1. I think I’ll sleep in today.
2. Give me the skinny latte.
3. Where’s the nearest sushi bar?
4. You know, beans and rice together are a perfect protein.
5. Do these Wranglers make me look fat?
6. Ew, poop.
7. I need an umbrella.
8. That poor bull.
9. I prefer Toyotas myself.
10. Justin Beiber’s a pretty good singer, actually.
11. I need to go to the hospital.
12. It’s way too cold to go outside.
13. Ouch.
14. I’m a cat person.
15. I’m scared.
16. Let’s watch The Notebook again.
17. We should do brunch.
18. Light beer.
19. He made me do it, I swear.
20. Chicken? Sounds good.
Tagged: 20 things cowboys never say, cowboys
I never heard mine say any of those either. Or how about “I think I’ll clean out my pickup.”
LOL … my cowboy’s trucks are always neat and organized inside, but a bit dusty at times. okay, a LOT dusty.
Not mine. I even wrote a chapter about it in my book – THE PICKUP TRUCK – OFFICE, HOME AWAY FROM HOME, TOOL SHED, ETC.
All absolutely true, except I have seen a blatant disregard for #1 at my house in the past. Every month or so, mine actually receives a “day off” and God help me if I try to get him to do anything before 10:00am.
Maybe your cowboy is younger than mine…? As we age, we all have a hard time getting to sleep and staying asleep. No matter what, he’s up at dawn. I’ve adjusted.
Hahahaha love it!
Thank you, m’dear.
I may not *say* I’m going to sleep in…but yeah…like Jessica says: If my wife says she’ll check/feed in the AM…good luck. I will sleep until bothered. And sometimes more than that.
Gosh, maybe I’ve just got an insomniac cowboy. Hadn’t considered that. :\ …. lol
21. “That’s good enough”.
Oooh! So true, cowdogblog!! My cowboy is never happy with “good enough”. He always says “If you’re not gonna do it right, don’t do it at all.” Total hardass.
Hi Alisa,
I stumbled onto your blog from facebook. I love the above post. I grew up in urban South Florida and fell in love with a farm boy from Nebraska while in college on the East Coast. I have now lived in rural Nebraska for 15 years where my husband and I raise kids, crops, and cattle. The transition from urban to rural life is a very interesting one, and I have loved every minute of it. I am the “boss lady” at our cattle feed yard and can identify so well with what you describe. I am looking forward to following your blog and checking out your books.
All the best,
Anne (Feed Yard Foodie)
Thanks, Anne! Your story is super interesting and your blog is BEAUTIFUL! Thanks for stopping by. I’d recommend skipping my earlier novels, and starting with THE TEMPTATION, which comes out April 24…and, of course, the memoir chronicling my life shift from city snob to ranch girlfriend. (I can hope for “wife” one of these days, but my cowboy is 53 and never been married so I’m not holding my breath.)
my dad would never say any of this and he is somewhat of a cowboy, he is a retired migrant agricultural worker. Although, he loves that freaking movie The Notebook. I think he just loves Rachel Adams. 8o)
Jose – That is SO SWEET I almost can’t stand it! I love it. Thanks for sharing.
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I’ve never heard mine say anything even remotely close to any of the above… good post!
Thank you. What DOES yours say?
This is such a blast-from-the-past for me! What a hoot!
Over 20 years ago (in my early career) I lived in the far west of New South Wales (Australia). I never heard any of the farmers or rousabouts say any of these.
I never heard them say
‘I’ll have a pina colada’
‘wait a minute- I’ll just check my diary’ or
‘let’s go on a picnic’ or
‘let’s go away for the weekend.’ Saturday night was the most a girl could hope for in regards to ‘time off.’
Unfortunately, I never heard one say ‘oh great, you brought condoms’ either! Something about it just wasn’t natural for the farmboys. I hope the times have changed in this regard!
Lou! I love all of these. So funny.
U hit every one perfectly! Don’t think I’ve every heard any cowboy say those things! And I’ve been surrounded by them my whole life!