#dumb cowboygenteel octopus

I was just re-reading this lovely picture book by Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith (of Stinky Cheese Man fame), called Cowboy and Octopus. As the title implies, it’s about a cowboy and an octopus. The octopus is well-spoken, polite, and tactful to a fault. The cowboy is dumb. So very dumb.

They’re also best friends.

Basically, what I’m getting at is