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