Re: Dumb Bones Question

by DBCrazy on Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:01 pm

Feels like ol' home week in this thread tonight! Cowboys, fellow Texans and Charley Pride.

Listening to that song reminded me of a bitter cold evening when I was a kid out at the stables, standing around a 50-gal fire barrel with half a dozen others trying to stay warm. One of the ladies showed up in a shimmery long gown and heels, all gussied up in make-up, pearls and a mink coat. After everybody put their eyeballs back in their sockets we asked where she was headed. She proudly announced that she was headed out to see Charley Pride. It was all hoops and hollers all 'round!

And Dawn, I've heard folks refer to that stickie outie Okie thingie as the panhandle too. I am partial to the Texas one though since it's the state that most closely resembles a frying pan IMO.

Rob, Houston ain't so bad, but everytime I hear The Yellow Rose of Texas I do feel special.

Hey Jenn, when was the last time you watched the bats head out??

by THX1138 on Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:29 pm

DBCrazy wrote:Feels like ol' home week in this thread tonight! Cowboys, fellow Texans and Charley Pride.

Listening to that song reminded me of a bitter cold evening when I was a kid out at the stables, standing around a 50-gal fire barrel with half a dozen others trying to stay warm. One of the ladies showed up in a shimmery long gown and heels, all gussied up in make-up, pearls and a mink coat. After everybody put their eyeballs back in their sockets we asked where she was headed. She proudly announced that she was headed out to see Charley Pride. It was all hoops and hollers all 'round!

And Dawn, I've heard folks refer to that stickie outie Okie thingie as the panhandle too. I am partial to the Texas one though since it's the state that most closely resembles a frying pan IMO.

Rob, Houston ain't so bad, but everytime I hear The Yellow Rose of Texas I do feel special.

Hey Jenn, when was the last time you watched the bats head out??

Lordy, now you talking about standing around the burn barrel trying to get warm has me thinking of bein' a kid back when we worked the farm. We had a field kitchen a good quarter mile from the house, in the winter time, when it got real cold (10 or below) we'd bring the cattle up because the working corral was in the lee of the hay barn and the machine shed so it was blocked from the north and west. That way they'd have a place out of the wind, easy access to food and a heated water tank. Problem was it'd take two, sometimes three hours to get those contrary buggers up from the back pasture to the lot. When we were done we were always half frost bit, but in the field kitchen Mom would have the old wood cookstove going and she'd make chicken wings, bacon wrapped smokies, fresh onion rings, garlic bread, some chili or soup, and while we're eating all that and drinking ice cold soda (or beer), the old 8-track would be blasting out Charlie Pride, Hank Jr, Bobby Bear...Good times my friend, good times.

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RM

by DBCrazy on Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:44 pm

Bobby Bare does some crazy songs but I hadn't ever heard of that one.

Here's one for those southerners in the swamps of Louisiana...another state known by its shape, The Boot.

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by dawnsfire on Wed Mar 10, 2010 12:57 pm

THX1138 wrote:I'm gonna assume it's the panhandle too - but then you never quite know with Okies. They probably call it the sticking outtie thing.

And yes, of course my Queen the more erudite northerners such as yourself are assumed to know such things. We would have it no other way.

RM

I can't quite let you malign Oklahoma, my King--after all, one of my favorite authors lives outside Tulsa, and my 2x gr-grandfather founded a college that still exists in Muskogee! 'Course I can't speak for the rest of the state... Wink

DBCrazy wrote:And Dawn, I've heard folks refer to that stickie outie Okie thingie as the panhandle too. I am partial to the Texas one though since it's the state that most closely resembles a frying pan IMO.

So there are three, then. It does occur to me the panhandle reference could be for OK, since the sheriffs were arguing over which state the body was in. But I think your personal bias is running away with you, since I would have to disagree about the shape of TX--I think OK looks more like a frying pan than TX! Fine, not a very big one, but still.

queen

by DBCrazy on Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:16 pm

Ok, I'm used to staring at a frying pan from the top and not the side, I guess. I'll let you have that one if you like.

I forgot to mention above, Rob, your story sounds like some terribly hard work. It sounds like your mom did her part to keep you warmed up as best she could though. I, on the other hand, went riding all the time but it was mostly just for pleasure. I did have a cutting horse though and when it was time to change pastures she was always the star of the day. The fire barrel was everybody's favorite spot in the winter -- good times there!

(I just heard Eliot Spencer from Leverage (Christian Kane) tell a woman in the sting about his ranch in Texas!)

by THX1138 on Wed Mar 10, 2010 2:19 pm

dawnsfire wrote:
THX1138 wrote:I'm gonna assume it's the panhandle too - but then you never quite know with Okies. They probably call it the sticking outtie thing.

And yes, of course my Queen the more erudite northerners such as yourself are assumed to know such things. We would have it no other way.

RM
I can't quite let you malign Oklahoma, my King--after all, one of my favorite authors lives outside Tulsa, and my 2x gr-grandfather founded a college that still exists in Muskogee! 'Course I can't speak for the rest of the state...

In deferrence to your majesty we shall grant exception to whatever parts of that questionable region thou wish, and will profess them to be as near heaven as anything outside Texas can be. That said, the rest of the state is woefully lacking and there are some spawned there, one certain football coach lurks in the recesses of our mind, whom taint the very Earth by their existence.

DBCrazy wrote:Ok, I'm used to staring at a frying pan from the top and not the side, I guess. I'll let you have that one if you like.

I've always looked at OK and seen a Butcher's cleaver. Then again none of the three handle bearing states looks much like a pan to me.

I forgot to mention above, Rob, your story sounds like some terribly hard work. It sounds like your mom did her part to keep you warmed up as best she could though. I, on the other hand, went riding all the time but it was mostly just for pleasure. I did have a cutting horse though and when it was time to change pastures she was always the star of the day. The fire barrel was everybody's favorite spot in the winter -- good times there!

It was hard work, we had horses but usually took the quad runners out to the back. Walking the cattle up was time consuming and we'd have to dismount so you could walk the creek beds and draws for stragglers. The old lady sure did work her tuckus off though, and we were genuinely appreciative. Used to hate it when the weather was too nice because we'd eat in the house instead. Very Happy

(I just heard Eliot Spencer from Leverage (Christian Kane) tell a woman in the sting about his ranch in Texas!)

Hey! I was watching that too! Good show.

king

RM

by DripPan on Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:30 pm

Vincent Nigel-Murray here with a little known fact:

There are four (4) states with panhandles: Florida, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. The two most noticeable are Florida and Oklahoma with the long slender look we expect from a pan handle.

Drippy

by jcn747 on Wed Mar 10, 2010 6:46 pm

So is everyone from America and stuff??

by ddc on Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:39 pm

DripPan wrote:Vincent Nigel-Murray here with a little known fact:

There are four (4) states with panhandles: Florida, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. The two most noticeable are Florida and Oklahoma with the long slender look we expect from a pan handle.

Drippy

Actually its West Virginia and Maryland, where they meet.

As for the episode I believe the circus was in Texas but the panhandle where the twins were burried refers to both Texas & Oklahoma; the Oklahoma panhandle extends west over the top of the Texas panhandle. My schools included a lot of geography, as a separate subject as well as an integral part of history classes. Not sure if I could still do it but I used to be able to draw a fairly accurate freehand US map with all the states.

by jjrobinson73 on Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:43 pm

Rob...LMAO!!! Thanks!!

DBCray....I haven't seen any bats yet. But, I live out on the NW side...close to the AF Base. (with out giving to much of my location away!) I did see them when I was little.

I have to say though...I was born and raised in SE Texas...where all the REAL Cajuns are...we (Real Cajuns) left Loseranna a while back and migrated to SE Texas. So, I have to say...I agree with DBCrazy. LOL!!! But, I am loving living here in San Antone!! The Tex Mex....MMMHMMM!! (I am going to get some for lunch today!)

So, according to Mr. Nigel-Murray aka Drippy...VA has apan handle too.

Oh...and I do like Rob's explination of the Okies thingee. Makes total sense to me. Of course my Okie friend would have to disagree. And, I also hope we weren't talking Barry Switzer. ICK!! While he might have gotten the Boyz to a superbowl...he was still riding Johnson's coat tails!!

Jenn.

by THX1138 on Wed Mar 10, 2010 10:45 pm

ddc wrote:
DripPan wrote:Vincent Nigel-Murray here with a little known fact:

There are four (4) states with panhandles: Florida, Oklahoma, Texas and Virginia. The two most noticeable are Florida and Oklahoma with the long slender look we expect from a pan handle.

Drippy

Actually its West Virginia and Maryland, where they meet.

As for the episode I believe the circus was in Texas but the panhandle where the twins were burried refers to both Texas & Oklahoma; the Oklahoma panhandle extends west over the top of the Texas panhandle. My schools included a lot of geography, as a separate subject as well as an integral part of history classes. Not sure if I could still do it but I used to be able to draw a fairly accurate freehand US map with all the states.

Color me frickin' jealous! I'm doing good to remember all 50 states when I start to name them. I always make a mistake and forget someone ending up with 49. Never the same state twice either, though usually Idaho or Wyoming get the short end of the stick.

king

RM

by THX1138 on Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:01 pm

jjrobinson73 wrote:Rob...LMAO!!! Thanks!!

DBCray....I haven't seen any bats yet. But, I live out on the NW side...close to the AF Base. (with out giving to much of my location away!) I did see them when I was little.

I have to say though...I was born and raised in SE Texas...where all the REAL Cajuns are...we (Real Cajuns) left Loseranna a while back and migrated to SE Texas. So, I have to say...I agree with DBCrazy. LOL!!! But, I am loving living here in San Antone!! The Tex Mex....MMMHMMM!! (I am going to get some for lunch today!)

So, according to Mr. Nigel-Murray aka Drippy...VA has apan handle too.

Oh...and I do like Rob's explination of the Okies thingee. Makes total sense to me. Of course my Okie friend would have to disagree. And, I also hope we weren't talking Barry Switzer. ICK!! While he might have gotten the Boyz to a superbowl...he was still riding Johnson's coat tails!!

Jenn.

Oh.My.GOD! You know how you can spot a genuine Texan folks? Bring up "He who shall not be named" and the Dallas Cowboys. Barry "I Ride Other's Coattails To Work" Switzer is about the sorriest excuse for a human being, let alone football coach, there ever was. Don't even get me started on his tenure at OU! He "won" his first two national championships with Fairbanks' team, and the 1985 season was a fluke - Paterno took the Lions to an undefeated regular season, at the very least they should have split the title - and when he was done with OU they were on probation with the NCAA. Then when he went to the Cowboys - a move that should have cost Jerry his damn citizenship as a Texan let alone his manhood - he rode Jimmy's team to a superbowl and then right into the ground just like he did OU. The man's a freakin' menace.

Ugh. I hate OU football and I really, really detest that sleazebag Switzer.

cowboy

RM

Hook'em Horns!

by DBCrazy on Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:40 pm

ddc, when I read about you being able to draw a US map freehand I about choked! That is a cool trick to carry around with ya.

Jenn, I was mistaken about the bats. I was referring to Bracken Cave and got Austin and San Antone mixed up. It's quite a sight to see - a gazillion bats emerge from a big hole in the ground - it darkens the sky.

And as any Texas conversation, it eventually turns to football!

I recall as a wee lass, newly living at the time in Arkansas, it was a big football weekend. The Razorbacks were playing The Longhorns. Our elementary school was having its own little show of Hog-Pride and decided to have a pep rally of sorts at the end of the day. Everybody for Arkansas on one side of the entrance, everybody for Texas on the other. I was a new kid standing practically alone raising my Hook 'Em Horns as they were all doing their "Soooooiieeeee Pigs!"

Vindication was mine come Monday morning - we'd tromped 'em!

by heirofloki on Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:40 pm

jcn747 wrote:So is everyone from America and stuff??

I'm not originally from the States, but obviously I've lived there and consider it home as much as my birth-place.

by DBCrazy on Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:47 pm

jcn747 wrote:So is everyone from America and stuff??

Oh by all means no, not around here. We've got many Aussies and Canadiens and all kinds of Europeans on here. South and Central Americans too. I watch the "Who's Online?" map now and again and see some people on from Russia, Japan, China, Israel, Iran...

It's just that this topic kind of struck a note with some of us, and we seem to be a bit long-winded on the subject!