapons of mass destruction were called big bombs

Foreign Direct Investment was known as "The Yanks"

That gave me a good laugh, especially the one about "The Yanks". Interesting info, though.

As in: "Don't vote for that shower. They want to increase corporation tax and sure if we do that The Yanks will pull out and Jimmy and Mary will have to emigrate cos there'll be no jobs for them here."

Sardonicat · 05-08-2018 04:02PM

Stanford wrote: »

"Prime time" used to be "7 Days"

Before that it was Today, Tonight.

Admit it, you've got the theme tune playing in your head now, complete with the little drum fill at the end.

Stanford · 05-08-2018 04:05PM

acai berry wrote: »

Referring to Vim dates me and you, Stanford. I grew up with Vim. It had a good ring to it. Like "Vim and Vigour". You'd imagine it was used as an aid to scrubbing. It came as a powder that was sprinkled on the surface needing to be cleaned and then plenty of elbow grease applied. Was sad to see the end of Vim.

Reminds me now of the phrase "It does what it says on the tin." LOL! That's not so long in existence, I imagine.

Still around..!! I often had the skin scrubbed off me with that and Carbolic Soap!!

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