[HoustonCurmudgeon]

By federal law, Texas is the only state in the U.S. that can fly its flag at the same height as the U.S. flag.

OK this isn't true, but we're still the best state in the best country in the world.

I will repeat something I've posted before. I've traveled half the world and lived in five states and six countries. If you are overseas and ask an American where he is from 95% of the time they will say American or the United States. The 5% who do not will say New York (meaning the city) or California. If they are Texan however, 99% will say TEXAS.

Even barefoot kids on the Masai Mara know where Texas is!

[Eaker]

There ya go.

We both have done it.

[Rightly Biased]

Even Fisherman in the Farthest Reaches of Brazil on the Paranibia River know Texas and Texans I was told by some of those fishermen that Texans are the friendliest people in the world.

[epaul]

OK, gotta say this, when I was on Reforger 1990 in germany I was asked where I was from, replied Oklahoma, they said Indians!!!! They loved anything Western.

[Arkinsaw]

OK this isn't true, but we're still the best state in the best country in the world.

I lived in Dallas for six years and it was pure hell, everyone out to screw ya. I had the wheels stolen off my vehicle twice (once on blocks and once not), my battery stolen several times, and my apartment broken into. Dallas looks nice, but is all about screw your neighbor. I got fired because I told my boss off on the day of the Challenger tragedy....everyone was listening to the radio and he said...."Turn that off and get back to work, them people are dead and they'll still be dead at 5:01 this afternoon". Its all about the dollar in Dallas.

I lived down around Ennis and Waxahachie for a while and the poor unemployed rural folks were good and decent and I have no complaints with them. But then again the poor rural folks are that way everywhere.

I haven't bought that "rah rah we are the best" stuff since. From what I have seen, Tennessee and North Carolina are better bets.

[razorback-bert]

When I passed through Canadian Customs a couple of weeks ago, the agent asked where are you from. I said Texas and the customs agent immediatly said " Got any guns?"