Comments on: How to swear like an old prospector

By: Gene in L.A.

Gene in L.A. — Tue, 24 Feb 2009 02:19:00 +0000

While “consarn” is sometimes merely a different pronunciation (and therefore the spelling) of “concern,” its most common use was as an expletive in the vein of “damn it.” Jabez Stone uses it frequently in “The Devil and Daniel Webster.” “Consarn it” is to “damn it” as “consarned” is to “damned.”

By: John Young

John Young — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 20:48:25 +0000

Commenters who say that writers who say “jumped the shark” have jumped the shark, have jumped the shark.

That lame and overused attitude of petty ennui is a hollow and derivative reminiscence of the great “I’m bored with this” posts of the past.

By: Jack Burden

Jack Burden — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 08:15:21 +0000

Writers who still say “jumped the shark” have jumped their own shark. That phrase is totally lame and overused at this point.

By: Steve Rolo

Steve Rolo — Sat, 16 Dec 2006 21:46:14 +0000

This all sounds like a’bunch a’codswallop to me.

By: Tucker Steele

Tucker Steele — Fri, 15 Dec 2006 17:50:15 +0000

So this is an unofficial pronouncement. January 19, 2007 will mark the first “International Talk Like a Prospector Day”

Stay tuned for more information.

By: Melodie

Melodie — Fri, 29 Sep 2006 04:37:28 +0000

When i lived in the South i learned to say “shoot far” which is shortened from “Sh*t fire and save your matches” Makes no sense, but i still love it.

By: sparky

sparky — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:23:54 +0000

I’ve always been partial to the expression my ole grampaw from Arkinsaw used:

“DAD-GUM IT!”

By: kate oconnor

kate oconnor — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 17:48:07 +0000

“Whence” means “from where” so “from whence” is redundant.

“Willy-nilly” began as “Will he, nil he” which means “whether he wants to or not” see the rubaiyat: “like water willy-nilly flowing”

By: Ransom

Ransom — Thu, 28 Sep 2006 00:52:47 +0000

If you’d like to hear me use “absquatulate” in a sentence — a pop song, even — check this out:

http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/1909

By: Sylvia

Sylvia — Wed, 27 Sep 2006 23:57:22 +0000

I’m really fond of ‘absquatulate’.
If you absquatulate you either:
a) leave in an all-fired hurry, usually absconding.
b) die
or
c) argue.
So, to absquatulate carries more of an air of skeedaddling to avoid dire consequences than just vamoosing because you’re hankerin’ for another cup of Cookie’s campfire coffee.