# Cowboys and Hillbillys

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-and-hillbillys/633007>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [August 29, 2012, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-and-hillbillys/633007 "2012-08-29T05:07:01Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cowboys-and-hillbillys/633007/21 "2012-08-30T05:58:29Z")

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> [@rsat3acr](#):
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> the real problem is that they are wearing their hats indoors.

> [@Bridget\_Burke](#):
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> I agree that wearing hats inside is tacky. But it’s hard to be balding in showbiz!

For future reference, the silly idea that hats should not be worn inside is a purely **Eastern** idea. Out here in the West, we know better.

I have a book about 1880s cowboys in Wyoming. The author tells a story about a cowboy who took a train trip back East. For some reason, he didn’t want anybody to know he was a cowboy, so he bought a different type of hat.

The first morning on the train, another traveler asked him “Where do you punch cows?” He replied, “How did you know that I’m a cowpoke?” The answer–(emphasis added)– **“Because when you got up this morning, the first thing you did was put on your hat.”**

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