[ForGod'sSake]

The BATF can kiss it.

Indeed. Tennesseans sound a good deal like Texans, at least Texans of bygone days; less so these days probably. The PTB have done their part to emasculate most of the male WASPs in the country. Even so, you'll rarely find a practicing Texan that'll back down from a good bare knuckle contest, given the proper motivation. Like lookin' at 'em crossways...

[eyedigress]

An illegal in Gilbert, AZ looked at me crossways in a bar once. (I had a Tennessee hat on) He proceded to throw punches out of the blue. They picked him up off the floor a minute later.

[Raven6]

As Texas Rangers were once described:

they “ride like Mexicans, shoot like Tennesseans, and fight like the very devil..."

I've always though of Texans as my brothers and sisters on the other side of the Mississippi River. Hooray, the Bonnie Blue!

Regards,
Raven6

[El Gato]

Tennesseans sound a good deal like Texans, at least Texans of bygone day

A lot of the early Texicans were from Tennessee. Including Sam Houston, the "Big Drunk" his ownself, who served as Governor of Tennesse, commander-in-chief of the armies of Texas, President of the Republic of Texas, US Senator from Texas and Governor of the State of Texas.

Another bunch of Tennesseans came to the defense of Texas, under the leadership of one David Crocket, former CongressCritter from Tennessee.

It's no accident that the University of Tennessee and the University of Texas both have Orange as their school color. It's just that it's Hotter 'n Hell (especially the last couple of weeks) in Texas so the University of Texas' Orange is Burnt. :)