Speaking Texan

[hm$]

In advance of what is possibly your first visit to the State Formerly Known as the Republic of Texas, I thought I would translate some Texas idioms so that you can better communicate with the local citizenry. To make it easier, I have placed each of the following sayings in a wine-related context to advance your understanding:

For example, if we were to comment on erobertparker.com’s moderator in chief, we might say:

Mark Squires – There’s a man who is all hat and no cattle.

Or on Pavie’s style:

That bottle of ‘03 is bigger'n Dallas.

Or on Grand Puy Lacoste:

After 1996, a good GPL has been scarcer than hen's teeth and frog fangs.

On the Benevolent Dictator’s occasional rantings:

Who stuck the burr under your saddle?

On the wisdom of talking politics on BWE:

Watch out or you'll plow up snakes.

On the last 10 years of the Wine Advocate:

Some folks are all right until they get two pairs of britches.

On the feeling at 2 am after BWE’s Saturday night event:

I feel like I've been rode hard and put up wet.

On James Suckling:
If you put his brains in a bumblebee, he would fly backwards.

On Lisa Perroti-Brown’s brand management skills:

She’d foul up a two-car funeral.

On the latest Bordelais “Vintage of the Century” declaration:

We think y’all been pissin’ down our necks an’ tellin’ us it’s
rain for so long that you boys done got to believin’

On BWE’s critiques of Wine Spectator and The Wine Advocate:

A tree don’t ever get too big for a short dog to lift his leg on.

On the tasting experience of BWE’s members:

This ain't our first rodeo.



hm$

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[JimHow]

Lol. Good to know!

Think I'm going to watch that John Travolta movie....

[Bacchus]

That's hilarious hm$. As improbable as it might seem, things there and here have their parallels. This place also has all kinds of colourful sayings, although most of them come from the world of fishing since it is a remote island with a traditional culture bound up with the world of fishing. And, before joining Canada as its newest province, Newfoundland was an independent nation-state. There are many here who to this day think joining Canada was a big mistake and would like to withdraw from confederation. And, third, strangely, these days the economy of this place is all about oil.

[JimHow]

..."Urban Cowboy"... I gotta watch "Urban Cowboy" before I leave for Dallas....

And I gotta watch my favorite movie of all time, "Paris, Texas," for like the 40th time.

How far is Paris, Texas, from Dallas?

[hm$]

100 miles, NE, a little under 2 hours. do not think it is time well spent.

hm$

[JimHow]

Ha didn't really think of going there, just good to know it's a place that exists.
Great, great movie, my favorite of all time.

[RDD]

That's hilarious hm$. As improbable as it might seem, things there and here have their parallels. This place also has all kinds of colourful sayings, although most of them come from the world of fishing since it is a remote island with a traditional culture bound up with the world of fishing. And, before joining Canada as its newest province, Newfoundland was an independent nation-state. There are many here who to this day think joining Canada was a big mistake and would like to withdraw from confederation. And, third, strangely, these days the economy of this place is all about oil.

Hi Bacchus:
I may have asked you before but I'll aks again anyway. Are you a Newfoundlander?

[stefan]

Precious, Howard, and very accurate.

stefan, a third generation Texan

[DavidG]

A New Yorker is showing a Texan around Manhattan, and the two are trading stories, each claiming bragging rights to the biggest this or the best that. They are half way across the Brooklyn bridge when they find they need to heed an urgent call of nature. As they are standing on the side of the bridge doing what they must, the New Yorker is going on about the beautiful view and the bridge's wonderful meld of structure and function. He concludes by noting how far below the water is. The Texan nods assent, and replies "And cold, too!"

[dstgolf]

David,

I've been telling versions of that since grade school. Still gives me a chuckle!

[Bacchus]

Not born here, RDD; but I've lived here a long time now.

[RDD]

Not born here, RDD; but I've lived here a long time now.

Was just curious as my Mom was born and raised in St Johns on Water St.
Sir Patrick McGrath is my great great Uncle. He laid the legal ground work for Newfoundland to claim much of Labrador as part of the provence.
Something to do with measuring the tides.
We still have a traditional salt cod dish once a month from a recipe my Mom got from Portuguese dorymen.
My sister's ashes are spread on Newfoundland soil and I still need to visit to spread my Mom's.
Although she always joked , "Just get my ashes to the Gulf Stream and they'll get up to Newfoundland."
Please send me some fresh savory as we can't get it here and it is the most important ingredient in my Mom's stuffing for turkey.
If we ever get together we'll need to share a drink or two of screech!

[robert goulet]

We have an Italy Texas to, that like Paris Texas will be devoid of any similarities to the real thing

[Bacchus]

RDD; nice to know. Not too many Portuguese dorymen abound here these days, I'm afraid. Send me your address and you'll have Mt. Scio savory before you know it. And if you ever make it back home, we'll open some wines; how about a bottle of Rodriguez Bakeapple?