The Argyle Sweater by Scott Hilburn for January 03, 2014
January 02, 2014
January 04, 2014
Transcript:
Man 1: I'm the new guy. Mr. Lancaster said you could show me the ropes. Man 2: Over 'der. Lou's lariat factory was a confusing place for unfamiliar employees.
Apropos of nothing, really … we got the term “lariat” from the Spanish “la riata”, along with “lasso”, from “lazo”, as in “lasso that cow”. Our cowboys anglicized a number of Spanish words, like “vamoose” from “vamos”, and “hoosegow” (jail) from “juzgado” (court), along with many more.
Allen Rymer over 10 years ago
And the noose just gets tighter….
Bilan over 10 years ago
If you don’t toe the line, you get the axe noose.
cheap_day_return over 10 years ago
He’ll get caught in the back room smokin’ rope.
edclectic over 10 years ago
More rope-a-dope!
jk123 over 10 years ago
i bet you the guy is just going to string him along
SusanSunshine Premium Member over 10 years ago
You gotta pull some strings to even get an interview there…
finale over 10 years ago
What food is most popular here? Thai.
Digital Frog over 10 years ago
Sorry, I’m a frayed knot.
Me3000 over 10 years ago
that job can be kind of a drag
JP Steve Premium Member over 10 years ago
But it’s money for old rope!
StratmanRon over 10 years ago
He was lasso’ed into taking the job.
Ushindi over 10 years ago
Apropos of nothing, really … we got the term “lariat” from the Spanish “la riata”, along with “lasso”, from “lazo”, as in “lasso that cow”. Our cowboys anglicized a number of Spanish words, like “vamoose” from “vamos”, and “hoosegow” (jail) from “juzgado” (court), along with many more.