OLD WEST ROGUES - The jokes on you

Lease this WebApp and get rid of the ads.

Dan you know as much about Mormonism as you do about Butch in 1901.....not much

Re: Interesting — Daniel Buck, Thu Jan 4 6:40am

Vince, I think it's a Mormon thing, everyone's a cousin. Ernst (2009), p. 95, quotes a David Gillespie, Sr. (1875-1958) letter saying she was 'a Texas lady he [Sundance] had known previously." The... more
- snicker — Vince Garcia, Thu Jan 4 4:28pm
  
  Only issue I have with placing her in Texas as a main background is no one ever said she had a Texas accent For instance, the Etta in BLACKTHORN: "Wha ya tellin'. may?" No indication she spoke like... more
- - Texas Accents — Donna Humphrey Donnell, Fri Jan 5 5:19pm
    
    Okay, I have to say something about Texas accents, being a Texas descendants since the 1870's. Even in the 1800's we didn't all talk like a country bumpkin. There were actually some very fine... more
  - - Re: Texas Accents — Vince Garcia, Tue Jan 9 1:58pm
      
      "if you be a think'n I don't knows what I'mma talk'n about, well I be a think'n you ain't never been to Texas." That's a whole lot closer to the way Laura Bullion talked than the way Etta probably... more
    - excellent observations (nm) — Daniel Buck, Sat Jan 6 2:00am
- The jokes on you — Chrisv, Thu Jan 4 1:55pm
- - just took her to the drive-in once or twice — Daniel Buck, Thu Jan 4 2:02pm
    
    Chris, are you saying that Mormons do not statistically have larger families that, say, Catholics, Lutherans, etc. Or are you saying that Cassidy dated his cousin? Or didn't date his cousin at all,... more
  - - Re: just took her to the drive-in once or twice — ChrisV, Thu Jan 4 3:10pm
      
      I would say on average, Mormons statistically have bigger families. I can accept that and say so what? Big families have nothing to do with incest. Did Butch date a cousin? I don't know and I don't... more
    - - no sex please, we're outlaws — Daniel Buck, Fri Jan 5 9:18am
        
        Chris, no one, save you, has raised the idea of incest. No one has even raised the idea that Butch Cassidy had sex, with anyone. There is that 1904 letter Cassidy wrote about being "laid up with a... more
      - Your missing the context and the point — Mark, Thu Jan 4 4:35pm
        
        Chris. The context of the discussion is whether Etta was a cousin or a Parker. The tongue and cheek comment was not meant to point out Mormons as it could easily be directed to Appalachia or any... more
      - Re: Your missing the context and the point — ChrisV, Thu Jan 4 5:37pm
        
        Brett pretty much sums it up. Fake News!
        You are missing the point and context — neglib, Thu Jan 4 5:17pm
        
        Cousin Mark, It's not necessary to explain or summarize previous posts to make it seem like you are trying to help. The "joke" is insensitive and fake news. The "Tongue and Cheek" reference can be... more
        Maybe you should read a little — Mark, Thu Jan 4 6:16pm
        
        It may help you refrain from your anxieties.
        Read and reread — neglib, Thu Jan 4 6:36pm
        
        ......it doesn't make a lot of sense that their signatures would be in Newfoundland.
        Why is that negligible ? (nm) — Mark, Thu Jan 4 6:41pm
        
        Geez I wonder (nm) — ChrisV, Thu Jan 4 8:51pm
        
        3 more comments
- You think or you know? — neglib, Thu Jan 4 1:11pm
  
  A very ignorant statement about Mormons. Must be a fake news thing.
- - Analyzing a joke is like dissecting a frog . . . — Daniel Buck, Thu Jan 4 1:42pm
    
    Lighten up. The jest does have a factual basis. Mormons have larger families, thus more cousins. Modern era Mormons, per a recent Pew study, have almost a third more children than the next most... more
  - - The Joker — neglib, Thu Jan 4 3:42pm
      
      So now it is a joke. Classy! The Pew study has nothing to do with your reference that all Mormons are cousins. You are just trying to cover up what you really meant. If you believe in the Old... more
    - - Thank god for that. (nm) — Mark Mszanski, Thu Jan 4 4:46pm
- Dan you are funny. — Pat, Thu Jan 4 11:02am
  
  Not only a Mormon thing but a southern thing like in kissin cousins. Plus no one knew who their daddy's were. The Poly's in Mexico who had fled the US with multiple wives and kids later abandoned... more
- - You don't know what you are talking about (nm) — Bob Goodwin, Thu Jan 4 1:01pm
  - - Come on Bob get serious — Pat, Thu Jan 4 3:19pm
      
      You know damn well I know what I'm talking about. Like my mom's last husband. 4th generation Utah pioneer (who came to guard Brigham. And Brigham was said to have over 60 wives.). His great... more
    - - Come on Pat, Get Serious — Bob Goodwin, Thu Jan 4 5:11pm
        
        Pat, you are not being funny. Shame on Me???, how about Shame on You! My little finger on my left hand knows more about LDS Church history and doctrine than you do. Living a few years around a fringe ... more
      - Judas (nm) — Pat, Thu Jan 4 7:00pm
        
        Delilah (nm) — Bob Goodwin, Fri Jan 5 5:29am
  - Not funny — neglib, Thu Jan 4 1:00pm
    
    I'm not sure what issue of National Enquirer you are getting your info from. Your slander is not appreciated.

Click here to receive daily updates