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Tambakis, I think you've found what you're looking for.

Fort Worth, Tambakis' city, is in North Texas... it's quite a drive all the way to South Texas from here.

This is what really bothers me about texas people.
First,
It's Fort worth. Second, not everybody in america knows all about the geography of Texas, nor does anybody else care. Oh yea, and thanks for George Bush. Please, come november, take him back. We don't want him anymore.

... Sorry, that was a typo. It's been corrected. I'm fully aware of the spelling of Fort Worth... seeing as it is Dallas' sister city...

Obviously, there are a great number of people who don't know the geography of this state. That's why I corrected Pravit. Do you see something wrong with this action? In addition to this, let is be said that I personally despise Texas, and plan to leave as soon as possible. So don't lecture me as if I am the same as everyone else here. I also advise you not to make generalizations about Texas--not everyone here is a George Bush. In Dallas, for example, there is almost an entirely different culture (and even accent) than the rest of Texas. Well, this is true for most of our big cities. The people here are extremely diverse, so trash all those preconceived notions you have about Texas from cowboy films and bad-apple presidents and such...

- Stanislav

Alas, you are right indeed. What a shame! I've actually been in Dallas once(they have a very fine Chinese barbecue there, have you visited it?). I suppose I wasn't aware how far north it really was. No problems with a bit of friendly correction!

... Mm, don't know of any Chinese barbecues; however, there are a number of Mongolian BBQ restaurants around here... one of them in particular is a chain, though I'm not certain as to how large of one. Genghis Grill.

Forgot to log in. The above post was written by me.

Enh, that sounds terrible, catchy name though. I'm referring to "First Chinese Barbecue." You can find it in that Chinese plaza area of Dallas.

... Mm, Genghis Grill isn't particularly... good, yes. I personally never go there--only once.

There are innumerable locations in Dallas that fit the description of "Chinese plaza area."

I am not making fun of texas because of cowboys. How retarded would that be ? That's like making fun of russia for being ruled by tsars. Dude you're living in the past. Im making fun of texas because everybody there thinks they are god's arm or something. The reason i love king of the hill is because it just makes fun of people from Texas written from a person living not in Texas's point of veiw. It doesn't help that everybody i have ever met from texas has been full of more hot air than the Hindenburg. It's just anoying.

Think as you will. Personally, I don't care. In all likelihood we probably share many common views on the subject. The last thing I want to do is to be put in a position to defend Texas, of which I am known to frequently deprecate.

I ask you, however, as amicably as possible, not to lump all who live in Texas into one generalized category. This is certainly not the place, nor the people, to do that to.

Thank you, and good will:
- Станислав

that is a great use of words stannslav (i cant get the thing to were i can type in russian) but anyways i live in the states and i feel (as much as i dont want to) a certain need to defend them. Texas realy isnt all THAT bad. exept for Bush comming from there(Kerry should have won). there are many other things about Texas that isnt advertised so until you've actually seen ALL the sides of Texas id say you don't have much room to talk.

Wow, I like how I just now saw this thread. First-just as there is such a thing as "russian pride" it's pretty much true with Texas as well. Most Texans do take pride in their state. I'm sorry alot of people don't like to go around bashing it (with the exception of Stan over there...but he's from Dallas and we won't get into that one) There are all kinds. My neighbor could care less about Texas, another neighbor down the street would load up his shotgun if he heard you trashing her. As for me, I think it's hilarious and poke fun at the extreme generalization most make. (If you'll remember when I had the picture of President bush in his cowboy hat as my avatar and god knows what as my sig) Yes...that was a joke.

This has been bouncing around in emails for the past few months-

If Kerry wins, consider moving to
Texas.......


Please note that Texas is the only state with a
legal right to secede from
the Union. (Reference the Texas-American
Annexation Treaty of 1848.)
...................................
We Texans love y'all, but we'll have to take
action if Kerry wins over Bush.
We'll miss you too. Texas has given all those
complainers plenty of time to
get used to the results of the last election.
After seeing the whiners along
the campaign route, the folks from Texas are
considering taking matters into
their own hands.

Here is what will happen:

#1: If John Kerry becomes President of the
United States, Texas will
immediately secede from the Union.

#2: George W. Bush will become the President of
the Republic of Texas.

So what does Texas have to do to survive as a
Republic?

1. NASA is just south of Houston, Texas. We
will control the space industry.
2. We refine over 85% of the gasoline in the
United States.
3. Defense Industry--we have over 65% of it.
The term "Don't mess with
Texas," will take on a whole new meaning.
4. Oil - we can supply all the oil that the
Republic of Texas will need for
the next 300 years. Yankee states? Sorry about
that.
5. Natural Gas - again we have all we need and
it's too bad about those
northern states. John Kerry will figure out a
way to keep them warm...
6. Computer Industry - we currently lead the
nation in producing computer
chips and communications--small places like Texas
Instruments, Dell Computer,
EDS, Raytheon, National Semiconductor, Motorola,
Intel, AMD, Atmel, Applied
Materials, Ball Semiconductor, Dallas
Semiconductor, Delphi, Nortel, Alcatel, etc,
etc. The list goes on and on.
7. Medical Care - We have the largest research
centers for cancer research,
the best burn centers and the top trauma units in
the world, as well as other
large health centers. Dallas has some of the best
hospitals in the United
States.
8. We have enough colleges to keep us going:
University of Texas, Texas A&M,
Texas Tech, Rice, SMU, University of Houston,
Baylor, UNT (University of
North Texas), Texas Women's University, etc. Ivy
grows better in the South anyway
9. We have a ready supply of workers. We could
just open the border when we
need some more.
10. We have essential control of the paper
industry, plastics, insurance, etc.
11. In case of a foreign invasion, we have the
Texas National Guard and the
Texas Air National Guard. We don't have an Army,
but since everybody down here
has at least six rifles and a pile of ammo, we can
raise an Army in 24 hours
if we need one. If the situation really gets bad,
we can always call the
Department of Public Safety and ask them to send
over Chuck Norris and a couple of
Texas Rangers.
12. We are totally self-sufficient in beef,
poultry, hogs, and several types
of grain, fruit and vegetables, and let's not
forget seafood from the Gulf.
Also, everybody down here knows how to cook them
so that they taste good.
Don't need any food.
This just names a few of the items that will keep
the Republic of Texas in
good shape. There isn't a thing out there that we
need and don't have.

Now to the rest of the United States under
President Kerry:
Since you won't have the refineries to get gas for
your cars, only President
Kerry will be able to drive around in his big 9
mpg SUV. The rest of the
United States will have to walk or ride bikes.

You won't have any TV as the Space Center in
Houston will cut off satellite
communications.
You won't have any natural gas to heat your homes,
but since Mr. Kerry has
predicted global warming, you will not need the
gas.

Signed, The People of Texas

P.S. This is not a threatening letter - just a
note to give you something to
think about...BEFORE YOU VOTE THIS NOVEMBER.
SLEEP WELL TONIGHT

This too is called a JOKE.
Dog, I'm sorry, there is obviously such a thing as british humour (which many Americans don't understand) and Texans humor...I guess more don't understand.

-Full of Hot air Texan