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Young Men's Cowboy Association

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The Young Men's Cowboy Association is a fraternity of cowboys within the bounty hunting trade. It is best remembered for expelling one especially destructive member, whose record of property damage and injuries made him too much of a liability to keep.

Type: organization of cowboys
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Overview

The Young Men's Cowboy Association is an organized body made up of cowboys. It represents a formal grouping tied to the bounty hunting world.

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Role

The association is known chiefly through the way it handles a troublesome recruit, drawing a hard line against conduct that brings it into disrepute. Membership, it turns out, is conditional on not becoming a walking disaster.

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Notable Members

Andy belonged to the group only for a short while before being thrown out for being labeled a nuisance. His record accounts for the decision: one hundred and twenty three incidents of property damage, eighty nine counts of destroying public property, and a long list of people left injured in his wake.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Young Men's Cowboy Association in Cowboy Bebop?

The Young Men's Cowboy Association is an organized fraternity made up of bounty hunters, representing a formal grouping within the cowboy trade.

Why was Andy expelled from the Young Men's Cowboy Association?

Andy was expelled from the Young Men's Cowboy Association after being labeled a nuisance whose reckless bounty hunting caused excessive damage and injuries.

How much damage did Andy cause before his expulsion?

Andy's record included one hundred and twenty three incidents of property damage and eighty nine counts of destroying public property, along with numerous people left injured.

What does the Young Men's Cowboy Association require of its members?

Membership in the Young Men's Cowboy Association is conditional on not becoming a liability, as shown when the group drew a hard line against Andy's destructive conduct.

Is Andy still a member of the Young Men's Cowboy Association?

No, Andy is a former member of the Young Men's Cowboy Association, having been thrown out for the disrepute his actions brought to the group.

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