Texas

[Catison]

Texas was an independent country in the 19th century. IMHO, it should be again.

All you commies want to take the good stuff out of America...  Listen here Scott commie.  Texas may secede, but only on its own damn terms.

[Archaic Torso of Apollo]

Listen here Scott commie.  Texas may secede, but only on its own damn terms.

I read years ago that Texas is legally entitled to split itself into 5 states if it wants. This was part of the deal for joining the Union, since other states were intimidated by its size. Anyone know if this is actually true?

[Joe Barron]

 Just a voice of experience - took me a number of years to appreciate the vast variety of own my home state, North Carolina-

Oh, well that explains it. 

[Joe Barron]

Texas was an independent country in the 19th century. IMHO, it should be again.

And of course, secession it would gerrymander the rest of the country so that Republicans would never win the White House ever again. It's a win win.

[Gurn Blanston]

And of course, secession it would gerrymander the rest of the country so that Republicans would never win the White House ever again. It's a win win.

Well, even talk about secession is nothing but aimless dreaming. If you were to actually talk to any Texans, it wouldn't take you long to discover that it is only the far right lunatic fringe that even consider it. 99% of Texans are as loyal to the USA as anyone anywhere. You really shouldn't believe most of the shit you see on TV news...



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Listening to:
Jakob Lindberg / Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble - G 447 Quintet #3 in Bb for Guitar & Strings 4th mvmt - Allegro

[Catison]

And of course, secession it would gerrymander the rest of the country so that Republicans would never win the White House ever again. It's a win win.

Texans also supply a large percent of the armed forces.  So my idea is to secede  and conquer. 

[Gurn Blanston]

Texans also supply a large percent of the armed forces.  So my idea is to secede  and conquer. 

Sure, but what the hell would we do with all the useless parts? If we just gave them to Canada, then they would get all uppity.




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Listening to:
Chiara Banchini - Ensemble 415 - Boccherini Op 23 #1 Sextet in Eb for Strings 2nd mvmt - Larghetto

[Joe Barron]

. 99% of Texans are as loyal to the USA as anyone anywhere.

Aww ... hell. 

[Gurn Blanston]

Aww ... hell. 

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Listening to:
Ensemble 415 - Op. 39/1, Rondeau, Allegro non tanto / Minuetto / Rondeau

[drogulus]

      After 2 days I'm adjusted to the heat and it doesn't really bother me. A heat wave in Boston is much worse because the humidity is higher. We went to a nice Mexican restaurant in Ft. Worth with tamales (yeah!).

      My GF loves this place. She's from upstate New York so it must seem a little bizarre, but she's been all over the world and lived in India and other Third World places, so....

      Anyway were here on business and not really pleasure, so no battleship tours.

[Catison]

      Anyway were here on business and not really pleasure, so no battleship tours.

Thought you were going for fun?

[drogulus]

Thought you were going for fun?

     It's fun we can have close to home and the business we're doing. So I can't do any sightseeing except around here (we went around Ft. Worth and saw the hospital where I was born and the apartment building where my parents lived at the time (that looks like it will be torn down soon).

[Joe Barron]

Texans also supply a large percent of the armed forces.  So my idea is to secede  and conquer. 

Yeah, and you can clean up your own hurricane damage.

[Gurn Blanston]

Yeah, and you can clean up your own hurricane damage.

We did. This isn't Louisiana.

[Franco]

I always thought of Arlington as a suburb of Irving.

Are the Rangers going to be in town?  The stadium is a really nice place to spend a some time, if you like baseball, that is, and it will get you out of the heat, which this time of year is already 100 degree days.

Have fun on your visit - definitely get some Tex-Mex, especially if your GF has never been to Texas.

[Joe Barron]

We did. This isn't Louisiana.

Yeah, I'm sure there wasn't a nickel of federal help. 

[bwv 1080]

Hey Ernie,

If you get a chance, get some BBQ at Angelo's


http://www.angelosbbq.com/

[drogulus]

     Barbecue isn't going to happen this time. We ended up going to Luby's and had chicken-fried steak, which you can get anywhere. I liked it, though. It's un-Bostonian to say the least. So we had good Mex and so-so Tex. Tomorrow we go back.

Hey Ernie,

If you get a chance, get some BBQ at Angelo's


http://www.angelosbbq.com/

     Next time, maybe. Wait....I might order some brisket! And a bottle of sauce. _0:)