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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I mean didn't cowboys and samurai overlap on the timeline of history?

[–] [email protected] 36 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

That's why the joke is funny. Because it's literally true, but no American would other their culture that way

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Are you kidding? I can't speak for anyone else, but I think the overlap between the two is awesome!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I overlapped on the timeline of your mom

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Very true, your and her are both alive at the same time period in history. I'm so glad you understood my original comment!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago (2 children)

How is droving cows to market being an itinerant warrior? Have I been mistaken about what cowboys do?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

I'm pretty sure someone gets shot in almost every episode of Rawhide, it's as reliable as the barechested shot.

Also "cowboy" is often used generally for Western shows. Paladin (Have Gun Will Travel) is explicitly "a knight without armor in a savage land." 🎶

And the Rifleman is a small rancher with cows and boy. Don't mess with his boy!

Accurate documentaries, all.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm on a roll for barely related memory commenting lately.

Your post reminded me of an interaction with my brother years ago.

We were driving over this bridge that doubles as parking, and saw a mid 50s man in overalls and a hat, clearly a farmer, getting out of a beat up pick up truck. With him was a young 20 something boy, dressed in chic clothing, and very tight skinny jeans, with lots of bracelets.

I had just come out of the closet a few weeks earlier, and had explained some of the terminology to my brother a few days prior.

As we drive past my brother goes: look! A farmer and his Twink! ... Did I get that right?

I bout died

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hahaha!

Don't mess with his Twink!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

We still sometimes references it, normally to the tune of farmer in the dell. Lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Remember when kids used to play "cowboys and Indians"?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

I mean, I prefer the real thing to childhood funtime genocide play, but I guess that is a pretty common modern use for the term cowboy.

Plus if we use the actual historical meaning I can point out that most cowboys were Mexican, which is always a good time.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

They were an itinerant pastoral class though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They trample vegetation with their ATVS

So, now their fucking with the ghost of Johnny Appleseed

And he's a charitable spirit, but not so Christlike

That he wouldn't take his tin pot hat to their windpipe.

--Grand Buffet "Cool as Hell"