Howdy Y'all!!

I was Fixin' to go mosey outside, but instead I was inspired to make a Little chat group for all us Texans here on the Lage!!

The Great State if Texas, (aka The Lone Star State, aka The Sovereign nation of Texas)

We're Big, We're Made of Legends, and The only state to have once been its own Nation.

Home to Many Presidents, and many Iconic figures, Texas is more than a State, Texas is a State of Mind!!

We're Always Remembering The Alamo and San Jacinto.

Our Independence Day, March 2, and Juneteenth (If You Don't Know what that is, You're probably not Texan!)

So whether you're form down South near Mexico, Along the Gulf, Deep in the heart of Hill Country, From Way out West in the desert, Up North where you lucky ones get snow, Over near Dallas, In the swampy East Texas, or even if you're from Austin, You belong to this group!!

Fun Links:

You Know You're Texan If (http://home.uchicago.edu/%7Etrwier/texana.html)
How Texas Are You Quiz (http://www.blogthings.com/howtexasareyouquiz/)
Famous Texans (http://www.famoustexans.com/)
More Famous Texans (http://www.texaslesstraveled.com/famoustexans.htm)
Fun Facts -- Texas (http://www.legendsofamerica.com/TX-TexasFacts.html)
Fun Facts -- Texas Part 2 (http://tourtexas.com/tour/)Wanna Join? Just Post Here! Whether You're a Texas Resident, a Texan, Or Just a fan of the Greatest State, This Is the place for All things 'Texy' 'Texish' or "Texan'

Let Us Know You're Texan Quirk (Mine Being my Dr Pepper Addiction) and Whether you are Born Texan, Bred Texan (Texan family) or Raised Texan, Or all Three!


The Texans
Saywers Mojito == Dr Pepper Fan Numero Uno. == Born And Raised Texan
Me_Kate_me_Throw_Rock == Remembers The Alamo == Bred Texan
LostKitty == Y'all Yelling, Gravy Loving Texan == Born Texan
ShmyShmy == Latina Texan == Texas Resident
Dark Horse == Fixin' To Solve Lost == Born And Bred Texan
Pink Human == Not Getting Their Salsa from New York City == Texas Resident

Well, my mom (and most of her family) is from there, I've spent many summers there, and we may move there down the road!!! I LOVE Texas, best state in the world. Who cares if Alaska is "bigger"? :p And I had an ancestor who died fighting for the Alamo!

Can I join, Moji? :biggrin:

Oohhh Awesome Sis!! :D:D:D

Absolutley you may!!

*adds to list*

What part of Texas is your fam from?

moji, did you catch all this snow? There was so much this morning and now it's gone! *sigh* Texas weather.

My mom is from Houston...her family is from all over. A lot of them are dead now, but mostly that same area, and around.....nearby. Ever heard of Lufkin?

Lufkin...the happiest, most fun place on earth, right? :D

:biggrin: I don't exactly get what you mean, but okay!! :D

I'm just kidding. There's just not much to do in Lufkin, if I recall.

moji, did you catch all this snow? There was so much this morning and now it's gone! *sigh* Texas weather.
Ahh yes It stayed till about 8am then All gone.. LOL Texas Weather for sure!!

If You Don't Like The Weather In Texas..... Wait a Day!

A day?!? :eek2: I don't know what weather you've been having but none of my weather has lasted anywhere near a day! :biggrin:

Oh, and for the record, I'm from Dallas and I too love Dr. Pepper, but I think my Texas quirk is my love for the word y'all (totally proud of it!) and my even greater love for gravy. mmmm...chicken fried steak...
And I'm born Texan. :cowboy:

LOL awesome!! I am adding you to the list now :D

are you IN dallas or near it? I was in Rockwall all day yesterday

Mojito! Can I be added to the list :D I live in El Paso TX :D

Hey there shmyshmy! :wavey:

moji, i live in Dallas. Where exactly are you from?

Hi LostKitty! :biggrin: Dallas is pretty by the way :D

SAWMO! I love how your avi says "All I ask of You" and your personal text says "no more talk of darkness". A love of Phantom of the Opera might be e-hereditary!

Welcome, new members!!! :biggrin:

LostKitty- I have family there, and...there's nothing to do but go to WalMart! My mom lived there- she thinks it's terrible.

Oh, I love Phantom of the Opera! *sigh* :in_love:

shmyshmy, yeah, Dallas is pretty cool. they're doing a lot of work right now. I think we're trying to get the olympics, which I really don't want. Traffic is bad enough without shoving a couple extra million people into the mix! But the work they're doing is pretty neat. I've never actually made it to El Paso. :undecide:

Me_Kate, yeah, that's the impression I have of Lufkin. I briefly lived in a city outside of Dallas called Forney and there wasn't even a WalMart to go to! They've since built up the area, but at the time there was just a Dairy Queen, a McDonalds, and a Brookshires (and all closed by 10). :)

Next time I go to Lufkin I want to go to Cavendar's Boot City. Really what we do there is visit family and friends....not much else. My sister is giving the impression of wanting to move there...I and my mom are silently screaming NO!!! Lol.

Mojito! Can I be added to the list :D I live in El Paso TX :D

Absolutely!! Welcome!! (and a fellow Jackteer *squee*) Are you Born Bred or Raised? (or all three) and whats your 'Texan Quirk' ? :)

Hey there shmyshmy! :wavey:

moji, i live in Dallas. Where exactly are you from?

I'm near Quinlan/Greenville

SAWMO! I love how your avi says "All I ask of You" and your personal text says "no more talk of darkness". A love of Phantom of the Opera might be e-hereditary!

Welcome, new members!!! :biggrin:

LostKitty- I have family there, and...there's nothing to do but go to WalMart! My mom lived there- she thinks it's terrible.

LOL Yes I am obsessing with comparing it to Ben/Juliet/Jack LOL

Figured you'd like that :71: and oo Wal-Mart is Love!!

Oh, I love Phantom of the Opera! *sigh* :in_love:

shmyshmy, yeah, Dallas is pretty cool. they're doing a lot of work right now. I think we're trying to get the olympics, which I really don't want. Traffic is bad enough without shoving a couple extra million people into the mix! But the work they're doing is pretty neat. I've never actually made it to El Paso. :undecide:

Me_Kate, yeah, that's the impression I have of Lufkin. I briefly lived in a city outside of Dallas called Forney and there wasn't even a WalMart to go to! They've since built up the area, but at the time there was just a Dairy Queen, a McDonalds, and a Brookshires (and all closed by 10). :)

I have been to forney!!

I grew up in a town that only had a Dairy Queen (Thats what I like about Texas *sings*) I always had to get a Butterfinger and heath bar Blizzard. Every Time.

Where I live is a very small town, but we have a wal mart and they went 24 hours last year, and Brookshires is the best, My fave grocery store!! (we have one of those too, along with a Braums, McDonalds, Sonic, Chicken Express, Taco Bell, and Pizza Hut... and thats all LOL)


I really want to go to the Superbowl in 2010 when its in the new Arlington stadium... I :heart: football


Next time I go to Lufkin I want to go to Cavendar's Boot City. Really what we do there is visit family and friends....not much else. My sister is giving the impression of wanting to move there...I and my mom are silently screaming NO!!! Lol.

LOL Rocky, Cavendars is Fun!! I went to the big one in Mesquite, (near Dallas) and it was a blast!

Moji- I hope Ben isn't supposed to me the one wearing the mask in the triangle.....:eek2: A Gollum-eyed Phantom won't do! :D

Moji- I hope Ben isn't supposed to me the one wearing the mask in the triangle.....:eek2: A Gollum-eyed Phantom won't do! :D
Well he's certainly no Raoul... but then again he's no Gerry either LOL

Absolutely correct!

But I suppose he needs to be the creepy obsessive one, while Jack is the hero...

Wow, this could almost work for Titanic, too! ha ha. maybe not.

I really want to go to the Superbowl in 2010 when its in the new Arlington stadium... I :heart: football


:football: Yay football! :clap: I am, of course, a die-hard Cowboys fan. I remember being a kid and watching them win all those superbowls. There was so much pride in the city. And my mom would let me take off school to go see the parade. So I've stuck by them through thick and thin and am so happy to see them winning again! I also went to the pro-bowl last month and half the team was Cowboys! It was awesome.

:football: Yay football! :clap: I am, of course, a die-hard Cowboys fan. I remember being a kid and watching them win all those superbowls. There was so much pride in the city. And my mom would let me take off school to go see the parade. So I've stuck by them through thick and thin and am so happy to see them winning again! I also went to the pro-bowl last month and half the team was Cowboys! It was awesome.
You were in Hawaii??? :eek:

LOL did you crash the Lost Set??

and I am of course a fan of My boys but I must admit I am a Pats lover too...

EAGLES SUCK!!! :biggrin: LOL

I have an Aikman jersey.. Im not so fond of Romo... *shrug* but I do like T.O. he he

Oh, I love Romo! No matter what happens he's always in a good mood and just happy to be there.

Yes, I had planned to go to Hawaii for the premiere party but then they announced that it wasn't happening and I still had plane tickets. We were there for two weeks and yes, we did find the Lost set. It was amazing. It was like mecca for me. My dad was so proud that I didn't touch anything. But it would have been wrong to touch something so sacred! We also found the pala ferry dock. I would have liked to go to Others camp but didn't find it until the last day we were there. :undecide:

Oh, I love Romo! No matter what happens he's always in a good mood and just happy to be there.

Yes, I had planned to go to Hawaii for the premiere party but then they announced that it wasn't happening and I still had plane tickets. We were there for two weeks and yes, we did find the Lost set. It was amazing. It was like mecca for me. My dad was so proud that I didn't touch anything. But it would have been wrong to touch something so sacred! We also found the pala ferry dock. I would have liked to go to Others camp but didn't find it until the last day we were there. :undecide:
aww :hug: well that stinks you didn't get to explore otherton but its so cool you went to Hawaii!! and that means you were in the same place as my future husband (Tom Brady) :biggrin: LOL
100%
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Jason Castro (from Rockwall w00t) did great tonight, I think he is just too adorable and quirky XD

I was just in Rockwall too :p

I like Jason Castro if I don't have to look at him. Sorry SawMo :p

Really, he's not bad to just listen to. I like Michael Johns though. ;)

I like David Archuleta (sp?) and Carlie Then Jason and the girl who sang let it be.. Her name alludes me

Brooke White

Wow, I had a hard time finding this thread again, sometimes I get Lost in the fuselage I'm relatively new :redface:
Oh, I love Phantom of the Opera! *sigh* :in_love:

shmyshmy, yeah, Dallas is pretty cool. they're doing a lot of work right now. I think we're trying to get the olympics, which I really don't want. Traffic is bad enough without shoving a couple extra million people into the mix! But the work they're doing is pretty neat. I've never actually made it to El Paso. :undecide:



Traffic can be bad, I was on my way back from St. Louis, and I don't really remember how we ended up in Dallas but what I do remember is being stuck in trafic for a long time. Still it's a beautiful city, I happen to think it's very modern compared to El Paso :biggrin: Well I don't live there, but I would totally want to go there if the olimpycs were there :biggrin:

Absolutely!! Welcome!! (and a fellow Jackteer *squee*) Are you Born Bred or Raised? (or all three) and whats your 'Texan Quirk' ? :)



Thanks for the welcome Moji. I'm actually from Mexico, I just go to school in Texas and I now live here :biggrin:

I have nothing to add to the football discussion :redface:

Wow, I had a hard time finding this thread again, sometimes I get Lost in the fuselage I'm relatively new :redface:

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UGH!! This has been one stormy spring!! Its like every few days we have warnings out the wazoo!!

Hope everyone is safe and sound!!

I hope you're okay! Another e-friend of mine had a storm in her area today, too!

Hi everybody! Or, should I say 'Howdy!'

Another Texan here, from the Houston area (Cypress to be exact). This is an awesome thread. Thanks for starting it.

As a born and bred Texan, my favorite sayings are 'fixin' to' and 'might coulda'.

As far as the weather, my husband's home office, which is in Cleburne (near Ft. Worth), was demolished by a tornado last night! Ugh! The good news is, he had all of his work backed up on his laptop at home.:biggrin:

Anyway, sign me up for the LOST in Texas Group, please. Thanks!

Welcome, Dark Horse! :biggrin:

welcome Dark Horse!!

I am just a few miles NE of FT Worth and I got NO sleep last night!!
There were Tornado's and 87MPH winds and all sorts of Junk :(

Anywhoo Welcoem! And I have added you the list!!

Add in another, please.

I live in Suburban Hell, aka The Woodlands. It's north of Houston.

Wasn't born or raised here (born and raise in that, ... ok, I don't want to get killed for mentioning the name, but just recite the picante sauce comercial about the brand that is made in that northeastern city, and you'll know what city I originally come from) ,so I've no Texas quirks, but I have learned to love buttermilk pie, chicken fried steak, and barbeque.

LOL!!!

The fact alone that you know about Pace and NEEEYWW YOOHRRK CIITEH. Is Texan enough ;)

he he Welcome Pink :)

I have added you to the list :)

Hi everybody! Or, should I say 'Howdy!'

Another Texan here, from the Houston area (Cypress to be exact). This is an awesome thread. Thanks for starting it.

As a born and bred Texan, my favorite sayings are 'fixin' to' and 'might coulda'.

Haha, might coulda. My sister says that all the time!
Welcome, dark horse! :wavey:

Add in another, please.

I live in Suburban Hell, aka The Woodlands. It's north of Houston.

Wasn't born or raised here (born and raise in that, ... ok, I don't want to get killed for mentioning the name, but just recite the picante sauce comercial about the brand that is made in that northeastern city, and you'll know what city I originally come from) ,so I've no Texas quirks, but I have learned to love buttermilk pie, chicken fried steak, and barbeque.
mmm...chicken fried steak. I like to smother it in so much gravy that it floats on the plate! :biggrin:
Welcome, pink! :wavey:

everytime we make hommade chicken fried steak i eat an Entire whole cutlert myself (were talking 12 inch long hunka meat!!)

LOL its my fave country style meal :)

we made it 3 nights ago and I was in so much pain after, but it was so worth it.

I will admit that it took me a good long minute to figure out what chicken fried steak was--someone ordered for me--and when it came, I still wasn't too sure about it since it was hidden under this beige gravy. Was it chicken? Was it beef? Was it something I shouldn't ask about? Good stuff, however. That and the pie. Wow, that buttermilk pie stuff is beyond good. Whoever thought up making such a pie deserves some kind of reward.

Dark Horse, every been to Goodson's on 249 south of 2920? Or Rib Tickler (also on 249, but north of 2920)?

I have family that lives...not REAL close to the woodlands, but..within reasonable driving distance.

How does one describe The Woodlands--well, let's just say that when the Others' compound was first seen, I turned to my spouse and went, "Oh (bleep) no!! They're living in Suburban Hell!!!" We cracked up so hard that we had to rewatch the episode later on because we couldn't stop laughing for several minutes and missed too much.

And within 2 miles of my house there is a street called ... Wisteria Drive. Ok, fine, it's not Wisteria Lane, but the basic Desp. Hswf -iness concept of it is the same.

Hmmm....well, that's too bad!

You ever been to Lake Conroe?

Thanks for the warm welcome everybody!

Pink, I've never been to either of those restaurants (just moved into this area from Sugar Land), but I've heard how great Rib Tickler is. It's on our list to try. Just the name sounds fantastic.:biggrin:

Woodlands = 'suburban hell' . . . hahaha ... My brother used to live there and kinda felt the same way. It's very pretty though, with all the trees.

Been to Lake Conroe--a friend has a lake house there.

And, yes, The Woodlands does have trees (pines mostly since I believe I-45 is the rough western edge of the piney belt that runs through Louisiana). But if I had to describe the 'hoods, I would have to say that they are filled with McMansions decorated McTuscany style by people who have never been to Italy, or at the most only went to Italy for two weeks one summer. Either that of it looks like Pottery Barn vomited up the same thing for all the thiry-somethings who wanted to be "different" when they moved into their new McMansions.

Everybody's house looks the same; it's sort of like living in Clonesville.

The people look the same, too. One just has to walk into a Starbucks and people-watch for about fifteen minutes to notice the sameness. And you can't throw a stone without hitting a Starbucks--there will be one on the corner of two major streets PLUS one inside the grocery store at that same intersection.

I think urban or rural would be better myself since at least those two aren't completely white bready. But The Woodlands is 100% suburb. If you like suburbia, The Woodlands is fantastic. If you like something besides loaves and loaves and loaves of nothing but white bread as far as the eye can see, well, this is the place.

It's why I laughed so hard when the Others' compound was first shown--all the little houses looking exactly alike and joined by pristine sidewalks plus all of the people dressed like they'd shopped at J. Crew or Banana Republic. And then there was the book club scene and the muffin scene. So suburban.

My cousins live not too far from Lake Conroe.

So, has anyone else been to Lufkin?