Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Tarnation Nation: No More Mexican Or Cowboy Hat Dancing?

 October 23, 2024

   I agree with Gabby.

"Dagnabbit! What in tarnation

is going on with our nation?"

Gabby Hayes And His Creative G-Rated Swearing Is, Frankly, Sorely Missed.

   Where might all of this be going? Jack has a vision. . . 

  This just in:

   It is the year 2248. We live in what some would call a perfect world. There are no diseases, or hangovers. there is no fighting, except between women, for entertainment purposes. If you hear about a party, they have to let you in. It's the law. And they can't kick you out, no matter what you do.

   But there is a dark side to our world. There is no funny cowboy dancing. It is forbidden by the High Council. No one wearing a cowboy hat or cowboy boots may get up in front of others and do a dance that would be considered "outlandish" or "unserious." This includes funny spinning, funny stomping, and funny sashaying. You don't even have to be wearing the cowboy boots on your feet; moving them with your hands is also a crime.

   It's no longer safe to wear a cowboy hat at all. Especially a cowboy hat that is comically large or small. A friend of mine was arrested for walking down the street with a tiny Mexican sombrero on his head. He was never seen again.

—Jack Handey, in The New Yorker

Daily Whip Out:

"Tiny Sugarloaf Busted!"


Nobody in this photo is wearing a big hat.

"If everybody is wearing a big hat, ain't nobody wearing a big hat."

—Old Vaquero Saying

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