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May 3, 2014 14:46:52   #
archie bunker Loc: Texas
 
Here is what Jeff Foxworthy says about folks from Texas.



Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ...If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas ;If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ;If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas ;If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas ;If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ;If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas ;If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas ;If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas ;If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ;If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ;If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas .Need to be cheered up?Happy, Texas 79042Pep , Texas 79353Smiley , Texas 78159Paradise , Texas 76073Rainbow , Texas 76077Sweet Home , Texas 77987Comfort , Texas 78013Friendship, Texas 76530Love the Sun?Sun City , Texas 78628Sunrise , Texas 76661Sunset, Texas 76270Sundown, Texas 79372Sunray , Texas 79086Sunny Side , Texas 77423Want something to eat?Bacon , Texas 76301Noodle , Texas 79536Oatmeal , Texas 78605Turkey , Texas 79261Trout , Texas 75789Sugar Land , Texas 77479Salty, Texas 76567Rice , Texas 75155And top it off with:Sweetwater , Texas 79556Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all!Detroit , Texas 75436Colorado City , Texas 79512Denver City , Texas 79323Klondike , Texas 75448Nevada , Texas 75173Memphis , Texas 79245Miami , Texas 79059Boston , Texas 75570Santa Fe , Texas 77517Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861Reno , Texas 75462Feel like traveling outside the country? Don't bother buying a plane ticket!Athens , Texas 75751Canadian, Texas 79014China , Texas 77613Egypt , Texas 77436Ireland , Texas 76538Turkey , Texas 79261London , Texas 76854New London , Texas 75682Paris , Texas 75460No need to travel to Washington D.C.Whitehouse , Texas 75791We even have a city named after our planet!Earth , Texas 79031And a city named after our State!Texas City , Texas 77590Exhausted?Energy , Texas 76452Cold?Blanket , Texas 76432Winters, TexasLike to read about History?Santa Anna , TexasGoliad , TexasAlamo , TexasGun Barrel City, TexasRobert lee, TexasNeed Office Supplies?Staples, Texas 78670Men are from Mars, women are from Venus , Texas 76084You guessed it..it's on the state line..Texline , Texas 79087For the kids...Kermit , Texas 79745Elmo , Texas 75118Nemo , Texas 76070Tarzan , Texas 79783Winnie , Texas 77665Sylvester , Texas 79560Other city names in Texas , to make you smile.....Frognot , Texas 75424Bigfoot , Texas 78005Hogeye , Texas 75423Cactus , Texas 79013Notrees , Texas 79759Best, Texas 76932Veribest , Texas 76886Kickapoo , Texas 75763Dime Box , Texas 77853Old Dime Box , Texas 77853Telephone , Texas 75488Telegraph , Texas 76883Whiteface , Texas 79379Twitty, Texas 79079And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore CityKilgore , Texas 75662And our favorites...Cut n Shoot, TexasGun Barrell City , TexasHoop And Holler, TexasDing Dong, Texas and, of course,Muleshoe , TexasHere are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas .1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.5. The F**gship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water.6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America .8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was ' Houston .'12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island .13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979.14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas F**g to fly at the same height as the U.S. F**g, and may divide into 5 states.15. A Live Oak (known as Big Tree) near Fulton is estimated to be over 1000 years old.16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper.18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin . 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the onlydome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).20. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas .21. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.).22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston .Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas :(1) Just one God.(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.(5) Put nothin' before God.(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal..(7) No k**lin'.(8) Watch yer mouth.(9) Don't take what ain't yers.(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuffNow that's kinda plain an' simple don'tcha think?Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/texas/550235-jeff-foxworthy-has-say-about-folks.html#ixzz30gBvZJZ2

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May 3, 2014 14:54:12   #
jimahrens Loc: California
 
Very good
archie bunker wrote:
Here is what Jeff Foxworthy says about folks from Texas.



Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ...If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas ;If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ;If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas ;If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas ;If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ;If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas ;If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas ;If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas ;If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ;If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ;If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas .Need to be cheered up?Happy, Texas 79042Pep , Texas 79353Smiley , Texas 78159Paradise , Texas 76073Rainbow , Texas 76077Sweet Home , Texas 77987Comfort , Texas 78013Friendship, Texas 76530Love the Sun?Sun City , Texas 78628Sunrise , Texas 76661Sunset, Texas 76270Sundown, Texas 79372Sunray , Texas 79086Sunny Side , Texas 77423Want something to eat?Bacon , Texas 76301Noodle , Texas 79536Oatmeal , Texas 78605Turkey , Texas 79261Trout , Texas 75789Sugar Land , Texas 77479Salty, Texas 76567Rice , Texas 75155And top it off with:Sweetwater , Texas 79556Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all!Detroit , Texas 75436Colorado City , Texas 79512Denver City , Texas 79323Klondike , Texas 75448Nevada , Texas 75173Memphis , Texas 79245Miami , Texas 79059Boston , Texas 75570Santa Fe , Texas 77517Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861Reno , Texas 75462Feel like traveling outside the country? Don't bother buying a plane ticket!Athens , Texas 75751Canadian, Texas 79014China , Texas 77613Egypt , Texas 77436Ireland , Texas 76538Turkey , Texas 79261London , Texas 76854New London , Texas 75682Paris , Texas 75460No need to travel to Washington D.C.Whitehouse , Texas 75791We even have a city named after our planet!Earth , Texas 79031And a city named after our State!Texas City , Texas 77590Exhausted?Energy , Texas 76452Cold?Blanket , Texas 76432Winters, TexasLike to read about History?Santa Anna , TexasGoliad , TexasAlamo , TexasGun Barrel City, TexasRobert lee, TexasNeed Office Supplies?Staples, Texas 78670Men are from Mars, women are from Venus , Texas 76084You guessed it..it's on the state line..Texline , Texas 79087For the kids...Kermit , Texas 79745Elmo , Texas 75118Nemo , Texas 76070Tarzan , Texas 79783Winnie , Texas 77665Sylvester , Texas 79560Other city names in Texas , to make you smile.....Frognot , Texas 75424Bigfoot , Texas 78005Hogeye , Texas 75423Cactus , Texas 79013Notrees , Texas 79759Best, Texas 76932Veribest , Texas 76886Kickapoo , Texas 75763Dime Box , Texas 77853Old Dime Box , Texas 77853Telephone , Texas 75488Telegraph , Texas 76883Whiteface , Texas 79379Twitty, Texas 79079And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore CityKilgore , Texas 75662And our favorites...Cut n Shoot, TexasGun Barrell City , TexasHoop And Holler, TexasDing Dong, Texas and, of course,Muleshoe , TexasHere are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas .1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.5. The F**gship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water.6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America .8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was ' Houston .'12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island .13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979.14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas F**g to fly at the same height as the U.S. F**g, and may divide into 5 states.15. A Live Oak (known as Big Tree) near Fulton is estimated to be over 1000 years old.16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper.18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin . 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the onlydome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).20. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas .21. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.).22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston .Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas :(1) Just one God.(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.(5) Put nothin' before God.(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal..(7) No k**lin'.(8) Watch yer mouth.(9) Don't take what ain't yers.(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuffNow that's kinda plain an' simple don'tcha think?Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/texas/550235-jeff-foxworthy-has-say-about-folks.html#ixzz30gBvZJZ2
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May 3, 2014 14:59:00   #
archie bunker Loc: Texas
 
archie bunker wrote:
Here is what Jeff Foxworthy says about folks from Texas.



Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ...If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas ;If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ;If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas ;If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas ;If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ;If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas ;If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas ;If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas ;If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph -- you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ;If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ;If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas .Need to be cheered up?Happy, Texas 79042Pep , Texas 79353Smiley , Texas 78159Paradise , Texas 76073Rainbow , Texas 76077Sweet Home , Texas 77987Comfort , Texas 78013Friendship, Texas 76530Love the Sun?Sun City , Texas 78628Sunrise , Texas 76661Sunset, Texas 76270Sundown, Texas 79372Sunray , Texas 79086Sunny Side , Texas 77423Want something to eat?Bacon , Texas 76301Noodle , Texas 79536Oatmeal , Texas 78605Turkey , Texas 79261Trout , Texas 75789Sugar Land , Texas 77479Salty, Texas 76567Rice , Texas 75155And top it off with:Sweetwater , Texas 79556Why travel to other cities? Texas has them all!Detroit , Texas 75436Colorado City , Texas 79512Denver City , Texas 79323Klondike , Texas 75448Nevada , Texas 75173Memphis , Texas 79245Miami , Texas 79059Boston , Texas 75570Santa Fe , Texas 77517Tennessee Colony , Texas 75861Reno , Texas 75462Feel like traveling outside the country? Don't bother buying a plane ticket!Athens , Texas 75751Canadian, Texas 79014China , Texas 77613Egypt , Texas 77436Ireland , Texas 76538Turkey , Texas 79261London , Texas 76854New London , Texas 75682Paris , Texas 75460No need to travel to Washington D.C.Whitehouse , Texas 75791We even have a city named after our planet!Earth , Texas 79031And a city named after our State!Texas City , Texas 77590Exhausted?Energy , Texas 76452Cold?Blanket , Texas 76432Winters, TexasLike to read about History?Santa Anna , TexasGoliad , TexasAlamo , TexasGun Barrel City, TexasRobert lee, TexasNeed Office Supplies?Staples, Texas 78670Men are from Mars, women are from Venus , Texas 76084You guessed it..it's on the state line..Texline , Texas 79087For the kids...Kermit , Texas 79745Elmo , Texas 75118Nemo , Texas 76070Tarzan , Texas 79783Winnie , Texas 77665Sylvester , Texas 79560Other city names in Texas , to make you smile.....Frognot , Texas 75424Bigfoot , Texas 78005Hogeye , Texas 75423Cactus , Texas 79013Notrees , Texas 79759Best, Texas 76932Veribest , Texas 76886Kickapoo , Texas 75763Dime Box , Texas 77853Old Dime Box , Texas 77853Telephone , Texas 75488Telegraph , Texas 76883Whiteface , Texas 79379Twitty, Texas 79079And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore CityKilgore , Texas 75662And our favorites...Cut n Shoot, TexasGun Barrell City , TexasHoop And Holler, TexasDing Dong, Texas and, of course,Muleshoe , TexasHere are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas .1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.5. The F**gship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water.6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America .8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America's only remaining flock of whooping cranes.9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20, 1969, was ' Houston .'12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island .13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979.14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas F**g to fly at the same height as the U.S. F**g, and may divide into 5 states.15. A Live Oak (known as Big Tree) near Fulton is estimated to be over 1000 years old.16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper.18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston , Velasco, West Columbia and Austin . 19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the onlydome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).20. The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas .21. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.).22. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston .Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie , Texas :(1) Just one God.(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.(5) Put nothin' before God.(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal..(7) No k**lin'.(8) Watch yer mouth.(9) Don't take what ain't yers.(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuffNow that's kinda plain an' simple don'tcha think?Read more: http://www.city-data.com/forum/texas/550235-jeff-foxworthy-has-say-about-folks.html#ixzz30gBvZJZ2
Here is what Jeff Foxworthy says about folks from ... (show quote)

Something really bad happened to this during the copy/paste thing. It looked a lot better before. My tech support is gone right now, so...I don't know.



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May 3, 2014 15:19:48   #
Patty
 
:thumbup: :thumbup: I have people in Witchita Falls and Houston. They would never leave.

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May 3, 2014 15:23:25   #
AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State
 
archie bunker wrote:
Something really bad happened to this during the copy/paste thing. It looked a lot better before. My tech support is gone right now, so...I don't know.


Oh dear...the mind boggles that Mrs. B has left you unsupervised. Is she seeking sparkly, shiny objects? :x :roll:

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May 3, 2014 15:24:23   #
Patty
 
AuntiE wrote:
Oh dear...the mind boggles that Mrs. B has left you unsupervised. Is she seeking sparkly, shiny objects? :x :roll:


:thumbup: :lol: :lol: They're lost without us aren't they?

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May 3, 2014 15:28:29   #
AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State
 
Patty wrote:
:thumbup: :lol: :lol: They're lost without us aren't they?


Have you noticed Mr. B seems to get in trouble quite a bit. It is possible we need to have a conference call with Mrs. B and provide some additional advice. :D :lol: :thumbup: :mrgreen:

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May 3, 2014 15:30:39   #
archie bunker Loc: Texas
 
AuntiE wrote:
Oh dear...the mind boggles that Mrs. B has left you unsupervised. Is she seeking sparkly, shiny objects? :x :roll:


Most likely.

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May 3, 2014 15:31:57   #
archie bunker Loc: Texas
 
AuntiE wrote:
Oh dear...the mind boggles that Mrs. B has left you unsupervised. Is she seeking sparkly, shiny objects? :x :roll:


Most likely.

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May 3, 2014 15:40:27   #
AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State
 
archie bunker wrote:
Most likely.


She may be considering adding to her cast iron collection. I think a nice large griddle pan. :lol: :roll: :mrgreen: :thumbup:

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May 3, 2014 16:29:12   #
archie bunker Loc: Texas
 
AuntiE wrote:
She may be considering adding to her cast iron collection. I think a nice large griddle pan. :lol: :roll: :mrgreen: :thumbup:


That would be stockpiling ammunition!! :shock:

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May 3, 2014 16:29:13   #
archie bunker Loc: Texas
 
AuntiE wrote:
She may be considering adding to her cast iron collection. I think a nice large griddle pan. :lol: :roll: :mrgreen: :thumbup:


That would be stockpiling ammunition!! :shock:

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May 3, 2014 17:02:51   #
AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State
 
archie bunker wrote:
That would be stockpiling ammunition!! :shock:


Which is always a good thing. :lol: :mrgreen: :twisted:

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May 3, 2014 17:13:13   #
Patty
 
You mean like ........ an intervention? (just teasing)
AuntiE wrote:
Have you noticed Mr. B seems to get in trouble quite a bit. It is possible we need to have a conference call with Mrs. B and provide some additional advice. :D :lol: :thumbup: :mrgreen:

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May 3, 2014 17:16:51   #
AuntiE Loc: 45th Least Free State
 
Patty wrote:
You mean like ........ an intervention? (just teasing)


The question would be on whose side are we intervening. :idea: :mrgreen: :lol:

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