Digital Cowboy

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“And I ain’t kiddin’ neither!”

May 5th, 2005

I wanted to do a couple more tonight about Ignoramus Abe but it didn’t happen. No flow.

But I’ve got a lot more. I promise. Maybe tomorrow.

For those that didn’t pick up on the title of this post (I know PK did!), it’s a quote from Tombstone. For those that did pick it up (Pay attention, Cartman!), did you know that in the time that movie was set, it was an expletive?

In the mid and late 1800′s, the word “kidding” or “kiddin’” was used the way “f***king” is used today. It makes sense if you think a bit about it.

Curly Bill said, “Next time we come, you better step aside. And I ain’t kiddin’, neither.”

Replace “kiddin’” there with “f***king around” and you’ll get my point. In fact, if you drop the “around,” you’ll see the evolution more clearly.

Just a little Tombstone trivia to hold y’all over until I get back to the proper crucifixion of Lincoln.

(And with that, I probably just made Elena’s NSFW list. Sorry, dear. It’s history.)

Posted in General, Tombstone at 6:33 AM • 11 Comments »

11 Responses to ““And I ain’t kiddin’ neither!””

  1. Thus saith Elena on May 5th, 2005 at about 8:41 am:

    Actually, the asterisks helped. And your site isn’t obscene or vulgar. I’ll think you’ll pass muster.

  2. Thus saith Pink Kitty on May 5th, 2005 at about 10:56 am:

    *looks around for Cartman* I haven’t seen him in a while, DC. Perhaps we should be looking for Beavis instead.

  3. Thus saith ajw308 on May 5th, 2005 at about 2:48 pm:

    It’s all good info, DC.

    Some is usefull, some merely entertaining.

    Keep it coming.

  4. Thus saith Shawn on May 5th, 2005 at about 2:52 pm:

    Are you sure about this?

    It seems to me that “kiddin’” would refer to “acting like a kid”…not serious about anything…..light-hearted and all that.

  5. Thus saith Shawn on May 5th, 2005 at about 2:55 pm:

    Where’d my post go?

    I’ll ask again….Are you sure about this?

    It seems to me that “kiddin’” would refer to “acting like a kid”….light-hearted and such.

  6. Thus saith Shawn on May 5th, 2005 at about 2:55 pm:

    oops

    dbl post…apologies

  7. Thus saith digitalcowboy on May 5th, 2005 at about 6:31 pm:

    I’m glad the asterisks helped, Elena. I put them in after the fact and just for you.

    Seriously. I did the post very early this morning (complete with the part about your NSFW list) and left the room. I sat down to watch last night’s Dukes of Hazzard on the PVR and suddenly thought, “I don’t want Elena to not be able to read my site at work. Maybe I should clean that up a bit.”

    I rushed back to the computer to edit it thinking of the hour time difference and hoping you didn’t get to work and get to my blog before I got it washed. Based on the time stamp on your comment, I made it with about an hour to spare.

  8. Thus saith Elena on May 6th, 2005 at about 8:35 am:

    *swoons* My hero!

  9. Thus saith Elena on May 6th, 2005 at about 1:36 pm:

    OK…wish I had that kind of influence on Vox. Dadgumit….a whole rasafrackin’ post on the F-word.

    Dreaming of the day I finally get a computer at home…

  10. Thus saith Wes on May 6th, 2005 at about 11:01 pm:

    I like your site’s new look, DC. Good job.

  11. Thus saith Arielle on May 7th, 2005 at about 12:09 am:

    Ewww! It’s like when I found out that lipstick and rouge originated as a way of making a woman look sexually aroused…