tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post7678574304087439775..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.669-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Glossary of frontier fiction: K(Kafir corn – kumtuks)Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-77341974669755853032014-02-23T20:44:47.138-08:002014-02-23T20:44:47.138-08:00I wonder what "keep up the stroke" owes ...I wonder what "keep up the stroke" owes to rowing...and I'm going to have to go back to my O Henry, because I remember a character in one of his stories referring (not in a nice way) to a woman as a "knocker."Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-5058239924755026642014-02-22T14:07:58.603-08:002014-02-22T14:07:58.603-08:00Kalsomine, also known as calicimine. Was still be...Kalsomine, also known as calicimine. Was still being used in the '30's on the inside of our schoolhouse.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-12319646622380616772014-02-22T08:13:33.493-08:002014-02-22T08:13:33.493-08:00Kentucky Breakfast - I can use that! Thanks, Ron....Kentucky Breakfast - I can use that! Thanks, Ron. Keep up the good work.Dachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17004321696572753739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-64453339303920356762014-02-22T07:16:11.747-08:002014-02-22T07:16:11.747-08:00Hi, Prashant. I knew the K kids, too, from the Sun...Hi, Prashant. I knew the K kids, too, from the Sunday comics.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-78585280018164987272014-02-22T06:23:40.107-08:002014-02-22T06:23:40.107-08:00Ron, I have heard of "Katzenjammer" in a...Ron, I have heard of "Katzenjammer" in a different context, namely Katzenjammer Kids which was one of the earliest American comic strips and a precursor to comic books. It takes getting used to reading these comic strips.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.com