Word: cowboying
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...moves slowly toward Gemini's nose, the astronaut is clearly out of his element; his movements are labored and uncertain. The simple task of clamping Agena's tether to Gemini's docking bar is an exhausting struggle. As Gordon attempts to straddle Gemini's nose, cowboy-fashion, he proves unable to assume a stable position. There is every indication that he may be bucked off at any moment...
...rest a minute," he gasped. "I'm pooped." After regaining his breath, he inched forward to Gemini's nose, which was securely locked in the docking collar of the Agena target vehicle. He straddled his ship to steady himself. "Ride'm, cowboy!" called Command Pilot Pete Conrad exuberantly. "How are you doing?" "I'm tired, Pete," the dejected Gordon admitted...
...gift of the white boss," says Ephraim Tchabalata, who has grown rich on a chain of dry-cleaning establishments and filling stations. The streets of the cities echo with the laughter of Africans, and the townships rock to the Beatle beat of guitars, strummed by young men wearing the cowboy hats that have become the latest rage. But all too often the smiles hide resentment. Says one African: "If I walk in the streets of Johannesburg and a white man kicks me, I will grin and say, 'Baas, you would have made a great soccer player.' But there...
...Cowboy King. To Western lovers whose text is the TV screen and the local movie house, the news that Buffalo Bill collected art may sound downright subversive. In fact, it was darned shrewd. Many of the paintings featured old Bill himself, adding luster to his legend. But as a chief scout for the U.S. cavalry and later King of the Cowboys in his own Wild West show, he had a genuine interest in preserving an image of the West that he had known...
...hinterlands to give the boys something to break the monotony," he monotoned. Big John's visit was also a change of pace for the Saigon kids who'd seen some of his horse operas in dubbed versions. They ran after him whooping, "Hey, you! Numbah One Cowboy...