Jen from Omaha, Nebraska, wonders about a phrase that her father used. He’d say Not on your tintype! meaning “Not on your life!” Another version is Nixie on your tintype!This is part of a complete episode.
Hi. I just listened to this episode today. I think a lot of people who enjoy old movie musicals will be familiar with this expression from “The Music Man.” One of Harold Hill’s rival salesmen says to Marian, “Not on your tintype, girlie-girl.” True fans of the film will be able to hear in their minds the exact tone he says it in, too!
Susie Dent’s murder mystery Guilty by Definition (Bookshop|Amazon) follows a lexicographer in Oxford who becomes a sleuth of a different kind, seeking the culprit in a long-unsolved killing. A lexicographer herself, Dent includes lots of obscure and...
Mona from Riverview, Florida, grew up understanding that the word schmooze, which comes from Yiddish, meant simply “to mingle and chat” at parties, but when she fondly referred to her friend as a schmoozer, the friend was insulted, assuming that a...
Hi. I just listened to this episode today. I think a lot of people who enjoy old movie musicals will be familiar with this expression from “The Music Man.” One of Harold Hill’s rival salesmen says to Marian, “Not on your tintype, girlie-girl.” True fans of the film will be able to hear in their minds the exact tone he says it in, too!