Leanin' and Jawin'
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Leanin' and Jawin'
A bunch of guys gathered around the bed of a pickup, leaning on their elbows, looking at the bed floor, jawin’ about nothing of importance. Where and when did this practice originate; is it learned or coded in our genes? It’s not a regional thing, I see it everywhere. Probably similar to beauty parlor gossiping.
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I've seen the phenominon around cattle stalls and fences to pastures. There is usally adn beverage in had. and one foot postioned highe than the other reasing on a bumper, tire, or the bottom rung of the fence.
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See, they are leaning on something so that in their concentration on the subject at hand, they don't forget to balance themselves.. then the foot up is so that as they stand there for a long time, the one gets rested up while the other supports the load not supported by leaning on the truck or fence or bench or... See? It all makes perfect sense!!! 
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my fave is when on "king of the hill" they're all leaning over under the hood of hanks truck and it wont start. "yep" "yup" "yip" "uh huh" "yeah"
then dale gribble pipes up. (he always has crazy ideas) "hey hank, I know what yer problem is" "yeah?" "yeah, its a ford."
there seems to be a fair amount of ford bashing on that show, there was an episode where they drove boomhaur's mustang into the flooded quary and lied about it. but anyways! ok, back to the topic....
then dale gribble pipes up. (he always has crazy ideas) "hey hank, I know what yer problem is" "yeah?" "yeah, its a ford."
there seems to be a fair amount of ford bashing on that show, there was an episode where they drove boomhaur's mustang into the flooded quary and lied about it. but anyways! ok, back to the topic....
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This practice was started way before there were super cabs and crews. At that time people used to keep their beer in coolers in the beds of their trucks. This created a new problem as you can now carry more people and less beer with the shorter beds! Some of us have been forced to buy motor homes to use for this purpose at ball games and race tracks! That's my story and I'm sticking to it! Scotty. (E-450 Class C with full size fridge.)
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Yea, I've seen this done many a time lol. As a matter of fact I've done it a lot. When were done, the ground around my truck is covered in chew spit and cigarette butts!
"See, they are leaning on something so that in their concentration on the subject at hand, they don't forget to balance themselves.. then the foot up is so that as they stand there for a long time, the one gets rested up while the other supports the load not supported by leaning on the truck"
- Some how I completely understood that!
"See, they are leaning on something so that in their concentration on the subject at hand, they don't forget to balance themselves.. then the foot up is so that as they stand there for a long time, the one gets rested up while the other supports the load not supported by leaning on the truck"
- Some how I completely understood that!
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I'm a leaner and always was. Even when I was young, and couldn't reach the bed, I'd just hop up into it and at least sit on the side of the bed. I'm also a huge fan of the bar, and complain to places that don't have that brass pipe for you to rest your feet on. How you going to be a bar without a bar?
That being said...hi-jack...
When looking (just looking) under the hood of your car, hands on your hips, crossed, or holding you up? Curious.
That being said...hi-jack...
When looking (just looking) under the hood of your car, hands on your hips, crossed, or holding you up? Curious.
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cuz there's something in the bed to jaw about.
day before yesterday, ended up being Papaw, Joe, Vito, his wife, and me leanin' over the bed trying to figure out what kind of snake I had back there.
day before yesterday, ended up being Papaw, Joe, Vito, his wife, and me leanin' over the bed trying to figure out what kind of snake I had back there.
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