Off Topic, but still involving cowboys of the (intoxicated) Imagination...

By Ruth Ellen Gruber

The Iowa City Press-Citizen runs a story that pushes a lot of buttons. The headline says it all:

Police: Drunk cowboy breaks into house, threatens to kill dog

An intoxicated Iowa City man dressed like a cowboy [identified as Derrick Thomas Alger, 24] allegedly broke into a house and threatened to kill the residents' dog early Thursday morning, according to Iowa City police reports.

My favorite line in the piece may be:

Through the series of events, Alger apparently lost his black cowboy hat, but the hat was located on Rocky Shore Drive, according to police.