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“Make Austin Normal”

"Make Austin Normal" was promoted by Andrew Allemann in 2004 to counter Austin's popular slogan of "Keep Austin Weird." The "Make Austin Normal" phrase was…

“Keep Wimberley Weirder”

"Keep Wimberley Weirder" is a gentle borrowing (trademarked in 2005) from the popular slogan "Keep Austin Weird." Wimberley is located near Austin and this "weirder"…

Moscow on the Colorado (Austin nickname)

The city of Austin is located on the Colorado River and is home to the University of Texas. The city (and university) has been attributed to have such liberal and anti-American leanings that some…

Texas Gulag (Gulag State of Texas)

"Gulag" was the name for the penal labor camps that existed in the Soviet Union; the term was popularized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn's 1973 book, The Gulag Archipelago. Some political…

Wop Salad

"Wop salad" is an "Italian Salad" that became popular with Sicilian immigrants to New Orleans (also famous for the muffuletta sandwich) by at least 1930. The salad can contain…

Concrete or Blizzard (frozen dessert)

Entry in progress. Penniless lexicogapher taking a break, attending to pregnant wife -- B.P. Wikipedia: Ted DrewesTed Drewes is a frozen custard shop well-known in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The…

Counterfeit Triangle (Canal Street area)

The "Counterfeit Triangle" area of Manhattan that sells counterfeit merchandise is bounded by Canal, Walker, Baxter and Centre Streets. The name "Counterfeit Alley" had been…

Chicken Fried Shrimp

Chicken fried shrimp is another attempt to imitate the Texas success of

Southwestern Crab Cakes (Southwest Crab Cakes)

Southwestern Crab Cakes (or Southwest Crab Cakes) is a seemingly Gulf Coast dish, but it appears perhaps most frequently on restaurant menus in Austin, Texas. "Southwestern crab cakes" is…