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| Justin Wilson 2007-02-25, 1:25 pm |
| Do you think the grubs will be out early this year due to all the warm
weather?
How do you treat for grubs?
Where can one get the best products to treat for grubs - I hate them as they
destroy my lawn and plants.
Also, snails and slugs chew my poor flowers!
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"Justin Wilson" <lTw@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Do you think the grubs will be out early this year due to all the warm
> weather?
> How do you treat for grubs?
> Where can one get the best products to treat for grubs - I hate them as
> they destroy my lawn and plants.
> Also, snails and slugs chew my poor flowers!
Best treatment for grubs is beneficial nematodes. If you want to treat for
grubs wait until about 4 weeks after you see the Jun bugs and then put the
nematodes down. The grubs you find now have done all the damage they will
do. It is the new hatch in the spring that eats the roots. You can use a
bug bait for the slugs and snails. Green Light makes a good one which will
also take care of the pill bugs.
Good Luck.
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| Omelet 2007-02-25, 8:26 pm |
| In article <8NnEh.1535$MV7.823@newssvr23.news.prodigy.net>,
"Cliff" <cwbsatx@swbell.net> wrote:
> "Justin Wilson" <lTw@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:9NjEh.59819$5j1.36341@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
> Best treatment for grubs is beneficial nematodes. If you want to treat for
> grubs wait until about 4 weeks after you see the Jun bugs and then put the
> nematodes down. The grubs you find now have done all the damage they will
> do. It is the new hatch in the spring that eats the roots. You can use a
> bug bait for the slugs and snails. Green Light makes a good one which will
> also take care of the pill bugs.
>
> Good Luck.
Pill bugs are harmless for the most part... Just don't let any veggies
touch the ground.
For slugs and snails, Dark Ale.
Worked far better for us than cheap beer. They seemed to prefer the
Irish Ale.
I'm not kidding. ;-)
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| Jangchub 2007-02-25, 8:26 pm |
| On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:30:46 -0600, Omelet <omp_omelet@gmail.com>
wrote:
....
>For slugs and snails, Dark Ale.
>
>Worked far better for us than cheap beer. They seemed to prefer the
>Irish Ale.
>
>I'm not kidding. ;-)
The more yeast the more you attract them. That's what they go for.
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| Omelet 2007-02-25, 8:26 pm |
| In article <vl74u21mr7iungqin23kvc1q527rgkenrt@4ax.com>,
Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:30:46 -0600, Omelet <omp_omelet@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> ...
>
>
> The more yeast the more you attract them. That's what they go for.
The discovery was actually accidental...
I don't drink beer, dad does. We were out of the cheap stuff for snail
bait in the dishes, so he put out what he had in the 'frige.
I swear it attracted at least 3 times as many slugs as the Dos Equis did!
Dad commented that slugs just had good taste. <G>
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| Steve Wertz 2007-02-25, 8:26 pm |
| On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:35:01 GMT, Justin Wilson wrote:
> How do you treat for grubs?
Armadillos, of course. I've seen 4 in the yard in daytime this
weekend. Which is usually my daytime-armadillo quota for the
year.
-sw
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| charliekilo 2007-02-26, 5:25 pm |
| "Steve Wertz" <swertz@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
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> On Sun, 25 Feb 2007 17:35:01 GMT, Justin Wilson wrote:
>
>
> Armadillos, of course. I've seen 4 in the yard in daytime this
> weekend. Which is usually my daytime-armadillo quota for the
> year.
>
That is what I use too. Helps with aeration as well. ;)
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| cat daddy 2007-02-26, 5:25 pm |
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"charliekilo" <miles_kramer@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "Steve Wertz" <swertz@cluemail.compost> wrote in message
> news:1vepfb4ost4k7.dlg@sqwertz.com...
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> That is what I use too. Helps with aeration as well. ;)
Wow,......... we only get possums for core aeration and I have yet to see
them doing it, despite being up at all hours.
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| Justin Wilson 2007-02-26, 9:25 pm |
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"Omelet" <omp_omelet@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <vl74u21mr7iungqin23kvc1q527rgkenrt@4ax.com>,
> Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote:
>
>
> The discovery was actually accidental...
>
> I don't drink beer, dad does. We were out of the cheap stuff for snail
> bait in the dishes, so he put out what he had in the 'frige.
>
> I swear it attracted at least 3 times as many slugs as the Dos Equis did!
>
> Dad commented that slugs just had good taste. <G>
> --
> Peace, Om
>
> Remove _ to validate e-mails.
>
> "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a XXXXX" -- Jack
> Nicholson
Does the beer just attract them, or does it also get rid of them?
I wonder if they like hops? As an IPA drinker, I could put down some Dog
Fish Head 90 min IPA!
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| Jangchub 2007-02-27, 9:25 am |
| On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
> Wow,......... we only get possums for core aeration and I have yet to see
>them doing it, despite being up at all hours.
>
My poor guy who lived in our yard for almost seven years, way beyond
life expectancy has died. He came up near the house to die. Every
night at about ten the neighbors dog would "woof" and I knew the
opossum was out there, and he was. That's when they emerge, about
ten.
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| Omelet 2007-02-27, 9:25 am |
| In article <uoNEh.16896$as2.8206@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
"Justin Wilson" <lTw@msn.com> wrote:
> Does the beer just attract them, or does it also get rid of them?
They crawl into it and drown.
It's really been _very_ effective for us, more so for slugs than snails.
My slug infestation is finally down to a minimum.
> I wonder if they like hops? As an IPA drinker, I could put down some Dog
> Fish Head 90 min IPA!
Worth a shot. :-)
Shallow plant bottoms holding about 1/2" to 3/4" deep have worked. I
think they get drunk. I've watched them. At first they just crawl to the
edge of the beer and drink, then they crawl into it and die.
Cheers!
Kat
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| Steve Wertz 2007-02-27, 1:26 pm |
| On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, cat daddy wrote:
> Wow,......... we only get possums for core aeration and I have yet to see
> them doing it, despite being up at all hours.
I'd bet those are armadillos, not possums. Possums aren't
diggers.
-sw
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| Jangchub 2007-02-27, 1:26 pm |
| They are attracted to the yeast used in making beer, not the beer
itself. There are other methods I've used which does not require
killing them. Open a package of dry yeast, or a cube if you know what
that is, and paint it onto a smooth piece of wood and place it where
the slugs are the most concentrated. In the morning you can lift the
board and put the slugs elsewhere. If you can identify the eggs and
put them elsewhere in a dark, moist place on soil, that will reduce
your population.
On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 08:56:24 -0600, Omelet <omp_omelet@gmail.com>
wrote:
>In article <uoNEh.16896$as2.8206@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>,
> "Justin Wilson" <lTw@msn.com> wrote:
>
>
>They crawl into it and drown.
>It's really been _very_ effective for us, more so for slugs than snails.
>
>My slug infestation is finally down to a minimum.
>
>
>Worth a shot. :-)
>
>Shallow plant bottoms holding about 1/2" to 3/4" deep have worked. I
>think they get drunk. I've watched them. At first they just crawl to the
>edge of the beer and drink, then they crawl into it and die.
>
>Cheers!
>Kat
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| Jangchub 2007-02-27, 1:26 pm |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:18:24 -0600, Steve Wertz
<swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
>On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, cat daddy wrote:
>
>
>I'd bet those are armadillos, not possums. Possums aren't
>diggers.
>
>-sw
They are opossum, not possum.
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| Steve Wertz 2007-02-27, 1:26 pm |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:10:55 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:18:24 -0600, Steve Wertz
> <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
>
>
> They are opossum, not possum.
Possum.
-sw
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| Omelet 2007-02-27, 1:26 pm |
| In article <iwji91gi9efh$.dlg@sqwertz.com>,
Steve Wertz <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:10:55 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
>
>
> Possum.
>
> -sw
It's an opossumble argument at this point. ;-D
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| Treedweller 2007-02-27, 5:25 pm |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:10:55 -0600, Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com>
wrote:
>On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 10:18:24 -0600, Steve Wertz
><swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
>
>
>They are opossum, not possum.
welcome to Texas.
;-)
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| Omelet 2007-02-27, 5:25 pm |
| In article <1129u2lvoqa5jdblhrk9bhdf14kv9e6ci2@4ax.com>,
Treedweller <keith@aroma-massage.com> wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:10:55 -0600, Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com>
> wrote:
>
> welcome to Texas.
>
> ;-)
<lol>
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| cat daddy 2007-02-27, 5:25 pm |
|
"Steve Wertz" <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, cat daddy wrote:
>
see[color=darkred]
>
> I'd bet those are armadillos, not possums. Possums aren't
> diggers.
That would be cool, but I live on Town Lake and have a chain link fence
yard, so I don't think it's armadillos (never seen on around here). The
holes are about the shape of a possum snout. It's probably raccoons being
verrry quiet (I have a dog), although I'd think the holes would be larger.
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| cat daddy 2007-02-27, 5:25 pm |
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"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:51:52 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
see[color=darkred]
>
> My poor guy who lived in our yard for almost seven years, way beyond
> life expectancy has died. He came up near the house to die. Every
> night at about ten the neighbors dog would "woof" and I knew the
> opossum was out there, and he was. That's when they emerge, about
> ten.
I remember you talking about your opossum....... Until I got a dog, I
always had at least one come in the cat door at night for years (two
different houses). The cats ignored him/her, "I don't see that giant
mouse...". They have very soft fur, btw, and don't seem to mind being petted
after awhile......
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| Steve Wertz 2007-02-27, 5:25 pm |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:56:54 -0600, cat daddy wrote:
> That would be cool, but I live on Town Lake and have a chain link fence
> yard, so I don't think it's armadillos (never seen on around here). The
> holes are about the shape of a possum snout. It's probably raccoons being
> verrry quiet (I have a dog), although I'd think the holes would be larger.
I'll post some pictures of armadillo holes ;-) The armadillos
have a much better chance of getting under a chain link fence than
do most possums. Armadillos usually work under cover of darkness,
too.
-sw
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| Jangchub 2007-02-27, 8:25 pm |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:38:33 -0600, Steve Wertz
<swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:10:55 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
>
>
>Possum.
>
>-sw
hillbilly
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| Jangchub 2007-02-27, 8:25 pm |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:36:21 -0600, Treedweller
<keith@aroma-massage.com> wrote:
>On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:10:55 -0600, Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com>
>wrote:
>
>welcome to Texas.
>
>;-)
I've been living in Texas for 14 years and I lived most my life if
NYC. I refuse to dumb down...oh, that is too serious! ")
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| Jangchub 2007-02-27, 8:25 pm |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:01:26 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
> I remember you talking about your opossum....... Until I got a dog, I
>always had at least one come in the cat door at night for years (two
>different houses). The cats ignored him/her, "I don't see that giant
>mouse...". They have very soft fur, btw, and don't seem to mind being petted
>after awhile......
>
I did some reading about them and they are smarter than dogs and are
more in line with the intelligence of pigs, which is rather
intelligent. I miss our little guy.
Victoria
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| cat daddy 2007-02-27, 8:25 pm |
|
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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:36:21 -0600, Treedweller
> <keith@aroma-massage.com> wrote:
>
to see[color=darkred]
>
> I've been living in Texas for 14 years and I lived most my life if
> NYC. I refuse to dumb down...oh, that is too serious! ")
" We were as poor as possums, and now we could have folks to dinner every
day. We have been recognized, Missus Garvey says, by the best society".
O. Henry - _A Blackjack Bargainer_
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| cat daddy 2007-02-27, 8:25 pm |
|
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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:01:26 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
petted[color=darkred]
>
> I did some reading about them and they are smarter than dogs and are
> more in line with the intelligence of pigs, which is rather
> intelligent. I miss our little guy.
Really, I never had the impression they were very smart. But, I see the
National Opossum Society says so, as well. And, to survive for 70 million
years from the age of dinosaurs, I'd say they're pretty smart (and cute...).
http://www.opossum.org/
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| cat daddy 2007-02-27, 8:25 pm |
|
"Steve Wertz" <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:56:54 -0600, cat daddy wrote:
>
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>
> I'll post some pictures of armadillo holes ;-) The armadillos
> have a much better chance of getting under a chain link fence than
> do most possums. Armadillos usually work under cover of darkness,
> too.
It's a possibility, but I would think I would have seen one. I don't
remember them being that stealthy while camping out in the hill country as
kids. The possums climb through the trellises and over the fence.
Now, I'm intrigued to find out who was doing the digging...
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| Justin Wilson 2007-02-28, 3:25 am |
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"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> They are attracted to the yeast used in making beer, not the beer
> itself. There are other methods I've used which does not require
> killing them.
Yeah, I'd feel real bad if some grubs and slugs died on my watch.
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| Justin Wilson 2007-02-28, 3:25 am |
|
"cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote in message
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> "Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> petted
>
> Really, I never had the impression they were very smart. But, I see the
> National Opossum Society says so, as well. And, to survive for 70 million
> years from the age of dinosaurs, I'd say they're pretty smart (and
> cute...).
> http://www.opossum.org/
I have two big labs and when we came upon a very large armadillo out in the
woods, the labs chased him, but when he stopped and faced them, the dogs
just stopped and stared back looking frustrated. However, another not so
funny incident, one of my dogs came running up to me one day with a still
alive Possum in her mouth wagging the tail and feeling all proud of the
present she brought me. Luckily got her to drop it and it scurried off.
>
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| cat daddy 2007-02-28, 3:25 am |
|
"Justin Wilson" <lTw@msn.com> wrote in message
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> "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> I have two big labs and when we came upon a very large armadillo out in
the
> woods, the labs chased him, but when he stopped and faced them, the dogs
> just stopped and stared back looking frustrated. However, another not so
> funny incident, one of my dogs came running up to me one day with a still
> alive Possum in her mouth wagging the tail and feeling all proud of the
> present she brought me. Luckily got her to drop it and it scurried off.
I have a Lab, too. Mine would probably try to make friends if they came
nose to nose. Although, a couple of years ago, there was a young possum that
crawled an arbor on the fence and she'd go out to bark at him every night.
The possum would freeze and I'd have to go drag her in and try to explain to
the possum that he didn't have to climb the fence to get where he was going.
This went on for many weeks until she stopped barking at him and he'd just
pause and look at her before continuing.
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| Jangchub 2007-02-28, 9:25 am |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:16:44 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
> " We were as poor as possums, and now we could have folks to dinner every
>day. We have been recognized, Missus Garvey says, by the best society".
>
>O. Henry - _A Blackjack Bargainer_
>
Society is a relative term. I don't call horses "orses" or pigs
"igs." My president says nukular, as does my neighbor and I get so
turned off to that. It is MY problem. I take all responsibility.
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| Jangchub 2007-02-28, 9:25 am |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:36:34 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
> It's a possibility, but I would think I would have seen one. I don't
>remember them being that stealthy while camping out in the hill country as
>kids. The possums climb through the trellises and over the fence.
> Now, I'm intrigued to find out who was doing the digging...
>
If it's a hole which looks like a comet shape, meaning a hole and all
the dirt to the side all in one direction, it's an armadillo. If you
don't think that's what you got, it could also be a skunk. The last
several nights we've been sleeping with the windows open and a skunk
sprayed somewhere in the area and the stink woke me up! Either way,
it's fun for me to have animals visit. We live on Brushy Creek so we
get all sorts of things. I'm awaiting the fox who comes every year to
have her pups under the shed.
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| cat daddy 2007-02-28, 9:25 am |
|
"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:16:44 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
every[color=darkred]
> Society is a relative term. I don't call horses "orses" or pigs
> "igs." My president says nukular, as does my neighbor and I get so
> turned off to that. It is MY problem. I take all responsibility.
But, but,...... It was *O.* Henry and he used "possum"....... and,
and,... the quote seemed so appropriate to the discussion, and ironic...
<sigh>
Now, don't make me start quoting T.S. Eliot from "Old Possum's Book of
Practical Cats"...
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| cat daddy 2007-02-28, 9:25 am |
|
"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:36:34 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
as[color=darkred]
>
> If it's a hole which looks like a comet shape, meaning a hole and all
> the dirt to the side all in one direction, it's an armadillo. If you
> don't think that's what you got, it could also be a skunk.
That describes the hole, so it must be one stealthy armadillo or skunk.
I've never smelled a skunk here or seen any road kill of either. I suppose
I'll be up nights if they return...
> The last
> several nights we've been sleeping with the windows open and a skunk
> sprayed somewhere in the area and the stink woke me up! Either way,
> it's fun for me to have animals visit. We live on Brushy Creek so we
> get all sorts of things. I'm awaiting the fox who comes every year to
> have her pups under the shed.
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| Steve Wertz 2007-02-28, 9:25 am |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:45:01 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 12:38:33 -0600, Steve Wertz
> <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
>
>
> hillbilly
From Virgina, even. Where they're possums.
Now where'd I put my banjo...
-sw
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| Steve Wertz 2007-02-28, 9:25 am |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:46:01 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
> I've been living in Texas for 14 years and I lived most my life if
> NYC. I refuse to dumb down...oh, that is too serious! ")
How do you pronounce:
Manchaca
Buda
Guadalupe
Gruene
:-)
-sw
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| charliekilo 2007-02-28, 1:25 pm |
| "Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 15:01:26 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> I did some reading about them and they are smarter than dogs and are
> more in line with the intelligence of pigs, which is rather
> intelligent. I miss our little guy.
>
> Victoria
My wife's hairstylist here in Austin has a pet (it's about 9 months old now)
baby opossum. She (the stylist) found it floating belly up in their
backyard koi pond last May -- she said it was so small that it fit in the
palm of her hand. She revived it and long story short, it's now a family
pet...along with three cats and two (big) dogs. The 'possum plays with both
the cats and dogs, sleeps in the bed and loves people. And yes, she got the
proper care instructions from local wildlife people, all the OK's from the
authorities, etc.
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| Jangchub 2007-02-28, 1:25 pm |
| On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:32:18 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
>
>"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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>every
>
> But, but,...... It was *O.* Henry and he used "possum"....... and,
>and,... the quote seemed so appropriate to the discussion, and ironic...
><sigh>
> Now, don't make me start quoting T.S. Eliot from "Old Possum's Book of
>Practical Cats"...
What was it that Granny called them on the Beverly Hillbillies? 
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| Jangchub 2007-02-28, 1:25 pm |
| On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:41:15 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
> That describes the hole, so it must be one stealthy armadillo or skunk.
>I've never smelled a skunk here or seen any road kill of either. I suppose
>I'll be up nights if they return...
We have no shortage of skunk here in Texas. P.U. However, they are
very cute critters. Armadillo's have extremely strong, hard, sharp
nails to dig with. They are very strong little things. I usually see
the ones who come to my garden in the very early morning when the Fox
is returning with food for her young-ins.
Do you live in the Austin area?
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| Jangchub 2007-02-28, 1:25 pm |
| On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:45:56 -0600, Steve Wertz
<swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
>How do you pronounce:
>
>Manchaca
>Buda
>Guadalupe
>Gruene
>
>:-)
>
>-sw
Correctly!
Manshacka
Byouda
Guadaloopey
Grooen
There!
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| Jangchub 2007-02-28, 1:25 pm |
| On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:25:53 -0600, "charliekilo"
<miles_kramer@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>My wife's hairstylist here in Austin has a pet (it's about 9 months old now)
>baby opossum. She (the stylist) found it floating belly up in their
>backyard koi pond last May -- she said it was so small that it fit in the
>palm of her hand. She revived it and long story short, it's now a family
>pet...along with three cats and two (big) dogs. The 'possum plays with both
>the cats and dogs, sleeps in the bed and loves people. And yes, she got the
>proper care instructions from local wildlife people, all the OK's from the
>authorities, etc.
Oh I love hearing stories like that. Does their opossum go to the
bathroom in a litter box, or outdoors? I love rats, but they poo and
pee everywhere. They don't "GO" somewhere to void, so that's why I
don't get a few. I've rescued rats from the pool, as well as this one
bull frog who comes every year. It has to be the same guy. He jumps
in the pool, does some laps, makes a huge poop and my husband scoops
him out and brings him back to the creek. So funny.
| |
| Omelet 2007-02-28, 1:25 pm |
| In article <enjbu2h0g4lum0pa6aqvopb8kn4n6jhlrm@4ax.com>,
Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:45:56 -0600, Steve Wertz
> <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Correctly!
>
> Manshacka
Manshack.
No "a".
> Byouda
> Guadaloopey
> Grooen
Green.
>
> There!
Welcome to Texas. <G>
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| charliekilo 2007-02-28, 1:25 pm |
| "Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 11:25:53 -0600, "charliekilo"
> <miles_kramer@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> Oh I love hearing stories like that. Does their opossum go to the
> bathroom in a litter box, or outdoors? I love rats, but they poo and
> pee everywhere. They don't "GO" somewhere to void, so that's why I
> don't get a few. I've rescued rats from the pool, as well as this one
> bull frog who comes every year. It has to be the same guy. He jumps
> in the pool, does some laps, makes a huge poop and my husband scoops
> him out and brings him back to the creek. So funny.
Litter box
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| Steve Wertz 2007-02-28, 5:25 pm |
| On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 12:52:06 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:45:56 -0600, Steve Wertz
> <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
>
>
> Correctly!
>
> Manshacka
> Byouda
> Guadaloopey
> Grooen
Texan's will give you a 1 out of 4 (for Buda). If you had
pronounced it "buh-duh", then you would have had a perfect
score ;-)
-sw
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| cat daddy 2007-03-01, 3:25 am |
|
"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
news:kdjbu2dbla0fbib67g29pu618dmdnbpjp3@4ax.com...
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:32:18 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
society".[color=darkred]
>
> What was it that Granny called them on the Beverly Hillbillies?
Stew...
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| cat daddy 2007-03-01, 3:25 am |
|
"Omelet" <omp_omelet@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:omp_omelet-74CC1E.13013628022007@news.giganews.com...
> In article <enjbu2h0g4lum0pa6aqvopb8kn4n6jhlrm@4ax.com>,
> Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote:
>
>
> Manshack.
Manchack....
> No "a".
>
Gwadaloop........ sheesh...
[color=darkred]
>
> Green.
>
>
> Welcome to Texas. <G>
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| cat daddy 2007-03-01, 3:25 am |
|
"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:41:15 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
skunk.[color=darkred]
suppose[color=darkred]
>
> We have no shortage of skunk here in Texas. P.U. However, they are
> very cute critters. Armadillo's have extremely strong, hard, sharp
> nails to dig with. They are very strong little things. I usually see
> the ones who come to my garden in the very early morning when the Fox
> is returning with food for her young-ins.
>
> Do you live in the Austin area?
Yeah, on Town Lake by Longhorn Dam...
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| Jangchub 2007-03-01, 9:25 am |
| On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:45:43 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
>
> Stew...
>
No, she called them something else. The end product was always
viddles. Maybe you're not old enough to remember.
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| Jangchub 2007-03-01, 9:25 am |
| On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:49:36 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
>
> Manchack....
>
> Gwadaloop........ sheesh...
This is the incorrect pronunciation, but do use it if you want.
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| Steve Wertz 2007-03-01, 9:25 am |
| On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:45:43 -0600, cat daddy wrote:
> "Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
> news:kdjbu2dbla0fbib67g29pu618dmdnbpjp3@4ax.com...
>
>
> Stew...
Granny served up "heapin' helpins of possum stew". She also made
possum pies.
Possum recipes: http://www.tngenweb.org/tntable/possum.htm
-sw
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| cat daddy 2007-03-01, 9:25 am |
|
"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:45:43 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> No, she called them something else. The end product was always
> viddles. Maybe you're not old enough to remember.
http://www.google.com/search?q=Beve...es,+possum+stew
http://www.funtrivia.com/en/Televis...llies-2255.html
What stew did Granny always prepare?
Possum. Grits and possum were always a favorite treat that Granny prepared
....
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| cat daddy 2007-03-01, 9:25 am |
|
"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:49:36 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> This is the incorrect pronunciation, but do use it if you want.
Um, yes, but Steve's point was addressing the curiously incorrect
pronunciations that native Texans employ, which identifies who are native
and who are not. Kinda like Houston St. in Manhattan...
He did leave out Manor..........
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| cat daddy 2007-03-01, 9:25 am |
|
"Steve Wertz" <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote in message
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> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:45:43 -0600, cat daddy wrote:
>
>
> Granny served up "heapin' helpins of possum stew". She also made
> possum pies.
I found these.... still funny as when I first heard 'em...
http://www.amazon.com/Beverly-Hillb...acts/B0007L86LW
Granny: "How do you like yer possum, Lowell, fallin' off the bones tender or
with a little fight left in it?"
[to an obviously revolted Mr. Drysdale] Jed Clampett: "That's the thing
about salted down possum, it's just as good the second day."
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| Jangchub 2007-03-01, 1:25 pm |
| On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 08:44:33 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
>
>"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
>news:rbmdu291pjdt4hldoprrl4uoj8g048hif2@4ax.com...
>
> Um, yes, but Steve's point was addressing the curiously incorrect
>pronunciations that native Texans employ, which identifies who are native
>and who are not. Kinda like Houston St. in Manhattan...
> He did leave out Manor..........
>
Um, who cared if someone is native or not? This is the United States
and I was born here, so I am American. I live 37 years in NYC and
eastern Long Island.
Houston St. is pronounced both ways in NYC. Howston or Hueston. No
problems and nobody gives a shit if people are native or not. I guess
that's the advantage of growing up in a progressive, diverse culture
in one of America's first cities. To be honest, I like it much more
here, but that doesn't mean I'm going to dumb down to fit in.
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| Jangchub 2007-03-01, 1:25 pm |
| On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 08:54:18 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
>
>"Steve Wertz" <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote in message
>news:1748q9rtshkrv.dlg@sqwertz.com...
>
> I found these.... still funny as when I first heard 'em...
>
>http://www.amazon.com/Beverly-Hillb...acts/B0007L86LW
>Granny: "How do you like yer possum, Lowell, fallin' off the bones tender or
>with a little fight left in it?"
>
>[to an obviously revolted Mr. Drysdale] Jed Clampett: "That's the thing
>about salted down possum, it's just as good the second day."
>
>
Maybe what I'm thinking of is what Ellie May called animals. Was it
"critters," or something else?
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| charliekilo 2007-03-01, 1:25 pm |
| "Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 08:44:33 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Um, who cared if someone is native or not? This is the United States
> and I was born here, so I am American. I live 37 years in NYC and
> eastern Long Island.
>
> Houston St. is pronounced both ways in NYC. Howston or Hueston. No
> problems and nobody gives a shit if people are native or not. I guess
> that's the advantage of growing up in a progressive, diverse culture
> in one of America's first cities. To be honest, I like it much more
> here, but that doesn't mean I'm going to dumb down to fit in.
I lived in NYC for 10 years, on Mercer two blocks above Houston, I never
heard it pronounced "Hueston" by anyone other than tourists.
| |
| Omelet 2007-03-01, 1:25 pm |
| In article <6amdu2ph1nl20uc6svggv79m048uc6u65a@4ax.com>,
Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote:
> The end product was always
> viddles.
Them's "Vittles". ;-)
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| Omelet 2007-03-01, 1:25 pm |
| In article <rbmdu291pjdt4hldoprrl4uoj8g048hif2@4ax.com>,
Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 23:49:36 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
>
> This is the incorrect pronunciation, but do use it if you want.
That's _Texas_ pronunciation...
How do you pronounce "Hurricane"?
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| Omelet 2007-03-01, 1:25 pm |
| In article <2Kednbu_qPX8envYnZ2dnUVZ_revnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote:
> "Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
> news:rbmdu291pjdt4hldoprrl4uoj8g048hif2@4ax.com...
>
> Um, yes, but Steve's point was addressing the curiously incorrect
> pronunciations that native Texans employ, which identifies who are native
> and who are not. Kinda like Houston St. in Manhattan...
> He did leave out Manor..........
May-nore! ;-)
Not a native, but been here for 25 years...
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| Steve Wertz 2007-03-01, 1:25 pm |
| On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:01:21 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
> Maybe what I'm thinking of is what Ellie May called animals. Was it
> "critters," or something else?
I think Ellie was a vegetarian - practically unheard of back then.
She was a critter-lover and had sorts of pets. I remember her
being the coffee-maker of the house.
-sw
| |
| Jangchub 2007-03-01, 5:25 pm |
| On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:45:12 GMT, "charliekilo"
<miles_kramer@hotmail.com> wrote:
>I lived in NYC for 10 years, on Mercer two blocks above Houston, I never
>heard it pronounced "Hueston" by anyone other than tourists.
>
I didn't hear it often, but it is correctly pronounced both ways,
which was my point. I lived in Soho, grew up in Brooklyn.
| |
| Omelet 2007-03-01, 5:25 pm |
| In article <7ib7mfpioo7j.dlg@sqwertz.com>,
Steve Wertz <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 10:01:21 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
>
>
> I think Ellie was a vegetarian - practically unheard of back then.
> She was a critter-lover and had sorts of pets. I remember her
> being the coffee-maker of the house.
>
> -sw
And the girl with the double barrel sling shot. ;-D
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| cat daddy 2007-03-01, 5:25 pm |
|
"Omelet" <omp_omelet@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:omp_omelet-50254A.14274601032007@news.giganews.com...
> In article <7ib7mfpioo7j.dlg@sqwertz.com>,
> Steve Wertz <swertz@nocluemail.com> wrote:
>
>
> And the girl with the double barrel sling shot. ;-D
Granny: "Elly May done popped the buttons off her shirt again."
Jed Clampett: "Elly May carries herself proud with her shoulders throwed
back."
Granny: "It ain't her shoulders that have been poppin' these buttons."
Jed Clampett: "Well doggies!"
| |
| Steve Wertz 2007-03-01, 5:25 pm |
| On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 14:48:01 -0600, cat daddy wrote:
> Granny: "Elly May done popped the buttons off her shirt again."
> Jed Clampett: "Elly May carries herself proud with her shoulders throwed
> back."
> Granny: "It ain't her shoulders that have been poppin' these buttons."
>
> Jed Clampett: "Well doggies!"
They don't make 'em like that anymore. All the sit-coms pretty
much went downhill after All in the Family, Barney Miller and
Mash.
-sw
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| Jangchub 2007-03-01, 5:25 pm |
| On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 14:48:01 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
>
>"Omelet" <omp_omelet@gmail.com> wrote in message
>news:omp_omelet-50254A.14274601032007@news.giganews.com...
>
>Granny: "Elly May done popped the buttons off her shirt again."
>Jed Clampett: "Elly May carries herself proud with her shoulders throwed
>back."
>Granny: "It ain't her shoulders that have been poppin' these buttons."
>
>Jed Clampett: "Well doggies!"
Perv
| |
| Jangchub 2007-03-01, 5:25 pm |
| On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 15:46:22 -0600, Steve Wertz <swertz@nocluemail.com>
wrote:
>On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 14:48:01 -0600, cat daddy wrote:
>
>
>They don't make 'em like that anymore. All the sit-coms pretty
>much went downhill after All in the Family, Barney Miller and
>Mash.
>
>-sw
What about :
Seinfeld
Everybody Loves Raymond
King of Queens
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Two and a Half Men
I could list more, but my mind is fried today. I'm also biased now
that I look at my list because most of these shows were about New York
and many of their references were funny to me, but my husband who is
from Green Bay didn't get till I explained it.
| |
| Treedweller 2007-03-01, 8:25 pm |
| On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 17:46:01 -0600, Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com>
wrote:
>On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 13:36:21 -0600, Treedweller
><keith@aroma-massage.com> wrote:
>
>
>I've been living in Texas for 14 years and I lived most my life if
>NYC. I refuse to dumb down...oh, that is too serious! ")
I knew that about you (more or less). I made a joke (which I think
you get).
But now you got my hackles up. Texans tend to use different words and
pronunciations than New Yawkers. That does not make us dumb.
However, please do not construe that as an endorsement of the word
"newcular".
k
| |
|
| Cliff's first response was spot on. Beneficial nematodes. But WOW, what a
thread. Maybe it's just that things are finally warming up and people are
crawling out from under their rocks to get involved in the discussion, or
maybe.....MORE BEER!
"Justin Wilson" <lTw@msn.com> wrote in message
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> Do you think the grubs will be out early this year due to all the warm
> weather?
> How do you treat for grubs?
> Where can one get the best products to treat for grubs - I hate them as
> they destroy my lawn and plants.
> Also, snails and slugs chew my poor flowers!
>
| |
| Omelet 2007-03-01, 9:25 pm |
| In article <Ma-dnRl9RfCsoXrYnZ2dnUVZ_uCinZ2d@giganews.com>,
"cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote:
> "Omelet" <omp_omelet@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:omp_omelet-50254A.14274601032007@news.giganews.com...
>
> Granny: "Elly May done popped the buttons off her shirt again."
> Jed Clampett: "Elly May carries herself proud with her shoulders throwed
> back."
> Granny: "It ain't her shoulders that have been poppin' these buttons."
>
> Jed Clampett: "Well doggies!"
That was a great show! :-)
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| Omelet 2007-03-01, 9:25 pm |
| In article <amleu2t668m32p3mkagsh0eh89slq5jplr@4ax.com>,
Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 14:48:01 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> Perv
Snob. ;-)
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| cat daddy 2007-03-01, 9:25 pm |
| Nothing like mentioning possum in the company of a Yankee to get the
conversation going......
Almost like saying Ginger?...or Marianne?.........
or Star Trek?........or Babylon 5?.......
I'm kinda liking the Ellie May versus the buttons thread drift myself...
"Vern" <tominama@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
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> Cliff's first response was spot on. Beneficial nematodes. But WOW, what
a
> thread. Maybe it's just that things are finally warming up and people are
> crawling out from under their rocks to get involved in the discussion, or
> maybe.....MORE BEER!
> "Justin Wilson" <lTw@msn.com> wrote in message
> news:9NjEh.59819$5j1.36341@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
>
>
| |
| cat daddy 2007-03-01, 9:25 pm |
|
"Omelet" <omp_omelet@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> In article <Ma-dnRl9RfCsoXrYnZ2dnUVZ_uCinZ2d@giganews.com>,
> "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com> wrote:
>
it[color=darkred]
>
> That was a great show! :-)
Yeah, Buddy Ebsen was the key when he fought the producers and made Jed
into a wise sage rather than just a yokel.
Oh, did Ellie May's coffee pour out like thick batter, but Jed drank it
anyway?
| |
| Jangchub 2007-03-02, 9:25 am |
| On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:31:59 -0600, Treedweller <
>But now you got my hackles up. Texans tend to use different words and
>pronunciations than New Yawkers. That does not make us dumb.
>However, please do not construe that as an endorsement of the word
>"newcular".
>
>k
If you heard me speak, you'd know I was from New York, but I don't say
YAWKA. My accent is very subtle and most people think I'm from
Boston. When I watch the Soprano's I shrink in embarrassment that the
way they are portrayed is how the world thinks the Northeast speaks.
Calling something a possum is not a pronunciation difference, it's
incorrect. Saying Guadaloop instead of Guadaloop-hey is a Texasism,
but it's not the correct way to pronounce it. It's so unimportant in
the grand scheme of the world, don't get hackles up. I'm a snob and I
know it! LOL
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| Jangchub 2007-03-02, 9:25 am |
| On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 20:48:01 -0600, Omelet <omp_omelet@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
>Snob. ;-)
LOL! Not two minutes ago I said I was a snob in an earlier post! No
question, I am definitely a snob and I will never deny that.
| |
| Jangchub 2007-03-02, 9:25 am |
| Hey, I didn't burn Tara down!
On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 21:12:31 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
> Nothing like mentioning possum in the company of a Yankee to get the
>conversation going......
> Almost like saying Ginger?...or Marianne?.........
> or Star Trek?........or Babylon 5?.......
>
> I'm kinda liking the Ellie May versus the buttons thread drift myself...
>
>"Vern" <tominama@peoplepc.com> wrote in message
>news:eFLFh.8119$Jl.4831@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net...
>a
>
>
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| cat daddy 2007-03-02, 9:25 am |
|
"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 18:31:59 -0600, Treedweller <
>
>
> If you heard me speak, you'd know I was from New York, but I don't say
> YAWKA. My accent is very subtle and most people think I'm from
> Boston. When I watch the Soprano's I shrink in embarrassment that the
> way they are portrayed is how the world thinks the Northeast speaks.
>
> Calling something a possum is not a pronunciation difference, it's
> incorrect. Saying Guadaloop instead of Guadaloop-hey is a Texasism,
> but it's not the correct way to pronounce it. It's so unimportant in
> the grand scheme of the world, don't get hackles up. I'm a snob and I
> know it! LOL
Actually, the correct way to pronounce it is "Hwadaloopay".
Speaking of accents, I am from a small town to the south of here, and
have no discernable Texas accent, although I can fall into a few reasonable
facsimiles should the need arise to fit in with regional locals.
I didn't use "y'all" until arriving at UT as an acting major to
assimilate with my more urban contemporaries....
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| Steve Wertz 2007-03-02, 9:25 am |
| On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 16:45:09 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
> On Thu, 1 Mar 2007 15:46:22 -0600, Steve Wertz <swertz@nocluemail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> What about :
>
> Seinfeld
I'll agree with Seinfeld.
> Everybody Loves Raymond
> Curb Your Enthusiasm
Can't stand either their constantly shining voices. I'd rather
watch British comedy.
> Two and a Half Men
Never saw that or the Queens thing. Probably watched them once
and never again.
-sw
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| Steve Wertz 2007-03-02, 1:25 pm |
| On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:33:54 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
> Calling something a possum is not a pronunciation difference, it's
> incorrect.
U.S. Opossums are related to the true Australian possums, and
there's at least one true possum breed here in the US. They're
practically synonymous, and possum has become common usage here in
the US - but maybe not by zoologists (or snobs :-)
-sw
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| Jangchub 2007-03-02, 5:25 pm |
| On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 08:43:32 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
wrote:
>
>"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
>news:dn9gu2tk9c22m6q4htqb2kesiruo5l9aqe@4ax.com...
>
> Actually, the correct way to pronounce it is "Hwadaloopay".
>
> Speaking of accents, I am from a small town to the south of here, and
>have no discernable Texas accent, although I can fall into a few reasonable
>facsimiles should the need arise to fit in with regional locals.
> I didn't use "y'all" until arriving at UT as an acting major to
>assimilate with my more urban contemporaries....
>
Get back to me when you start saying "all y'all" because I actually
said it today
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| Jangchub 2007-03-02, 5:25 pm |
| On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 09:31:07 -0600, Steve Wertz <swertz@nocluemail.com>
wrote:
>On Fri, 02 Mar 2007 07:33:54 -0600, Jangchub wrote:
>
>
>U.S. Opossums are related to the true Australian possums, and
>there's at least one true possum breed here in the US. They're
>practically synonymous, and possum has become common usage here in
>the US - but maybe not by zoologists (or snobs :-)
>
>-sw
Me. Snob. I admit
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| cat daddy 2007-03-02, 5:25 pm |
|
"Jangchub" <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote in message
news:aqugu25o7fp2uk3kkmrk6hg1dm4nupqeb6@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 2 Mar 2007 08:43:32 -0600, "cat daddy" <furball@.myhouse.com>
> wrote:
>
reasonable[color=darkred]
>
> Get back to me when you start saying "all y'all" because I actually
> said it today
See? That's ever so much more useful and easier on the tongue. Congrats!
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| God Bless Texas 2007-03-02, 8:25 pm |
| On Thu, 01 Mar 2007 12:07:42 -0600, Omelet wrote:
> In article <6amdu2ph1nl20uc6svggv79m048uc6u65a@4ax.com>,
> Jangchub <sakadawa@kopan.com> wrote:
>
>
> Them's "Vittles". ;-)
Actually "victuals", but you're properly capturing the phonetics.
And "possum" is a regional variation of "opossum" across the entire
southern U.S., like "aluminium", "noo-kyu-lar" (rare in my experience, but
not unique), and so on.
As compared to "taters", "t'maters", and such, which are clearly
colloquial contractions.
Tell you what, I won't say anything about "Africker" and "Asier" if no one
picks on my "taters".
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| Omelet 2007-03-02, 9:25 pm |
| In article <pan.2007.03.03.00.34.50.915464@no.where.no.org>,
God Bless Texas <no.one.no.how@no.where.no.org> wrote:
> Tell you what, I won't say anything about "Africker" and "Asier" if no one
> picks on my "taters".
Ah jes' calls 'em "Spuds".
;-)
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