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In reply to the discussion: 10 reasons why so many people are moving to Texas [View all]AnotherMcIntosh
(11,064 posts)264. Just hide the food and small children.
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Also don't murder anyone in TX; you are quite likely to get the death penalty. :silly: nt
raccoon
May 2013
#3
Or get arrested for it, even if you didn't do it, because you *still* might get the death penalty.
IdaBriggs
May 2013
#6
The funny things is, after opening day, the Bush's seats at MInuteMaid have been empty.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#188
I guess that would explain why El Supremo is not a Rangers fan anymore!!
madinmaryland
May 2013
#284
I lived in Corpus Christi for 15 years and I can't figure out why they are so red still.
alarimer
May 2013
#295
Even my cats are afraid of "waterbugs." I love how that is code word for what they really are.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#167
Grew up with fall colors, and winter snow wipes any pretty that they are from memory.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#161
I think the other thing about fall colors is that it's in my head what comes after:
kentauros
May 2013
#171
I have to say the people are nicer, on average. The corner store is for stopping to chat
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#162
Ha! My joke is that everyone in Houston is so very nice, until they get behind the wheel of a car!
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#170
You may wish to share that with DU's Public Transportation and Smart Growth group
KamaAina
May 2013
#149
The Metro station (it's huge) is right around the corner from me on Kuykendahl.
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#164
I think the "find a bus stop" thing is messed up... because there are bus stops
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#173
Here's something, too, about the diversity of Houston and the surrounding areas:
kentauros
May 2013
#70
Howdy, Neighbor!!!! I'm here in Dallas. Maybe will relocate to Houston in the future.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#335
Yep...it's Big Tex! And yes, he burned, poor thing. But a new one is being built.
Honeycombe8
May 2013
#343
He was born in New Haven, as I was...in the same hospital. But about 31 years apart.
Jennicut
May 2013
#289
The truly sad part about Shrub's stupidity is that it wasn't the worst thing about him
Major Nikon
May 2013
#357
God, me too. I'm originally from Texas & you couldn't pay me enough to move back.
Booster
May 2013
#41
The places I've been in Texas have been super flat. (But I guess Austin is hilly.)
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#65
Someone told me about a jolly club called the Texas Gay Rodeo Association
Nimajneb Nilknarf
May 2013
#16
And a major shareholder/director of Haliburton before her demise just a few years ago.
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#269
There will still be liberal Democratic gun owners in Texas once it turns blue
derby378
May 2013
#368
Hillary will turn Texas blue in 2016, blue Gov., Texas house in 2016,and 2020 re-gerrymander it back
graham4anything
May 2013
#29
You're very welcome. I'm in a red county of Florida, so I understand completely nt
steve2470
May 2013
#34
They are for the animals that are forced to participate in their own abuse.
Arugula Latte
May 2013
#345
Well, my entire state is named after one of the founding fathers of the state.
Sheldon Cooper
May 2013
#73
Excuse me, but isn't Montgomery County named after Richard Montgomery,
AnotherMcIntosh
May 2013
#275
Yes, I take seriously this article which pictures JR, rodeo and the Dallas Cowboys
CreekDog
May 2013
#74
I was born in Texas and I still live there and I just have one thing to say...
Lunacee_2013
May 2013
#77
Well, my son's a loyal Lions fan, even if he likes living in Houston more...
ScreamingMeemie
May 2013
#186
the entrenched and irrational Texas hate seems to be keeping the rec's at quite the low
Puzzledtraveller
May 2013
#85
I'm guessing that most of the negative comments are from those who have never been here
Major Nikon
May 2013
#317
It is California, where since you got snarky, it is not legal to discriminate against LGBT
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#305
Fewer Rules & Jobs= Dangerous living conditions & crappy wages with little protection.
KittyWampus
May 2013
#136
It has retained some of its weird charm... but SXSW was ruined by greed and marketing years ago.
redqueen
May 2013
#175
The wingers on my local newspaper's BB website are forever saying they are moving to AZ or TX, but I
Tikki
May 2013
#204
Being from PA, I can't knock Texas. Stupid people here voted in an ignorant teabagger governor,
AlinPA
May 2013
#224
Texas has the lowest health insurance rate in the country (and it will stay that way)
JPZenger
May 2013
#260
Considering Rucho's insane plan, McCrory does sound somewhat reasonable...
WorseBeforeBetter
Jun 2013
#378
I've spent most of the first thirty years of my life in Texas, probably mostly because
last_texas_dem
May 2013
#303
Fewer rules? Texas has lots of terrible rules against medical marijuana, and yet it is
Bluenorthwest
May 2013
#304
He feels people weren't all that nice to him in Texas, wages were low where he moved to,
Zorra
May 2013
#356
Yeah, people are people everywhere, true. I know there are good people in Texas.
Zorra
May 2013
#367
I know there are some good people in Texas, but I won't be going back.
liberal_at_heart
May 2013
#342