Techie Rancher T-Shirts

"I'm on the range, but I'm not home on the range."

Dawing your Cellphone

"....Reception on my tablet is so much better since I added wifi to my mule..."

'If you're not doing anything, come on over and we'll shoot the bull!'

"I'm sorry I bumped you, honey. Hello, tech support, I have a farmer in the Dell!"

"I'm gonna want that taxidermied."

Wild West Text Showdown

First there were virtual-pets. Now there are virtual owners and ranchers.

'Do you believe how easy it is to find corn on the internet?'

The sheep are much easier to keep track of now. They spend all day watching clips on Ewe Tube!

Old MacDonald had a startup.

'It's called sustainable living. He can survive for days out here.'

Young MacDonald

'Ooo, two strays to add to the database.'

'Oh, I plow the fields, Greta takes care of the house, and young Johan, here, maintains the website.'

'This computerized herd management is getting out of control.'

"If we don't find a place to charge these batteries we ain't gettin' this herd of tumbleweed to Kansas City by sundown."

A chicken coop with a loudspeaker on the roof

'I can't take your call right now. Please leave a message after the peep.'

Farmer using a photo editing program

This one needs re-booting!

"it has 256 ringtones and I can download more."

"This chat room ain't big enough fer th' two of us."

Modern Shepherding

Yup, I like these self-driving cattle. Google.

Computer for used for on-line dancing.

'Fun's over, the farmer installed a corn filter.'

Milk Machine

Farm wife rings her husband rather than calling out to him to let him know that dinner is ready.

'I'm not sure why, but you sound muffled.'

"He is very competitive. . . when he read about someone 'growing' a garden chair and he decided to grow a recliner and HDTV with surround sound system."

Texas Programmers AC Members Club: Ride the wild mainframe.

"I got a text from Black Bart. What does a sideways frowny face mean?"

'He's a Tex'an.'

"Time for some herdin' music, eh, girl?"