Is it PC to make fun of Texans?
Dene
An East Texas country boy sees a sign in the restaurant reading,
"Happy Hour Special: Lobster Tail & Beer."
"Lord almighty!" he says to himself, "My three favorite things".
Is this kind of humour acceptable?
1. No way - it's not politically correct
2. Not sure - I didn't understand the original joke
3. Hell yes - if it weren't for Texans, who'd we make fun of?
4. Where's Texas?
Finally....how about them Seahawks!!!!
-Greg
greenkeeper
<gds...@aol.com> writes
1) Why not?
2) Really?
3) Scots, English, Irish, good grief the list is endless!!
4) Somewhere in the Northern Hemisphere (I think).
Do they not eat all the trout and salmon?
Don't they play Fitba in Texas?
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And host Majors?
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alan
Head Shot
> 4. Where's Texas?
A day and a half east of gun-grabbing California.
> Finally....how about them Seahawks!!!!
What are those? Do they taste like chicken?
Dene
Head Shot wrote:
>
> > Finally....how about them Seahawks!!!!
>
> What are those? Do they taste like chicken?
I suspect it tastes better than Falcons. ;>
-Greg
Head Shot
In 2006; anything short of feces tastes better than the Dirty Birds. Come
to think of it; feces might be higher on the football chain....
Chris Bellomy
: The joke goes;
: An East Texas country boy sees a sign in the restaurant reading,
: "Happy Hour Special: Lobster Tail & Beer."
:
: "Lord almighty!" he says to himself, "My three favorite things".
:
: Is this kind of humour acceptable?
It's fine by me. I think I can take it. Especially as that's *exactly* how
I would react to that sign. :)
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John Reddy
"Dene" <gds...@aol.com> wrote:
I'll take Door Number 3, thanks.
I think it was Mark Twain who said:
"Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he's not, you will embarrass
him. If he is, he'll let you know soon enough."
Chris Bellomy
: In article <1168641912.3...@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
Texan born and bred.
Nyah. :)
Dene
Chris Bellomy wrote:
> Dene <gds...@aol.com> wrote:
> : The joke goes;
> : An East Texas country boy sees a sign in the restaurant reading,
> : "Happy Hour Special: Lobster Tail & Beer."
> :
> : "Lord almighty!" he says to himself, "My three favorite things".
> :
> : Is this kind of humour acceptable?
>
> It's fine by me. I think I can take it. Especially as that's *exactly* how
> I would react to that sign. :)
I'm impressed that you got the joke, whereas I admit...I had to read it
a couple of times.
-Greg
Mike Dalecki
Well, that's one.
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Bobby Knight
<john...@contbuilding.com> wrote:
>
>> Is this kind of humour acceptable?
>> 1. No way - it's not politically correct
>> 2. Not sure - I didn't understand the original joke
>> 3. Hell yes - if it weren't for Texans, who'd we make fun of?
>> 4. Where's Texas?
>I'll take Door Number 3, thanks.
>
>I think it was Mark Twain who said:
>
>"Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he's not, you will embarrass
>him. If he is, he'll let you know soon enough."
If you think that Twain was making fun of Texans, read it again.
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Dene
Chris Bellomy wrote:
> I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
> Texan born and bred.
>
> Nyah. :)
May I remind the class that the Cowboys are playing golf this Sunday.
Nyah! ;>
-Greg
Head Shot
> I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
> Texan born and bred.
Isn't Bushtard a Texan? That has to counteract anything good Nelson ever
did.
Chris Bellomy
:
Oh, I immediately figured out where it was going. I'm tellin' ya,
that really is how a lot of Texans think. Anytime we see a bar
that has a "Dancing" sign next to a "Beer" sign, we immediately
conjure dancing beer. It's something in our water, I guess.
Chris Bellomy
:
May I remind the class that the Dallas Cowboys ceased to exist in
February 1989.
(I'm always glad to see Jerry lose, dude.)
Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS
Texas is the Loon Star State and the only state to give us a president
who is a convicted drug criminal and a first lady who committed
vehicular manslaughter if not murder and then bought her way out of
prosecution. The state should be nuked.
Bobby Knight
Bzzzzt. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut.
MoiMoi
pu...@tbbqfubj.arg.invalid says...
> .... Anytime we see a bar
> that has a "Dancing" sign next to a "Beer" sign,
Saw a little sign, said "Eat Gas Now"
MM
Chris Bellomy
: Chris Bellomy wrote:
:> I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
:> Texan born and bred.
:
: Isn't Bushtard a Texan?
Connecticut.
greenkeeper
<moi...@example.com> writes
Like the Bucees sign;
"eat here get gas"!!!
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alan
Head Shot
> Head Shot <Head...@thepinkmist.com> wrote:
>> Chris Bellomy wrote:
>>> I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
>>> Texan born and bred.
>>
>> Isn't Bushtard a Texan?
>
> Connecticut.
He was born in Connecticut but grew up in Midland and Houston Texas. If he
was born in an airplane would you say he was from Delta Airlines?
Bobby Knight
That's plain :-) silly.
If you ain't born in Texas, you ain't a Texan. I know, I'm from
Louisiana and have that pointed out to me by Texan friends.
Chris Bellomy
Whatever it takes to disown his ass, dude.
Head Shot
> Head Shot <Head...@thepinkmist.com> wrote:
>> Chris Bellomy wrote:
>>> Head Shot <Head...@thepinkmist.com> wrote:
>>>> Chris Bellomy wrote:
>>>>> I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
>>>>> Texan born and bred.
>>>>
>>>> Isn't Bushtard a Texan?
>>>
>>> Connecticut.
>>
>> He was born in Connecticut but grew up in Midland and Houston Texas.
>> If he was born in an airplane would you say he was from Delta
>> Airlines?
>
> Whatever it takes to disown his ass, dude.
Having spent part of my childhood in CT and none of it in TX; I want no
ownership of Blowhound Bushtard and his love affair with Johnny Walker.
Bobby Knight
Sorry, but that's what his birth certificate will read; born in New
Haven Connecticut. Texas was the adopted state...and for good reason.
:-)
Howard Brazee
wrote:
>That's plain :-) silly.
>If you ain't born in Texas, you ain't a Texan. I know, I'm from
>Louisiana and have that pointed out to me by Texan friends.
Sam Houston and Davy Crockett are on line 2.
Bobby Knight
wrote:
Tell them to call back. Houston was a Virginian, Crockett was from
Tennessee. They weren't Texans.
Incidentally, both were in Texas in the 1830s, and it didn't even
become a state until 1845.
Joe User
If you think he wasn't, read it a third time.
Bobby Knight
wrote:
Comprehension challenged I see.
John van der Pflum
wrote:
>On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 12:28:55 GMT, Joe User <ju...@yourhouse.com>
I guess you'll have to put me in that category, too.
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BigPurdueFan
It seems like he's saying Texans and loud and proud. Where that is
"making fun of them" is up to interpretation.
BigPurdueFan
Nice try, but it seems like everyone in the world thinks of him as a
Texan.
BigPurdueFan
Carol Burnett. Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Roger Staubach. Gene
Roddenberry. Jayne Mansfield.
There are tons of a great Texans. It's a great state....almost as great
as Texans think it is!
Miss Anne Thrope
John Reddy
Bobby Knight <bkn...@conramp.net> wrote:
> That's plain :-) silly.
> If you ain't born in Texas, you ain't a Texan. I know, I'm from
> Louisiana and have that pointed out to me by Texan friends.
Works the same way up here in northern New England (where the golf
season finally came to an end today with snow and freezing rain.)
A guy who lived in Maine for 35 years said something to his native born
buddy about being a Mainer. His buddy told him "You ain't no Mainer.
You're from away."
The guy says, "Well, maybe I'm not a Mainer but my kids were born here
so they're Mainers."
The Mainer says, "If your cat had kittens in the oven, would you call
them biscuits?"
John Reddy
John van der Pflum <nowhammy...@bite.org> wrote:
> >>> If you think that Twain was making fun of Texans, read it again.
> >>
> >>If you think he wasn't, read it a third time.
> >
> >Comprehension challenged I see.
>
> I guess you'll have to put me in that category, too.
Me three.
Bobby Knight
>> "Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he's not, you will embarrass
>> him.....
It's embarrassing not to be a Texan.
(Not my thought though).
Chris Bellomy
:
:> Chris Bellomy wrote:
:> > John Reddy <john...@contbuilding.com> wrote:
:> > : In article <1168641912.3...@q2g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
:> > : "Dene" <gds...@aol.com> wrote:
:> > :
:> > :> The joke goes;
:> > :> An East Texas country boy sees a sign in the restaurant reading,
:> > :> "Happy Hour Special: Lobster Tail & Beer."
:> > :>
:> > :> "Lord almighty!" he says to himself, "My three favorite things".
:> > :>
:> > :> Is this kind of humour acceptable?
:> > :> 1. No way - it's not politically correct
:> > :> 2. Not sure - I didn't understand the original joke
:> > :> 3. Hell yes - if it weren't for Texans, who'd we make fun of?
:> > :> 4. Where's Texas?
:> > :>
:> > :> Finally....how about them Seahawks!!!!
:> > :>
:> > :> -Greg
:> > :
:> > : I'll take Door Number 3, thanks.
:> > :
:> > : I think it was Mark Twain who said:
:> > :
:> > : "Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he's not, you will embarrass
:> > : him. If he is, he'll let you know soon enough."
:> >
:> > I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
:> > Texan born and bred.
:> >
:> > Nyah. :)
:> >
:>
:> Well, that's one.
: Carol Burnett. Babe Didrikson Zaharias. Roger Staubach.
Don't tell Pflum, but Staubach is from Cincinnati.
Chris Bellomy
:
: Chris Bellomy wrote:
:> Head Shot <Head...@thepinkmist.com> wrote:
:> : Chris Bellomy wrote:
:> :>> Chris Bellomy wrote:
:> :>>> I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
:> :>>> Texan born and bred.
:> :>>
:> :>> Isn't Bushtard a Texan?
:> :>
:> :> Connecticut.
:> :
:> : He was born in Connecticut but grew up in Midland and Houston Texas. If he
:> : was born in an airplane would you say he was from Delta Airlines?
:>
:> Whatever it takes to disown his ass, dude.
: Nice try, but it seems like everyone in the world thinks of him as a
: Texan.
That's because you hear that fake Elvis/John Wayne accent he
puts on and think that's a Texas twang. It's not even close.
Find some old audio of LBJ. Or Ann Richards. Or, hell, some
current audio of Rick Perry. Now *that* is a Texas twang.
Head Shot
> Nice try, but it seems like everyone in the world thinks of him as a
> Texan.
God bless that world! The other 49 States thank him for not being from
there.
John Reddy
Bobby Knight <bkn...@conramp.net> wrote:
> >> "Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he's not, you will embarrass
> >> him.....
>
> It's embarrassing not to be a Texan.
>
> (Not my thought though).
Just as well it's not your thought because that's some pretty twisted
logic. You don't want to claim it for you own.
Bobby Knight
It's Mark Twain's logic.
bill-o
On 14-Jan-2007, Bobby Knight <bkn...@conramp.net> wrote:
> >> "Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he's not, you will embarrass
> >> him.....
>
> It's embarrassing not to be a Texan.
Bzzzt, it is embrassing that someone would think you are a Texan!
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A "gimme" can best be defined as an agreement between
two golfers neither of whom can putt very well.
Bobby Knight
wrote:
>
>On 14-Jan-2007, Bobby Knight <bkn...@conramp.net> wrote:
>
>> >> "Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he's not, you will embarrass
>> >> him.....
>>
>> It's embarrassing not to be a Texan.
>
>Bzzzt, it is embrassing that someone would think you are a Texan!
Only a Texan can say that with authority. Aren't you a citizen of
Oglethorpe's debtor colony? :-)
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S McFarlane
"Chris Bellomy" <pu...@tbbqfubj.arg.invalid> wrote in message
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>> :
> : I think it was Mark Twain who said:
> :
> : him. If he is, he'll let you know soon enough."
>
> Texan born and bred.
>
>
Also some loser by the name of Hogan. Admittedly, a Hogan and a Nelson
don't add up to a ... wait, he wasn't from the Rain State.
Scott
S McFarlane
"Chris Bellomy" <pu...@tbbqfubj.arg.invalid> wrote in message
> Dene <gds...@aol.com> wrote:
> :
> : Chris Bellomy wrote:
> :> I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
> :> Texan born and bred.
> :>
> :> Nyah. :)
> : May I remind the class that the Cowboys are playing golf this Sunday.
>
> May I remind the class that the Dallas Cowboys ceased to exist in
> February 1989.
>
There's one after my own true heart. Landry's boys and the current offering
from Seattle on the same fantasy field? Wouldn't be fair. Down right
embarrassing. Course, that ain't fair. More appropriate would be piting
Landry & Co. against one of the classic Seattle teams from the past...
Scott
Head Shot
> "Chris Bellomy" <pu...@tbbqfubj.arg.invalid> wrote in message
> news:1T3pdmb...@redshark.goodshow.net...
>>>>
>>> I think it was Mark Twain who said:
>>>
>>> "Never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he's not, you will
>>> embarrass him. If he is, he'll let you know soon enough."
>>
>> I think I'll remind the class that the late Byron Nelson was a
>> Texan born and bred.
>>
>> Nyah. :)
>>
>
> Also some loser by the name of Hogan.
Hogan was cool. But I think Klink killed him for filming those porn movies.
S McFarlane
"Head Shot" <Head...@ThePinkMist.com> wrote in message
news:bdaqh.226$bp4...@bignews4.bellsouth.net...
>
> He was born in Connecticut but grew up in Midland and Houston Texas. If
> he was born in an airplane would you say he was from Delta Airlines?
>
Depends on who he is and his character. As a native Texan, I can say
honestly that he appears to have more Conneticut in 'em.
Scott
Head Shot
> "Head Shot" <Head...@ThePinkMist.com> wrote in message
>> If he was born in an airplane would you say he was from Delta
>> Airlines?
>
> Depends on who he is and his character. As a native Texan, I can say
> honestly that he appears to have more Conneticut in 'em.
Texas should have a tenth of the class that Connecticut does. Texas is a
low class suburb of Mexico City, for chrissake. Certainly nothing worth
losing Davey Crockett over.
S McFarlane
"Head Shot" <Head...@ThePinkMist.com> wrote in message
>
> Texas should have a tenth of the class that Connecticut does. Texas is a
> low class suburb of Mexico City, for chrissake. Certainly nothing worth
> losing Davey Crockett over.
I can honestly say that I wish a lot more Yankees felt that way. Not the
ones still up there, but particularly all the ones down here. :-)
A minor correction: Texas should have approximately 1 / 1,000th of the
class Connecticut has. As soon as they understand the error in their
immigrating ways and go back home, all will be well out on the range...
Scott
bill-o
On 14-Jan-2007, Bobby Knight <bkn...@conramp.net> wrote:
> Only a Texan can say that with authority. Aren't you a citizen of
> Oglethorpe's debtor colony? :-)
Nope, I was born into the USAF (on a marine air station no less) and am a
w/o a state (unless confusion is a state!)
Bert Robbins
> On 14-Jan-2007, Bobby Knight <bkn...@conramp.net> wrote:
>
>> Only a Texan can say that with authority. Aren't you a citizen of
>> Oglethorpe's debtor colony? :-)
>
> Nope, I was born into the USAF (on a marine air station no less) and am a
> w/o a state (unless confusion is a state!)
>
Ok, I'll ask upon which air station were you born?
John van der Pflum
I was going to point that out. He attended the same high school as my
dad but Dad is 6 years older than Roger.
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bill-o
On 15-Jan-2007, Bert Robbins <sc...@you.com> wrote:
> Ok, I'll ask upon which air station were you born?
Ever see "the Great Santini?"
Bert Robbins
> On 15-Jan-2007, Bert Robbins <sc...@you.com> wrote:
>
>> Ok, I'll ask upon which air station were you born?
>
> Ever see "the Great Santini?"
>
Yes. Were you born on the Rock?
Dene
Miss Anne Thrope wrote:
> Still waiting for the "humour" part.
Just enjoy your beer and continue to wait for the other two.
-Greg
bill-o
On 15-Jan-2007, Bert Robbins <sc...@you.com> wrote:
> Yes. Were you born on the Rock?
Cherry Point NC, 1960 (like the opening sub-title)