Cow Country Comedy Page: 4
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joker, for in that part of the country, entertainment in
spare^time was and still is greatly self-made. He was able
to laugh at himself as well as at the situations created by
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his environment. This unique brand of wit has been developed:
throu^ghamass of stories, cartoons, pranks, and everyday
living. /; '
:; The cowboy is accustomed to the West Texas dust
storms, but for a newcomer to the area, they are a memorable
event 'which.occur in Varying degrees of severity.- At times
,the end of .one's nose ~is :'the extent of his visibility. During
one unusually bad storm, two men, heads bowed low, rode
slowly through the endless 'howling wind and biting dust.
After .a: time they came upon a hat on the ground. Thinking
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it unusual that the hat had not blown away, they stopped to
investigate, Upon lifting the hat, they found the top of a
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head. Digging frantically, the men soon uncovered the face
of a very dirty but unbelievably calm cowboy. Continuing
their digginingin the same frantic manner, they were surprised
when the cowboy spoke. "Slow down boys---don't tuck
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Odell, Cindy. Cow Country Comedy, text, 1978; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth39367/m1/5/: accessed April 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Marfa Public Library.