HAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is JUST what I needed!!!!! Life, you have to admit, he gotcha! HAHAHAHA!!!

Who ordered the hatefulness?

Youre just upset at the 3-0 becasue I pay half of the vehicle insurance you pay and that you couldnt be here for my party.

And for the downtown comment - I am SURE I have NO IDEA what you are talking about. I am assuming it in regards to my stack of free passes for HOWL AT THE MOON. It is indeed, a fun place.

I think the barren stretches of Saskatachawan or Siberia or wherever you are has seriously affected your brain. You need to get your brain out of the freezer. You aint even thinking correctly anymore...

So tonight the wonderful Al Franken spoke at LSU...

I'll admit it, I'm about as conservative as they come... By conservative I mean I'm a Republican, (There is no shame in my game!) I knew when i went I would get a little annoyed with some of the things that he would say, but being the intelligent and open-minded person that I am I decided I would open myself up to his opinions. (how else do you we know what we believe unless we see it from another perspective)... While I disagree with him about our President and the war with Iraq and his obviously unresearched "facts" it wasn't the thing that bothered me most. He talked about how we went on the USO tour (more power to him! GO TROOPS!) he happened to mention a few country artists who are from Texas and said "so basically I was surrounded by rednecks"...

WHAT?!!?!?!?!?!!?! I'm sorry but it's not exactly smart to come go the South and call some of our own rednecks! Remember, we are war supporters and gun carriers, we'll kick your ass!

That just disturbed me... I'm sorry I might be from Texas where were talk a little bit slow and walk even slower, but I have MORE CLASS in my pinky finger than HE or any of his fellows in Hollywood and entertainment industry. Since when does making a movie ( a stupid one at that, I HATE that stuart smalls charachter!) mean that the world cares about your politics?!? Don't think it does.


Oh, which brings me to another thing...
Remember when that Dixie Chick said she was ashamed Bush was from Texas... It wasn't that she said it that bothered me, but when did she become the Texas Ambassador?? When did they do anything for Texas?! And then saying it was "unamerican" for the backlash against them. Hey, you have the right to say what you want, and I have the right not to buy or listen to your crappy selllout "music"... BUT THEN when she got an award from the Rock The Vote or whatnot she said "make sure you vote, not just vote, but vote for the RIGHT person"... Maybe that's just me but don't they want to get people to vote in general?? Or maybe I'm naive and the whole is a "vast left-wing conspriacy" Just proves that money doesn't determine class, actions do. You can have all the money in the world and still be trashy...



Woo... Feel sooooooo much better... Anyways, it just pissed me off that he called ME a redneck! OH HELL NO! If anything I'd rather be a "redneck" from Texas than the New York elite!

I realized that nothing I just said made a whole lot of sense, but I was filled with anger and frusteration...so that's my excuse!

Meg

its ok.

I'm proud to be a redneck - but its a Texas version of redneck;

Likes REK, Pat Green, Reckless Kelly, Cross Canadian Ragweed, Willie Nelson, Tubeing the Guadalupe, Fishing in Port A, hiking in Big Bend, Drinking in Mexico, Dallas Cowboys in Texas Stadium, Yell Practice at A&M, Deer Season, and many more.....


So yeah, I'm proud. But not a redneck liek in other places ..like where they still wear mullets.... lol.

If being a Dallas Cowboy's fan is what qualifies a person as a Texan I am most def not one! I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the cowboys...

go texans!

I would also say GO Texans!

I was in the 3rd grade when my dad was stationed at Ft. Bliss, by El Paso. We lived up off Zion Street, near a hospital. I specifically remember my parents tellin me, "If you get lost explorin, our street is 3 miles past a traffic light." The Goonie-esque adventures that ensued in Texas are treasured memories among my youthful excursions. I also discovered that it snows in El Paso, and that the music is bleepity bleepin awesome. The Shiner Bach would come later.

I didnt say THE DALLAS COWBOYS, just the Cowboys IN TEXAS Staduim. I would accept, as a substitute, the Oilers in the Astrodome. However the Texans, as a football org are on a 5 year waiting list to be qualified as uniquely Texan, as defined by me and we all know I make the rules. It is indeed a magical world. lol

oh man, I thought the same thing... Then I went to a game this year and it was a good time. I was raised on the oilers, my dad is still pissed they left and refuses to watch the NFL... I STILL know the Oilers song (Look out football, here we come, Houston oilers number one, houston has the oilers the greatest football team, we take the ball from goal to goal like no one has ever seen, we're in the air , we're on the ground, always in control, and when you say the oilers you're talkin superbowl, cause we're the houston oilers, houston oilers, houston oilers, houston oilers number 1!.... 5 7 8 we're the best from the lone star state! etc etc i think you get the point, it's kind of sad that is still know that)...

I so remember listening to the Houston Oilers song on my old record player. The record was floppy and colored Oilers blue! It was great.

I am a native Texan and damn proud of it! I want to get the "native Texan" license plate. I have tried to trace my roots to see if I could be in the Daughter's of the Republic of Texas, but haven't had alot of luck finding all the info I need. Any ideas?

I have to say that I got all choked up reading some of the previous posts. I have lived in different parts of the state and really have loved anywhere that I have lived, even with the humidity. I never want to live anywhere else. I would if I had to, but Texas is large enough so why should I have to? To tell you the truth, I think that this is my favorite thread I've come across on GC!

I love all the rivalries between all the different groups. I love driving for 10 hours and still being in the same state - however, it did make it difficult as a child driving from the Valley to Dallas! I love that fact that we can fly our flag as high as the US flag. I love our history. I love the friendly waves I get and give from/to old cowboys while traveling on highways. I love how we have all types of people and all types of towns/cities. I love going to the Alamo - I swear, my husband and I go down there as often as tourists - and walking in a place where heros died for the state.

I truly can't put into words how much I love this state! My husband was born in Alabama and he acts like his state has just as much pride as Texas, but I know that he can't hang!

Oh and the comments about big hair, I can think of many other states where women have hair just as big or bigger than certain women in our state.

I really could go on all night but I really must get some sleep. I'm glad that I found this thread...

Haha! I love it!!

20 days until i fly into DFW and am back in Texas.

21 days until Chilifest!!!

George Jones
Sammy Kershaw
Pat Green
Jason Boland
and Cross Canadian Ragweed.

God, i can't wait. Plus all the beautiful Texas women running around on a warm April day. And the Miller Lite flows like wine.

And another weekend of debauchery with the brothers.

Kitso
KS 361 times i've woken up in the morning with Texas on my mind :D

Dang! I'm so upset! No CF for me this year. :( I can't miss homecoming weekend though!

Random Facts
 

Beaumont to El Paso: 831 miles
Beaumont to St. Louis: 846 miles

The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883.

The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built entirely over the water.

The Heisman trophy is named for John William Heisman the first full-time coach and athletic director at Rice University in Houston.

Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America

The Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.

Jalapeno pepper jelly originated in Lake Jackson and was first marketed in 1978.

The worst natural disaster in United States history was caused by a hurricane that hit Galveston in 1900. Over 8000 deaths were recorded.

The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was "Houston."

El Paso is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas.

Laredo is the world's largest inland port.

The Tyler Municipal Rose Garden is the world's largest rose garden. It contains 38,000 rose bushes representing 500 varieties of roses set in a 22-acre garden.

The lightning whelk is the official state shell.

The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.

During the period of July 24-26, 1979, the Tropical Storm Claudette brought 45 inches of rain to an area near Alvin, Texas, contributing to more than $600 million in damages.
Claudette produced the United States 24 hour rainfall record of 43 inches.

Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation.

A coastal live oak located near Fulton is the oldest tree in the state. The tree has an
estimated age of more than 1,500 years.

Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.

Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. The Dublin Dr Pepper, 85 miles west of Waco, still uses pure imperial cane sugar in its product. There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper.

Texas is the only state to have the flags of 6 different nations fly over it. They are: Spain, France, Mexico, Republic of Texas, Confederate States, and the United States.

Although six flags have flown over Texas, there have been eight changes of government: Spanish 1519-1685, French 1685-1690, Spanish 1690-1821, Mexican 1821-1836, Republic of Texas 1836-1845, United States 1845-1861, Confederate States 1861-1865,
United States 1865-present

The first offensive action of the Texas Revolution occurred in Goliad on October 9, 1835 when local colonists captured the fort and town.

On December 20, 1835 the first Declaration of Texas Independence was signed in Goliad and the first flag of Texas Independence was hoisted.

In 1836 five sites served as temporary capitals of Texas: Washington-on-the-Brazos: Harrisburg: Galveston: Velasco: and Columbia. Sam Houston moved the capital to Houston in 1837. In 1839 the capital was moved to the new town of Austin.

The state was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845.

The capital city of Austin is located on the Colorado River in south-central Texas. The capitol building is made from Texas pink granite. It served as the capital of the Republic of Texas in 1840-1842.

When Texas was annexed in 1845 it retained the right to fly its flag at the same height as the national flag.

The capitol in Austin opened May 16, 1888. The dome of the building stands seven feet higher than that of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Austin is considered the live music capital of the world.

Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian word tejas meaning friends or allies.

The armadillo is the official state mammal.

Texas has the first domed stadium in the country. The structure was built in Houston and opened in April 1965.

The Houston Comets are the only team in the country to win four back-to-back WNBA championships. 1997-2000 Cynthia Cooper remains the only player to win the WNBA Championship MVP.

More wool comes from the state of Texas than any other state in the United States.

Edwards Plateau in west central Texas is the top sheep growing area in the country.

Texas boasts the nation's largest herd of whitetail deer.

Sam Houston, arguably the most famous Texan, was actually born in Virginia. Houston served as governor of Tennessee before coming to Texas.

The Hertzberg Circus Museum in San Antonio contains one of the largest assortments of circusana in the world.

Texas is home to Dell and Compaq computers and central Texas is often referred to as the Silicon Valley of the south.

Professional sports teams include the Dallas Cowboys, Dallas Mavericks, Dallas Stars, Houston Astros, Houston Comets, Houston Rockets, San Antonio Spurs, and Texas Rangers.

The first suspension bridge in the United States was the Waco Bridge. Built in 1870 and still in use today as a pedestrian crossing of the Brazos River.

Texas' largest county is Brewster with 6,208 square miles.

Texas possesses three of the top ten most populous cities in the United States. These towns are Houston, Dallas, and San Antonio.

Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area.

The state's cattle population is estimated to be near 16 million.

More land is farmed in Texas than in any other state.

More species of bats live in Texas than in any other part of the United States.

Port Lavaca has the world's longest fishing pier. Originally part of the causeway connecting the two sides of Lavaca Bay, the center span of was destroyed by Hurricane Carla in 1961.

Amarillo has the world's largest helium well.