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From: Gainesville, Denton TX
Originally Posted by Nine Ball
Thought these were interesting, enjoy!
Beaumont to El Paso: 742 air miles, Beaumont to Chicago: 770 air miles
El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in N. America built over water
The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman, who was the first full time football coach at Rice University (Houston).
Brazoria county has more species of birds than any other area in North America.
The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was "Houston"
King Ranch is larger than Rhode Island
Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by Treaty, instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas flag to fly at the same height as the US flag.
Caddo lake is the only natural lake in the state
Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885.
Texas has had six capital cities. Washington-on-the-Brazos, Harrisburg, Galveston, Velasco, West Columbia, and Austin
The Capitol dome in Austin is the only dome in the US which is taller than the Capitol building in Washington (by 7 feet).
The name "Texas" comes from the Hasini Indian word "tejas" meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas.
The state animal, the Armadillo, always has four babies. They only have one egg, that splits into four and they either have four males or four females.
The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston
The "Six Flags" amusement park name comes from the six flags that have flown over Texas, which are (in order): Spanish, French, Mexican, Texas, Confederate, and United States.
Beaumont to El Paso: 742 air miles, Beaumont to Chicago: 770 air miles
El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in N. America built over water
The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman, who was the first full time football coach at Rice University (Houston).
Brazoria county has more species of birds than any other area in North America.
The first word spoken from the moon on July 20, 1969 was "Houston"
King Ranch is larger than Rhode Island
Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by Treaty, instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas flag to fly at the same height as the US flag.
Caddo lake is the only natural lake in the state
Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885.
Texas has had six capital cities. Washington-on-the-Brazos, Harrisburg, Galveston, Velasco, West Columbia, and Austin
The Capitol dome in Austin is the only dome in the US which is taller than the Capitol building in Washington (by 7 feet).
The name "Texas" comes from the Hasini Indian word "tejas" meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas.
The state animal, the Armadillo, always has four babies. They only have one egg, that splits into four and they either have four males or four females.
The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston
The "Six Flags" amusement park name comes from the six flags that have flown over Texas, which are (in order): Spanish, French, Mexican, Texas, Confederate, and United States.
Originally Posted by Angus
Texas blessing
Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry.
Please keep it cool in mid-July.
Bless the walls where termites dine,
While ants and roaches march in time.
Bless our yard where spiders pass
Fire ant castles in the grass.
Bless the garage, a home to please
Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.
Bless the love bugs, two by two,
The gnats and mosquitoes that feed on you.
Millions of creatures that fly or crawl,
In TEXAS, Lord, you've put them all!!
But, this is home, and here we'll stay,
So, thank you, Lord, for insect spray.
You know your in Texas when...
The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.
The trees are whistling for the dogs.
The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
Hot water now comes out of both taps.
You can make sun tea instantly.
You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron!
The temperature drops below 95, and you feel a little chilly.
You discover that in July it only takes two fingers to steer your car.
You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.
You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m.
Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?"
You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter, salt and pepper.
Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.
The cows are giving evaporated milk. Ah, what a place to call home.
God Bless Our State of TEXAS!
Bless this house, oh Lord, we cry.
Please keep it cool in mid-July.
Bless the walls where termites dine,
While ants and roaches march in time.
Bless our yard where spiders pass
Fire ant castles in the grass.
Bless the garage, a home to please
Carpenter beetles, ticks and fleas.
Bless the love bugs, two by two,
The gnats and mosquitoes that feed on you.
Millions of creatures that fly or crawl,
In TEXAS, Lord, you've put them all!!
But, this is home, and here we'll stay,
So, thank you, Lord, for insect spray.
You know your in Texas when...
The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.
The trees are whistling for the dogs.
The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
Hot water now comes out of both taps.
You can make sun tea instantly.
You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron!
The temperature drops below 95, and you feel a little chilly.
You discover that in July it only takes two fingers to steer your car.
You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.
You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m.
Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?"
You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter, salt and pepper.
Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.
The cows are giving evaporated milk. Ah, what a place to call home.
God Bless Our State of TEXAS!
Originally Posted by BRETTINATOR
Two men are driving through Texas when they get pulled over by a State
Trooper. The cop walks up and taps on the window with his nightstick. The
driver rolls down the window and WHACK, the cop smacks him in the head with
the stick. The driver asks, "What the hell was that for?" The cop answers,
"You're in Texas, Son. When we pull you over, you better have your license
ready when we get to your car." The driver says, "I'm sorry, Officer, I'm
not from around here." The cop runs a check on the guy's license, and he's
clean. He gives the guy his license back, walks around to the passenger side
and taps on the window. The passenger rolls down the window and WHACK, the
cop smacks him on the head with the nightstick. The passenger asks, "What'd
you do that for?" The cop says, "Just making your wish come true." The
passenger asks, "Making what wish come true?" The cop says, "I know that two
miles down the road you're gonna say to your buddy, "I wish that *******
would've tried that **** with me! "
Trooper. The cop walks up and taps on the window with his nightstick. The
driver rolls down the window and WHACK, the cop smacks him in the head with
the stick. The driver asks, "What the hell was that for?" The cop answers,
"You're in Texas, Son. When we pull you over, you better have your license
ready when we get to your car." The driver says, "I'm sorry, Officer, I'm
not from around here." The cop runs a check on the guy's license, and he's
clean. He gives the guy his license back, walks around to the passenger side
and taps on the window. The passenger rolls down the window and WHACK, the
cop smacks him on the head with the nightstick. The passenger asks, "What'd
you do that for?" The cop says, "Just making your wish come true." The
passenger asks, "Making what wish come true?" The cop says, "I know that two
miles down the road you're gonna say to your buddy, "I wish that *******
would've tried that **** with me! "
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From: Gainesville, Denton TX
You Know You’re From Texas if…
1. It’s illegal to have a tattoo until you’re 18, but children of all ages can play with guns
2. You don’t think it’s weird to drink a beer at anytime in the day, even morning
3. You think it is weird not to drink beer
4. You can drive all day and still not leave the state
5. The confederate flag is still flown at your high school, your team is even named after it
6. You shop at HEB
7. The town you live in is bigger than Rhode Island
8. When asking for a soda, you don’t say, “pop”, but “coke”
9. You see more trucks on your daily commute then you’ll see in the state of New Jersey
10. Your high school football stadium is equal to or better than most professional stadiums
11. You know there are more Longhorn, cattle, and steer then there are people in the state
12. We don’t have an ocean; we have a gulf
13. You know what SwishaHouse is
14. You know someone whose name is Pedro or Martín
15. Their last name is Garcia, Martinez, or Rodriguez
16. You eat tacos for breakfast
17 You think Dr. Pepper is the best damn coke in the world
18. The extensions of the index and pinky fingers make the best hand gesture besides the shocker
19. The best parties are on at least 2 acres of land
20. You can go anywhere with a gun in your truck and no one thinks twice about it
21. You know someone with a gun related injury
22. Getting stuck in the mud is a challenge, not an avoidance
23. The hottest girls live in Austin (ATX BABY!)
24. We panic when there is an inch of snow on the ground
25. Air Conditioning is standard on every car sold here
26. Nothing beats hot, wet brisket
27. Who? Mike Jones!
28. You’re ashamed of Vinny Yestaverde and Bill Parcells
29. You know what happens to the UT Tower when we win a game
30. You have said, “I’ve never met a Jewish person before”
31. OU ******* sucks!
edit: stupid saying.
1. It’s illegal to have a tattoo until you’re 18, but children of all ages can play with guns
2. You don’t think it’s weird to drink a beer at anytime in the day, even morning
3. You think it is weird not to drink beer
4. You can drive all day and still not leave the state
5. The confederate flag is still flown at your high school, your team is even named after it
6. You shop at HEB
7. The town you live in is bigger than Rhode Island
8. When asking for a soda, you don’t say, “pop”, but “coke”
9. You see more trucks on your daily commute then you’ll see in the state of New Jersey
10. Your high school football stadium is equal to or better than most professional stadiums
11. You know there are more Longhorn, cattle, and steer then there are people in the state
12. We don’t have an ocean; we have a gulf
13. You know what SwishaHouse is
14. You know someone whose name is Pedro or Martín
15. Their last name is Garcia, Martinez, or Rodriguez
16. You eat tacos for breakfast
17 You think Dr. Pepper is the best damn coke in the world
18. The extensions of the index and pinky fingers make the best hand gesture besides the shocker
19. The best parties are on at least 2 acres of land
20. You can go anywhere with a gun in your truck and no one thinks twice about it
21. You know someone with a gun related injury
22. Getting stuck in the mud is a challenge, not an avoidance
23. The hottest girls live in Austin (ATX BABY!)
24. We panic when there is an inch of snow on the ground
25. Air Conditioning is standard on every car sold here
26. Nothing beats hot, wet brisket
27. Who? Mike Jones!
28. You’re ashamed of Vinny Yestaverde and Bill Parcells
29. You know what happens to the UT Tower when we win a game
30. You have said, “I’ve never met a Jewish person before”
31. OU ******* sucks!
edit: stupid saying.
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From: Dallas, TX / Boston, MA
Originally Posted by bsherrill
Also down here it is refered to as a "Coke" where as up north its "pop" or "soda"
Wicked = Tight
My mom is from Indiana when we visit up there we crack up at the difference in "slang"
Wicked = Tight
My mom is from Indiana when we visit up there we crack up at the difference in "slang"
Originally Posted by slayer_taunu
pop is actually west coast i believe... in boston they tend to say 'tonic'. i, personally, use the word 'coke'
Mike
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From: Dallas, TX / Boston, MA
Originally Posted by Bizzzatch350
88 GTA huh, I almost bought a metalic red 89 GTA, L98 hard top, clean car. Whats yours all got done?
i have BIG plans for this car, but unfortunatly my wallet is empty after the move, so i'll just have to start doing my HW on it.
Originally Posted by Ravenous T\A
your just pissed cause U Lost the War
Originally Posted by slayer_taunu
pop is actually west coast i believe... in boston they tend to say 'tonic'. i, personally, use the word 'coke'
i lived in indiana for a year. it took me a while to get used to "pop" instead of just calling it by name: sprite, coke, pepsi, etc.
Originally Posted by rumblebox
i lived in indiana for a year. it took me a while to get used to "pop" instead of just calling it by name: sprite, coke, pepsi, etc.
only time i say soda is when you fill it yourself cause you look dumb when the machine is right infront of you and they look at you like get it yourself bitch 
