If you're looking down at a painted cowboy and a painted fishhook,
straighten up and tell me what gal you might see.

The answer is the Queen.


?This is a poker reference. "Paint" is a poker term for a face card. A
Cowboy is term for a King. A Fishhook is a term for a Jack. In order
to "straighten out" a King and a Jack, you would need a Queen.?

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From the Poker Glossary:

Paint:  A jack, king, or queen (i.e., a card with a picture on it).

Fishhook:  A nickname for a jack.

Cowboy:  A nickname for Kings

Poker Glossary
http://www.mvppoker.com/poker_gambling_poker_glossary_fg.html
  

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?painted cowboy? ?painted fishhook?
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I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Request for Answer Clarification by kdl5720-ga on 17 Sep 2004 05:37 PDT

I also came up with your answer for this question. The anwser seems to
really fit the question. However, I am convinced that it is incorrect.
I have reason to believe that the correct answer has something to do
with the Painted Dessert. I have also found that there is a type of
cactus called a fishhook cactus. The answer will have some direct link
to the old west, geographical, historical, or otherwise. Any
information that you or someone else could provide would be very
helpful.

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 17 Sep 2004 06:46 PDT

Thank you for your clarification. I'll resume my search and if I find
anything relevant I will let you know.

--Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 17 Sep 2004 09:08 PDT

Perhaps the following information can help.

Cowboy's Fried Egg is a drought-tolerant perennial that grows to about
3' in height with showy 3" white tissue paper like flowers.
Source: Cactus Seeds
http://www.cactushut.com/seeds/page02.htm

Here is a listing of common name equivalents of some Cacti and Succulents
http://www.cactus-mall.com/names.html