^Nicely done Herb
While we're on the subject of cowboys:
A cowboy mosies into a saloon and is about to order a shot of bourbon when he realises he's lost his bag of dollar.
"Gosh darn it!" he exclaims, "I must have been robbed in the night!"
The bartender hears this and thinks "Ah ha, yet another sucker to have some fun with".
So he says to the cowboy,
"Howdy pardner, i'm afraid I can't offer you any credit, but it's a tradition in this establishment that any customer who can't pay gets the opportunity to take the 'spitoon challenge'. If you manage to swallow just one slug from that spitoon down by your feet, you can have a whole bottle of Bourbon on the house. But If you fail, you agree to wash glasses for a week. Do we have a deal?"
By this time, the other customers have realised what's going down and all eyes turn to the cowboy with a mixture of glee and pity. They've seen this many times before and no-one ever wins. The barkeeper hasn't needed to employ a glasswasher for years. They also know that the spitoon hasn't been emptied for months and the barkeeper likes to add a few extra ingredients into the pot.
The cowboy looks down at the spitoon and is dismayed at what he sees. It's nearly overflowing with green, brown and black snot, goz, lung and vomit, with a bit of curdled spunk and a few soggy cheroots thrown in for good measure. He ponders his options:
"Hell, I'm gagging for some hard liquor, and I only need to take one little slug, how hard can that be?"
"Ya got yourself a deal", he replies.
So he picks up the spitoon and tentatively raises it to his lips. He tips it slightly until the rancid mixture starts to slide into his mouth. Then all of a sudden, he throws his head back and with a 'glug, glug, glug, glug, glug' downs the entire contents.
The barkeeper is gobsmacked. Everyone in the saloon is on their feet a whoopin' and a hollerin' and firing their six guns wildly into the air in celebration.
"Hotdang cowboy!" the barkeeper exclaims. "I've never seen anyone do that before. But tell me, why did you drink it all when you only needed to take one slug?"
"I couldn't help it" the cowboy replies..
"It was all in one lump!"