Now, pipe down as we head down the nostalgic road to yesteryear.  I wouldn’t want to have to put the quietus on you.  Don’t make me turn this car around!  This is a list of parental, grandparental words, phrases, admonitions from childhood–all my selective memory would allow.  There are many more.  I’ve included a link to a similar themed post from another blog I enjoyed reading.

1. Looking glass:  Mirror
2. Window light: Window
3. Hard roads:  Paved highways
4. Molygrumps:  Being extra grumpy or crabby
5. Chum, School chum:  Friend or buddy
6. Footfeed:  Automobile accelerator pedal
7. Isinglass:  Fireproof, translucent, pot-bellied stove windows
8. Clinkers:  Cinders, left from burning coal or wood (not to be confused with clunkers)
9. Coal oil:  Kerosene for heating or lighting
10. Fagged out:  Tired, exhausted (no slur intended)
11. Eyes bigger than stomach:  Took more than could eat
12. Make better door than window:  Penalty for blocking TV
13. Buying, selling:  Buy for what you’re worth, sell for…