Not sure if it's still this way, but Houston used to be pretty hoppin' too. At least when I was in school (late 90's), there was a very active "scene" in the city. Every Friday and Sat. the hooligans would take over Westhiemer, parts of the Beltway, and the boondocks on the west side of town. There was the 10 minute club (looping 610 in 10 minutes or less, mostly bikes) and race to the seawall... Fun stuff but I'm sure that the police have tightened the screws by now.
OK, I'll shut up after this: Was on a Southwest flight a few years ago and smelled smoke while taking off. After the plane was level, a guy walked out of the ****pit with a cigarette hanging out of his mouth. A p***enger said something about it as he walked by to go to the bathroom. His reply? "This is my plane"...It was Herb. On another flight the attendant finished her safety demonstration with "Now fasten your safety belts cause' we're fixin' to go real real fast".
Hey Doc, if I can swing it ya got a spare bunk? ....and I will agree, if yer an automobile enthusiast of any flavor this state has got ya covered. Mucho respect for the west coast, but we give 'em a reason to keep on their toes .
I can agree with the hunting and football (yes I was born and raised her also), but come on....Pepsi? My current daily is one of the only stock suspension vehicles I have ever owned. Everything I have has has always been lowered, I don't know maybe I am getting old, but I like the soft ride of this one. Or maybe it is just that I spend alot of time in it.
lotsa good stuff here - gotta love it. Bout to jump in the jalopy and go get me some BBQ & a Dr Pepper. God Bless Texas
My daily is a pretty heavily dropped truck, it rides like ****. But it looks good doing it. Rarely will you find a beer in my hand that is not a Shiner Bock. There's nothin' finer... Tech week must be over
I can relate with the truck part,but I do believe Lone Star is the National Beer of Texas.And not to mention tastes a hell of a lot better.God Bless Texas and did I mention Shiner ****s
Since we're all on the subject of TX beverages,...I've seen throughout my travels across the Red River, many an ol' Texan pouring a tube of peanuts into his Pepsi?? WTF is that about?
Are you sure you actually crossed the Red River? Any Texan knows that the peanuts in the Coke thing is only properly done with a Dr. Pepper or a Coca Cola. Pepsi? Nahhhh... Don't knock it til you try it, but if you do, try it with a Dr. Pepper. Bonus points if you use "Tom's" brand peanuts and a Dublin Dr. Pepper...there ain't much better than that. Also on the subject of Texas beverages...if you've never tried a Frostie Root Beer, you owe it to yourself to do so. Frostie is based out of Temple, TX....my favorite root beer, bar none.
Never had a lone star but a fresh shiner from a cold tap finishes so clean and tasty, not like most beer in nebraska that sat in the liquor houses unrefrigerated before it went to the store.
Mitch Hedberg - Mr. Pibb is a poor imitation of Dr. Pepper. Dude didn't even get his degree. I had a stick of CareFree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality. I was walking down the street with my friend and he said 'I hear music,' as though there's any other way to take it in. 'You're not special. That's how I receive it too... I tried to taste it, but it did not work.' An escalator can never break: it can only become stairs. You would never see an Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order sign, just Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience. On a traffic light green means go and yellow means yield, but on a banana it's just the opposite. Green means hold on, yellow means go ahead, and red means where the hell did you get that banana at... I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammible and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit. I had a bag of fritos, they were texas grilled fritos. These fritos had grill marks on them. They remind me of something, when we used to fire up the barbeque and throw down some fritos. I can still see my dad with the apron on, better flip that frito, dad, you know how I like mine. I think fooseball is a combination of soccer and shishkabobs. I used to do drugs. I still do drugs. But I used to, too. When someone hands you a flyer, it's like they're saying here you throw this away. I went to the park and saw this kid flying a kite. The kid was really excited. I don't know why, that's what they're supposed to do. Now if he had had a chair on the other end of that string, I would have been impressed. Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy, all day. Wearing a backpack and a turtleneck is like a weak midget trying to bring you down.
that`s funny it`s kinda hot right now but yea Texas is great ! I grew up in so-cal and got here as fast as I could .
They still make Lone Star in Texas? We all give up on 'em when they left San Antonio...Shiner Bock ain't bad, but Shiner Blonde tastes more like ole time Shiner from 50 years ago when it was illegal (at least for me, wink wink). Fearless
I do believe Shiner is indeed the true National beer of Texas...WHY well Lone Star was owned and brewed in Texas but not any more, it is owned by Pabsts which is in partnership with Miller and is still brewed by Miller and IMO has gone down hill to the budget beer level, I know I used to drink it back in the day. Shiner has several styles of brew, Shiner Bock is their best selling beer, but their Blonde and Black could stand up to any beer here or Europe IMO. I am for anything made here in Texas and despise the large corporations with their take overs and sell outs, cutting quality to save a buck. got to now stop I fill a rant coming on......
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