"Dated" lines in media

Until 1974 it was illegal for US citizens to own gold bullion. Gold prices weren’t high enough to make much of a street market for another decade.

Only women of pretty low character had tats in 1975. So it’s a little of both.

Well put.

Thanks.

…or say thank you.

My contribution is Paul McCartney’s song Rock Show, where he states “and the ring at the end of my nose makes me look rather pretty”.

In 1975, a ring in your nose would have labeled you pretty damn freakish. Today, not so much.
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I was reading an old mystery and came across a kid being referred to as “half pint.”

Would anyone today use that? Would kids know what a half pint was?

Yes, and yes?

They would if they watched “Little House on the Prairie” or read the books.

If anything, that scene plays out even funnier today—in 1965, having a phone in your shoe is futuristic, whereas in 2017, it’s hilariously quaint.

There is a scene in the movie Silkwood that fits. The movie is from the early 80s and takes place in the late 70s. What was one of the funniest scenes takes place when the protagonists fly to Washington DC. They were a bunch of small town hicks who had never been on an airplane before. After the flight attendant served them their meal, one of the guys took out his wallet to try to pay her. It was hilarious at the time…

During the Depression, a woman could get a few tats, and become a sideshow performer.

That’s no problem–any fiction writer worth his salt can come up with an excuse why a cellphone doesn’t work. It may be a lame excuse, but nobody seems to care. It’s already become a cliche.

Clips from a bunch of movies:


I imagine virtually all the lines The Donald has in his various sitcom appearances over the years will have a different connotation, innocent self-mocking lines turning into harbinger of disaster.

I’m drawing a blank. Why would the scene be less funny now?

Because you actually do have to pay for meals on a plane now.

They used to be provided at no additional charge.

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Of course, they just run Scotty’s doubletalk generator on the plot. But it takes that contrivance to make things work, when in the real world, almost everyone has a cell phone that works 99% of the time, so the contrivance stands out like a purple elephant.

That’s where that scene is from. Thanks. (Been one of those back-brain itches for a long time.)

It’s English kids one would wonder about: do they know what a half-pint is? What a shilling is?

Yeah, it’s the size you have your beer if you need to go back to work after :stuck_out_tongue:

I wouldn’t go by that. There are tons of expressions used in everyday conversation today, the origins of which the vast majority have no clue.
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I don’t think people nowadays realize how uncommon it used to be for a woman to have a tattoo. As RivkahChaya noted, a woman with tattoos could actually get employed in a side show.

This is Laura Richmond (no nudity but be advised it’s mildly NSFW). Notice the small barely noticeable tattoo on her back? This was considered a big deal when she posed for Playboy. And that was in 1988.