Soapweed
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C-E said:Calf nuts were a transition. Thats not quite what my wife had to say about that.
Oldtimer said:Her pronounciation of chaps, chaps me.... :wink:
Soapweed said:I guess what it boils down to, is that it is pronounced differently in different locals. My mother-in-law, who hails from a longtime ranching family, says that her family always pronounced it "chaps" like "chocolate" or "chips." After her first husband died and she married one of the local ranchers in this area, she said they had a rather heated debate on this very subject. Neither side would give in, so she still calls them "chaps" and he used "shaps" up until his dying day.
It is about the same deal when you talk about which side is the correct way to buckle on your spur straps. Personally, I like the buckles on the inside of my boot. It is just much more convenient. However, there are those who maintain that the "correct" way is to have the buckles on the outside of your boot. :roll: And then there are the tie-hard-and-fast ropers, and those who would prefer to dally. :? :wink: There will always be two schools of thought on these and many other subjects, as long as there are cowboys.![]()