“World Changers Shaped Here” (SMU slogan)
Southern Methodist University (SMU) was founded in 1911 and is located in University Park, just outside of Dallas, Texas. SMU adopted the slogan "World Changers Shaped Here" in April 2013…
“World Peace Through Tex-Mex” (El Mercado slogan)
The El Mercado restaurants in Austin have the slogan: "World Peace Through Tex-Mex." The line was also used by Jeff Lessem of the University of Texas on a newsgroup in 1993. The slogan is…
“World’s Greatest Hamburgers” (Fuddruckers slogan)
Fuddruckers is a chain of hamburger restaurants that started in San Antonio in 1980. The hamburgers (1/2 pound of beef) are large, and there is a fixins bar for customers to dress their burgers.…
“Worst Bar-B-Q in Texas” (Rudy’s Country Store & Bar-B-Q slogan)
Rudy's "Country Store" & Bar-B-Q's untrademarked slogan (not that anyone else will take it) is "Worst Bar-B-Q" in Texas." Some think that Rudy's is…
“Would you like to hear the world’s best Aggie joke?” (Aggie joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." Aggie jokes became popular in the 1960s. The two joke forms converged on one popular joke.…
“Wreck ‘em, Tech” (Texas Tech)
"Wreck 'em, Tech" is disputed. Texas Tech claims that it's part of an old college slogan, but Red Raider Outfitter claims that it was not trademarked when they marketed…
“You ain’t from Texas, are ya?” (Dr. Phil McGraw)
"You aint from Texas, are ya?" is a catchphrase of television's "Dr. Phil" (Phillip Calvin McGraw). McGraw was born in Oklahoma, but went to school at Midwestern State…
“You are now free to move about the country” (Southwest Airlines)
Southwest Airlines began in 1967 as a low-cost airline based in Dallas, serving Houston and San Antonio. It is now one of the largest airlines in the United States. GSD&M Idea City came up with…
“You can always tell a Texan—but you can’t tell him much”
"You can always tell a Texan (but you can't tell him very much)" was the title of a 1955 book by Boyce House. The classic saying had been recorded in a Texan version since at least…
“You can board a train at dawn and, twenty-four hours later, still be in Texas”
"You can board a train at dawn and, twenty-four hours later, still be in Texas" was made into a popular joke in the 1930s and 1940s. 14 October 1931, Middlesboro (KY) Daily News, pg. 2,…
“You can get any politician to vote for anything if you buy him a big enough steak”
"You can get any legislator to vote for anything if you buy him a big enough steak" is said to be an old saying in Louisiana. However, the bribe of a "big enough steak" seems to…
“You can pretend to care, but you can’t pretend to be there”
"A body can pretend to care, but they can't pretend to be there" is advice from the book Don't Squat With Yer Spurs On!: A Cowboy's Guide to Life (1992) by Texas Bix…
“You can put your boots in the oven, but that don’t make ‘em biscuits”
"You can put your boot in the oven, but that doesn't make them biscuits" means that just because you do something, that doesn't make it so. People sometimes put boots in the…
“You can shoot a man with impunity, but you’d better not steal his cow”
Cows have value in Texas. This saying (not found elsewhere with these words) dramatically illustrates the point. 12 January 1936, Abilene (TX) Morning Reporter-News, pg. 4, col. 1:It calls to mind…
“You Can Smell Our Pits From Miles Away” & “I Got Sauced at the Lick” (The Salt Lick Bar-B-Que)
The Salt Lick barbecue opened for business in Driftwood (near Austin) in 1969; it quickly became famous and now has other locations. One slogan on The Salt Lick's website is:…
“You can take a boy out of Texas, but you can’t take Texas out of a boy”
In the early 1900s, the phrase was: "You can take a boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy." By 1950, the phrase was adapted to Texas: "You can…
“You can tell who’s winnin’ by who’s whinin’” (Ross Perot)
"You can tell who's winnin' by who's whinin'" is said to be a quote by Texas billionaire H. Ross Perot. The quote isn't on many websites, but one website (below)…
“You can trust your car to the man who wears the star” (Texaco ad jingle)
"You can trust your car to the man who wears the star" has been Texaco's advertising jingle from 1962 (not the 1940s, as incorrectly listed on some websites). The Texaco advertising…
“You can’t say Dallas doesn’t love you, Mr. President” (Nellie Connally)
"You can't say Dallas doesn't love you, Mr. President" are the ironic words of Nellie Connally, wife of then-Texas Governor John B. Connally, to President John F. Kennedy in a…
“You can’t swing a dead cat in Austin without hitting a musician”
Austin has been called the Live Music Capital of the World. It's been said that "you can't swing a dead cat in Austin without hitting a musician." "Swing a dead cat"…