The Catholic vote has grown much in California, and moved it left as the Protestants no longer dominate the vote.
For example 2004, a year in which California had strong pro-life issues on the ballot.
Posted on 06/27/2012 11:39:43 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
YOU KNOW YOU ARE IN TEXAS IN JULY 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 2 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.
When this song came out I lived in Tennessee and my 3 exes lived in Texas. One of them lived in Temple. Thank God that one left Texas about the time I moved back.
“Well, I haven’t made it to Texas, yet. But I do know that living (again) in MassaTaxIt is grating on me. And my folks won’t leave.”
You’re a dentist? Since you have access to certain medications...
Your parents would wake up in a much better state! :)
Seriously, you should consider Texas or Oklahoma. The cost of houses is much lower.
I remember the months-long drought Texas suffered, what, in 2011? Pretty sure the whole country was worried about you folks. I’ll be praying you get rain....I hope you don’t get a repeat of that last episode.
“...the growth of Catholic and non-Protestant voters which turned California into a permanent blue state.”
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You name Catholics but don’t specify Jews, Muslims and Asians-just “non-Protestant voters”?
You forgot to mention the deadly one-foot fanged armadillo. Every time I visit Texas, they take naps in the road and puncture my car tires. Danged nuisance if you ask me.
“Texas is hot and humid
Snakes under every house.
Spiders on every widow sill.
Nothing grows here and it NEVER rains.
Everyone here is a racist redneck.
You won’t like it here at all STAY AWAY.
Public Service announcent from Stay the Heck outta Texas.”
You beat me to it.
Stay out.
We don’t need anymore.
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Well, yeah, only an idiot would want to freeze their butt off in depressing grey skies and pay out their butt to do it. How or why anyone lives in the northeast is a frikking riddle to me. I left nearly 20 years ago and I’d rather lose a limb than ever go back,
Yep, I’m Catholic and an immigrant to Texas. Lots of us here and plenty conservatives...
“I’ll have a medium pop”
“Sorry”
“I’ll have a soda!”
“What size would you like?”
Welcome to Texas. Now go home!
Snicker
Thanks—all prayers are appreciated.
“People fleeing California have ruined parts of Idaho.”
What parts? Coeur d’Alene?
1. You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Burnet, Boerne, Nacogdoches, Mexia, Waco, Amarillo, and Waxahachie.
Good list, except I'd add Bexar County and Refugio... /g
I lived in Texas for 10 years - really miss it. Now I feel a bit out of place back in my native North Carolina. As others have noted, it's been infested with liberals and is now well on the way to over-taxed and over-regulated blue-state status.
Were it not for family obligations I'd get back to Texas in a flash.
The Catholic vote has grown much in California, and moved it left as the Protestants no longer dominate the vote.
For example 2004, a year in which California had strong pro-life issues on the ballot.
You have been in Houston a while if you can properly pronounce Kuykendahl Road.
Amen. Add to that liberal lack of manners and respect for property. I had to chase a bunch of folks out of my yard as they had decided it was a good place for a picnic. Seriously.
When I told 'em they were trespassing and that if they didn't leave they'd be arrested one of the little snots said "And I thought I'd left Massachusetts because of all the mean people." This is a true story. "Mean people". What kind of man says "mean people"? Somehow I restrained myself.
And yeah, old people like me are always talking about the good old days but there was a time when Texas was more free and had a wild spirit I don't see much any more.
Heck, I remember when the first sales tax (a whopping 1%) when into effect. Yeah, if we'd just let them charge a puny 1% Texas would have enough money to last forever. And they'd never, ever had to raise it. Property tax was a pittance as well.
Time was our roads were the best in the nation. Not so much any more, we'd rather spend money on colonias, which, according to the Tx. SoS means "a community or neighborhood". I feel something wet on my hat a lot more than I used to and it ain't rain even though we're told that's what it is.
But still the best doggone place in the world. I just hope we can keep from losing any more of it.
We have our own little slice of Berkeley in the North End of Boise.
They really need to be contained, so you can go and look at them like a museum or zoo exhibit, but they can't do any harm.
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