what does "ye olde" mean?
396824
In old English it means 'the old'. However most people, mistakenly think that 'ye' was pronounced as it is written but that is not so. The letter 'y' was actually an old Anglo-Saxon symbol pronounced 'th' so 'ye' was really said as 'the' in this context. There is another meaning of 'ye' which was in medieval English around 1500 - 1700 meaning 'you'. At that time the declension would have been:-\n\nI am\nthou art or ye are (both meaning 'you' in the singular)\nhe is \nshe is\nyou are (plural) or ye are (Plural)\nthey are\n\nThough still has an equivalent in German with 'du' for 'you' (familiar) and Sie for 'you' (Plural or non familiar) and French with 'tu' (Familiar) and 'vous' (Plural or non familiar).\n\nYe in this context is not the same 'ye' meaning 'the' and they should be seen as two separate and distinct words.\n\nThe use of words such as 'thee', 'thou' and 'ye', which were predominant at the time, were featured in the King James Bible of 1611 which is still used today, and gave the false impression that the use of such words was of biblical origin along with words such as 'verily' meaning truthful. Not so. These were just words used normally in England at the time the Bible was translated into English at King James direction.
180362
This is a logical fallacy, appeal to novelty, that states that because something is newer it is better.  There is nothing, per se, wrong with following customs that are centuries old just because they are old.  It's just as wrong as the "Give me that old time religion" argument, which states that because it was good enough for Paul and Silas, it's good enough for "me".  That's an appeal to tradition.  People should follow what actually works, regardless of when it was developed.  I guess this isn't really an answer to the question, though.
285274
Well, old people means old times, and now, we are young and it means young times.\n\nOld people have had a different idea of how the world and culture works, because in their times, they were very diferent, we all know how the world has changed in terms of ideas and culture, all the good life we have now. So, old people might be angry that the world is changing so bad, when they talk to people that are enjoying the good life, just get angry. I guess
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(The answer above is not correct)\n\nIt's Danish, and means "it sounds just nice".\n\nDet = It, that\nlyder = sounds (vb)\nbare = just\nhyggeligt = nice, pleasant, cosy (etc)
333821
Iambic pentameters. Check it out on Wikipedia or google or something. By the way, it's not Old English. Old English is hundreds of years earlier.
861214
Well it is actually an old English proverb.  "Look ere ye leap" written by John Heywood in 1546.  I suppose since we don't say "ere" and "ye" anymore, it just transformed.  He is also famous for "The more the merrier" and "Haste makes waste" among others.\n\nHope that helps.  \nCheck the link below for more.
974059
It means that you show wisdom that should normally take a long time to develop. An 'old soul' has experienced many lifetimes at many different jobs, and so has much understanding of many phases of human existence. I've been a shaman, a soldier, a sinner and a saint. I watched Atlantis fall and sailed for the East India Tea  Company in their Clipper ships. Yet I am far from achieving the wisdom of an old soul.
804025
what a dreary thing you are\n\nwhy must you ask everyday?\n\nNO, its old
171941
ole=old\nart=is\nbloody=sux\ngay=high-spirited\netc.\njust translate the meanings peice by peice
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Ah, the good old days, like crap..........\n\nThe Good Old Days:   C.1969\n\nBring back the good old days again, when we were young and free, \nWhen we were fit and felt no pain, when we were twenty-three. \nWe laughed all day, and drank all night, from dusk until day-break, \nWith ten ‘ P’ fags, and ten ‘ P’ beer, we lived on sirloin steak.\n\nNo guns, no bombs, no radios, no need a three foot stick, \nNo riot gear, no night-time fear; just don’t go down the ‘  Wick’.  \nWhen Magistrates were strong but fair, like old McElligott, \nWhen ‘ No Comment’  was never heard, and villains said ‘  Fair Cop’.\n\nBut memory, it plays sad tricks, the hurt it does erase, \nIt numbs the mind; it makes one blind, and leaves us only praise.  \nBut think you of the cold and damp, the hunger-pain and stomach cramp, \nThe dying child, the dirty room, the poverty, the dismal gloom.  \nThe rasping cough, the winter  smog, bodies unburied, graves undug.\nThe rubbish heaps, streets upswept, I swear to God, I often wept.\n\nFor truth is times were seldom good, no happiness and little food. \nSo don’t  say you now how times are tough, no overtime, pay’s not enough, \nOr I’ll take you back to days gone bye, then you will know, not wonder why, \nThat I accept the modern ways and you can keep The Good Old Days.\n\n----------London, UK in the 1960's.
903897
It is a less polite form of Miss.  Usually it is used if someone is being a brat...it's meant to be condescending.  Like "Listen Little Missy! I've had enough of this behavior!"
809846
Blast from the past- it means up to mischief or " no good"  I do not know where it came from but it has been around since at least the 30-40's  \n\nI just googled shenanigans and it is from the 1920's and there actually was a play named that.  Try Wikipedia- but I am right about the meaning.
1178737
it means to get drunk\n\nthis is a good place to find history of random sayings\nhttp://members.aol.com/MoreLandC/HaveOrigins.htm
718089
D'Yer Mak'r by Led Zeppelin?  It's not really an "oldie."  I thought oldies were 50's and early 60's tunes.
43538
Yerp, go to most English dictionarys and it'll give it as one of the older or less known meanings.  It comes from Latin commercium, meaning merchandise, and remember, prostitution has been called the oldest profession in the world.
966803
dang \n\nthats old school right there
650451
It is "used to". If you say "I use to go for long walks", that would imply that you meant something like "I use my legs to go for long walks"