I'm one of 'em...I love this state. I love seeing the Lone Star Flag flying with pride everywhere I look -- I met no one, and I mean no one, that actually owned a CA Bear Flag and I lived in CA for over 40 years.
My wife and kids just went back for a quick visit to SoCal and my kids were asking their mother "what is that smell?" And commenting on how dirty and ugly so much of it was. I think a good thing, actually that they are seeing what we fled from a year after shedding tears for leaving LA...
I love seeing the Lone Star Flag flying with pride everywhere I look --
My fave is the Texas-shaped pretzel, it kills me. (They have Texas-shaped cocktail crackers at HEB, too. LOL)
My 2-year-old can recognize the shape of Texas and the word "Texas" anywhere she sees it. She'll yell, "Texas!" (And whenever she sees the Horns' symbol, she screams, "HOOK 'EM!" And we've only lived here since August.
A couple of months ago my 5-year-old tore a hole in the knee of his pants. I expressed my dismay and he attempted to assuage it by saying, "But doesn't the hole look like Texas, mom?" Frankly, it did.
Ahhhh, Texas. The world's largest frat house.