Hounds and flintlocks

[Britsmoothy]

Must be a saying from across the pond!! Never heard that one lol

Lol sorry, yeah one of our silly sayings.
Them dogs look awesome

 

[3Setters]

I'll be out listening to hound music next week, but doubt I'll carry a gun. Nice shooting with your trade gun.

 

[Rawhide67]

Nothing better than listening too and watching dogs work. Beagles, bird dogs, other hounds, brings back memories.

 

[Jim K]

Good stuff Brian. Now how bout a gobbler with that gun next spring?

 

[rdavidson]

Must be a saying from across the pond!! Never heard that one lol

Old saying. Popular during the 1920's and 30's

 

[hanshi]

Beagles are special for me; and those two are adorable! Sadly we lost our beagle years ago and I still mourn her.

 

[No Deer]

Must be a saying from across the pond!! Never heard that one lol

Naw, you jest ain't old enuf to have heard it

 

[Spikebuck]

Interesting background on the saying.....

What is the origin of the phrase "the bee's knees"?


The phrase was first recorded in the late 18th century, when it was used to mean 'something very small and insignificant'. Its current meaning dates from the 1920s, at which time a whole collection of American slang expressions were coined with the meaning 'an outstanding person or thing'. Examples included the flea's eyebrows, the canary's tusks, and one that still survives – the cat's whiskers. The switch in meaning for the bee's knees probably emerged because it was so similar in structure and pattern to these other phrases.

 

[Juniata]

Good stuff Brian. Now how bout a gobbler with that gun next spring?

It doesn't pattern the best.
In the process of buying parts for a .54 smooth rifle, Beck style.
I need to try Skycheif's load out of it...it might tighten the group up.

 

[bushytail]

Nice shooting Brian! Ya just gotta call the longboard in a little closer.

 

[sheriff john]

Excellent post and photos. My old Bassett, Roscoe, is on his last legs. He's been my best rabbit dog for over ten years. Bassetts move bunnies at a slower pace than Beagles, but eventually bring 'em around. Now Roscoe mostly lays around and farts.

 

[GREENSWLDE]

Interesting background on the saying.....

What is the origin of the phrase "the bee's knees"?


The phrase was first recorded in the late 18th century, when it was used to mean 'something very small and insignificant'. Its current meaning dates from the 1920s, at which time a whole collection of American slang expressions were coined with the meaning 'an outstanding person or thing'. Examples included the flea's eyebrows, the canary's tusks, and one that still survives – the cat's whiskers. The switch in meaning for the bee's knees probably emerged because it was so similar in structure and pattern to these other phrases.

Just one you missed--THE GNATS B---OCKS.. O.D.

 

[bushytail]

:^D Just saw the one word in my post. Ya just gotta call the longbeard, not longboard in a little closer. Ya gotta spellcheck the spellcheck sometimes.

 

[OldRust]

There is nothing like the sound of Beagles on a rabbit. Beagle Music

Thanks
O.R.

 

[James Stella]

What an awesome day.

 

[tom_in_vt]

Great picture with the flintlock and the pups! Looks like a really fun time.