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A dictionary of country sayings translated into English for every day folk. This book is funny, entertaining, and a great gift for anyone interested in country speak.
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American wit and humor--Texas, Texas--Social life and customs--Humor, Country life--Texas--Humor, Americanisms--Texas--Dictionaries.
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1991
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PN6231.T56C47 1991eb
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818/.5402
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American wit and humor--Texas, Texas--Social life and customs--Humor, Country life--Texas--Humor, Americanisms--Texas--Dictionaries.
Page i
That Cat Won't Flush
Wallace O. Chariton
Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Page ii
Library of Congress Cataloging-In-Publication Data CIP available, Reference Number 90-23139
Copyright 1991 Wordware Publishing, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
1506 Capital Ave. Plano, Texas 75074
No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN 1-55622-175-4
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
9010
All inquiries for volume purchases of this book should be addressed to Wordware Publishing, Inc. at the above address. Telephone inquiries may be made by calling:
(214) 423-0090
Page iii
Contents
Introduction
v
Dedication
ix
Acknowledgements
x
A
3
B
17
C
31
D
51
E
69
F
79
G
97
H
107
I
121
J
133
K
135
L
141
M
153
N
165
O
171
P
179
Q
193
R
197
S
209
T
229
U-V-W
243
X-Y-Z
261
Bibliography
265
Selected Index
267
Page v
Introduction
Some wise old sage once remarked that there never had been a movie sequel as good as the original, which I suspect is correct. That same sage, however, continued by suggesting that there never had been a book sequel that was as good as the original. I certainly hope that isn't true because this book is a sequel of sorts since it is my second entertaining dictionary dealing with country language.
The language used by country folks is actually a lot more than just an accumulation of words. Country talk is pictures set to words. If I said it is very cold outside, that would be a milk toast sort of language. But, if I said it was so cold outside that my teeth were chattering and they were in a glass on the dresser, then you would get a strange image of an impossible situation but you would also know it was, indeed, very cold outside.
I've been collecting the colloquialisms and unique sayings that are so common to country people since I was about ten years old, and that was more years ago than I care to remember. Every time I heard a saying I dutifully wrote it down in a small notebook to preserve it and save it for another day. Through the years my collection has grown considerably, but there was also a problem growing right along with it.
As a native Texan, I've spent all my life rattling around the Lone Star State. I roamed from the Panhandle to the Gulf coast and from East to West Texas and back again. About the only time I was ever out of Texas was during a period when I thought corporate America was for me, which it wasn't. Whenever business took me to Boston or Chicago or Los Angeles, I always made it a point not to stay any longer than absolutely necessary.
Because of such limited horizons, I naturally assumed that the language of Texas was totally unique. After all, I didn't have much to compare it to because I was never in any other place long enough to really get to know the people and learn how they talked. That assumption eventually got me into trouble.
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