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Cowboy Logic: The Wit and Wisdom of Kinky Friedman (and Some of His Friends)

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Cowboy Logic is filled with the bons mots of our favorite Texas legend, "the oldest Jew in Texas who doesn't own real estate." Complementing his ageless (and outrageous) maxims organized thematically are original cartoons and illustrations by the brilliant Ace Reid.

For example:

*Always respect your superiors, if you have any.
*Where there's a will, there's a lawyer.
*A happy childhood is the worst possible preparation for life.
*Trust me. I'm a Jew. I'll hire good people.
*Happiness is a moving target.

Kinky is famous for his one-liners, and here are the best of them.

Editorial Reviews

Despite the pressures of campaigning for governor of Texas in the upcoming November elections (or perhaps in order to help finance it), Friedman has released a second book for 2006 (he published three in 2005), this one a collection of mostly funny one-liners ranging from crude to sentimental to self-indulgent. Of course, self-indulgent and self-deprecatory are two sides of the same coin for Friedman ("This is the twenty-fourth book that I've churned out-I mean, carefully crafted") and his abundant Texas charm keeps this book from tedium. Friedman pokes fun at everyone from Jews to Baptists ("They ain't makin' Jews like Jesus anymore," "The only thing wrong with Southern Baptists is that they don't hold 'em under long enough"), hillbillies to politicians ("Only two kinds of people wear cowboy hats: cowboys and assholes," "A fool and his money are soon elected"). No one could accuse Friedman of not covering his bases; axioms such as "how we react to the hungry, homeless stranger-is indubitably a measure of our own humanity," and "I mostly ride two-legged animals," demonstrate his romantic-to-ribald range. The entire spectrum of Friedman fans-Texans and New Yorkers, conservatives and liberals among them-are sure to enjoy this slim, funny volume. B&W cartoons from illustrator Ace Reid provide additional chuckles throughout.
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Author Information

Bio of Kinky Friedman

Kinky Friedman is a country music singer, politician,Texas Monthly columnist, the author of a successful mystery series, and was a candidate for governor in Texas in 2006. He wants to take things back to a time when the cowboys all sang and their horses were smart. To find out more, go to www.kinkyfriedman.com or www.utopiarescue.com.

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Imprint

St. Martin's Press

Filesize

2.76 MB

Number of Pages

208

eBook ISBN

9781429904483

Excerpt from: Cowboy Logic by Kinky Friedman

Chapter One

Cowboy Logic

Happiness is a moving target.

We're not happy until you're not happy.

If you're lookin' for a helpin' hand, try the one on the end of your arm.

Never dig for treasure with a short-handled shovel.

If you can read this, you're standing on my head.
--Cowboy's Epitaph

You can pick your friends and you can pick your nose, but you can't wipe your friends off on your saddle.

It may not be the easy way, but it's the cowboy way.

Anything worth cryin' can be smiled.

This country was a better place when the cowboys all sang and their horses were smart.

Everything comes out in the wash if you use enough Tide.

Never take a whiz on an electric fence.

Be yourself--that way you never have to remember who you are.

Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given.

If you want to wake up in the morning smilin', go to bed with a coat hanger in your mouth.

Anybody can drive a straight nail.

Only two kinds of people wear cowboy hats: cowboys and assholes.

The judges of who is a cowboy should be God and small children.

It's okay to think you're a cowboy--unless you happen to run into someone who thinks he's an Indian.

Give a cowpoke enough rope and he'll either hog-tie himself or start up a rope factory.

Always seek wide open spaces, except between your ears.

Cheer up, it only gets worse.

Find what you like and let it kill you.

Hang on tight, spur hard, and let 'er buck