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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread "Hold the Phone" #155861 02/18/2006 5:18 PM Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 43 Alaska AndrewsGhost newbie AndrewsGhost newbie Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 43 Alaska To begin with, long time no think... last time I was here was in '03... forgive my absence. In the intervening time I have married and my new wife (of 3 months now) has a lot of questions about everyday phrases she's never heard, or is just curious about specific ones. Thinking immediately of AWAD, I have returned *waves to everyone looking, and most of those who aren't*. Bringing me to the subject at hand... does anyone know the origin of the phrase "hold the phone"? Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Hold the Phone" #155862 02/18/2006 7:24 PM Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... themilum veteran themilum veteran Joined: May 2002 Posts: 1,529 Aladamnbama the most watered s... Reporters on the scene of developing events would say this to the copywriters on the other end of the phone in order to accommodate fast changing hot news events. And events changed rapidly in b-grade movies back during the thirties. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Hold the Phone" #155863 02/18/2006 7:45 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York Good to see you again, Ghost. I have nothing to add to Milum's post, sounds good to me. Don't stay away so long again! Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Hold the Phone" #155864 02/19/2006 2:49 AM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 belMarduk Carpal Tunnel belMarduk Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,891 I've never said this unless I wanted to get something and said to Hubby, "can you hold the phone while I go get a pen and pencil" or some such. So not much help from this way. Just wanted to say welcome back. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Hold the Phone" #155865 02/19/2006 12:27 PM Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City inselpeter Pooh-Bah inselpeter Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 2,379 New York City Maybe from them early models where ear- and mouth piece were separate, so that instead of hanging (up) the receiver, you actually put down the whole phone. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: "Hold the Phone" #155866 02/20/2006 7:25 PM Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada Zed Pooh-Bah Zed Pooh-Bah Joined: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,154 British Columbia, Canada I have used it when someone is rattling on with complaints, questions or - especially - misconceptions. Whether or not they are using the phone. e.g. "Hold the phone, I never said you were an idiot I just said I was surprised that you invested in that ski hill in Florida." Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter or... #155867 02/20/2006 8:49 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago musick Carpal Tunnel musick Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 2,661 Chicago Hold your horses. Now, wait just a cotton-pickin-minute. ... or one of my personal substitutes... Ease up, Jimmy. (Everyone becomes a "Jimmy" in this usage) Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: or... #155868 02/20/2006 11:39 PM Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Father Steve Carpal Tunnel Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 2,788 Seattle, Washington, USA "...just a cotton-pickin' minute there, Musky." ~Deputy Dawg Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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