whats the history behind the phrase, 'hey, whats up?' ? who ever began that?

Question

i mean imagine going back to the past in the 1920's, some guy saying to the other, 'hey! whats up!' and the other gentlemen saying, 'hay? hay is for horses....what?..whats up? the sky, why??' so who ever began this phrase or around what period did it ever begin and do think its ever going to loose its meaning? or is it a thing to stay forever?

Answer 1

maybe there were these people who were really short and couldnt see higher than a table leg and then these really tall people came and took over but the tall people knew a whole different world from the short people so the short people had to ask "Greetings! What's up tall guys?" and then the tall guys would say "Howdy! What's down little guys!" (hence the phrase 'what's going down') and then all their houses exploded and they had to live in the barn but each morning the little guys would forget where they were then look around and say "Hay??" then see the tall guys and say "What's up!!??" and they'd all have a party.

Or maybe not... but it could happen right?.. good question btw :D

Answer 2

I started that phrase along with "hay is for horses." I will also take credit for "a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush," "catch 22," "how you doin,'" "hit the ground running," "head over heels," "raining cats and dogs," "early bird catches the worm," "never look a gift horse in the mouth," "how's it goin'," and several others. For a full list of phrses I "coined," please visit http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/a.html

Answer 3

I made it up, it just means hows it goin