10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOOSGOW»
Discover the use of
hoosgow in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
hoosgow and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
After all the time you've spent in the hoosgow since you joined, I should think you'
d know that." — ALBERT PAYSON TKBHUNE, Saturday Evening Post, Oct. 19,
1918. But Cash Wyble was breaking himself of the guardhouse habit. Months ...
Charles Alphonso Smith,
1919
2
Carvel: The Christmas Cat
Imagine, a drunken kitten. Whoever heard of such a thing? The ASPCA would
throw us all in the hoosgow." "Hoosgow?" Evan asked. "Jail," she said. "You don't
watch enough Westerns on TV." "I do too," Evan protested. "Well, pay attention.
hop-head, n. A dope fiend. hoodoo town, n. Tramps are exceedingly superstitious
. If one happens to have a disastrous experience twice in the same town he
immediately regards it as an unlucky town, a hoodoo town, hoosgow, n. A country
jail ...
4
The Saturday Evening Post
Next time you do it I'll leave you in there with 'em for a while, just to show you how
it feels to be in the hoosgow. I'm off to the station to see have those bales of cedar
shavings come and to pay for the new crates. Want to come along? Not that ...
The series, obviously aimed at stimulating people like me, the neurotic Mrs.
Hoosgow next door, who hurls grapes at passing satellites, and the millions of
other insular slobs who chomp Wimpeys of a dull, autumn eve before shuffling
into the ...
Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Mark Lemon,
1964
"Oh, the " "You were the next one to come in," said Harmon, adding: "And now, as
soon as I can make my feet feel more as if they belonged to me, I'll hustle back to
the hoosgow and give myself up again and tell what I've got to tell. Nobody is ...
Albert Payson Terhune,
1921
7
The Terrorist Lodge: More Truth about 9/11
“Oh Mattilda got tossed in the hoosgow.” Bo told him. “Oh ya. Why?” Steve asked.
“Just warrants I guess.” He told him. “Well you want a beer?” Steve asked. “Sure.”
Bo told him. “Well did you know she smoked weed?” Steve asked him handing ...
What lazy guy is running this drive, anyhow P” “The same lazy guy that will stick
you into the hoosgow for insubordination and leave you to do your bit there while
the rest of us stroll on to Berlin!” snapped Top-Sergeant Mahan, wheeling upon ...
Albert Payson Terhune,
1920
9
Two Novellas: Uncle Willy and the Golden Bird - The Search ...
The mayor's brother was the police chief and apprehended m with a large bag of
cranberries and put me in the local hoosgow until my brothe promised to cease
and desist. from this nefarious enterprise. The cops, incidentally gave me back ...
10
Riding on the Edge: A Motorcycle Outlaw's Tale
We knew that if the cops didn't eventually round us all up and cart us off to the
hoosgow, these hicksters might be shooting at us by sunset. So a delegation of
the usual diplomats, like Pappy and Satan, was carefully selected and ferried
over to ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOOSGOW»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
hoosgow is used in the context of the following news items.
Whopper of a Parade Helps Close Out Teutopolis …
In this photo, you'll notice that the Kops Hoosgow came to a sad end over the weekend. To paraphrase, it took a village to make the celebration ... «Effingham's News Leader, Aug 14»
Monique Armstrong's schmucky decision to break into jail
... Grand Junction who reacted to her brother being jailed by trying to break into the hoosgow -- not to free him, apparently, but to take his place. «Westword, May 14»
Photos: Sandy Nguyen joins our list of alleged local cancer fakers
That doesn't mean Augustenborg was immediately fitted with a new set of bracelets and escorted to the hoosgow. As stressed by the ... «Westword, Mar 14»
Two tortured everymen enliven stage stories from other eras
When the last victim unexpectedly expires, Alex is caught, and off he goes to the hoosgow for 14 years. Now the real fun begins. To shorten his ... «Colorado Springs Independent, Mar 14»
Update: Serial escapist Angel Castrejon recaptured after Otero …
He was found in a La Junta home not far from the hoosgow to which he was returned. Continue for our previous coverage, including photos ... «Westword, Mar 14»
Todd Lawton back behind bars for masturbating in prison -- really
Usually, though, former inmates aren't sent back to the hoosgow for stroking behind bars. As such, Todd Lawton appears to be breaking new ... «Westword, Jan 14»
New Year's Eve in Las Vegas: Why not?
... keep in mind alcoholic beverages are not allowed outside the casinos and bars and spending New Year's Eve in the hoosgow is no fun, ... «Baltimore Post-Examiner, Dec 13»
Offbeat News: The Prison Gift Shop at San Quentin
... featuring the iconic watchtower or ball and chain and other hoosgow-inspired T-shirts, mugs and shot glasses, as well as handcrafted items, ... «Gifts & Decorative Accessories, Jul 13»
Logan Potter, ex-high school wrestler, accused of sex assault on …
The June 20 arrest date, the size of the bond and a cell in the aforementioned hoosgow correspond directly to Potter as well. But while he's also ... «Westword, Jun 13»
Noe Coronado and Jose Esparza's schmucky idea: Selling cocaine …
Coronado's reportedly from Aurora, while Esparza calls Denver home -- or at least he did, until being tossed in the Eagle County hoosgow. «Westword, Jun 13»