Here's my response to Acidman's, um, generalizations about Texas.

I barbeque. Frequently. So do many of my friends. The only beef I barbeque is brisket. Most everything else is pork, including, but not limited to sausage, ribs, hams, and pork butt.

I do not own a cowboy hat. I know a few people who do, but they're usually people who frequent country bars. They also are the ones wearing the boots. And the buckles. Yes, we have really large belt buckles here, but they come in mighty handy when an “urban outdoorsman” asks you for some spare change.

Yes, we remember the Alamo. We lost that battle, but we won the war.

I've never heard of Geechee food. Now Tex-Mex? That's some good eatin'.

Texas is the only state that was an independent nation before joining the US (1836 to 1845). As they say, “Texas. It's a whole other country“. We've got oil, refineries, produce, NASA, large seaports, beaches, major computer manufacturers, livestock, Texas Hold 'em Poker, George W and George HW, chainsaw massacres, and LOTS of guns.

We're mighty happy being Texans here. Many states are “southern”, but there's only one Texas.