[bagster]

Back in the day, Indians would count coup, which makes coup a noun.

Back in the day, the Injuns didn't speak ingles. Nor French neither.

Pretty sure they didn't "count coup."

A noble attempt, goodman. But you just can't razzle dazzle the Bagster.

Bagster

[stylin19a]

Here’s a “Q”lue

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counting_coup

[stylin19a]

and if you can count a lot of coup, that would mean you would have Beau Coup coup.

[txhurl]

Pretty sure they didn’t “count coup.”
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OK. You hearda scalpin, right? Well, maybe not in CA, all the injuns were cleared out for y’all by then. Injun raids = couping [’cutting’, in French] the skin that holds the hair onto the skull. At the raid’s end, the warrior who produced - like bass tournamenters at a weigh-in - not only the *most*, but the best *quality* scalps got first pick of the raid’s loot: women, guns, whiskey, tupperware, shampoo etc.

They had to COUNT/assess their coup (scalp cuts) to divvy up the dough. On a merit basis. Style points included.

Claro-er?

[Rusty0604]

That is absolutely not true. Many Indians spoke English, French and their native language. Your post is very ignorant.

[Defiant]

Indians would count coup, which makes coup a noun

If they counted a lot of coup, that would be beaucoup.