Recent content by captain spectre

Conked out...........engine quit, or fell asleep....... in checking found this on the subject: conk out 1. Stop functioning, fail, as in The engine finally conked out. [Colloquial; early 1900s] 2. Fall asleep, as in Every evening he conked out in front of the television set. [1940s]...

It doesn't have....."Whole Nine Yards" I had heard that term referred to 'giving it your all' and was based on the fact that .50 cal ammo belts used in aviation were nine yards long....? true?

I purchased a jacket from USwings a year ago, and it was a good price and great service, and the product was exactly as advertised....

Wow, Thanks what a great listing of slangology!!!

Andykev, Yep, it is all mine......from the idea, to the story to the art, even the html.... hey and thanks for looking at it.....hope you downloaded your FREE membership card.......it's a bit of that secret squadron nostalgia the site has going.... I try to update it once a week, on Monday...

Hey in Omaha in the thirties, the meat packing trade was a cut throat business, so I am sure there was some kind of rackettering going on around here.