[November 2010]

I also am from Texas for 5 generations, having left the hellish weather and wonderful people of Texas many years ago for the perfect weather and the inferior people of other locales. I knew you were from Texas from your cocksure and misguided post on chili. There was no need to label your culinary ignorance, it was evident. Unbeknown to Texans, there are 49 other states in the Union where chili is eaten, often with beans. It is a superior recipe to use beans in all respects. Health, economy, and taste. I, and my family, added beans to chili in Texas itself. Yes, indeed we did. With pleasure. No relish though. That would be ridiculous.

[expatguy]

With all due respect my dear FRiend.

You can add beans to your chili if you want and what you will have is "chili with beans", hell you can add marshmallows if you want and then you would have "chili with marshmallows".

You may be from Texas my FRiend, but if you knew beans about chili you would know that chili ain't got no beans.

And if you didn't like the weather in Texas you could have just waited 5 or 10 minutes.

I'm guessing you might be from somewhere north of Texarkana.