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Tobacco Onions

"Tobacco onions" were created by celebrity chef Dean Fearing at The Mansion on Turtle Creek in Dallas, Texas, in the 1980s. Red and yellow onions are floured, sprinkled with paprika and…

Needle Park

"Needle Park" was originally located near the subway stop at Broadway and West 70th Street (Sherman Square), named in the 1960s by the narcotics addicts who used needles there. A February…

Houstonize (“Don’t Houstonize Austin”)

"Houstonize" is the verb form of the name of the city of Houston, fourth largest in population in the United States. "Houstonize" can refer to getting someone acquainted with…

Beef-Head (a Texan)

A resident of Texas was called a "Beef-Head" by at least 1864. The name is related to Texas's famous cattle industry and was similar to "cowboy." "Beef-Heads"…

Gatbush (Flatbush)

Gatbush is a hip-hop name for Flatbush (particularly East Flatbush), Brooklyn. "Gat" is slang for "gun," as in "Gatling gun." East Flatbush is, perhaps, not the safest…

Texas Lizzies (Christmas cookies)

"Texas Lizzies" are Christmas cookies, although they can be served at any season. The cookies are sometimes called "Lizzies," "Georgia Lizzies" (when made with peach…

Calf Fries

Calf fries are calf testicles, deep-fried. There are many other names for "calf testicles," including "(Rocky) mountain oysters" or "prairie oysters." "Calf…

Honorary Texan

"Honorary Texan" appears on gift items at many Texas tourist shops. It's often a joke item, bestowed on a person who was (unfortunately for him or her) not born in the state of…

“On this site in 1897, nothing happened”

There are plaques and historical markers on many old places that explain the historical significance, but a parody of this is the sign: "On this site in 1897, nothing happened." It is not…

Lene Town (Abilene nickname)

"Lene Town" is a hip-hop nickname for the city of Abilene. There is a "Lene Town" music label in Abilene, and some recordings mention "Lene Town" in either the title…