tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post9122012495620422202..comments2024-03-28T09:51:16.892-04:00Comments on Heroes, Heroines, and History: Violins, theaters, jails, and ponies? (Wild West Sayings We Use Today)Debbie Lynne Costellohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16381517812227326616noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-59834488007108112802021-06-21T15:56:52.730-04:002021-06-21T15:56:52.730-04:00Ha! Apparently, fiddles and violins are the same, ...Ha! Apparently, fiddles and violins are the same, except when they are different. :) Here's a link to a fascinating description of the two. https://www.liveabout.com/difference-between-fiddle-and-violin-3552860<br /><br />Best wishes on your walking routine. For me, the want-to part on a consistent basis is the hardest.Janalyn Voigt, escape into creative worlds of fiction.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16233710536302581735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4271375082145370896.post-58680765933466607862021-06-20T14:22:10.959-04:002021-06-20T14:22:10.959-04:00Thanks for the post! I did know all of these. I le...Thanks for the post! I did know all of these. I lean toward an English origin for "pony up" with a use quoted in 1570. I wasn't sure if there were slight adjustments in physical style between a fiddle and a violin, but I wasn't bothered enough by it to look it up, lol. And the "pokey" in my mind conjures up a one room building in a boom town or just-established town in the Wild West. How fun....thanks for asking the questions. Good luck with that distance walking....I'm lucky to get my 8/10 of a mile done each day. Walking in summer with bugs, heat and lack of want-to is difficult but I do feel better for it and hope to squeak up to the mile mark on a cool morning sometime soon.Connie R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12038621934457678475noreply@blogger.com