tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post3198444812456019731..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: BY THE GREAT HORN SPOON! by J.E.S. HAYSWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-66522734980786351552013-06-25T10:05:22.008-05:002013-06-25T10:05:22.008-05:00How the dickens did I miss this great post? ;-D L...How the dickens did I miss this great post? ;-D LOVE IT, and I had to use "dagnabbit" for my hero in the Double Series (and defend the use). Very true that gents (and women) really didn't start the real cussing in public until after the turbulent 60s... Now, I wish the Duke had said "... you sons of biscuits" after all. SIGH. Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-72898875175306735002013-06-22T17:09:51.304-05:002013-06-22T17:09:51.304-05:00Thanks for all the lovely comments! I love the sto...Thanks for all the lovely comments! I love the story about Poppycock and cursing contests, too.JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-83242953861754372742013-06-22T16:56:40.873-05:002013-06-22T16:56:40.873-05:00Enjoyed this post and the comments that followed. ...Enjoyed this post and the comments that followed. Love learning the origin of poppycock. I'll have to relate this to my husband who is mostly Dutch. Eunice Boevehttp://www.euniceboeve.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-47123304403878059252013-06-22T16:34:21.687-05:002013-06-22T16:34:21.687-05:00We can curse like blue blazes now and no one will ...We can curse like blue blazes now and no one will know! :) Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-45060183434375510272013-06-22T15:52:41.047-05:002013-06-22T15:52:41.047-05:00Well, my other post published as Anonymous...so I ...Well, my other post published as Anonymous...so I thought I'd do it again: <br /><br />What in the Same Hill (or tarnation) is going on here? I still use some of the classic relics!Jodi Lea Stewarthttp://gravatar.com/jodileastewartnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-90547235133673352992013-06-22T15:49:42.726-05:002013-06-22T15:49:42.726-05:00What in tarnation is going on? I still use some of...What in tarnation is going on? I still use some of these relics! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-25462881141597248272013-06-22T15:47:53.173-05:002013-06-22T15:47:53.173-05:00Thanks for all the information - the 'curses&#...Thanks for all the information - the 'curses' are useful to colour a story and make it sound authentic - wish these were the only swear words heard today! <br />Keeping this info on file.<br />DianaD M Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137206518506500610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-12015830072984997472013-06-22T14:39:33.768-05:002013-06-22T14:39:33.768-05:00Same here. This is definitely a keeper.Same here. This is definitely a keeper.Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-28637309887845132482013-06-22T14:27:48.634-05:002013-06-22T14:27:48.634-05:00Great post! I'm copying and saving these. Many...Great post! I'm copying and saving these. Many are still used in Texas, but some were new to me. Thanks for the tutorial. Caroline Clemmonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-9777754976931341962013-06-22T14:23:39.849-05:002013-06-22T14:23:39.849-05:00Loved the post, J.E.S.! Interestingly, during idle...Loved the post, J.E.S.! Interestingly, during idle moments on the trail or at the ranch, one of the more amusing pastimes in which cowboys engaged was cursing contests. The challenge was not to prove one had the foulest mouth, but to come up with the most creative insult. Although sometimes the competitions reportedly degenerated into vulgarity fests, most of the time participants took a great deal of pride in combining "clean" words in unexpected ways. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-25702634052245403182013-06-22T13:31:01.904-05:002013-06-22T13:31:01.904-05:00Although if you look through court records from th...Although if you look through court records from the time (especially in eastern cities), you'll find that many of the swear words we hear today were in use then, by a certain segment of the population -not everyone was a gentleman.Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-52915242226774702402013-06-22T13:14:08.569-05:002013-06-22T13:14:08.569-05:00What great fun! I remember hearing some of these ...What great fun! I remember hearing some of these from my great-grandfather. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-666763612639286832013-06-22T13:03:27.305-05:002013-06-22T13:03:27.305-05:00Love this post, JES! Very interesting--I learned a...Love this post, JES! Very interesting--I learned a lot of new words today! <br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-31257284582793047672013-06-22T12:55:07.817-05:002013-06-22T12:55:07.817-05:00I love the story of the origins of "poppycock...I love the story of the origins of "poppycock." In many ways, you could call it a good old New York word. And I do mean old New York. It is a Dutch word- pappekak -that literally means "soft poop." In other words, "verbal diarrhea." It was used in the Dutch colony New Amsterdam; when the English took it over and renamed it "New York", this was one of the many Dutch words that caught on. And of course, a lot of the wealthiest Dutch colonists' families became the "old money" in New York... Roosevelt, Van Buren, etc., and thought the English-born citizens were beneath them. Poppycock. Troy D. Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07744762061580915223noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-24217474504825061722013-06-22T11:47:01.630-05:002013-06-22T11:47:01.630-05:00Thanks for the post, J.E.S. That is very useful a...Thanks for the post, J.E.S. That is very useful and I have file it away fro reference.<br /><br />KeithKeith Souterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206349930107528691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-84299812862224120842013-06-22T08:06:44.266-05:002013-06-22T08:06:44.266-05:00Dang, this post just busts my jaw! Thanks, J.E.S.Dang, this post just busts my jaw! Thanks, J.E.S.Phil Trumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05388294067961766208noreply@blogger.com