tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post190083862468708980..comments2024-03-29T01:33:22.669-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Old West glossary, no. 62Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-60266250361916571992013-05-01T11:45:43.374-07:002013-05-01T11:45:43.374-07:00It was a new one to me.It was a new one to me.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-24195661750769836962013-05-01T11:45:25.070-07:002013-05-01T11:45:25.070-07:00You could be right. Sounds like a good guess. Dogs...You could be right. Sounds like a good guess. Dogs can be fed rice, and since these folks are traveling by dog sled, that might account for why they would have it.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-79420485395891835702013-05-01T11:43:44.612-07:002013-05-01T11:43:44.612-07:00A wagon with the word "crackers" on the ...A wagon with the word "crackers" on the side sounds like a good bet. "Cracker" in my dictionary of slang is "a poor white Southern US farmer." Thanks.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-12888068424484118882013-05-01T08:14:08.833-07:002013-05-01T08:14:08.833-07:00I've heard of fusel oil somewhere. Probably in...I've heard of fusel oil somewhere. Probably in my reading over time. Esker, I knew.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-1821786976915289942013-04-30T23:27:21.417-07:002013-04-30T23:27:21.417-07:00Re cracker wagon - I found a few old photos of wha...Re cracker wagon - I found a few old photos of what was called a cracker wagon: a simple wagon with a tarp over it that poor southern whites traveled about in, looking for work, usually as tenant farmers. But, there was also a photo of a wagon with "Crackers" printed on the side, so maybe the character actually drove a cracker wagon. It's like having been a bread truck driver, I suppose. <br /><br />I thought dog rice might be rice with dog meat, but I think J.R. Sanders' thought makes more sense.<br /><br />I really enjoy these mind-benders.leaves on the Raney Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12711219595014372212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-23806054324556412332013-04-29T10:42:37.346-07:002013-04-29T10:42:37.346-07:00Love it. Thanks.Love it. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-50427336967351503962013-04-29T09:15:45.812-07:002013-04-29T09:15:45.812-07:00Great stuff, as usual. I think "dog rice&quo...Great stuff, as usual. I think "dog rice" refers to a cheap grade of rice not considered fit for people, but used in animal feed.J.R. Sandershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10511603727123441740noreply@blogger.com