Old time
Past
Past adjective - Having been such at some previous time.
Both terms in one sentence
- The camera pans past several dancing teenage couples and eventually settles on George McFly off to the side, very much alone — except that he's dancing and having a good old time all by himself.
Source: Wall Glower -
Have a Gay Old Time: The film's usage of "stalking" to mean "to steal past something," as it happens, is etymologically more accurate.
Source: Film / S.T.A.L.K.E.R. -
Could be a case of Have a Gay Old Time but, considering the rest of the show and the time period it was written in, it's more likely Getting Crap Past the Radar.
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