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Ford_Prefect

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16. The next time all those wannabe cowboys need a doctor, or a pharmacist, or a mechanic who knows more

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Fri Nov 11, 2022, 04:31 PM

Nov 2022

than old pickup trucks, or ANYTHING not made by hand on the ranch, or Beer and Bread....

The wild American West lasted from the end of the Civil War to just prior to the turn of the century. Some of it lingered on until the Great War. NONE of it was as graceful nor as livable as American Cinema portrays it to be.

It was HARD damn work on the ranch, or the farm, or out on the range, with no theme music playing in the background and definitely no cell service.

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This is hysterical!!! leftieNanner Nov 2022 #1

Do they really not know which movie this is from? n/t Claustrum Nov 2022 #2

Well, they are the same people who didn't bother to look up what FoxNewsSucks Nov 2022 #4

...which reminds me of a certain scene from a movie. canuckledragger Nov 2022 #33

Is that Brokeback Mountain ? magicarpet Nov 2022 #3

Yes. Brokeback mountain with 2 gay male main characters. Claustrum Nov 2022 #6

Is this the reason they find the wilderness not so boring ? magicarpet Nov 2022 #10

Full disclosure: that's an old image. It's been around for a long time. NT mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 #5

I've posted it many times there... regnaD kciN Nov 2022 #13

But WE know what it's from! dchill Nov 2022 #36

.... Spazito Nov 2022 #7

Add to that that their profile picture TlalocW Nov 2022 #8

If Sam were dead, he'd be rolling over in his grave. dchill Nov 2022 #37

Keep in mind this is the same crowd that called themselves "teabaggers." Buns_of_Fire Nov 2022 #9

I imagine that by now someone has pointed out... MissMillie Nov 2022 #11

--- a moran and a maroon. 3Hotdogs Nov 2022 #18

They don't have a clue. SergeStorms Nov 2022 #12

I should know better than to delve into the "logic" of this but chriscan64 Nov 2022 #14

I think their magical thinking is that Claustrum Nov 2022 #22

One thing I've noticed about cults over the years Warpy Nov 2022 #31

That's actually the first moment the two men begin to discuss their relationship lindysalsagal Nov 2022 #15

+1. It's a truly great movie. dalton99a Nov 2022 #21

I rarely cry at movies. That one shattered me. vanlassie Nov 2022 #35

It's gorgeous. I wish we could have had more work from Heath. lindysalsagal Nov 2022 #39

The next time all those wannabe cowboys need a doctor, or a pharmacist, or a mechanic who knows more Ford_Prefect Nov 2022 #16

+1 orangecrush Nov 2022 #28

Red welfare socialist states, all around! Blue Owl Nov 2022 #17

As a wise man once put it: peppertree Nov 2022 #19

I Love Wilson Cruz! Deep State Witch Nov 2022 #20

Make America Fabulous Again IronLionZion Nov 2022 #23

Maybe studs instead of steeds.. Permanut Nov 2022 #24

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This has to be a troll or a joke/photoshop. No one's this dumb, not even cons. n/t SpankMe Nov 2022 #26

wanna bet? niyad Nov 2022 #38

It is whopis01 Nov 2022 #40

The idiot's avatar is Sam Elliott. From what I've read about him, Elliott isn't a wingnut. AZLD4Candidate Nov 2022 #27

Funny, but completely fake Jack the Greater Nov 2022 #29

Breathtakingly hilarious!! yardwork Nov 2022 #30

Next up: Deliverance. LakeArenal Nov 2022 #32

Two cowboys walk into a gay bar DavidDvorkin Nov 2022 #34