The Houston Chronicle was first printed in 1901 and is one of the top ten largest circulation newspapers in the United States. One newspaper nickname (used since at least 2002) is the Houston…
The Houston Chronicle was first printed in 1901 and is one of the top ten largest circulation newspapers in the United States. The nickname Houston Chronic has been popular since at least 1997. The…
The Houston Chronicle is a daily newspaper published in Houston, Texas. The Chronicle began in 1901 and now has the ninth largest newspaper circulation in the United States and the largest in…
The Houston Chronicle is a daily newspaper published in Houston, Texas. The Chronicle began in 1901 and now has the ninth largest newspaper circulation in the United States and the largest in…
Houston has held a Hot Sauce Festival since 2000. Houston Hot Sauce FestivalTHE HOTTEST PARTY IN TEXAS7th AnnualHouston Hot Sauce FestivalSeptember 16 & 17, 2006Sat. 11 a.m. to 6 p.m./Sun .Noon…
"Houston Lite" (or "Baby Houston") is a nickname for any city that attempts to grow into a large one, with tall skyscrapers like Houston has. Both "Houston Lite" and…
The Houston Chronicle was first printed in 1901 and is one of the top ten largest circulation newspapers in the United States. One Chronicle newspaper nickname (used since at least 2001) is the…
Calgary (in the province of Alberta, Canada) has oil riches, much like Houston, Texas. Calgary also has a rodeo and cattle tradition, much like the cowboys and the steakhouses of Texas. The…
The Houston Post was a daily newspaper published in the city of Houston from the 1880s until 1995. The Post's nickname of Houston Pest is cited in print from at least 1993. The Houston…
Various Japanese restaurants in Houston and throughout the country have offered sushi called a "Houston Roll." The ingredients are not standard, but it most popularly includes tuna, cream…
Houston is the name of the most populated city in Texas, named after Sam Houston in 1836. it is pronounced "Hew-ston" or "Heuston." Houston Street in New York City is named (by…
"Allen's Landing" is the place at the confluence of the White Oak Bayou and the Buffalo Bayou where John Kirby Allen and Augustus Chapmen Allen purchased and settled in August 1836,…
"Houstonian" is the name of an inhabitant of Houston, Texas. The name "Houstonian" has been cited in print since at least 1841, when a newspaper called The Houstonian was…
"Houstonite" is the name of an inhabitant of Houston, Texas. The name "Houstonite" has been cited in print since at least 1841. An inhabitant of Houston has more popularly been…
"Houstonize" is the verb form of the name of the city of Houston, fourth largest in population in the United States. "Houstonize" can refer to getting someone acquainted with…
Ed Koch made "How am I doing?" famous when he ran successfully for mayor in 1977. However, this was a popular line in the 1930s as well. 17 January 1932, Washington Post, pg.…
Staten Island was named in honor of the States General in the Netherlands, but an alternative joke etymology spread in the 1930s and 1940s and is still told. The Dutch explorers came into New York…
"Howard Beacher” is the name of an inhabitant of Howard Beach, in the borough of Queens. The name “Howard Beacher” has been cited in print since at least 1930. Wikipedia: Howard Beach,…
"Howdy" is simply from "How do you?" and dates to back well before the Texas became independent from Mexico. "Old Howdy" or William Harrison Martin (1822-1898) was a…
"Howdy Arabia" (howdy + Saudi Arabia) has been printed on many images. Both Texas and Saudi Arabia have oil, and also fundamentalist religious beliefs. "Howdy Arabia" can refer…