Arizona Chickens

[NoSkiveez]

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Patas saladas goes back to the Mexican War. It was "Gringos, patas saladas." It meant that the Mexican Army was going to drive the Yanqui invaders back into the sea. It sure didn't work out that way.

"Gringo" came from some song the US Army used to sing, "Green grow the rashes oh" or something like that.

The term "Hooker" came from some ladies of a dubious nature that came along with the US troops to provide prostate therapy. General Hooker always took them along.

More useless knowledge to clutter up your mind.

Rufus

That's definitely interesting. A lot of modern day words and terms often had different means long time ago. My grandfather used to tell us about these terms. One was the acronym for 'Ship high in transit' so now everytime I hear the curse word form of it, I always think ship high in transit and wonder if the person saying it knows the origin of the word. More often than not, I doubt they know.

For the record, I enjoy useless facts.

 

[rufus]

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Pastrymama, don't feel bad. Those people that get offended by a name are going to be offended by something no matter what. They have a chip on their shoulders and are just looking for a reason to be offended.

Dolts like that are what put an end to Heckle and Jekle and Gandy the Goose. They were my favorite cartoons. Bosco may have been racist, but only if you are looking to take offense.

We all live in our own little worlds, and there is a lot of stuff that just goes over our heads. I wore Wrangler jeans all of my life. They are just as good as Levis and are cheaper. Just last year, my kids told me that only gay people wear Wranglers. Who would have thought it?

And where do you buy these jeans? Gaymart. Yes, I looked on the internet and there is such a store.

Now, just who is Britanny Spears, and why should I care what she does?

Rufus

 

[ArizonaDesertChicks]

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We had a few mice in the house too - I think we brought them in 1 year when we brought in our stored Christmas decorations. I found that our Christmas stockings had been all chewed up by mice, but didn't consider that they may have hitchhiked in until a little later when we discovered signs. Now, all my Christmas decorations are stored inside rubbermaid containers versus cardboard boxes.


Have you tried peanut butter and cheese? That's what seems to work for us - a mixture of the two on each trap. Also, make sure you wash your hands right before handling the traps, so your scent isn't very strong on the food or traps.

 

[squeakyballs]

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There's someone I personally know named Gay and you can't say her name without children giggling..it's kind of sad how we can twist words that once meant something wonderful into something offensive. People get offended way to easily I say

Are you saying gay people are offensive?

 

[squeakyballs]

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funny story about mice... i was working on a customers boat in florida ( im a marine mechanic in case yall didnt know) and he said he had mice and he put out mice traps well.... they where RATS.... GIANT GIANT GIANT!!!!!!!!!!!! rats.... and i was cleaning the carbs and heard a SNAP in the mice traps and look behind me theirs the 3 pound rat wearing the trap as a necklace looking at me still totaly alive and now very very mad.... hit it with a wrench... and it ran away...

That is terrifying!

 

[Lyongirl]

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There's someone I personally know named Gay and you can't say her name without children giggling..it's kind of sad how we can twist words that once meant something wonderful into something offensive. People get offended way to easily I say

Are you saying gay people are offensive?

What? lol I hope you're joking

. I was saying people take it as an offensive term when it clearly is not one. Kids just know they are not supposed to say it because it "means something bad" so when someone does say it they all giggle. They clearly don't know the meaning they just were taught not to say the word.

 

[RioLindoAz]

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She said nothing to imply that.

 

[RioLindoAz]

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We had a few mice in the house too - I think we brought them in 1 year when we brought in our stored Christmas decorations. I found that our Christmas stockings had been all chewed up by mice, but didn't consider that they may have hitchhiked in until a little later when we discovered signs. Now, all my Christmas decorations are stored inside rubbermaid containers versus cardboard boxes.


Have you tried peanut butter and cheese? That's what seems to work for us - a mixture of the two on each trap. Also, make sure you wash your hands right before handling the traps, so your scent isn't very strong on the food or traps.

Millet husks in a bucket of water. They'll jump in thinking the bucket is full of seed.

 

[Tanichca]

My white leghorn hen got best in it's class! Which means I gets a trophy! And I bought a buff silkie rooster and he is soooooo cute!!!!!alll in all a very good show.

 

[Bob's Henhouse]

I don't think anyone was saying anything to be offensive. And I was merely pointing out how stories, words, phrases, and even symbols are hijacked for certain causes, and others are then deemed to be offensive.

Tanicha, congrats on the trophy!