Before the Christmas rush saps all your strength, it's time to write a 55 word story. Make sure you share with the g-man. Good luck...and happy shopping. I'm staying home. :)
“You’re full as a tick.
Keep airing your lungs and you’ll end up a cottonwood blossom,”
Jim growled at someone in the distance.
“You understand that?” Sam asked in a puzzled whisper as Dean nodded.
“What does it mean?”
“Means we never should’ve gotten him that Cowboy Dictionary for Christmas.”
“Igit!” Jim huffed in disgust.
I admit it: I love cowboy slang. I once read a cowboy dictionary and some of these terms never left my head. Translation:
Full as a tick: very drunk.
Airing your lungs: cursing
Cottonwood blossom: a man who’s been hung
Igit: Idiot
13 comments:
This is too funny!
Not in my whole put together have ah heerd sumpin so knee slappin'.
ha. sounds like he grew up w'ar i done...
I find cowboy & southern expressions so intriguing. Thanks for explaining a few more for me :)
A man who is Hung?
Like Milton Byrle?
Tsk Tsk Tsk....
Loved your 55 Little Missy.
And don't think that I haven't noticed you making some commenting rounds today...I'm so proud of you Hope...:-)
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
Wow! I would need a dictionary too!
it is a great feast-
LOL. I can ALMOST figure it all out without the dictionary.
Thanks for the translation. I think I would've been lost and it's so much funnier knowing what it all means!
very delightful one.
well done.
I liked your fifty five made me laugh. I'm the same as you I'm staying home.
Larry Moon "This Blog Of Mine"
Yee-haw! I don't suppose they really said that.
Mama Zen: thanks.
Monkey Man: don't you wish people talked like that once a week? :)
Brian: some of those phrases felt a bit familiar around here too.
Mijayami: as someone from the south, let me know if I can help y'all with anything. :)
G-Man: at your service...mind out of the gutter. :)
izzy: but it's fun, huh?
Alice Audrey: the first phrase made me wonder full of what the first time. :O
Yvonne: I wouldn't be so mean.
Morning: thanks!
Larry: only store I went into today only sold groceries. :)
Titus: I'm sure they did. :) In fact, lots of "cowboy speak" comes from misinterpreting the Spanish they heard from Mexican cowboys.
That was great! It's really true - you do learn something new everyday! :)
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