1. To get a job
   To torture someone
2. To become an adult
   To leave quickly

"Come on kids, we gotta beat feet if we're gonna make the train!" "Beat feet" means to leave in a rush.

1. Golly
   Bread
2. Funk
   Primo

You gotta get that dough, you wanna earn some bread. And that means you need a job, because that's how a boomer makes money.

1. Threw them on a steak
   Tied them in knots
2. Place them in the fridge
   Wore them

Threads were clothes. "Oh Barbara, you really have a keen eye for new threads! That dress looks amazing on you!"

1. You ate too many beans.
   You're having fun.
2. You're thoroughly confused.
   You're tired.

Boomers love to have a gas… and no, it has nothing to do with beans. They're simply having fun.

1. Someone stole his car.
   He just got married.
2. She aced a test.
   Her puppy licked her face.

Boomers with high blood pressure were perpetually "hacked off." It means that they were angry, an understandable reaction if someone stole your car.

1. Your father refused to shave his beard.
   They turned into primates.
2. They laughed a lot.
   They became upset.

Because apes are not known for their temper control. "Oh no, my parents found out that I skipped class again. They're gonna go ape on me!"

1. Your best friend
   A senile priest
2. A small baby
   Angry parents

"Please don't flip your wig, I didn't mean to wreck the car!" "Flipping your wig" meant to get very angry.

1. It's not very nice.
   It's totally feral.
2. It's a guy.
   It's rabid.

To Boomers, "cats" are not necessarily kitty cats. Because a "cat" might actually be a grown man.

1. It won first prize at the race.
   It runs on propane.
2. Fancy but not fast
   It has no engine.

Boomers tuned up a lot of muscle cars in their youth. But some cars were all show and no go, meaning they were pretty but had no speed.

1. A vehicle
   A cigarette
2. A head of cabbage
   A financial institution

"Johnny, we gotta book it, lay a patch and let's go!" In Boomer-speak, "laying a patch" meant to spin the tires on a car to leave a black mark.

1. Square
   Circle
2. Rhombus
   Right triangle

"Squares" were boring people who rarely engaged the people around them. Boomers didn't not want to be labeled as such.

1. "What's your problem?"
   "How about a hug?"
2. "What's in your car?"
   "Do you want to come?"

You've got a bee in your bonnet and you need to get it out. "What's your bag" means "what's your problem?"

1. Cute members of the opposite sex
   Chickens
2. Planes
   Burned out headlights

Yell, "padiddle" when you see a car missing a headlight or taillight. The Boomer who counted the most of these won this silly game.

1. Horrendous
   Beautiful
2. Under the table
   Slanted

"That new Ford you got there is might clean." And by that, a Boomer is complimenting you on what a nice ride you have.

1. Using a pay phone
   Finding free money
2. Ditching their annoying spouse
   Surrendering to communism

Pay phones are nearly obsolete in many places. But back when they were common, Boomers "dropped a dime" to make a call.

1. Following a pack of stray dogs
   On a police car
2. In your bedroom
   Inside your shoes

Old-fashioned police car lights looked a bit like gum ball machines. And when they were illuminated, you were busted.

1. Feed it to a cow.
   Pour it in a gas tank.
2. Smear it on their legs.
   Drink it.

"Moo juice" is an oldie but a goodie. It's a slang term for milk, which many people drink right out of the carton.

1. When they're late for something.
   When they're drunk.
2. When they're studying.
   When they're out with a date.

"Booking it" meant that you needed to hurry up. Probably because you were late for the millionth time!

1. No one is watching.
   They forgot to bathe.
2. It's a hazardous moment.
   They are counterculture types.

This one's still in use today. A "hairy" situation has nothing to do with fur, but it does mean that something is dangerous.

1. In a typewriter
   In a saloon
2. Under your desk
   In a car

Many young Boomers had a need for speed. So they juiced up the mills (engines) in their muscle cars to make them ever faster.

1. Sad
   Lewd
2. Smelly
   Intoxicated

"Bummed out" means sad or depressed. "Yeah, I wrecked my GTO and he took my pink slip. I'm totally bummed out today."

1. A rotary phone
   A car
2. A cheese grater
   Vegetable peeler

"Hit the gas, Bob, the cops are coming! Let's peel out!" If you were burning rubber in your car, you were peeling out, or spinning the tires.

1. They enjoyed office work.
   They love botany.
2. They were hippies.
   They became gardeners.

Boomers came of age during the '60s, and some became flower children, or hippies. They were out to stick it to The Man whenever possible.

1. Yell at them
   Beat them up
2. Spit on them
   Weigh them

Full-on fights were part of growing up after WWII. If someone wanted to pound you, you'd better have your fists at the ready.

1. "Brain juice"
   "Haberdashery"
2. "OJ"
   "Giggle water"

Go easy on the giggle water. Too much of that beer will make you feel less like laughing and more like upchucking in the bushes!

1. Unremarkable
   Purplish
2. Correct
   Terrible

"This new diner is the pits, let's beat feet!" "The pits" means something is truly bad or terrible and not worth experiencing.

1. "Ditz"
   "Swell"
2. "Scram"
   "Corrupt"

"Gosh, that Bobby helped me mow my lawn again. He sure is swell!" "Swell" was one of many ways of saying something was fantastic.

1. Boring
   Triggers allergies
2. Funny
   Terrifying

Boomers with a death wish might've played a game of "chicken" in their cars by driving straight at each other. The first person to swerve in self-preservation was a "coward."

1. The local pirate
   A hip man
2. Someone with dandruff
   A useless person

No one wanted to be remembered (or more accurately, forgotten) as a flake. Flakes were rather useless or unreliable people.

1. Head tube
   Boob tube
2. Leg tube
   Arm tube

Boomers often called televisions "boob tubes," because early versions used vacuum tubes, and because only sedentary people watched TV all the time.

1. Tell them the whole story.
   Eat some ice cream.
2. Smooth the sheets.
   Gather the eggs from the barn.

You're not telling them the whole story, but now it's time to "lay it on them." Otherwise, no one will really know what you mean.

1. An attractive person
   A smart scientist
2. A dog
   A smooth cabernet

If someone was "fine as wine," he or she was very attractive. And maybe you'd drink them up with your eyes.

1. He's tired.
   He drives too fast.
2. He's flying to the moon.
   He loves repeating the alphabet.

In cartoons, sleeping characters often have the letter Z in a long line above their head. If you're "catchin' Zs," you're sleeping.

1. It's great.
   It's all black.
2. It's glossy.
   It makes you look old.

It's another term that still lives on today. If something is "boss," it's totally great.

1. A baby
   A new car
2. A garbage dump
   A bayonet

"Holy cow, check out that sharp new Chevy!" Something "sharp" was "hip" or cool. And that '57 was definitely sharp.