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raccoon

(31,111 posts) Fri Jan 25, 2013, 04:30 PM Jan 2013

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Prairiebillies. Capote used the word in In Cold Blood. Is this just something he made up,

or a word that was already there?

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Prairiebillies. Capote used the word in In Cold Blood. Is this just something he made up, (Original Post) raccoon Jan 2013 OP

He was quoting Perry Smith, so who knows where he came up with that. edbermac Jan 2013 #1

We call them "snowbillies" here in MN. hifiguy Jan 2013 #2

raccoon, I came across this footage the other night... Tom Ripley Jan 2013 #3

Thanks for the clip. nt raccoon Jan 2013 #4

edbermac

(15,941 posts)

1. He was quoting Perry Smith, so who knows where he came up with that.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 06:44 PM

Jan 2013

"Those prairiebillys, they'll vote to hang fast as pigs eat slop."

hifiguy

(33,688 posts)

2. We call them "snowbillies" here in MN.

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 07:11 PM

Jan 2013

See Batshit Bachmann's voters for examples thereof.

Tom Ripley

(4,945 posts)

3. raccoon, I came across this footage the other night...

Reply to raccoon (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2013, 07:32 PM

Jan 2013

I don't know about the origins of parariebillies, though.

raccoon

(31,111 posts)

4. Thanks for the clip. nt

Reply to Tom Ripley (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 26, 2013, 07:50 AM

Jan 2013

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