I need a phrase that someone in the 1930's would say if they liked something

[HAL9000]

bee's knees?

that's corking!

Splendid!

I've said all of these in the last week.

 

[BoomerD]

Groovy!

 

[DaTT]

People weren't allowed to enjoy sex until the sixties, everyone knows this.

Boardwalk Empire would have to disagree with you.

 

[Saint Nick]

That's the ticket!

 

[AMCRambler]

Winning!

 

[AFurryReptile]

hot dog!
gee willikers!

 

[Pardus]

1930 it is

Don't stick yer neck out.
Hey, buddy can ya spare a dime?
Shut yer yap, or I'll box yer ears.
Ahh gwan, shut yer trap or I'll give ya a good hidin'.
Hey, that's swell! Yer a regular guy.
Better to be on the safe side.
Oh, a wise guy, huh?
Don't soft-soap me.
For the love of Mike, will you get off yer high horse?!
Oh, that'd be a fine how do you do!
You bet yer bottom dollar!
He was flyin' like a bat outta hell.
Yer a heel, Bill. A real rat.
Yeah? Says who?
For Pete sakes!
Take it or leave it, toots.
Get lost, sonny, ya botha me.
Didya hear the new tune by Benny Goodman's band? A real toe tapper!
That'd be the cat's pajamas.
Anything goes.
I got a kick outta that.
It takes two to tango.
Excuse me for livin'
I got a gal who's a real peach - a corker, I tell ya.
Don't kid yourself.
Excuse me while I powder my nose.
You gonna trust a guy with a mug like that?
You can say that again!

 

[HAL9000]

1930 it is

Don't stick yer neck out.
Hey, buddy can ya spare a dime?
Shut yer yap, or I'll box yer ears.
Ahh gwan, shut yer trap or I'll give ya a good hidin'.
Hey, that's swell! Yer a regular guy.
Better to be on the safe side.
Oh, a wise guy, huh?
Don't soft-soap me.
For the love of Mike, will you get off yer high horse?!
Oh, that'd be a fine how do you do!
You bet yer bottom dollar!
He was flyin' like a bat outta hell.
Yer a heel, Bill. A real rat.
Yeah? Says who?
For Pete sakes!
Take it or leave it, toots.
Get lost, sonny, ya botha me.
Didya hear the new tune by Benny Goodman's band? A real toe tapper!
That'd be the cat's pajamas.
Anything goes.
I got a kick outta that.
It takes two to tango.
Excuse me for livin'
I got a gal who's a real peach - a corker, I tell ya.
Don't kid yourself.
Excuse me while I powder my nose.
You gonna trust a guy with a mug like that?
You can say that again!

The things in bold are common sayings in the UK, not specific to the 30's.

 

[BoomerD]

Cat's pajamas,(or, cat's pyjamas) although that supposedly started in the 1920's.


http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20070418091251AAyulbS

 

[Imp]

Gang busters
Hot dog
Bees knees
Tight
Gangsta
...

 

[glenn1]

Go to the 3:30 mark...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxAk3B_zS5k&feature=related

 

[twinrider1]

That gator-faced inky dink beating up his gums, asking me if he could collar a nod here. Do I look like a Pe-ola handkerchief-head? I told him he better gif up off of me and sell out before my man jumps salty and sends him to Beluthahatchie.

 

[RocksteadyDotNet]

Are you having a Bully day?!

 

[zinfamous]

The things in bold are common sayings in the UK, not specific to the 30's.

We keep telling you that you guys are stuck int he past.

for fuck's sake--you still have a monarchy!

 

[HAL9000]

We keep telling you that you guys are stuck int he past.

for fuck's sake--you still have a monarchy!

And we keep telling you, it's not that were stuck in the past, we have culture and you have no past.

 

[olds]

Bossa --> Bossa Nova --> Boss

 

[zinfamous]

And we keep telling you, it's not that were stuck in the past, we have culture and you have no past.

we took your culture--that's part of the bargain for kicking your asses (twice!) and taking our turf for our own.

also, we adopt all the culture of all of the immigrants that made our country what it is.

 

[AreaCode707]

The things in bold are common sayings in the UK, not specific to the 30's.

Same in the US. I think that list is of phrases that originated in the 30s, not phrases that were only used in the 30s.

 

[olds]

And we keep telling you, it's not that were stuck in the past, we have culture and you have no past.

Meh. At least we have teeth.

 

[HAL9000]

we took your culture--that's part of the bargain for kicking your asses (twice!) and taking our turf for our own.

also, we adopt all the culture of all of the immigrants that made our country what it is.

You guys took our culture, chucked it in the bin and have been on a quest to find one of your own ever since, with some parts deciding on one culture and other parts deciding on another, you have no culture as a whole.

Same in the US. I think that list is of phrases that originated in the 30s, not phrases that were only used in the 30s.

Yeah that's a fair point. I just assumed the OP was looking for 30's only phrases.

Meh. At least we have teeth.

What are "teeth"?

 

[AreaCode707]

Yeah that's a fair point. I just assumed the OP was looking for 30's only phrases.

Agreed, but not all the posters are being that discriminating in their responses.

 

[HAL9000]

Agreed, but not all the posters are being that discriminating in their responses.

I noticed and I was most disappointed

 

[Blackjack200]

Yeah that's a fair point. I just assumed the OP was looking for 30's only phrases.

"Britain is a powerful empire" seems like something someone would say in the '30s but not today.

...oh wait, that's 1830s

 

[rudder]

That is swell.

 

[Fritzo]

we took your culture--that's part of the bargain for kicking your asses (twice!) and taking our turf for our own.

also, we adopt all the culture of all of the immigrants that made our country what it is.