All hat and no cattle?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="grandiose">grandiose</span>, <span word="take">take</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="pinch">pinch</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="salt">salt</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="bluffing">bluffing</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sort">sort</span>.</p><p>“<span word="All">All</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>” <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="yes">yes</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span>, <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="rim">rim</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span> <span word="wears">wears</span>, <span word="cattle">cattle</span> <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="oxen">oxen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="horses">horses</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span> <span word="owns">owns</span>.</p><p><span word="See">See</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span> <span word="riding">riding</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="horse">horse</span> <span word="roaming">roaming</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Texas">Texas</span> <span word="herding">herding</span> <span word="hundreds">hundreds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="oxen">oxen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cows">cows</span>.</p><p><span word="Right">Right</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>, <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lives">lives</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="real">real</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>?</p><p><span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="appearance">appearance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cowboy">cowboy</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="substance">substance</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="oxen">oxen</span>, <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cows">cows</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="horses">horses</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="boxing">boxing</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> – <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="walk">walk</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="he">he</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="dance">dance</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="box">box</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bar">bar</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bartender">bartender</span> <span word="pours">pours</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="mug">mug</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="foam">foam</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="beer">beer</span>.</p><p><span word="To">To</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bag">bag</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grain">grain</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="chaff">chaff</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="wheat">wheat</span>.</p><p><span word="All">All</span> <span word="hat">hat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="cattle">cattle</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="descriptive">descriptive</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="act">act</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="words">words</span>.</p>
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