“Eating Out Is Fun!” (Texas Restaurant Association)
"Eating Out Is Fun!" is a slogan that the National Restaurant Association first used in 1947. The Texas Restaurant Association used "Eating Out Is Fun!" in 1956 and regularly…
“Edmonton is to Calgary as Austin is to Houston”
"Edmonton is to Calgary as Austin is to Houston" (Edmonton:Calgary::Austin:Houston) compares a capital city and a largest city. The Canadian province of Alberta (where Edmonton is the…
“Eighter from Decatur, county seat of Wise” (“Ada from Decatur”)
"Eighter from Decatur, county seat of Wise" is the slang of craps shooters who want to roll an eight. It was sometimes given as "Ada from Decatur." "Eighter" is first…
“Everybody invited and nobody slighted!”
"Everybody invited and nobody slighted!" is the old-time invitation to a country dance. The phrase's origin is unknown, but it's been in use since at least the 1920s. 14 July…
“Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die”
"Everybody wants to go to heaven, but nobody wants to die" (or, "Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die") has been a popular sentiment in country songs sung by…
“Everything’s bigger in Texas”
"Everything's bigger in Texas" (sometimes ""Everything's bigger and better in Texas" or "They grow things bigger in Texas") reflects what was once…
“Eyes of Texas” (University of Texas alma mater)
"The eyes of Texas are upon you" was a favorite saying of Colonel William Prather (1848-1905), a president of the University of Texas. In 1903, John Sinclair wrote the song "The Eyes…
“Eyes of Texas” Salad
The "Eyes of Texas" salad was created by Linda Martin in the 1970s and named after the "Eyes of Texas" song. The salad features black-eyed peas with avocado dressing.…
“Fair to Midland” (pun on “fair to middling”)
"Fair-to-middling" is an expression for something that is about average (fair) or only slightly above average (middling). "Fair to Midland" is a pun on the expression, using the…
“Fear the star” (Dallas Cowboys fan saying)
The Dallas Cowboys football team has a star logo, symbolizing the Lone Star State of Texas. The Cowboys fan saying of "fear the star" (i.e., other NFL teams should watch out for the…
“Fellow-countrymen, follow me to yonder saloon!” (shortest-ever Texas political speech?)
"Fellow-countrymen, follow me to yonder saloon!" is said to be the shortest speech ever given by a Texas politician. A Kinky Friedman book declared this to be one of "actual quotes…
“Fine as cream gravy”
"Fine as cream gravy" appears on many recent (post-1990) lists of Texas sayings, but pre-1990 citations are few. Possibly, the phrase began as "good gravy" and then expanded to…
“Finish last in medical school and they call you ‘doctor’” (Texas basketball coach Abe Lemons)
College basketball coach Abe Lemons (1922-2002) is credited with saying: "I'm sure I'd rather be something else. You know what they call the guy who finishes last in medical school?…
“First, you make a roux…”
Many Cajun country (Loisiana and East Texas) recipes require a roux (wheat flour and fat, such as butter, lard or vegetable oil). "First, you make a roux..." (or, "First, make a…
“Flush twice—Houston needs the water” (Dallas saying)
Wasterwater from the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex flows downstream 250 miles in the Trinity River and into Lake Livingston, where the city of Houston gets its water. "Flush twice/often --…
“Follow me to freshness” (H-E-B food truck slogan)
H-E-B is a large supermarket chain in Texas and northern Mexico. H-E-B food trucks can be seen on the major highways (such as I-35), with the slogan "Follow me to freshness" on the back.…
“Food, People, Heart & Soul” (United Supermarkets slogan)
"Food, People, Heart & Soul" is the the 2003 slogan of United Supermarkets, a chain that began in Oklahoma in 1916 but is now based in Lubbock, Texas. Wikipedia: United…
“Fort Worth is where the West begins, and Dallas is where the East peters out”
The famous slogan of Fort Worth, Texas, is "Where the West begins." Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram publisher Amon G. Carter (1879-1955) disliked Dallas so much, he called it "Where…
“Free Crabs Tomorrow” (Joe’s Crab Shack)
"Free Crabs Tomorrow" has been a slogan of Joe's Crab Shack (a Texas-based chain restaurant) since 1991. No free crabs have been served because "tomorrow" never comes.…
“Fried catfish is the other white meat”
"The Other White Meat" is a promotion by the National Pork Producers, trademarked from November 1986. "Red meat" had received bad publicity in the 1980s, and chicken…