Old West Words and Phrases

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Gave him a pill in his stomach he couldn't digest

Unravel some cartridges

Grulla

Cactus boomers

[Russ T Chambers]

Gave him a pill in his stomach he couldn't digest

Unravel some cartridges

Grulla

Cactus boomers

Gave him a pill in his stomach he couldn't digest ---  Shot in the stomach?

Unravel some cartridges                                  ---  Go shootin'?

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Gave him a pill in his stomach he couldn't digest

Unravel some cartridges

Grulla

Cactus boomers

Gave him a pill in his stomach he couldn't digest ---  Shot in the stomach?

Unravel some cartridges                                  ---  Go shootin'?

You got both of those right, Russ T.

Gave him a pill in his stomach he couldn't digest ~ shot a man in the abdomen

Unravel some cartridges ~ to start shooting

Still need:

Grulla

Cactus boomers

[Delmonico]

A greyish colored horse, often liked cause it blends inta the background well, kinda like camyfloooge.

Cactus bloomer- shows up in good times like cactus flowers after a rain.

[Russ T Chambers]

Gave him a pill in his stomach he couldn't digest

Unravel some cartridges

Grulla

Cactus boomers

Cactus boomers  --- Longhorns

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

A greyish colored horse, often liked cause it blends inta the background well, kinda like camyfloooge.

Cactus bloomer- shows up in good times like cactus flowers after a rain.

Got this one, Del

Grulla ~ mouse colored horse

Ain't lookin' for no cactus "bloomers" (ain't that some kinda underwares?), we're talkin' Cactus boomers.

Russ T, you are right with your response.  Cactus boomers ~ old South Texas longhorns

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Mexican iron

down in the skillet

holler calf rope

cut a big gut

[Delmonico]

down in the skillet- in deep poop.

[Russ T Chambers]

Mexican iron

down in the skillet

holler calf rope

cut a big gut

holler calf rope  ----  give up?

[Delmonico]

could mexican iron be big ol' Mexican type spurs

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

could mexican iron be big ol' Mexican type spurs

Mexican iron ~ Rawhide

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

down in the skillet- in deep poop.

Down in the skillet ~ Panhandle of Texas

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Mexican iron

down in the skillet

holler calf rope

cut a big gut

holler calf rope  ----  give up?

Sure 'nuff, Russ T.  Holler calf rope ~ acknowledge defeat

[Russ T Chambers]

Mexican iron

down in the skillet

holler calf rope

cut a big gut

holler calf rope  ----  give up?

Sure 'nuff, Russ T.  Holler calf rope ~ acknowledge defeat

Must'a been that wildlife thing again.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Russ T,

Your photos keep getting younger and younger.  Wouldn't be surprised if the next one is a pre-birth sonogram of you.  On second thought, it would have to have been made by Matthew Brady, and I doubt he had that type of equipment.

How 'bout givin' cut a big gut a try?

[Four-Eyed Buck]

Capt., You've been looking at my avatar again!.........Buck

[Russ T Chambers]

Russ T,

Your photos keep getting younger and younger.  Wouldn't be surprised if the next one is a pre-birth sonogram of you.  On second thought, it would have to have been made by Matthew Brady, and I doubt he had that type of equipment.

How 'bout givin' cut a big gut a try?

As I told Slim t'uther one was taken late at night in some gold field saloon.  I've had a good night's sleep or two since, and it freshen'd me up.     

As to  the last one , I'm still ponderin' it.

[Delmonico]

Cut a big gut-slice a summer sausage?  Takes a big gut ta make on a dem.  Back afore un-natural casing (if a gut is a natural casin' wouldn't a colloid one be an un-natural casin'?) they used the lower part of the large intestine of a bolivine type creature for that.  So to slice a summer sausage would be to cut a big gut.

[Capt. Hamp Cox]

Cut a big gut-slice a summer sausage?  Takes a big gut ta make on a dem.  Back afore un-natural casing (if a gut is a natural casin' wouldn't a colloid one be an un-natural casin'?) they used the lower part of the large intestine of a bolivine type creature for that.  So to slice a summer sausage would be to cut a big gut.

To "cut a big gut" is somethin' I (and Del) tend ta do kinda often.  Cut a big gut ~ make oneself look ridiculous

[Delmonico]

Ya got to admit. even though it was "graspin' at straws" it was a good guess that might of eddycated ya.

And Cap, why ya pickin' on me, least i ain't goin' through my second childhood like
Russ T.

With that Delmonico sticks his tongue out at Russ and sends the post.