“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…
“What does a Chinese cowboy say?”/“Ni-haody.”
An American cowboy might say things like "Howdy!" and "Yeehaw!" What would a Chinese cowboy say? "Ni hao" is Chinese for "hello." "What does a Chinese…
“What does the Chinese cowboy say?”/“Yeehao.”
An American cowboy might say things like "Howdy!" and "Yeehaw!" What would a Chinese cowboy say? "Ni hao" is Chinese for "hello." "What does a Chinese…
“What has six balls and screws Texans? The Texas Lottery!” (Kinky Friedman)
"What has six balls and screws Texans? The Texas Lottery!" declared Kinky Friedman in 2006, during his unsuccessful campaign for governor of Texas. It's an old line. Other state…
“What is a Texas chicken’s favorite beer?”/“Shiner Bock Bock Bock!”
Chickens go "bock bock bock." A riddle has been cited in print since at least 2006: Q: What is a chicken's favorite beer?A: Bock. A Texas riddle (about Shiner Bock from a brewery in…
“What is the definition of ‘derange’?”/“De place where de cowboys ride.”
A cowboy riddle is: Q: What is the definition of "derange"?A: De place where de cowboys ride. The "derange"/"the range" pun has been cited in print since at least…
“What it do”
"What it do" means the same as "What's up?" Both San Francisco/Oakland and Houston claim the origin of this hip hop phrase, although African-American slang has used similar…
“What Starts Here Changes the World” (University of Texas)
"What starts here changes the world" is the theme of promotional television spots that the University of Texas produced in 2004. The ads -- aired during televised athletic events -- show…
“What Texas Makes, Makes Texas”
"What Texas Makes, Makes Texas" is a slogan Texas businesses have used since a 1926 promotional campaign. Texas businesses also used the slogan independently of the campaign for many…
“What were the Aggie’s last words?” / “Hey y’all, watch this!”(joke)
A common joke has it that a Southerner/Redneck/Aggie/Texan utters these famous last words:"Hey y'all, watch this!" (Or, "Hold my beer and watch this!")The implication is…
“What’s in the well comes up in the bucket” (proverb)
"What's in the well comes up in the bucket" is a metaphor meaning that what's in someone's heart will come out of the mouth. "What is in the well will be in the…
“What’s the fastest way to the hospital?”/“Just say something bad about Texas!” (joke)
Don't say something bad about Texas to a Texan. There's a joke that this is "the fastest way to get to the hospital." 30 June 1954, Mexia (TX) Daily News, "The Way It Seems…
“What’s a cowboy’s favorite holiday?”/“Y’alloween.” (y’all + Halloween)
"Y'alloween" ("y'all" + "Halloween") is something that might be said in a jocular version of the holiday in the South. "Y'alloween" was…
“Whatever trips your trigger”
"Whatever trips your trigger" means "whatever makes you happy" or "whatever's your choice/desire" or "whatever turns you on" or "whatever floats…
“When a southern person betrays you: betray’all”
"Betray'all" (betrayal + y'all) is a jocular term. "mizutawave: when a southern person betrays u: betray’all http://tmblr.co/ZZ1XLy1MkqxqB" was posted on Twitter by…
“When anyone says he’s a country boy, you better put your hand on your wallet”
Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973) is supposed to have said: "When anyone says he's a country boy, put your hand on your wallet." The saying means that the "country boy" holds…
“When every other land rejects us, this is the soil that freely takes us” (“Texas” folk etymology)
"When every other land rejects us, this is the soil that freely takes us" is a rhyme concocted by the Cincinnati Republican in 1839, humorously asserting that "Texas" derives…