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basic question about texas

HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
edited October 2008 in Strut Central
The question: If Texas people are known to be so universally friendly, then what's with a tough-guy slogan like "don't mess with Texas"? b,121b,121The answer: Exactly.
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  • RerogRerog 569 Posts
    Just don't get on our bad side and it's all good.
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
    I grew up in New Mexico where Texan tourists are like a plague. Every time I hear the word "Texan" I picture a fat white lady with bleach blonde hair and a metallic cowboy hat asking me where she can find the EL-DORRA-DOO hotel, to which I replied "I think you mean the Eldorado, it's right down that street" (true story)
  • GrandfatherGrandfather 2,303 Posts
    ha!b,121the memories i have of visiting northern NM where me asking some dudes questions in spanish only to have them upsetting-ly tell me they're not mexican, they're native american and they dont speak spanish
  • jdeezjdeez 638 Posts
    this is cute.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
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    b,121I grew up in New Mexico.
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  • DB_CooperDB_Cooper Manhatin' 7,823 Posts
    I always liked the expression "You can tell a Texan, but you can't tell him much."
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    Whats funny is asking these super proud texans what extactly makes texas so great. its funny the nonsense you will hear.b,121b,121"everything is bigger in texas!!!"b,121-really? Like what?b,121"well, uh, texas itself is really big!!"b,121-oh, wow, that really is something to be proud of.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    Hmmmm....b,121b,121"Don't mess with Texas" is a slogan used to curtail the illegal disposal of garbage.b,121b,121A not so clever play on words.b,121b,121Nothing arrogant or mean spirited about it in the least.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
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    b,121Whats funny is asking these super proud texans what extactly makes texas so great. its funny the nonsense you will hear.
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    b,121"everything is bigger in texas!!!"
    b,121-really? Like what?
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  • jdeezjdeez 638 Posts
    do you have one of these on your car too?b,121b,121
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    b,121do you have one of these on your car too?
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121b,121That NEVER made sense to me. Especially since I got out of there as fast as I could. I mean, Texas is the WORST place I've ever had to live, and I've lived in some pretty shitty places. I joined the army at 17 years old just to get out.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
  • jamesjames chicago 1,863 Posts
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    b,121Texas people are known to be so universally friendly
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121Really? I haven't covered that much of the universe, but I'm not sure that's the most widely held perception of Texans. I mean, I don't think Texans are thought of as unfriendly, exactly, just that most folks think of Texans as a)outlandish, b)cowboys, or c)both.
  • djdazedjdaze 3,099 Posts
    I used to spend summers in Woodlands from like 10-13. Then like 5 years later I saw Beevis and Butthead and I completely got it. Especially the Todd character. That cartoon is Woodlands to a T.
  • jdeezjdeez 638 Posts
    Harvey, this is weird even for you. Texans can't 100% claim your kind. you're one of i1those[/i]b,121b,121b,121
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    b,121I grew up in New Mexico.
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    b,121You could have just stopped there.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121nah, my dads side of the family is all from West Texas, Abiline and such. There's some serious badasses in my family.b,121b,121That still doesn't change the fact that the majority of Texan tourists that pass through here buying up fake turquoise and carved wood howling coyotes are f*cking idiots.
  • RockadelicRockadelic Out Digging 13,993 Posts
    I may not be your typical "proud" Texan but I certainly apperciate living here.b,121b,121I can afford a home and lifestyle here that I quite frankly couldn't afford in places like California or my native New York.b,121b,121I have been able to provide an education for my kids without having to get them into student loan debt, again, something I could not do as easily elsewhere.b,121b,121The state itself is beautiful and has a wide range of geography similar to California. b,121b,121The idea that "everything's bigger in Texas" did not originate in Texas but rather by visitors from other areas and has become a stereotype. I guess some would say a negative stereotype.b,121b,121Even the 60's song "Long Tall Texan" was based on an outsiders stereotype of what the state represents.b,121b,121Three of the 6 fastest growing cities in the U.S. are in Texas so there must be some attraction.b,121b,121The fact that the population of the state has nearly doubled in the last 40 years has lead some native Texans to display some pride as to what it was like before people from around the U.S. moved here in mass......sorta like a preservation and pride of their culture that is surely changing/has changed.b,121b,121What I can't understand is all the Texas hate......I mean really, hating on a geographic location and all it's citizens sounds to me like some bigoted BS.b,121b,121I also understand that jealousy is often a big component of hate.b,121b,121Don't start none, won't be none.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
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    b,121Harvey, this is weird even for you. Texans can't 100% claim your kind. you're one of
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121Okay, you have my attention now. So, what are you mumbling about?
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    b,121 b)cowboys.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121When I moved to Texas my Brooklynite father seriously suggested I'd have to learn how to ride a horse.
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    b,121I grew up in New Mexico.
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    b,121nah, my dads side of the family is all from West Texas, Abiline and such. There's some serious badasses in my family.
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    b,121That still doesn't change the fact that the majority of Texan tourists that pass through here buying up fake turquoise and carved wood howling coyotes are f*cking idiots.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121Again, that may have more to do with the type of person that New Mexico draws. b,121b,121For instance, do people in New Mexico still think that snowboarding pushes all of the snow off of the mountain?
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    b,121I grew up in New Mexico.
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    b,121nah, my dads side of the family is all from West Texas, Abiline and such. There's some serious badasses in my family.
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    b,121That still doesn't change the fact that the majority of Texan tourists that pass through here buying up fake turquoise and carved wood howling coyotes are f*cking idiots.
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    b,121Again, that may have more to do with the type of person that New Mexico draws.
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    b,121For instance, do people in New Mexico still think that snowboarding pushes all of the snow off of the mountain?
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121I think you're referring to the asshole that owned the Taos ski basin who wouldn't allow snowboarding there and offered some lame ass reasons, he's been dead for 15 years and they finally just started allowing snowboarding there last year. EVERYWHERE else in the state has had snowboarding since the beginning. I used to tune and sell snowboards in Santa Fe 13 years ago. don't be a knownot dude.
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    b,121That NEVER made sense to me. Especially since I got out of there as fast as I could. I mean, Texas is the WORST place I've ever had to live, and I've lived in some pretty shitty places. I joined the army at 17 years old just to get out.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121At 17 I wanted nothing more than to escape my home state of NY.....I started hitch hiking to Cali the same day I graduated High School.....I think it was a natural desire for independence.b,121b,121What did you hate about Texas that made you want to leave??
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
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    b,121I grew up in New Mexico.
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    b,121nah, my dads side of the family is all from West Texas, Abiline and such. There's some serious badasses in my family.
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    b,121That still doesn't change the fact that the majority of Texan tourists that pass through here buying up fake turquoise and carved wood howling coyotes are f*cking idiots.
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    b,121Again, that may have more to do with the type of person that New Mexico draws.
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    b,121For instance, do people in New Mexico still think that snowboarding pushes all of the snow off of the mountain?
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    b,121I think you're referring to the asshole that owned the Taos ski basin who wouldn't allow snowboarding there and offered some lame ass reasons, he's been dead for 15 years and they finally just started allowing snowboarding there last year. EVERYWHERE else in the state has had snowboarding since the beginning. I used to tune and sell snowboards in Santa Fe 13 years ago. don't be a knownot dude.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121I'm just messing with you. I had only driven through New Mexico...until this past winter when I spent a few days in Santa Fe. Nice change of pace...no qualms here.
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    b,121I grew up in New Mexico.
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    b,121nah, my dads side of the family is all from West Texas, Abiline and such. There's some serious badasses in my family.
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    b,121That still doesn't change the fact that the majority of Texan tourists that pass through here buying up fake turquoise and carved wood howling coyotes are f*cking idiots.
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    b,121Again, that may have more to do with the type of person that New Mexico draws.
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    b,121For instance, do people in New Mexico still think that snowboarding pushes all of the snow off of the mountain?
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    b,121I think you're referring to the asshole that owned the Taos ski basin who wouldn't allow snowboarding there and offered some lame ass reasons, he's been dead for 15 years and they finally just started allowing snowboarding there last year. EVERYWHERE else in the state has had snowboarding since the beginning. I used to tune and sell snowboards in Santa Fe 13 years ago. don't be a knownot dude.
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    b,121I'm just messing with you. I had only driven through New Mexico...until this past winter when I spent a few days in Santa Fe. Nice change of pace...no qualms here.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121Shoulda hit me up, we could have made fun of each other.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
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    b,121I grew up in New Mexico.
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    b,121nah, my dads side of the family is all from West Texas, Abiline and such. There's some serious badasses in my family.
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    b,121That still doesn't change the fact that the majority of Texan tourists that pass through here buying up fake turquoise and carved wood howling coyotes are f*cking idiots.
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    b,121Again, that may have more to do with the type of person that New Mexico draws.
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    b,121I think you're referring to the asshole that owned the Taos ski basin who wouldn't allow snowboarding there and offered some lame ass reasons, he's been dead for 15 years and they finally just started allowing snowboarding there last year. EVERYWHERE else in the state has had snowboarding since the beginning. I used to tune and sell snowboards in Santa Fe 13 years ago. don't be a knownot dude.
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    b,121I'm just messing with you. I had only driven through New Mexico...until this past winter when I spent a few days in Santa Fe. Nice change of pace...no qualms here.
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  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
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    b,121That NEVER made sense to me. Especially since I got out of there as fast as I could. I mean, Texas is the WORST place I've ever had to live, and I've lived in some pretty shitty places. I joined the army at 17 years old just to get out.
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    b,121At 17 I wanted nothing more than to escape my home state of NY.....I started hitch hiking to Cali the same day I graduated High School.....I think it was a natural desire for independence.
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    b,121What did you hate about Texas that made you want to leave??
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121I dunno. My skin still crawls and my nerves get all tense whenever I'm there. I have to go there again for xmas and I dread it. As long as I'm out in the country with minimal interaction with people then I'm fine, but as soon as I have to interact with them I get really tensed up and irritated. I mean, I could offer up the old "of course there are some cool texans, and I don't hate all them blah blah blah" but whats the point. Its like saying "I have some black friends, but..." My best man was born and raised in Texas. He doesn't get why I hate it either. b,121b,121b,121But you talk to be people that have been there and you will get the sense that I'm not the only one that feels that way. A lot of people that have been to Texas get that weird "what the hell is wrong with these people?" feeling. Its like there is something in the water that brainwashes them or something (no harvey).b,121b,121Here's the thing... if I made a t-shirt that says ""Liberal" is not an insult" and wore it around town here I'd probably get 1 dirty look and maybe a high five or something. In texas I would fear for my life.
  • HarveyCanalHarveyCanal "a distraction from my main thesis." 13,234 Posts
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    b,121Here's the thing... if I made a t-shirt that says ""Liberal" is not an insult" and wore it around town here I'd probably get 1 dirty look and maybe a high five or something. In texas I would fear for my life.
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    font class="post"1b,121b,121That's on you, dude.
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    I don't HATE texas or texans... its just that there are 49 other states that I pefer!
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    b,121Here's the thing... if I made a t-shirt that says ""Liberal" is not an insult" and wore it around town here I'd probably get 1 dirty look and maybe a high five or something. In texas I would fear for my life.
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    b,121That's on you, dude.
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  • PlantweedPlantweed 394 Posts
    A lot of great music came out of Texas, OG underground cartoonists like Gilbert Shelton, "cosmic cowboys," plus Jack Starrett's from there.
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