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    1. Re: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect
    2. Jim Giddens

    3. Well knock me down and call me Shorty. Jim G ----- Original Message ----- From: "John at Cox" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:50 AM Subject: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect > Enjoyed reading about tow sacks, bar ditches, poke, et cetera. I wonder if list members can't supply a lot of other good examples of our parents' "folk language" that we genealogists should preserve. such as "go butt a stump" for "go to H___," "fine as frog hair," "useless as hip-pockets on a hog," "mama-sow mean," "sucking on hind teat," and such. > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx

    08/10/2005 04:17:45
    1. Re: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect
    2. sam embrey

    3. What about "Shoot low, he is riding a Shetland"? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect > Well knock me down and call me Shorty. > Jim G > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John at Cox" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:50 AM > Subject: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect > > >> Enjoyed reading about tow sacks, bar ditches, poke, et cetera. I > wonder if list members can't supply a lot of other good examples of our > parents' "folk language" that we genealogists should preserve. such as > "go > butt a stump" for "go to H___," "fine as frog hair," "useless as > hip-pockets > on a hog," "mama-sow mean," "sucking on hind teat," and such. >> >> >> ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

    08/10/2005 04:31:37
    1. Re: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect
    2. Bonnie Shiro

    3. Make that Sally, and you got one I say a lot. LOL Bonnie S >From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect >Date: Wed, 10 Aug 2005 22:17:45 -0500 > >Well knock me down and call me Shorty. >Jim G >----- Original Message ----- >From: "John at Cox" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:50 AM >Subject: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect > > > > Enjoyed reading about tow sacks, bar ditches, poke, et cetera. I >wonder if list members can't supply a lot of other good examples of our >parents' "folk language" that we genealogists should preserve. such as "go >butt a stump" for "go to H___," "fine as frog hair," "useless as >hip-pockets >on a hog," "mama-sow mean," "sucking on hind teat," and such. > > > > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > >==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > >============================== >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 >

    08/11/2005 04:49:57
    1. Re: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect
    2. bobmoore

    3. This ole ex-TX boy is here in MS sitting on my gallery. Bob Moore [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Giddens" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:17 PM Subject: Re: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect > Well knock me down and call me Shorty. > Jim G > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John at Cox" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 10:50 AM > Subject: [TXREDRIV] Red River Dialect > > >> Enjoyed reading about tow sacks, bar ditches, poke, et cetera. I > wonder if list members can't supply a lot of other good examples of our > parents' "folk language" that we genealogists should preserve. such as > "go > butt a stump" for "go to H___," "fine as frog hair," "useless as > hip-pockets > on a hog," "mama-sow mean," "sucking on hind teat," and such. >> >> >> ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > ==== TXREDRIV Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors > at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 > >

    08/11/2005 03:33:17