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To: Mustang Driver

“He is a cowboy, not a hillbilly.”

When I worked overseas, a Brit tried to insult several of us Texans by calling us “a bunch of cowboys”. He got so frustrated as we agreed with him saying “damn straight we are”. He didn’t know how to respond so he kept repeating it trying to insult us. We kept taking it as praise and confused him to no end.


2 posted on 01/17/2012 11:56:03 AM PST by thackney (life is fragile, handle with prayer)
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To: thackney
"Yankee Doodle Dandy" was originally an insult song that the British made up.

I guess the more things change the more they stay the same.

10 posted on 01/17/2012 12:10:29 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (*Philosophy lesson 117-22b: Anyone who demands to be respected is undeserving of it.*)
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To: thackney

The Brits used to call Ronald Reagan a “cowboy.”

The problem with the Brits, they don’t know the difference between a cowboy and a gunfighter.


26 posted on 01/17/2012 2:30:14 PM PST by july4thfreedomfoundation (The "Occupy Wall Street" losers should try occupying their local employment office. GET A JOB!)
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