"Howdy pressing" is a pun for "how depressing." "There's nothing sadder than a cowboy saying hello to his ironing. Howdy pressing" was posted on X/Twitter by Tom…
There are many Baptists in Texas, leading to a popular joke -- "There are more Baptists in Texas than there are people." The joke was cited in the Amarillo (TX) Globe-Times in 1974:…
Texans love football. The saying goes that there are only two sports in Texas -- football and spring football (practice). University of Texas sports information director Jones Ramsey (1921-2004)…
"There never was a horse that couldn't be rode or a man that couldn't be throwed" is a bit of cowboy wisdom that's been attributed to Will James (1892-1942), a cowboy…
Texas is sometimes given more than four seasons. One extra season is called "fake fall" or "false fall" or "faux fall," sometimes called "fauxl." "Faux…
It's cold up north in Amarillo, but "There's nothing between Amarillo and the North Pole except a barbed wire fence" is an exaggeration. The saying was considered old as early…
Former Texas Commissioner of Agriculture Jim Hightower's famous quotation is that there's nothing middle-of-the-road "except yellow stripes and dead armadillos." The line was…
"Thermopylae had her messenger of defeat, but the Alamo had none." The comparison of the events of the Alamo (1836) to the Battle of Thermopylae (480 B.C.) occurred as early as 1836. This…
"Thermostrocka Mortimer" (or "Thermostrocker Mortimer") is the broadcasting signoff of longtime Austinite Richard "Cactus" Pryor. Pryor's words are believed to be…
A boarding house usually has many boarders; boarding house pie is cut in many small slices so that each boarder has a piece. Anything that is cut many times into small pieces is said to be…
“They have fought grandly, nobly, and we must have more of them," wrote Confederate General Robert E. Lee on September 21, 1862, to General Louis T. Wigfall. General Lee was referring to the…
"They who drink of the San Antonio River will return" is a nice saying to impress upon visitors to San Antonio's River Walk (even though visitors do not literally "drink…
"This ain't my first rodeo" means "this isn't my first time." It is a similar saying to "I wasn't born yesterday." The phrase dates to at least the…
The city of Hondo is a small place that people often drive past. In 1930, a road sign was put up: "THIS IS GOD'S COUNTRY. DON'T DRIVE THRU IT LIKE HELL." The sign was…
Former Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis is a Texas version of Yogi Berra and Mrs. Malaprop. Perhaps not all of the sayings attributed to him are his, but they appear on many internet web sites.…
Entry in progress -- B.P. “A lot of conflict in the old Wild West could have been avoided if nineteenth century architects had made their towns big enough for more than one person" is a joke…
"Those whom the gods love they let live in Texas" is a proverb cited in a 1904 book (below). Other citations for this proverb have not been found; however, other citations for another…
Texas lore holds that the legendary UT football coach Darrell Royal (1924-2012) said that there are three things that can happen when you pass the football, and "two of them are bad."…
Sam Rayburn (1882-1961) was a Texas Congressman who was a longtime and effective Speaker of the House. "To get along, go along" (also sometimes phrased "go along to get along")…
Entry in progress -- B.P.Don Meredith (1938-2010) Wikipedia: Tom LandryThomas Wade "Tom" Landry (September 11, 1924 – February 12, 2000) was an American football player and coach. He is…