tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post8567363848213739445..comments2024-03-29T09:18:21.305-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Sayings that Use Shine (Wild West Sayings We Use Today)Debbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-88826666453549881862022-04-20T19:48:13.283-04:002022-04-20T19:48:13.283-04:00I certainly did! I'll have to remedy that next...I certainly did! I'll have to remedy that next month. :)Janalyn Voigt, escape into creative worlds of fiction.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16233710536302581735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-6412572620756296052022-04-20T19:17:17.732-04:002022-04-20T19:17:17.732-04:00You left out moonshine. LOL!You left out moonshine. LOL!GrandaddyAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15285332112293622179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-17409353314986095302022-04-20T17:59:29.387-04:002022-04-20T17:59:29.387-04:00Hi, Connie. You aren't imagining things. Shine...Hi, Connie. You aren't imagining things. Shine you/me/him/her/them on is a slang term we use nowadays. It seems to have originated later (Likely the 1950s), rather than before or during Wild West days. I think monkeyshines is used more in some areas of the country than others. It's one of those fun-to-say words we still use that had a heyday in the past. Janalyn Voigt, escape into creative worlds of fiction.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16233710536302581735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-30889375068023623232022-04-20T08:00:10.926-04:002022-04-20T08:00:10.926-04:00Thanks for continuing these fun posts! The least f...Thanks for continuing these fun posts! The least familiar to me is monkeyshines. All of the others I have heard and maybe even used a time or two. Am I just making one up or is there also one that speaks of foolery or playing a joke, like "I'm just shining you on".Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038621934457678475noreply@blogger.com