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RunTexas
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 Posted: 07/24/03 - 14:30 Post subject: For the Texans on the forum.....
Things I know about Texas:
--Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with all four feet in the air.
--There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas.
--There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas, plus a few no one has ever seen before.
--Raccoons will test your melon crop and let you know when they are ripe.
--If it grows, it will stick you. If it crawls, it will bite you!
--Nothing will kill a mesquite tree.
--There are valid reasons some people put razor wire around their house.
--A tractor is NOT an all terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
--The wind blows at 90 mph from Oct 2 till June 25, then it stops totally until October 2.
--Onced and twiced are words.
--Coldbeer is one word.
--People actually grow and eat okra.
--Green grass DOES burn.
--When you live in the country you don't have to buy a dog. City people drop them off at your front gate in the middle of the night.
--The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the first few weeks.
--When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to see a doctor.
--Fixin-to is one word.
--A TANK is a dirt hole that holds water for irrigation, watering the cows, or swimming.
--There ain't no such thing as"lunch". There is only dinner and then there's supper.
--"Sweetened ice tea" is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you are two.
--Backwards and forwards means I know everything about you.
--"Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning, "did you eat?"
--You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is.
--You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
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elkid
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 14:33 Post subject:
Things I know about Texas: it's really friggin' hot there
Things I know about RunTexas: sorry, I know you're new, but it's gotta be said that
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RunTexas
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 14:38 Post subject:
Is it my formatting elkid? Or is the content?
Is that better? 
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cherylpf
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 15:00 Post subject:
those are classic!! '
Alls I know is, I definitely live in the city!!!
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kattzoo
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 15:25 Post subject:
Very funny!!! (all except the spider/snake part...I try to stay in denial)
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AlaninTX
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 15:44 Post subject:
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genie
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 15:57 Post subject:
| RunTexas wrote: | Is it my formatting elkid? Or is the content?
Is that better? |
Don't take it personally, we've all gotten "THE SIGN" at one time or another! 
Hmmm....interesting points to ponder on my flight to Dallas in December...
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Gogirlgo
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 16:41 Post subject:
Haven't lived there in almost ten years but still say fixin to' and still say noon-thirty.
Also how could you post anything about my beloved state of TX and not mention fireants?
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cherylpf
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 16:51 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | Haven't lived there in almost ten years but still say fixin to' and still say noon-thirty.
Also how could you post anything about my beloved state of TX and not mention fireants? |
a huge red itchy burning  to that!!!! even in the city  
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kattzoo
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 17:56 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | Haven't lived there in almost ten years but still say fixin to' and still say noon-thirty.
Also how could you post anything about my beloved state of TX and not mention fireants? |
Great, another creepy, crawly, biting thing.... I'm not going outside.
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copteacher
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 19:46 Post subject:
I love PA
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elkid
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 19:52 Post subject:
| Gogirlgo wrote: | | Haven't lived there in almost ten years ... my beloved state of TX |
Dude - you lived in Tex-ass??? I will have to rethink my impression of you as supah cool now. We need to work on those Tex-Assians to move out here. Cheryl? Kattzoo? Alan? All else?
Because Philly's where it's at! (note, spoken like a true Philadelphian  )
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kattzoo
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 20:04 Post subject:
| elkid wrote: | | Gogirlgo wrote: | | Haven't lived there in almost ten years ... my beloved state of TX |
Dude - you lived in Tex-ass??? I will have to rethink my impression of you as supah cool now. We need to work on those Tex-Assians to move out here. Cheryl? Kattzoo? Alan? All else?
Because Philly's where it's at! (note, spoken like a true Philadelphian ) |
Nah...you guys on this forum are the only good thing I've ever heard of from PA. Then again...this is the internet, and you could be lying...
Growing up in OH is a close as I care to get to PA. (you guys are like NY without the benefits)
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Floridaboiler
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 20:26 Post subject:
Thsoe were great! Thanks for sharing those interesting thoughts. I will remember that if I ever get to make it that far across the country again.
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airehead
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Posted: 07/24/03 - 22:05 Post subject:
As a gurl who spent most of her life in Texas, I really do miss it. The food and the people are awesome. I do not miss the weather. (West Texas sandstorms suck lemons!!!)
That said, I love Philly. I did not meet one person in Philly who was rude or unkind. Philly has lots of culture and great food. It is a really fun place.
New Jersey has Cape May. And that place rocks.
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