"Nipples to the wind" & "Put on your big-girl panties and deal with it"

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Here are a few interesting phrases, supposedly Texan or Southern.  "Nipples 
to the wind"??
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_http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20070118-9999-lz1mc18nipple.ht
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(http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20070118-9999-lz1mc18nipple.html) 
 
'Nipples to the Wind' opens today in Vista
By Pat Sherman
TODAY'S LOCAL  NEWS  
January 18, 2007  
Although it may sound like the  latest title at Deja Vu Love Boutique, 
stand-up comedian Paula Coco won't be  baring anything but her Texas roots during “
Nipples to the Wind,” presented on  two North County stages starting this week. 
 
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The salty stage production addresses some mature themes, but the title is  an 
old Southern expression that means “Head up, chin out,” or as a popular 
Texas  saying has it, “Put on your big-girl panties and deal with it.” 
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_http://www.clusterflock.org/2007/01/an_oldtimey_texas_saying.html_ 
(http://www.clusterflock.org/2007/01/an_oldtimey_texas_saying.html) 
 
An Old-Timey Texas Saying
 
 
Born that way and had a relapse. 
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_"Nipples to the Wind" - El Portal Theatre_ 
(http://www.goldstarevents.com/events/event/11383.html)      Nipples to the wind is a quirky Texan  catchphrase 
meaning flying by the seat of your pants, and it perfectly  describes this 
funny new play straight outta ...
www.goldstarevents.com/events/event/11383.html  - 10k 
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_The Dick from Texas_ 
(http://bentmywookie.blogspot.com/2006/02/dick-from-texas.html)       
19 Feb 2006 by Jacob  
As the Texas saying  goes, 'the mall's open but ain't nobody shopping'. Now, 
I 
know what  you're thinking. You're thinking, 'it was an accident that could 
be  
made by anyone. Besides, the man he shot was fine.  ...
_B is for Blasphemy -  http://bentmywookie.blogspot.com_ 
(http://bentmywookie.blogspot.com/) 
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_Two-Time Borgata Champion Is A Class Act_ 
(http://www.pokernews.com/news/2005/09/borgata-champ-class-act.htm)       
19 Sep 2005 
"I may learn slow, but I learn good." According to Bill  Blanda, this is old 
Texas 
saying is an appropriate  description of his ascendance into poker history.
_Poker  News | pokernews.com -  http://www.pokernews.com/news/_ 
(http://www.pokernews.com/news/) 
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_Supporting the President..._ 
(http://oldranter.blogspot.com/2006/05/supporting-president.html)      14 May 2006  by The Old Ranter  
When in fact he should have  sent them packing, telling them that great Texas 
 
saying “ Don’t let the door hit you where Mother  Nature split you ”. This 
same 
comment applies to Secretary  of Defense Donald Rumsfeld too. ...
_My Daily Rant -  http://oldranter.blogspot.com_ 
(http://oldranter.blogspot.com/) 
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_Re: Anyone else suspicious of Kiyosaki?_ 
(http://richdad.tribe.net/thread/0f17dd76-4ca6-4215-b3c4-24a41af1e466#949297d9-4241-4a87-8494-5dd31f72d820)      
28 Sep 2005  by ?Andrea?  
He approvingly quotes a  Texas saying, ?If you?re going to go broke, go broke 
 
big.? This is dangerous, adolescent-level advice and may  be why he has a 
bankruptcy (or not depending upon whom you  believe) on his resume. ...
_Tribe.net: Rich Dad Poor Dad  -  http://richdad.tribe.net_ 
(http://richdad.tribe.net/) 
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_Good Down Home Politics_ 
(http://fromthemountaintop.blogspot.com/2006/04/good-down-home-politics.html)      22 Apr 2006  by Terry Preston  
As the old Texas saying  goes: if you can't drink their beer, smoke their 
cigars  
and (fornicate with) their women and still vote against  them, you don't 
deserve 
to be in politics. FYI, here's  Hatch's voting record, via Project Vote Smart 
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_From the  Mountaintop -  http://fromthemountaintop.blogspot.com_ 
(http://fromthemountaintop.blogspot.com/) 
[In  the Yale Book of Quotations, from  California's Jessie  Unruh--ed.]

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