“Keep Dallas Douche”
"Keep Dallas Douche" is yet another imitation of the popular slogan "Keep Austin Weird." "Keep Dallas Douche" is a bumper sticker slogan since at least April 2010;…
“Keep Dallas Plastic”
"Keep Dallas Plastic" is yet another imitation of the popular slogan "Keep Austin Weird." A less popular Dallas version is "Keep Dallas Pretentious." The seemingly…
“Keep Dallas Pretentious”
"Keep Dallas Pretentious" is yet another imitation of the popular slogan "Keep Austin Weird." "Keep Dallas Pretentious" T-shirts have appeared from 2005. "Keep…
“Keep Denton Chido”
"Keep Denton Chido" ("chido" is Spanish for "cool") is a 2008 entry in another city knockoff of the slogan "Keep Austin Weird." The seemingly endless…
“Keep Georgetown Normal”
Georgetown is a suburb north of the city of Austin, but it's not nearly as quirky as the capital city is. "Keep Georgetown Normal" is a 2005 imitation/parody of the popular slogan…
“Keep Houston Dirty”
"Keep Houston Dirty" is not an unofficial city nickname, such as "Keep Austin Weird." It was the title of a September 1, 2006 show that featured Houston's graffiti artists.…
“Keep Lubbock Flat”
"Keep Lubbock Flat" is another takeoff of the popular city slogan "Keep Austin Weird." "Keep Lubbock Flat" dates from about early 2006. The seemingly endless imitation…
“Keep Round Rock Mildly Unusual”
Round Rock is a growing suburb of the city of Austin, but it's not nearly as quirky as the capital city is. "Keep Round Rock Mildly Unusual" is a 2006 imitation/parody of the popular…
“Keep San Antonio Lame”
"Keep San Antonio Lame" is a 2004 imitation of the popular slogan "Keep Austin Weird." The seemingly endless imitation Texas city slogans include "Keep Dallas…
“Keep Texas Wild”
"Keep Texas Wild" is somewhat similar to the slogan "Keep Austin Weird," but it's for a good cause. "Keep Texas Wild" license plates feature a picture of the…
“Keep Waco Wacko”
"Keep Waco Wacko" is an unofficial slogan (trademarked in 2004) of the city of Waco. "Waco We Do" is an official slogan. The first of these slogans was "Keep Austin…
“Keep Wimberley Weirder”
"Keep Wimberley Weirder" is a gentle borrowing (trademarked in 2005) from the popular slogan "Keep Austin Weird." Wimberley is located near Austin and this "weirder"…
“Keep your guns—Come to Texas”
Immediately after New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a gun control bill, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott advertised in New York: "KEEP YOUR GUNS,COME TO TX." The…
“King of Beverages” (Dr. Pepper slogan)
"King of Beverages" was one of the first slogans for the soft drink Dr. Pepper (later simply "Dr Pepper," without the period). Several websites claim that the slogan was used…
“Knock off its horns, wipe its ass, and throw it on the plate” (Texan ordering “rare” steak)
"Knock off its horns, wipe its ass, and throw it on the plate" is a stereotypical order of "rare" steak by a Texan visiting a steakhouse. The line appeared in the Australian…
“Land of Tall Women and Virgin Pines” (Piney Woods, East Texas)
"Land of Tall Women and Virgin Pines" is a very unofficial slogan of the Piney Woods in East Texas. Some say that it used to be called "Land of Virgin Women and Tall Pines." In…
“Lear jet needs fuel” or “Lear jet out of fuel” (Austin panhandler sign)
When you stop at a traffic light in Austin, you might see someone approach you with a sign: "LEAR JET NEEDS FUEL." Ronald Korne possibly coined/popularized this one. There are quite a few…
“Let he who is without stock cast the first rock” (Governor Preston E. Smith)
Governor Preston E. Smith was alleged to have benefited from stock trading in the early 1970s. In an appearance (a roast) before Austin's Headliners Club in early 1971, Smith paraphrased the…
“Let the bastards freeze in the dark” & “Drive 80 mph and freeze a Yankee”
"Let the bastards freeze in the dark" (or "Let the Yankee bastards freeze in the dark" or "Let them freeze in the dark") and "Drive 80 mph and freeze a…
“Let’s have a level playing field”
If a playing field is not level, one team plays uphill (harder) and another team plays downhill (easier). The term "level playing field" was used in a figurative sense in banking in the…