Comments on: How to swear like an old prospector

By: Noah

Noah — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:26:05 +0000

How about “Dangnabbit”? I think I’ve heard that in old Walter Brennan films so it may just be the creation of hollywood writers.

By: rick s

rick s — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:46:06 +0000

I,m almost certain the “prospector”in the pic is Gabby Hayes, I’m surprised
his favorite “name” wasn’t used as an example. And that would be…………..
WHIPPERSNAPPER

By: Brad

Brad — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 23:57:22 +0000

How about Boontucker
“Old guy”

By: Swisstoons

Swisstoons — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 00:41:12 +0000

I like the list. One problem with the introductory paragraph, though. The wordm “whence,” means “from where” or “from what place.” “From whence” is redundant.

By: Matt

Matt — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:30:23 +0000

Dadburned hornswogglein’ Sockdolagar Dumfungled the whole dang Consarn!

By: jangothor

jangothor — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:46:11 +0000

Something that is close but not quite right…”Durn nigh, but not clean plumb1″

By: retepvosnul

retepvosnul — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 16:59:08 +0000

Who are you to call and end to talking like a pirate ? Just because you good for nothing trend watching tabloid consuming prima-dona types have the attention span of a cucumber, does not mean you can force your lack of general interest on the rest of us.

Firstly, talking like pirates has never been old and secondly, Jumping shark is what pirates did originality.

By: Kendall M-K

Kendall M-K — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 22:58:18 +0000

I just have one comment—if we’re gonna be nerdy, let’s use words correctly. “Whence” means “from where”, so an accurate construction should be made accordingly. “From whence” is repetitive…

By: Phoebe

Phoebe — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 02:38:07 +0000

Can we have ‘Talk like an old New Englander Day’?

I just want an excuse to use “had the radish” in conversation. It means something is broken, worn out, finished.

“Well, the ol’ John Deer’s had the radish. Guess it’s time ter look fer a new tractor.”

By: J

Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:12:11 +0000

A bit of trivia, the picture is George “Gabby” Hayes who was the comic relief/sidekick in many 50′s westerns, working with Roy Rogers, William Boyd (Hopalong Cassidy) and others.