“Why did the cowboy get a hot seat?”/“Because he rode the range.”

A cowboy riddle is:
 
Q: Why did the cowboy get a hot seat?
A: Because he rode the range.
         
The joke was posted on the newsgroup alt.humor.puns on December 21, 2002.
 
   
Google Groups: alt.humor.puns
Puns of the Weak 12/20/02
Stan Kegel
12/21/02
(...)
Why did the cowboy get a hot seat?
Because he rode the range. (Anne, 9)
 
Klosi Jokes
Category: Cowboy jokes
Date Added: 11/10/2007
Joke: Why did the cowboy get a hot seat?Because he rode the range.
   
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Cowboy jokes - 3299 Joke: Why did the cowboy get a hot seat?
Because he rode the range. .... http://bit.ly/19vC3I
7:05 PM - 29 Jul 2009
   
Google Books
Sensible Nonsense.. Frank’s Comic Pack:
Humour Pack Series
By Frank Paul
BookBaby
2014
Pg. ?:
Why did the cowboy get a hot seat?Because he rode the range.
 
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Why did the cowboy get a hot seat?
Because
he rode the range.
#Joke from #CowboyJokes in #Jokes,  #Humor and #Satire
3:11 PM - 18 Sep 2017