“When you throw dirt, you lose ground”
"When you throw dirt, you lose ground" is often credited as a "Texas proverb." The saying is anonymously given in a 1923 Pennsylvania newspaper: "It is encouraging to know…
“When you’re here, you’re halfway there” (MidPoint Cafe, Mile 1139 on Route 66)
"When you're here, you're halfway there" is the motto of the MidPoint Cafe in Adrian, Texas, located on Route 66, 1139 miles from Los Angeles and 1139 miles from Chicago. The…
“Where do Norse Texans go when they die?”/“Y’allhalla.” (y’all + Valhalla)
"Y'allhalla" is a portmanteau word of 'y'all" ("you all") and "Valhalla" (a place in Norse mythology). "Y'allHalla" was posted on…
“Where friends meet to eat” (Kincaid’s Hamburgers slogan)
"Where friends meet to eat" is the slogan at Kincaid's Hamburgers (established in 1946) in Forth Worth, a place that's often cited to serve some of the best hamburgers in…
“Where music still matters” (Waterloo Records slogan)
Waterloo Records (now Waterloo Records & Video) began in Austin in 1982 with the slogan "Where music still matters." Waterloo is the original name of the city of Austin; the…
“Where Sunshine Spends the Winter” (San Antonio, El Paso, Rio Grande Valley slogan)
"Where Sunshine Spends the Winter" was/is a slogan for San Antonio, El Paso, the Rio Grande Valley, Long Beach (CA), Tucson (AZ), Phoenix (AZ), and probably other places as well. In 1924,…
“Where the East Ends” (Dallas slogan)
"Where the East ends" is the Dallas response to Fort Worth's slogan "Where the West begins." The Dallas slogan is usually not used by itself, without Fort Worth's…
“Where the East peters out” (Dallas slogan)
The famous slogan of Fort Worth, Texas, is "Where the West begins." Fort Worth (TX) Star-Telegram publisher Amon G. Carter (1879-1955) disliked Dallas so much, he called it "Where…
“Where the hell is Elroy, Texas?”
"Where the hell is Elroy, Texas?" is a bumper sticker slogan of Wyman Gilliam, owner of Wild Bubba's Wild Game Grill in Elroy. The small community of Elroy is located in Travis…
“Where the West Begins” (Fort Worth slogan)
"Where the West Begins," the slogan of Fort Worth, was originally a famous 1911 poem by Arthur Chapman that was published in the Denver Republican. Dallas later responded with "Where…
“Where there’s smoke, there’s brisket”
"Where there’s smoke, there’s fire” is an old proverb. Texas is noted for its "low and slow" smoking of its brisket. The variant saying "where there's smoke,…
“Where was Jesus born?” (Palestine, Texas joke)
With a city name like Palestine (in East Texas), comparisons and jokes are inevitable. Wikipedia: Palestine, TexasPalestine (pronounced ˈpæl.ɛs.tin) is a city in Anderson County, Texas, in the…
“Where Weird Meets Western” (Rodeo Austin slogan)
"Keep Austin Weird" has been a popular slogan of the city of Austin (TX) in the 2000s. Rodeo Austin has used the slogan "Where Weird Meets Western" since at least March 2010.…
“Who do Texan Muslims worship?”/“Y’allah.” (y’all + Allah)
"Y'allah" is a portmanteau word of 'y'all" ("you all") and "Allah" (the Arabic word for "God"). "In N.Texas there are schools that…
“Who will join old Ben Milam in storming the Alamo?”
"Who will join old Ben Milam in storming the Alamo?" (usually quoted as "Who will go with old Ben Milam into San Antonio?") was the appeal of Texas soldier Benjamin Rush Milam…
“Whole kit and caboodle”
"The whole kit and caboodle" is an older expression for what we might nowadays say is "the whole nine yards" -- that is, "everything." In the 1800s, the phrase was…
“Why are a Texas tornado and a Tennessee divorce the same? (joke)
A popular redneck joke is: Q: Why are a Texas tornado and a Tennessee divorce the same?A: Somebody's gonna lose a trailer. The joke was cited in a "That's Jake" comic strip by…
“Why are so few murders solved in the South?”/“No dental records and all the DNA matches.”
"OT: Bad southerner joke" was posted on the newsgroup alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys on November 26, 2003: Q: Why are so few murders solved in the southA: No dental records and…
“Why did God create armadillos?” (joke)
One popular armadillo joke is: Q: Why did God create armadillos?A: So Texans would have something to eat on the half shell. "Barbecued armadillo on the half shell" was a joke cited in an…
“Why did the chicken cross the road?”/“To show the armadillo it could be done!”
The ancient joke "Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? A: To get to the other side!" gets a Texas twist when the armadillo is added. A famous Texas phrase is: "There's nothing…