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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 12:45 PM
"Hondo"


I just watched this old John Wayne western (1953) the other afternoon...and just now got to thinking about what Hondo means.

Do you know?

I do..

...but I ain't agonna tell ya jist yet, pard. :rolleyes:




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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 12:48 PM


Masculine form of "Honda"? Nah...that's probably too easy...:rolleyes:

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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 12:50 PM


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Masculine form of "Honda"? Nah...that's probably too easy...:rolleyes:

[Edited on 8-28-2010 by windgrrl]


windgrrl!!


...that is wrong.




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biggrin.gif posted on 8-28-2010 at 12:58 PM


Quote:
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Quote:
Originally posted by windgrrl
Masculine form of "Honda"? Nah...that's probably too easy...:rolleyes:

[Edited on 8-28-2010 by windgrrl]


windgrrl!!


...that is wrong.


Totally digging the poster!




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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:05 PM


Hondo means "deep"....hmmm...deep voice...throat??? ewww



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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:06 PM


shari!!..



..that is wrong.




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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:08 PM


A half breed; one who straddles The Rio Hondo?

I like "...a stranger to all but the surly dog at his side".




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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:12 PM


Tony!!!!YOU ...

..are wrong.




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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:14 PM


Well...you have to admit it was a pretty good guess.:rolleyes:



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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:17 PM


If you say so, Tony. :rolleyes:

By the way, is Paco ever 'surly'?




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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:18 PM


Shari's was a good guess too. Google translate says Hondo=deep.

Surely, Louis L'Amour didn't mean deep thrust?:o




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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:20 PM


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If you say so, Tony. :rolleyes:

By the way, is Paco ever 'surly'?


No, but I trained him to show teeth at checkpoints.




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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:24 PM


Anything to do with a rope?
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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:24 PM


None of these 'guesses' are even close to the actual meaning of 'hondo.'



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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:25 PM


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Anything to do with a rope?


Deep Rope?...That's not very macho. :no::lol:




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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:26 PM


Igor...you are getting very warm...



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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:28 PM


"I'm an olde cowhand...from the Rio Grande."



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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:33 PM
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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:35 PM


How about an eyelet at the end of a lariat rope???
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[*] posted on 8-28-2010 at 01:36 PM


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DAVE!!! ...



you are..incorrecto




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