“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…
“When school districts start firing assistant football coaches, that’s a lean budget”
Texas State Senator Dan Patrick said in February 2011, “As the old saying goes, when I start seeing districts firing assistant football coaches, then I’ll really know that they’ll have a lean…
“When thunder roars, go indoors”
"You see, whenever thunder roars, most everybody runs indoors" was cited in print in 1933 and has been long-known advice, on Tornado Alley and elsewhere. The U.S. National Weather Service…
“When you die, you go to Willie Nelson’s house” (Austin musician saying)
Austin prides itself as the "Live Music Capital of the World." When a rock 'n' roll legend dies, he or she might go to "rock 'n' roll heaven." In Austin, if…
“When you get to the end zone, act like you’ve been there before”
Entry in progress -- B.P. Google News Archive2 February 1984, The Spokesman-Review (Spokane, WA), "Banquet attracts 900 stars" by John Blanchette, pg. 21, col. 4:On any player who spikes…
“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…