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  • #31
    There are some really good and decent people in Texas.
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    "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
    "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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    • #32
      Looks like a photo shop job.

      Asmodean
      Im not sure what Baruk Khazad is , but if they speak Judeo-Dwarvish, that would be "blessed are the dwarves" - lord of the mark

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      • #33
        Are you trying to say there aren't decent people in Texas?
        "I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure." - Clarence Darrow
        "I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying I approved of it." - Mark Twain

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        • #34
          I live near one part of that highway.
          Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
          "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
          He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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          • #35
            James Earl Rudder


            Rudder was the hero of D-Day as Commander of the United States Army's 2nd Ranger Battalion. His U.S. Army Rangers stormed the beach at Pointe du Hoc and, under constant enemy fire, scaled 100-foot cliffs to reach and destroy German gun batteries. The battalion's casualty rate for this perilous mission was greater than 50 percent. Rudder himself was wounded twice during the course of the fighting. In spite of this, they dug in and fought off German counter-attacks for two days until relieved. He and his men helped to successfully establish a beachhead for the Allied forces.

            Six months later, Rudder was assigned to command the 109th Infantry Regiment, which saw key service in the Battle of the Bulge. Rudder became one of the most decorated soldiers of the war, with honors that included the Distinguished Service Cross, Legion of Merit, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster, French Legion of Honor with Croix de Guerre and Palm, and Belgian Order of Leopold with Croix de Guerre and Palm. By the end of the war, he was a full Colonel and was promoted to Brigadier General of the United States Army Reserves in 1954 and Major General in 1957.
            Today, you are the waves of the Pacific, pushing ever eastward. You are the sequoias rising from the Sierra Nevada, defiant and enduring.

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            • #36
              No Texas thread is complete without this.
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              • #37
                A few facts about Texas include:


                Texas comes from the Hasinai Indian word tejas meaning friends or allies

                The King Ranch in Texas is bigger than the state of Rhode Island.

                Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation.

                The state was an independent nation from 1836 to 1845

                Austin is considered the live music capital of the world

                Texas has the first domed stadium in the country. The structure was built in Houston and opened in April 1965

                El Paso is closer to Needles, California than it is to Dallas

                Texas includes 267,339 square miles, or 7.4% of the nation's total area

                The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883

                Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. The Dublin Dr Pepper, 85 miles west of Waco, still uses pure imperial cane sugar in its product. There is no period after the Dr in Dr Pepper
                Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                • #38
                  You forgot Blue Bell Sloww! We have some of the best dog gone ice cream you ever wraped your lips around.
                  Welcome to earth, my name is Tia and I'll be your tour guide for this trip.
                  Succulent and Bejeweled Mother Goddess, who is always moisturised yet never greasy, always patient yet never suffers fools~Starchild
                  Dragons? Yup- big flying lizards with an attitude. ~ Laz
                  You are forgiven because you are FABULOUS ~ Imran

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                  • #39
                    Originally posted by SlowwHand

                    The world's first rodeo was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883
                    My Uncle was the Sheriff of Pecos County for 30 years.
                    Welcome to earth, my name is Tia and I'll be your tour guide for this trip.
                    Succulent and Bejeweled Mother Goddess, who is always moisturised yet never greasy, always patient yet never suffers fools~Starchild
                    Dragons? Yup- big flying lizards with an attitude. ~ Laz
                    You are forgiven because you are FABULOUS ~ Imran

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                    • #40
                      God Blessed Texas

                      I've seen a lot of places
                      I've been around the world
                      I've seen some pretty faces
                      Been with some beautiful girls
                      But after all I've witnessed one thing still amazes me
                      Just like a miracle you have to see to believe

                      'Cause God blessed Texas with His own hand
                      Brought down angels from the promised land
                      Gave 'em a place where they could dance
                      If you wanna see heaven brother here's your chance
                      I've been sent to spread the message
                      God blessed Texas

                      First He lit sunshine
                      Then He made the waters deep
                      Then He gave us moonlight
                      For all the world to see
                      Well everybody knows that the Lord works in mysterious ways
                      He took a rest then on the very next day

                      God blessed Texas with His own hand
                      Brought down angels from the promised land
                      Gave 'em a place where they could dance
                      If you wanna see heaven brother here's your chance
                      I've been sent to spread the message
                      God blessed Texas

                      God blessed Texas with His own hand
                      Brought down angels from the promised land
                      Gave 'em a place where they could dance
                      If you wanna see heaven brother here's your chance
                      Well I've been sent to spread the message
                      God blessed Texas

                      Well I've been sent to spread the message
                      God blessed Texas
                      Well I've been sent to spread the message
                      Mmm...God blessed Texas

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                      • #41
                        Texas Ribeye

                        I love being beaten by women - Lorizael

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                        • #42
                          Originally posted by SlowwHand

                          Texas is the only state to enter the United States by treaty instead of territorial annexation.
                          Vermont wasn't annexed either. It entered freely as the 14th state in 1791.
                          I love being beaten by women - Lorizael

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                          • #43
                            Take it up with http://www.50states.com/ and any others. I didn't go to a "Texas Is The Greatest" site.
                            Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                            "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                            He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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                            • #44
                              I love being beaten by women - Lorizael

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                              • #45
                                That's not taking it up with anyone that can help you.


                                Tell these guys, http://www.50states.com/facts/texas.htm , not me. I won't believe it, but they might.
                                Life is not measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments that take your breath away.
                                "Hating America is something best left to Mobius. He is an expert Yank hater.
                                He also hates Texans and Australians, he does diversify." ~ Braindead

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