Phrases and their definitions straight from a real live cowboy... <br><br>The engine's runnin' but ain't nobody driving. <br>(Not overly intelligent) <br><br>All hat, no cattle. <br>(All talk and no action) <br><br>We've howdied but we ain't shook yet. <br>(We've made a brief acquaintance, but not been formally introduced) <br><br>He's got tongue enough for 10 rows of teeth. <br>(Talks a lot) <br><br>He looks like the dog's been keepin' him under the porch. <br>(Not the most handsome of men) <br><br>As full of wind as a corn-eating horse. <br>(Prone to boasting) <br><br>You can put your boots in the oven, but that don't make 'em biscuits. <br>(You can say whatever you want about something, but that doesn't change what it is) <br><br>A new dangerous virus:<br>Just learned about this from a reliable source. It seems that there is a computer virus out there called the &quot;C-Nile Virus&quot; that even the most advanced programs from Norton cannot take care of, so be warned. It appears to affect those of you who were born before 1950. <br><br>Symptoms of the C-Nile Virus: <br><br>1. Causes you to send the same E-mail twice. <br><br>2. Causes you to send blank E-mail. <br><br>3. Causes you to send E-mail to the wrong person. <br><br>4. Causes you to send E-mail back to the person who sent it to you. <br><br>5. Causes you to send E-mail to other listed persons who received the E-mail from the person who sent it to you. <br><br>6. Causes you to forget to attach the attachment. <br><br>7. Causes you to hit &quot;SEND&quot; before you've finished the <br><br>

 

Mexstan,<br>Some would argue that I am not a Texan 'cause I wasn't born here (just got here as fast as I could) but most of those definitions make sense to me. <br>A question about the C-Nile virus. I have all experienced all of those symptoms (sometimes more than one at a time). I am only in my mid 30's, should I worry? I was thinking of asking my doctor, but I think I am suffering from the D-Nile virus, and have told myself that at this age, it can't be the C-Nile virus.<br><br>

 

Stay in D-Nile and be happy.

 

Roger that, will do.

 

I catch the show Texas Justice whenever I can and I've heard at least half of those phrases, so it must be true.<br><br>~notintheheartofTexasDave

 

I've heard 'em all. ;D

 

So it's true then, Texan's do speak a lingo of their own?. And pronounce their words funny. <br>When I moved to Canada they had a hard time understanding me, so I had to learn how to pronounce the words the way they accent them. Told the Canuks I had to learn to talk bad English so that they could understand me. So does it follow that if I ever move to Texas that I would have to learn REALLY bad English just to be understood? ;D

 

What you mean, REALLY bad english? We talk good english down here. We talk perfectly normal. It's everywhere else that talks odd.

 

Just don't forget:<br><br>battrys - those heavy black things under the hood of your truck that has electricity in them (normally) so you can start the engine.<br><br>tars - not that ugly, stinky black stuff, but those heavy round black things under your truck that roll around and let it go fast down the road<br><br>far - not a long ways away, but something that will burn your fingers if you put them in it.<br><br>Yonder - not here, but over there<br><br>Outchonder - way over there<br><br>A piece - not too far away, i.e., up the road a piece<br><br>And many others I don't remember at this time.<br><br>DW

 

Wait a min. We have those same sayings here in Southern Ohio. ???<br>What the heck does that make us?<br>DM01

 

pertnear<br><br>Rahchea

 

[quote author=dodgeman01 link=board=10;threadid=14108;start=0#132814 date=1051547391]<br>Wait a min. We have those same sayings here in Southern Ohio. ???<br>What the heck does that make us?<br>DM01<br>[/quote]<br><br>Oh man!! What a temptation to reply to that. But just for today I will be nice ;D You sure know how to lay yourself wide open.

 

[quote author=DeaconWayne link=board=10;threadid=14108;start=0#132809 date=1051546376]<br>Yonder - not here, but over there<br>[/quote]<br><br>Here in the DEEP east Texas wood, yonder is a real word used in everyday speech. Couldn't believe it when I got here, and heard them saying, &quot;Down yonder!&quot; <br><br>Andrew

 

[quote author=BigBlue link=board=10;threadid=14108;start=0#132802 date=1051545955]<br>What you mean, REALLY bad english? We talk good english down here. We talk perfectly normal. It's everywhere else that talks odd. <br>[/quote]<br>Thats right BigBlue.