July 30, 1941 (Wednesday)
- Jill Johnson Tewsley
- Jul 30, 2021
- 2 min read
A DANDY TIME
Another very hot day
90° and more every
day.
Henry went to Lansing
with Road Comm to
attend a picnic of all
the County Road Comm's
in State. Had a dandy
time.
Too wet to thresh to-day
but expect the machine
after dinner to-morrow
if it doesn't rain.
Elizabeth came after
Lyd this evening.
Hat is staying longer.
So hot up stairs we
hate to go to bed.
Alice drove the car and
we ladies all went to
Middleville to see Helen.
Henry went to a picnic and "had a dandy time."
I smiled when I read those words for several reasons.
It made my heart happy to know that my great grandfather had fun. More so, I was pleased that he must have shared his enthusiasm about his experience with my great grandmother exuberantly enough that she noted his joy in her journal.
I also smiled because I love seeing phrases used that have gone out of fashion. I thought to myself that I should start using that phrase. Dandy is a fun word to say and it evokes happiness for me.
I am feeling quite dandy; thank you very much.
He's looking rather dandy.
That meal was jim-dandy.
I started to wonder what other old-fashioned words I might also put into regular rotation in my vocabulary. So, I Googled it, of course! That lead me to an article about old-fashioned words that deserve a comeback.
I have a high school kid and a college student in my house and they use words and phrases that I need them to explain to me so I can "get hip" to what they are saying. So, when I read the opening sentence to the "comeback words" article, it grabbed my attention.
"Kids these days use language like "lit AF," and I have no idea what they're saying. The writer in me values a solid grasp of our beautiful language, and things like "YOLO," "low key," and "ship goals" just don't cut it."
She went on to list 15 words/phrases she felt were comeback worthy and I loved them all.
That's the Ticket
Galoot
Dandy (it made the list!)
Tomfoolery
Heavens to Betsy
Thrice
Scoundrel
Balderdash
Pish Posh
Scram
Brouhaha
Fellas
Gee Willikers
Good Day, Sir!
The Bee's Knees
I plan to start using several if not all of these as often as possible.
Gee willikers, it will be quite dandy to see my kid's reactions and the brouhaha that results from my tomfoolery.
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