John Musselwhite wrote: > > If I may make a comment here (being from cattle country and all <g>), > cowboys, while known to be a bit "colourful" in their behaviour, are also > generally respected as loyal, tough, trustworthy hard workers. B-}) > > Those whom you call "cowboys" we generally refer to as "gunslingers". > Cowboys are fun (and music)-loving romantics, whereas gunslingers are sleazy > and irreputable itenerants who make their livings with a weapon without a > care for the welfare of others. > John, A professional cattle herder in this area would probably give you a knuckle sandwich if you called him a "cowboy"! They got away from that right after Hollywood came out with the movie "Drugstore Cowboy" referring to the duded-up city boys cruizing the bars in their boots and ten-gallon hats. Cowboy refers to someone pretending to be "macho" and something he isn't! The "Professional" is called a "cowhand, or simply a "hand"! The latter term has been adopted by the professional truckdrivers in the U.S. to replace the term "Good Buddy" which nows refers to a homosexual. FYI Warren -- Warren D. Fisher fish@communique.net Registered Piano Technician Piano Technicians Guild New Orleans Chapter 701
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