“Turn Around, Don’t Drown” (flash flood warning)
"Turn Around, Don't Drown" is the National Weather Service's warning (trademarked in 2003) to prevent fatalities from flash floods. Central Texas is known as "Flash Flood…
“Turn out the lights. The party’s over”
"The Party's Over" is a 1967 song from music legend Willie Nelson. Former SMU and Dallas Cowboys quarterback and former Monday Night Football announcer "Dandy" Don Meredith…
“Two and barbecue”
"Two and barbecue" (or "two and barbeque") is a phrase that is probably most associated with baseball's College World Series. The event is double elimination -- lose two…
“Tyler and Texas!”
President John Tyler tried to form a new party of Democratic Republicans, using "Tyler and Texas!" as its slogan. Tyler's Texas annexation treaty was rejected by the Senate, 35-16,…
“U-Haul in Texas is called Yee-Haul”
"Yee-Haul" (yeehaw + U-Haul) is sometimes given for a cowboy/Southern/Texas version of U-Haul. "When you're moving to Texas, it's not a U-Haul, it's a Yee-Haul"…
“United States of America: You mean Texas and its 49 bitches”
"United States of America: You mean Texas and its 49 bitches" (or "America: Texas and 49 bitches") is a Texas saying that has been printed on many images. The "49…
“Velveeta is to Texas what SPAM is to Hawaii”
Velveeta (a cheese product introduced in 1923) has been compared to Spam (a meat product introduced in 1937). "velveeta is the spam of cheez... mmm spamm" was posted on X/Twitter by Tony…
“Veritas Liberabit Vos” (SMU motto)
Southern Methodist University has a Latin motto taken from the Bible: "Veritas Liberabit Vos" ("The truth shall make you free," John 8:32). The Johns Hopkins University motto…
“Walking back to Houston” (Ace-King in Texas Hold’em)
"Walking back to Houston" is the Ace-King starting hand in Texas Hold'em poker. Championship player T. J. Cloutier coined the term, saying: "I can see you learned to play in…
“Washington is the only insane asylum in the world run by its own inmates” (“Pappy” O’Daniel)
"Washington is the only insane asylum in the world run by its own inmates" was said by Texas Senator Wilbert Lee "Pappy" O'Daniel in 1942. Needless to say, O'Daniel…
“Water flows uphill toward money”
Water usually follows gravity and flows downhill. "Water flows uphill to/toward/towards money" is a jocular saying popular where water is scarce, such as in California, Arizona and Texas.…
“We Ain’t Comin’ Out” (WACO)
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: Waco, TexasWaco (/ˈweɪkoʊ/ WAY-koh) is the county seat of McLennan County, Texas, United States. It is situated along the Brazos River and I-35, halfway…
“We are one day closer to a good rain” (drought joke)
"We are one day closer to a good rain" is a positive outlook someone might take to another day of drought. The phrase has been cited since at least 1964 and is still used, especially in…
“We burn rubber and chipotles” (Houston taco truck slogan)
"We burn rubber and chipotles" has become a slogan at a Houston taco truck. Houston (TX) ChronicleIt's not your typical taco truckBy JENALIA MORENONov. 4, 2008, 7:27AM(...)Armando…
“We Buy Ugly Houses” (HomeVestors slogan)
"We Buy Ugly Houses" is the slogan (since 2000) of HomeVestors, a Dallas-based real estate franchise that began in 1989. HomeVestors buys "ugly" houses (i.e., houses that…
“We control the Tide” (Texas A&M joke about Alabama football)
The #15 Texas A&M Aggies defeated the #1 Alabama Crimson Tide in football, 29-24, on November 10, 2012. (This would be Alabama's only loss and the team would win the national championship…
“We don’t care how you did it up North”
"I don't care how you did it up North" is a popular Southern saying that has been printed on bumper stickers, T-shirts and posters. Southerners have been resentful of people leaving…
“We don’t dial 911”
"We don't dial 911," accompanied by the representation of a gun, is sometimes seen among Texas gift items. Sometimes the full phrase is given as: "We don't dial 911, we…
“We eat all we can, and we sell the rest” (Blue Bell Ice Cream slogan)
"We eat all we can, and we sell the rest" is the slogan of Blue Bell Creamery of Brenham, Texas. Another slogan is "The best ice cream in the country." About Blue BellIt was a…
“We invented Texas Hold ‘em, but we can’t play it here” (Kinky Friedman)
Kinky Friedman (the Texas author and humorist) ran for Texas Governor in 2006 and advocated returning gambling to the state. "We invented Texas Hold 'em, but we can't play it…