If you hear someone in RL using outdated slang, do you figure that person

[raccoon]

must be a time traveller?

[Supply Side Jesus]

1. or they're being Ironic

i like to say groovy when being sarcastic

[gratuitous]

3. "Groovy" is outdated?

Not in my world.

[OriginalGeek]

4. Man I say groovy all the time.

But the kids at my workplace do look at me like I'm some kind of alien.


That may not be ENTIRELY because of my use of groovy. Could also be the bald spot plus pony-tail plus handlebar mustache plus the death metal music most commonly coming from my office.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Or maybe just old.

Far out, man.

[fizzgig]

5. it'd be pretty rad if i were a time traveler

[nolabear]

6. On rare occasion I slip up and say "Far out!"

But then I'm a time traveller.

[raccoon]

7. I say "uptight." That expresses the thought so well...nt

[pokerfan]

8. We're all time travelers

flying into the future at the velocity of one second per second. Unless you are moving, of course.

[Richardo]

9. I *always* use out-of-date slang - for effect.

Usually: 'boss' which I first heard in 1965 when I was in the 4th grade.

Also: 'I'm hip'.

[av8rdave]

10. I use groovy all the time

Outdated, but so am I. Besides, it's a nearly perfect word.

[TuxedoKat]

11. Interesting idea...

Sometimes I use it for fun with my teenager. She and her friends get a kick out of it and sometimes co-opt it themselves.