"Saskatchewan is very much like Texas — except it's more friendly to the United States" is often attributed to American politician Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965), who made the remark…
"Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" was a 2004 country music hit for Big & Rich, who also made a popular music video of the song. The phrase "Save a horse (ride a cowboy)" and…
"Say No to Drugs, Say Yes to Tacos" is a popular Tex-Mex (or Cal-Mex) slogan of unknown origin. First Lady Nancy Reagan began a campaign of "Just say no" to drugs in October…
"Say what you will about the south, but no one retires and moves up north" is a saying that has been printed on many images. "say why you want about the south... but no one retires…
The old quiz show joke goes that first prize is one week in Philadelphia and second prize is TWO weeks in Philadelphia. The Philadelphia joke version has been the most popular and appears in print…
"Serious as a snake bite" (or "serious as a snakebite") means very serious, indeed. A snake bite could cause serious illness or death -- and Texas has plenty of snakes. The…
The Waterloo Ice House began in 1976 and now has several locations in Austin. Waterloo is known for its American fare -- such as hamburgers and beer -- but it's also family friendly.…
"She's so ugly she'd make a freight train take a dirt road" (the expression has also been used to describe an ugly man) means someone who is so very ugly that, metaphorically, a…
"Show us your shoes!" is a cry made at San Antonio's Fiesta in late April, at the Battle of Flowers Parade. The dutchesses, queen, and princess on royalty floats often wear tennis…
"Since Christ was a cowboy" (less frequently given as "since Jesus was a cowboy") means "a long time." A similar phrase is "since Hector was a pup." The…
To be "slicker than owl shit" is to be very slick. The expression is popular throughout the South, but possibly originated in Texas. "Alcalde oil is as slick as owl grease" was…
The Original Texas Barbecue King in downtown Los Angeles, California advertises: Barbecue King started out as the brainchild of Rod Daniels, using many of the recipes handed down to him by his…
The extremely hot Texas weather has been the subject of many jokes, such as this one (from 1953): "It is so dry that the Baptists are sprinkling and the Methodists are using just a damp…
"This would be a fine country if it only had water," a newcomer to Texas is alleged to have said. An old Texan giving up and heading back east replied, "So would hell!" This…
George W. Bush accepted the Republican nomination for president in September 2004 in New York City, stating: "Some folks look at me and see a certain swagger, which in Texas is called…
"Somewhere in Texas a Village Is Missing Its Idiot" appeared on T-shirts and bumper stickers in 2000, as George W. Bush ran for president. The term "village idiot" has been in…
"Something (is) rotten in the cotton" is a Southern expression meaning that something is wrong. U.S. president Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) is credited with saying it. "Something…
The Magnolia Cafe in Austin (two locations) is open 24 hours a day. Instead of a "Sorry, We're Closed" sign, it has a "Sorry, We're Open" sign. The restaurant proudly…
A "space cowboy" is someone who smokes marijuana (and gets "spaced out"). "Don't Space Cowboys have -er- Space Cows?" is a joke that was posted on the newsgroup…
"Tex Randall" is the name that was given in 1987 to the 47-foot-tall statue in Canyon, Texas, in Randall County. The statue was originally built in 1959 to promote a Western curio shop…