why are there cowboys?
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because there's still no better effective substitute for managing ranches:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cowboy
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The Lions and the Cowboys.
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they live on a farm like cows and there boys!\n\nCow+boys=Cowboys!
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How about them Cowboys
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Most likely something corny having to do with Texas.\n\nCheck out the link below
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Hate the Cowboys - Love the Cowgirls
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In the 1870's and 1880's, tough Longhorn cattle were called "little doggies" with wary affection by the cowboys who herded them. The word "doggies" in the cowboy lyric " ... get along little doggies," stems from the African word kidogo, which means "a little something," or "something small." \n\nHow did this African word become part of the American language? Part of the explanation is that one in every five American cowboys was black in the 1880s, and much of what we think of as "cowboy culture" is rooted in African cattle herding. Some historians believe that the trail-driving practices of American cowboys (such as the open grazing of cattle) were based on the ways Fulani cattle herders in Western Africa had tended their animals for centuries. So, we should not be surprised to find African words as part of our cowboy culture. The word bronco (probably of Efik/Ibibio and Spanish origins) was used by the Spanish and by enslaved Africans to indicate the horses rode in herding cattle. Buckra, comes from mbakara, the Efik/Ibibio word for "white man," and buckaroo, also coming from mbakara. These words described a class of whites who worked as "broncobusters."
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'Cause they are REDnecks
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Because they are chiken , and free,\nWhat is the matter ? man !
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You said it yourself....They're little kids. Little kids like to pretend, and they try to imitate their heroes. It's real to them, at that age, but they will outgrow it. We didn't have Power Rangers when I was little, but my little brother used to think he was a Real Cowboy because he had a stick he pretended was a six gun.
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I always thought this was an allegory pointing to the rise of agriculture and civilization. Prior to this, they were hunters and gatherers. Maybe more gatherers than hunters. With the rise of civilization comes all these extra tabboos and fashions.
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I've been a Cowboy fan since 1960. The original owner, Clint Merchantson, gave all decision making to the late Tom Landry.  Jerry Jones just lucked out when he hired Jimmy Johnson and won 2 SuperBowls. No, I don't think the Cowboys will ever be on top again because Jerry Jones won't let go, and let the Head Coach take over, and when Jones has departed this earth, one of his sons will take over.  Oh Boy!!!  T.O.?...as an Eagle playing on Dallas home turf, he stomped on the Cowboy Star in the middle of the field so I can't say how accepted he will be the next season...Me, as a native born Texan from Dallas...he can go somewhere else! Are you a Canadian or US citizen?  Whatever, e-mail me @TEXEEJAZZ@aol.com   Football's been my life!
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The Cowboys need something to get them jumpstarted on a return to the NFL's upper echelon ... and while there is a great risk in signing T.O., there is also the potential for a great reward.\n\nMy thinking is they figured the short term potential for damage was less than the potential for a great reward.
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Sooner born and Sooner bred, and when I die, I'll be Sooner dead!\nPlenty of us still here in Oklahoma......and we don't claim to be anything but ourselves.\nReal people have no need to brag or boast....so keep looking.  You will find your cowboy.....
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All of 'em\nGreat job Cowboy!
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A person that rides horses, raises cattle, and works on a ranch.\nThere are not too many true cowboys left.
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I don't think there really are any rules, especially when it comes to relationships.  Cowboys are just like any guy, some treat you with respect and some are real jerks.  The ideal is that a cowboy would treat you, along with his mother, his horse, children, and animals with kindness and respect.  But not all cowboys go by this.  As far as his hat goes, if he gives it to you to wear, fine, but don't jerk it off his head.  That makes them mad, fast!