ey can say "present company excluded" to show they make an exception for those people of that race or group who are in the same room as the speaker. Sure as hell sounds like a John Bull to me. A common colloquial way of saying definitely or certainly. The majesty of royalty, you see. "Majesty" is greatness or great dignity and grace, and "royalty" refers to the families of kings and queens. It might be that this dude here is English Bob. "Dude" has recently become a popular colloquial word for guy. He’s waiting for some crazy cowboy to touch his pistol so that he can shoot him down. "To shoot down" a person is to shoot and perhaps kill them. Let’s shoot some pheasant. Let’s say one dollar a pheasant. A type of large bird. No doubt your aim was affected by your grief over the injury to your President. A person’s "aim" is the ability to shoot accurately or straight. "Grief" is the great sadness that follows a tragedy, such as the death of a child. It’s the climate….and the infernal distances that induces people to shoot persons in high places. "Infernal" is a way of saying hellish or horrible. "To induce" a person to do something is to convince or persuade them. It’s a savage country; That’s the second one they shot in 20 years. "Savage" means uncivilized, wild or cruel. This refers to the fact Presidents Lincoln (1861) and Garfield (1881) were both shot to death. It’s uncivilized shooting persons of substance. This is English Bob’s way of referring to important people. The local ordinance obliges you to surrender all sidearms to the proper authorities during your visit. An "ordinance" is a law, often passed by a city or town. "To oblige" a person to do something is to require or force them to do it. "Sidearms" are guns, and the "proper authorities" are the police, or here, sheriff. Neither my companion or I carry firearms on our person. Another word for guns. We rely on the good will of our fellow man and the forbearance of reptiles. "Good will" is kindness. "Forbearance" is an educated word for restraint or self-control. "Reptiles" are animals like snakes, lizards, etc. Unarmed, my ass. If a person is "unarmed," they are not carrying any guns or other weapons. "My ass" is a funny way of expressing disbelief or cynicism. You boys clean my Remington? :: Clean and loaded. Remington is a famous brand of gun. If a gun is "loaded," it has bullets in it and is ready to shoot. Where’s Little Bill, for Christ’s sake. A common way of expressing anger or frustration. He don’t have a straight angle on that whole god damn porch, or on the whole house, for that matter. A "straight angle" refers to space that is formed when two perpendicular lines cross (as in "+"). "For that matter" is a set expression that is use
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