Yee-Haw! Here are 7 new stray questions! Go round up the answers!

OK, I have not seen this movie for ages, but I think I can help you with #8 and #10. I assume that by saying the calf was the wrong way, it was breech. As with any breech (human and animal), the birth is more difficult than a normal birth, and the cow would need assistance to deliver the calf as they can get stuck. If the cow had been in labour for a while, it may have had no energy to push the calf out by itself, and both the mother and baby can die, which is why it is bad. If you mean in #10 why did they have to shoot it, it was probably in a bad way after the birth, it may have been in too much pain & too weak to survive, or walk the rest of the way in any case, so that is why they shot, to end her suffering.
Hope it helps.

"#3. How & WHY do you castrate a horse?"

Why? Well, castrating a horse is like neutering a dog. Stopping them from breeding. As for how, I don't wanna touch that.

"#5. How do you light a match on your cheek?"

Very carefully.

"#6. What's the name of the song that Mitch plays on his harmonica while Curly sings?"

Tumblin' Tumbleweeds

"#8. Why is it bad for a calf to be in the cow the wrong way?"

Can obstruct its breathing. The head could possibly get stuck. Much like when a human baby comes out feet first. It also complicates passing it through the birth canal.

"#10. What was wrong with the cow in the FIRST place?"

Complications from calf birth, I reckon.

#3 I believe that castrating a horse will make it calmer and more obedient because he won't have his mind on sex all the time, and he won't be as aggressive or mean. The whole point is to make the horse better to ride.

#7 I believe it was the "Texas Panhandle" (not that Texas was a panhandle), meaning the northernmost part that is between New Mexico and Oklahoma. If you imagine the rest of the state of Texas as a frying pan, then this part is the pan's handle.

Cant help you with the burgman reference.

12 - Rumaki is an finger food.... Chicken liver and water chestnuts wrapped in bacon and marinated in soy sauce and ginger or soy sauce and brown sugar.

13 - Depending on how it was used, Nouveau can mean new and different, or can be used in reference to wines that are released to be sold in the same year that they are harvested.

14 - I am not sure about this one,maybe he means a movie as opposed to a stage show.

15 - To make a horse walk backwards, generally ( although it can depend on the horse ) you pull backwards gently on the reins.

16 - WOOF!!! I think it is just one of those silly brother things, doesn't actually mean anything.

17 - The Mays reference is another baseball reference (there was a few through the movie). I quote the wikipedia article on the 1954 world series here: 'The series is perhaps best remembered for 'the catch', a sensational running catch made by Giants centre fielder Willie Mays in game 1.'


Did I pass??? lol!

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You have WAY too much time on your hands.

#7. Why is Texas called "Panhandle"?

Curly said he was in the Texas panhandle, which is the rectangular area in the northernmost region of the state.


#11. What did Mitch's wife mean by "All right, but I don't want people coming over thinking they're in a Bergman film."?

This refers to Ingmar Bergman's films. According to Wikipedia, "His influential body of work often dealt with themes such as bleakness and despair," which was reflective of Mitch's mood.


#14. When Dr. Ben Jessup was describing the movie, "Red River" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040724/, He said, "But not in a theater. The big screen..." What is the difference between "THEATER", & "BIG SCREEN"?

Mitch says he's seen Red River on TV. Then Dr. Jessup says "But not in a theater. The big screen..." The difference is not meant to be between theater and big screen, but the difference between seeing it on TV (which in 1991 pretty much always meant a small screen) and seeing it on a big screen at the theater.

Number #7:

panhandle 1 (ˈpænˌhænd ə l)

— n 1. ( sometimes capital ) (in the US) a narrow strip of land that projects from one state into another.


panhandle

"something resembling the handle of a pan," 1851, especially in ref. to geography, originally Amer.Eng., 1856, in ref. to West Virginia (Florida, Texas, Idaho, Oklahoma also have them).


The top of Texas looks a lot like the handle of a pan.

Answer #11:

She was referring to Ingmar Bergman the director. His Bio is below.



Ernst Ingmar Bergman ; 14 July 1918 – 30 July 2007) was a Swedish director, writer and producer for film, stage and television. His influential body of work dealt with bleakness and despair as well as comedy and hope. Described by Woody Allen as "probably the greatest film artist, all things considered, since the invention of the motion picture camera", he is recognized as one of the most accomplished and influential film directors of all time.[1] However, despite critical acclaim, his films rarely earned large grosses or gained wide audiences.

He directed over sixty films and documentaries for cinematic release and for television, most of which he also wrote, and directed over one hundred and seventy plays. Among his company of actors were Liv Ullmann, Bibi Andersson, Erland Josephson, Ingrid Thulin and Max von Sydow. Most of his films were set in the landscape of Sweden. His major subjects were death, illness, faith, betrayal, and insanity.