I put together a fun little contest to see how well you knew your cowboy/western slang terms. You may be asking why, why would she do such a weird thing? My reason, I'm writing a western romance novel (with a scattering of zombie mayhem for fun and added tension) and I wanted to make my novel as genuinely authentic to the times as I could (minus the zombie feature, of course). First, the answers: 1) Adam’s Ale: Water 2) Milestonemonger: Someone who likes to roam 3) Dough Belly: The cook 4) Paintin’ his nose: Getting drunk 5) Get the mitten:To be rejected by a lover 6) Texas Cakewalk: A hanging 7) Windies: Tall Tales 8) Rod: A revolver 9) Fice: A worthless dog or mongrel 10) Amputate your timber: Put down your rifle 11) Doxology Works: A church 12) Belly Wash: Weak Coffee 13) Hay Seed:A derogatory term for a farmer 14) Rot Gut: Bad liquor 15) Sheepherders Delight:Cheap whiskey 16) Texas Butter: Gravy made with flour, hot water, and fried steak grease 17) Fiddle: A horse's head 18) Horn: A glass of liquor 19) Roostered (I use this one in my book): To get drunk 20) Honey-Fogle: To swindle And now for the winner . . . drum roll, please . . . TOMBSTONE What a fittin' name for such a contest. Interesting to say the least. He got the most correct (eight correct). Way to go!! Thanks ya'll for participating. Hope you had fun!
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Tombstone
5/20/2011 01:39:34 am
Hurray for my side!
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5/25/2011 09:16:00 am
I love the term Rooster. What a fun spin on such a common thing! Very clever challenge; thought provoking and fun, if I must say.
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5/29/2011 12:24:26 pm
I didn't get a chance to play but I really enjoyed reading the slang terms!
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