Sunday, January 23, 2011

Talk Like A Grizzled Prospector Day is Monday!

Well, consarn it! A whole 'nuther year's done skedaddled right past! Come Monday it'll be Talk Like A Grizzled Prospector Day (TLAGPD) again! Every Jan. 24th we celebrate the discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill and the start of Californee's gold rush in 1848.
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Prospector Phil and I been fixin' to start this TLAGPD thing fer years. But 'twernt 'til last year we got 'er into gear.
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Last I heerd, some o' them E Clampus Vitus fellers were helpin' spread the word already. And our grizzled ol' friend Adam at the Heritage Museum of Orange County (who does a fine grizzled prospector impersonation hisself), has been a plumb tolerable press agent too.
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But TLAGPD needs you to help make it the next important holiday on the calendar -- smack-dab between National Pie Day (Jan. 23) and Peanut Brittle Day (Jan. 26). So tell yer friends, mark your calendar, join our FB group, and Talk Like A Grizzled Prospector, dagnabbit!
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Monday bein' a work day an' all, I reckon there's all kindsa ways ye could work yer prospector talk into conversation, no matter what your line o' work. Fer instance:
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Apple Store clerk: "Yessir! We got a whole passel o' these here MacIntosh computator boxes. Belly up to one an' give 'er a go, young feller!"
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Psychiatrist: "So,... How's it make ya feel to git raised up by a mother who's a horn-swogglin', four-flushin', ornery sidewinder?"
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Surgeon: "We'll have that cyst out o yer neck faster'n a jackrabbit on a hot rock."
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And of course, jeweler: "There's GOLD in them thar display cases! GOLD, I tell ye!! And a selection of less expensive alloys! Euuuuureka!"
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Yep! Them fellers who started Talk Like A Pirate Day spin a mighty good yarn, but they ain't got nuthin on our authentic frontier gibberish.

7 comments:

Stephanie said...

Now, who can argue with that?!

Capt. Tomorrow said...

There aint no way some sidewinding bushwhacking hornswoggling crackercrooker gonna keep me from speaking authentic frontier gibberish today.

Allen P said...

Howdy Partner,

When you have some spare time take look at my post in support of Prospector's Day.

Thanks, Allen

Chris Jepsen said...

Wow! That's great, Allen! Glad to see your blog up and running! (See http://knottsinprint.blogspot.com, folks!) Great stuff! And thanks for the plug!

Is it possible to comment on your posts? If so, I can't figure out quite how.

Allen P said...

I think if you click on the word "comments" at the bottom of the post, it will take you to the leave comment page.

Thanks, Allen

Anonymous said...

oooooooo....I otta...Im a gonna...gall darn it.. where da slicker like yu lern ta spel ? Jibberish dernt start wiffa G !!

er isya disrespecin my kin in gospel swamp.

luv & kisses FV

Chris Jepsen said...

The Chair recognizes Rep. Yosemite Sam from Fountian Valley.