Posted by Butch Cappel
on October 5, 2009, 9:35 am
Message modified by board administrator October 6, 2009, 3:33 am
for anyone coming to the Lone Star state for the first time I thought I would give yo a little inside info so you don't feel so touristy when you get here.
First, on your way here you might take a trip around the world. While driving through Texas you might stop in these other countries.
Athens , Texas 75751
Canadian, Texas 79014
China , Texas 77613
Egypt , Texas 77436
Ireland , Texas 76538
Italy , Texas 76538
Turkey , Texas 79261
And just os you'll get a feel for the folks you'll be dealing with.
Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas ...
If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you may live in Texas ;
If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas ;
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas ;
If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas ;
If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas ;
If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas
If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph --you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas ;
If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly,' you may live in Texas ;
Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas ..
1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles
2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883..
The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston .
Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America
Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
The worst natural disaster in US. history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island .
King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island ..
Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union ) instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and Texas may divide into 5 states.
Dr Pepper was invented in Waco, Texas, in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper
The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).
The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington monument.
The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston Texsa..
The name ' Texas ' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas ..
The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.) cuts down on family spats that way.
Well, there you have it folks, a quick tour of Texas, hope a bunch of you get down to see a little first hand stuff while you are here.
If your getting in early give me a shout and I'll be glad to find some things for you to go see while your here.
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