“We will serve no swine before its time” (low-and-slow cooking)
"We will sell no wine before its time" was the memorable advertising line spoken by actor/director Orson Welles (1915-1985) for California's Paul Masson Vineyards in 1976. The…
“We’ll sell you the whole seat, but you’ll only need the edge” (Texas Thunder Speedway)
"We'll sell you the whole seat, but you'll only need the edge!" The Texas Thunder Speedway in Killeen promises edge-of-your-seat action with this (non-trademarked) slogan. Many…
“We’re from here” (Frost Bank slogan)
Frost Bank began in San Antonio after the Civil War and is today the largest home-grown bank in the state of Texas. ""We're from here" is its Texas slogan. All Business…
“We’re Here For You, Texas” (Texas Mutual Insurance Company)
The Texas Mutual Insurance Company has used the slogan "We're here for you, Texas" since 1999 and "All across Texas, we're here for you" since 2005.…
“We’re Texas” (University of Texas at Austin)
'We're Texas" is the 1997 slogan of the University of Texas at Austin. The capital campaign associated with the slogan raised about $1.5 billion for the university.…
“We’ve howdied, but we ain’t shook”
"We've howdied, but we ain't shook" means that we know each other, but we haven't been formally introduced. The saying has also been used in Tennessee and is from the early…
“Welcome to Austin. Please don’t move here (I hear Dallas is great!)”
Many people in Austin feel that their city is becoming too crowded. "Welcome to Austin. Please don't move here (I hear Dallas is great!)" is a jocular saying that has been printed on…
“Welcome to Howdy Arabia, home of Y’all Qaeda”
"Howdy Arabia" (howdy + Saudi Arabia) has been printed on many images. Both Texas and Saudi Arabia have oil, and also fundamentalist religious beliefs. "Howdy Arabia" can refer…
“Welcome to Texas—Now Go Home” & “Beautify Texas—Put a Yankee on a Bus” (bumper stickers)
There are several Texas bumper stickers that have been popular for several decades. Many of the bumper sticker sayings may have been coined in the 1970s and 1980s by Allied Printing of Dallas, as…
“Welcome to Texas where ‘Who made the tea?’ means this tea is nasty”
"Welcome to the South where 'Who made the tea?' means this tea is nasty" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Tea is noticed only when it's bad.…
“Welcome to Texas. Beware of the Bull”
"Welcome to Texas. Beware of the Bull" has been quoted (since the 1950s) as being a sign near the Oklahoma border. 8 April 1958, Jefferson (Iowa) Bee, pg. 16, col. 2:A recent visitor in…
“Welcome to the South where ‘Who made the tea?’ means this tea is nasty”
"Welcome to the South where 'Who made the tea?' means this tea is nasty" is a saying that has been printed on several images. Tea is noticed only when it's bad.…
“Welcome to the surface of the sun! Oh wait I mean Texas”
Texas is so hot, it's sometimes joked that it is the surface of the sun. "Welcome to the surface of the sun aka Texas. http://twitpic.com/8anfc" was posted on X/Twitter by Lee Ann…
“West of the Pecos there is no law; West of El Paso there is no God”
Judge Roy Bean (1825-1903) was known as the "Law West of the Pecos." He didn't like to be appealed, and his decisions (as can be imagined) were not always fair. The land west of El…
“West Texas Girls…don’t wear lip gloss during a dust storm”
"West Texas Girls...don't wear lip gloss during a dust storm" is a T-shirt saying. Glenn Dromgoogle's book 100 Great Things About Texas (2005) lists this as Great Thing #34:…
“What do cowboys use to move from state to state?”/“Yee-Hauls.”
"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"…
“What do they say in Paris, TX?”/“Oui-haw!”
The city of Paris, Texas, was named after Paris, France. They don't usually speak French in Paris, Texas, but there are jokes. "En dishabille, as they say in Paris, Texas" was…
“What do you get if you cross a leprechaun with a Texan?”/“Pot of chili at the end of the rainbow.”
A leprechaun riddle is: Q: What would you get if you crossed a leprechaun with a Texan?A: A pot of chili at the end of the rainbow. The joke has been cited in print since at least 2001.…
“What do you get when you play a country song backwards?”
A joke about country music (cited in print since at least 1991) illustrates the sadness of much of the lyrics. "What do you get when you play a country song backwards? You get your job back,…
“What do you say to a Texas man driving a German car?”/“Audi.”
Audi is a German automobile manufacturer. The German name sounds somewhat like "howdy." "No joke but I just saw a Texan walk into a German car showroom and shout…