When you have to leave for a while, how do you express yourself?
By williamjisir
@williamjisir (22819)
China
September 21, 2012 5:41am CST
A few days ago, I learned a new expression from a colleague of mine called Ryan. It goes like this:
A:"---See you later, Alligator."
B."Not for a while, Crocodile."
It interests me a lot. Now whenever I say goodbye to him, I would use the expression and hope to remember it well.
Do you have some similar expressions like this, please? Thanks for sharing.
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18 responses
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
21 Sep 12
It is quite a while that I was not as active here at mylot. I could have spent more time on mylot during the summer vacation, but I was invited to tutor and I was glad that I made much more earnings than I could get back to school time. Now our autumn school term has begun and I am engaged in my busy work again. I find some spare time to mylot and I miss my friends here. I have also found that quite a few of my mylot friends are not often seen as before. Anyway, I appreciate your response to this new discussion of mine. Enjoy yourself, julyteen.
@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
27 Jan 13
Hiya WJSR.,
Great expression we have used this expression before where I come from but we just normally say see you later alligator on its own.
These kind of expressions used to come printed on the back of Matchboxes ages ago and this expression was one of them as well.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
28 Jan 13
Hello friend. I am so glad to know that you let me know where it came from. It is good to know that. Take care.
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@lovinangelsinstead21 (36850)
• Pamplona, Spain
29 Jan 13
Hiya WJSR.,
Matchboxes that had "sayings" and "proverbs" on the back of the boxes of matches that were very popular before.
That is how we got to know a lot of those sayings and people took to using them too although in World War II a lot of G.I.S American Soldiers were based in England too so a lot of their sayings stuck with us well with our grandparents and their children.
Also I imagine that sayings from the British Soldiers one example "you can go on talking till the cows come home" that sort of thing. These sayings and proverbs will have gone to other side of the ocean to America as a lot of our relatives went over there too to live. You take care too have a great week.xxx
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
23 Sep 12
It is amusing to say 886 or 88 a lot when I chat with my friends at QQ. Take care.
@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
4 Oct 12
Hello my friend williamjisir Ji,
It may look funny, but I think it does have sense in long run. In crowd, you will identfy as it is unusual expression and this will help you in long run. By the way, I have no such vocabulary.
May God bless You and have a great
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
4 Oct 12
Hello friend. Thank you very much for the response. I am so happy that there is always so much for us to learn in this world. Take care.
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@maygodblessu44 (7336)
• India
4 Oct 12
Hello my friend williamjisir Ji,
Well, for learning tehre is no age bar. Next, I am sure age will run short, if some one wants to learn as one wants, as it ran short with great Confucious, who had to believe presence of Almighty on his last breath and then he called his disciples and wrote that there exisits GOD, whatever he preached was in vain.
May God bless You and have a great time
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@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
25 Sep 12
Hi William, long time no see you active in here. How's your son now? So far, we don't have such a funny expression to be said when we want to said goodbye. But, some of my friends like to said "Tata" to my son when they are leaving. At first, i am not sure the meaning. Only after they explained to me, then i get to know it and sometimes i also said that to my siblings. All of us laughing after that...
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
26 Sep 12
So you have got a special "tata" to your son and your siblings. It is understood among you, interesting, huh?
Well, I am now trying to catching up with my friends here and spend some time at mylot, though not as much as before. But mylot is still my favorite site and will be as always. Have a good day, myfb.
@myfb2009 (8296)
• Malaysia
4 Oct 12
Happy to hear that Mylot is always your favorite site. It is good to see that you have started to spend some time in here again. Don't worry too much. You can always visit here whenever you are free. Now, i am very busy with my offline matters as well. I will visit here whenever i am free...
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@extremefun4fun (2908)
• India
28 Apr 13
wow, funny! at least for some seconds i really laughed with reading your discussion... thanks... i learn that.... 
@KrauseHome (36448)
• United States
11 Apr 13
I have used this one before. It is a common expression people have used around here for a long time. I have not heard this one as much as I used too, but still a good one. Now a lot of times, it is like austa minyana which means see you tomorrow.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
12 Apr 13
Hello krauseHome. I appreciate your response that I got to know more about the similar expressions. Have a wonderful day.
@lkbooi (16070)
• Malaysia
30 Sep 12
Hi jisir, it's so nice to have someone to learn new knowledge. Seems that both Ryan and you like to address each other Alligator 
This would add a lot of fun to express in this way before making a leave for short while. When some one in the office says Go To Karaoke, means that she or he is to leave for washroom Break five or break ten is the expression of a short break for us to relax ourselves to have some drink or to smoke outside or to visit the washroom or ....
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This would add a lot of fun to express in this way before making a leave for short while. When some one in the office says Go To Karaoke, means that she or he is to leave for washroom Break five or break ten is the expression of a short break for us to relax ourselves to have some drink or to smoke outside or to visit the washroom or ....
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
2 Oct 12
Morning, lkbooi. So nice to hear from you. There is always something new for us to learn from each other. Isn't it great! Have a wonderful day.
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
14 Oct 12
I live in China and have never been abroad. That is why I feel interested to learn about this expression from my new American colleague. I can always learn something new from my American colleagues. Take care, AmbiePam.
@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
14 Oct 12
Hey William.
Well we don't use that one as we are talking in Romanian. However I don't like to say Bye, but rather See you soon as I believe it is warmer and not actually saying goodbye but actually a kind of promise of return :)
Warm wishes,
Alex.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
21 Sep 12
its a song here in USA from way back in the early 1950's. when i was a kid everyone said it. because of the poetic song. a lot of people i know say "it is what it is" when they have no clue or reason for something. 
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
24 Sep 12
It is interesting to know that. Thanks a lot, bunnybon. Have a good day.
@asliah (11137)
• Philippines
21 Dec 12
hi,
even in my high school and college i didn't experience to say alligator or even crocodile when we say goodbye to each other,just the normal of saying goodbye,but now here in my current work,when we saying goodbyes with my co-worker we only say goodbye friend,that's it.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Dec 12
Hello asliah. I appreciate your nice response. Enjoy yourself and have a good day.
@redvakaurvaki (4216)
• Indonesia
24 Sep 12
ah... what a cute expression!! I don't have similar phrase when leave for a while. I will have common phrase such as "see you soon" and something like that, but may be I will try this to my close friend
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
25 Sep 12
Thanks for enjoying this kind of greeting I have recently learned from my colleague. Have a good day.
@june2248 (154)
•
27 Sep 12
Hi Williamjisir, i never tried such a cute expression instead of saying catch you later or bye now, but when i was in college my friends told me when you take a turn, stare, smile and say catch you later, that is something to kill us.
This is also lovely expression and i will try.
TK
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@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
21 Sep 12
Hello my friend, long time no hear, I hope you are well! I have heard this expression a lot and it really makes me cringe, 'laters' is the expression especially common amongst youngsters in todays society, I even hear it on the soaps and on television. I find it highly annoying. So many words are being made up to sound cool or kewl. I guess its street talk. I prefer to say I will see you soon or words to that affect! Definitely not laters, yuk!
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@williamjisir (22819)
• China
22 Sep 12
Hello wolfie. Long time no hear. I am glad to hear you today. This expression I hear from is from one of my young American colleagues. I am also glad to know that you prefer to say I will see you soon or such. Take care, wolfie.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
21 Sep 12
--Do stay tuned and I will be back.
It is another expression I like. Thanks for sharing, jricky1.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
21 Sep 12
I am glad to know that you use the same way and I am happy to have learned this expression. Enjoy yourself, riyauro.
@williamjisir (22819)
• China
21 Sep 12
It is very interesting expression. I am glad to learn about it and will try to use it tomorrow when I have to say goodbye to my colleague. Thanks for sharing, kongno.
