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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: red26 on April 21, 2008, 06:57:47 PM
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1836 Texas troops commanded by Sam Houston defeat Santa Anna and his Mexican army at San Jacinto near present-day Houston. The 18-minute engagement marks the final battle of the Texas Revolution.
Remember the Alamo!!!!!!! My fellow Texans :salute
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:salute
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My Great Great Great Uncle John Kelly was massacred at Goliad. Remember Goliad!
Long live the Republic of Texas!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goliad_massacre
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:salute to your Great Great Great Uncle John Kelly
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Sam Houston: One hell of a Virginian.
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Traveling a lot gives me the time to read.
Texas history is very colorful, particularly around that time period and later into the legend of the Texas Rangers.
The Goliad, San Jancito, and Alamo sites are very interesting to visit. If any of you travelers ever get to San Jacinto not far from Houston be sure to see the video/slide show at the San Jacinto monument. Battleship Texas as well close by has always been fascinating.
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Sam Houston: One hell of a Virginian.
A Brave Soldier. A Fearless Statesman.
A Great Orator — A Pure Patriot.
A Faithful Friend, A Loyal Citizen.
A Devoted Husband and Father.
A Consistent Christian — An Honest Man.
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"Come and take it" was a slogan used in the Texas Revolution in 1835. In March of 1831, Juan Gomez, a Lieutenant in the Mexican Army, worked alongside Tadeo Ortiz , a consul at Bordeaux, France, and granted a small cannon to the colony of San Antonio. The small bronze cannon was received by the colony and signed for by Randy Tumlinson. It was then transported to Gonzales, Texas and later was the object of Texas pride. At the minor skirmish known as the Battle of Gonzales, a small group of Texans successfully resisted the Mexican forces who had orders to seize their cannon. As a symbol of defiance, the Texans had fashioned a flag containing the phrase along with a black star and an image of the cannon which they had received six years earlier from the hands of a Mexican official.
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Now that's funny and appropriate with respect at the same time. :aok
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I was shocked as a kid to learn that not all children across the nation were required to learn Texas history. WTF?
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I was shocked as a kid to learn that not all children across the nation were required to learn Texas history. WTF?
In modern public's schools kids are not required to learn history period.
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Texas: Its like a whole other country........
Mexico!
hehehe, sorry, couldn't resist that one. I like Texas, really! Its the Texans I could do without :D (ps. that too, my friend, was an attempt at humor)
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I like Texas, really! Its the Texans I could do without :D
I think I`ll gather up a few Texicans, (shouldn`t take more than 2 or 3), mosey on up to the top of that mountain and declare the top and the hotel there R.O.T. land. The hotel was good enough for a queen. It would nearly meet R.O.T. standards.
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last time I was at the San Jacinto battleground I think I was the only white guy there. As a side note I worked briefly at San Jacinto college and at the library upstairs is a plaque that says Santa Anna was captured here, its right next to the mens bathroom.
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See Rules #4, #5
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See Rules #4, #5
Is this term (bolden above) a racial term? I lived in Phoenix most of my life and understand why it's used but in this context, I am curious if it is seen as a derogatory racial term. No offense intended Shuffler. I'm merely wondering out loud. Just curious is all. :)
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See Rules #4, #5
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1836 Texas troops commanded by Sam Houston defeat Santa Anna and his Mexican army at San Jacinto near present-day Houston. The 18-minute engagement marks the final battle of the Texas Revolution.
Remember the Alamo!!!!!!! My fellow Texans :salute
It was also Aggie Muster. http://muster.tamu.edu/
Muster is a day when all Aggies around the world take time to remember those who have past away and are honored with a Roll Call. Amoung the many who passed, we had 5 aggies who died in the current war and one aggie who was supposed to graduate in 2011.
The speaker was one of the survivors of the bonfire collapse.
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See Rule #2
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I think I`ll gather up a few Texicans, (shouldn`t take more than 2 or 3), mosey on up to the top of that mountain and declare the top and the hotel there R.O.T. land. The hotel was good enough for a queen. It would nearly meet R.O.T. standards.
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Heh, you can have it, never liked the place anyway (the wife worked there for a bit)......................besides, Texans already own everything around here :rolleyes: We wont fight ya, but we will accept (over) payment. :D You can battle it out with the Californians (er....wait a minute, I am ((was)) one of those) Please dont tie me to a stump :eek:
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See Rule #2
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No matter how we white wash it, we stole Texas from Mexico. :aok
After they stole it from the Indians (Amerinds, whatever). Whaaa. :rofl
Of course, now they are stealing it back. Invasion by procreation (Anchor Babies etc.) Double Whaa. :O
-Wab
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See Rule #2
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Originally Writen by John Steinbeck
I have said that Texas is a state of mind, but I think it is more than that. It is a mystique closely approximating a religion. And this is true to the extend that people either passionately love Texas or passionately hate it and, as in other religions, few people dare to inspect it for fear of losing their bearings in mystery and paradox
I've posted that before, but I like to bring it out now and again. It's one of my favorite quotes. It's from Travels with Charlie in Search of America. Anyhow, Huray for us.
-Sik
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What's with all the rule 2's?
Anyway, the one thing I noticed about Texans is that they always made sure you knew they were Texans, just in case you thought they were mere ordinary Americans. Texans are still very independent.
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What's with all the rule 2's?
Anyway, the one thing I noticed about Texans is that they always made sure you knew they were Texans, just in case you thought they were mere ordinary Americans. Texans are still very independent.
And here's why!
Stupid Texas Song
By the Austin Lounge Lizards.
Texas is a big state, North to South and East to West
Alaska doesn't really count, we're bigger than the rest
You can waltz across it, though, so grab your yellow rose
And sing another song of Texas--this is how it goes:
One more stupid song about Texas,
For miles and miles it rambles on
Biggest egos, biggest hair, biggest liars anywhere,
Let's sing another stupid Texas song
By God we're so darn proud to be from Texas--yahoo!
Even of our pride we're proud and we're proud of that pride, too
Our pride about our home state is the proudest pride indeed,
And we're proud to be Americans, until we can secede
One more stupid song about Texas,
You've heard it all before so sing along
Biggest belt buckles and boasts, love that big old Texas toast,
Let's sing another stupid Texas song
Our accents are the drawliest, our howdies are the y'alliest,
Our Lone Star flag's the waviest, our fried steak's the cream-graviest
Our rattlesnakes the coiliest, our beaches are the oiliest
Our politicians most corrupt, our stop signs most abrupt
Our guitars are the twangiest, our guns are the keblangiest.
Our cows are the Long-horniest, our yodels the forlorniest,
Our cookoffs are the chiliest, our Waylon is the Williest,
Our sausage is the smokiest, our neighbors are the Okiest
From Texarkana to El Paso, Dalhart down to Orange
Every spot in Texas has got what you're looking for
Aren'cha glad that Texas put the stars up in the sky?
If heaven isn't Texas, pardner, I don't want to die
One more stupid song about Texas, just 'cause we're braggin',
That don't mean it's wrong
Biggest heads and biggest hearts, biggest various body parts,
Let's sing another stupid Texas song
Toss your hats into the air, we're obnoxious (we don't care!)
Let's sing another stupid Texas song
One more blusterin', bumptious, bald faced, brazen, high flown, high-tone, dander-up, panderin',
pompous, puffed-up, snotty, swaggerin', stupid Texas song!
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:rofl I feel the urge to go to 6th street :aok
Last time I was there for 6th street I stayed at
The Driskill Hotel (http://www.driskillhotel.com/historic-hotels-timeline.php). That is one historical hotel.
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<snip>hehehe, sorry, couldn't resist that one. I like Texas, really! Its the Texans I could do without :D (ps. that too, my friend, was an attempt at humor)
Just to clear this up. Those supposed Texans you could do without are not natives to Texas. They are transplants from other states, and yeah, we could do without them too. :)
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To celebrate, I watched the movie "Alamo".
It really is a pretty good movie...and I'm not even a Texan.
ROX
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Sorry Shuff, I wasn't trying to get you (or I) Skuzzinated. I wasn't intending to be offensive Skuzzy, I apologize.
:salute
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What's with all the rule 2's?
Anyway, the one thing I noticed about Texans is that they always made sure you knew they were Texans, just in case you thought they were mere ordinary Americans. Texans are still very independent.
Texans let you know they are Texans to save you from having to ask.
Never ask a man if he is a Texan.
If he is, he will tell you.
If he is not, you will only embarrass him!
:cool:,
Wab
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Sorry Shuff, I wasn't trying to get you (or I) Skuzzinated. I wasn't intending to be offensive Skuzzy, I apologize.
:salute
On a lighter note... When I was a boy, I totally had the hots for Tanya Tucker.
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Texas When I die
By Ed Bruce (I think)
As Performed By Tanya Tucker
When I die I may not go to heaven
I don't know if they let cowboys in
If they don't just let me go to Texas,
Texas is as close as I've been.
New York couldn't hold my attention
Detroit City couldn't sing my song
If tomorrow finds me busted flat in Dallas
I won't care, 'cause at least I'll know I'm home.
When I die I may not go to heaven
I don't know if they let cowboys in
If they don't just let me go to Texas,
Texas is as close as I've been.
I'd ride through all of Hell and half of Texas
Just to hear Willie Nelson sing a country song
Beer just ain't as cold in old Milwaukee
My body's here, but my soul's in San Antone.
When I die I may not go to heaven
I don't know if they let cowboys in
If they don't just let me go to Texas,
Texas is as close as I've been.
When I die I may not go to heaven
I don't know if they let cowboys in
If they don't just let me go to Texas,
Texas is as close as I've been.
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No no no Repo I know you were just asking a reasonable question and I gave a reasonable answer. Some take offense to terms we've used for better than a century. I was not trying to be offensive either. We use that term regularly here and so I thought nothing of it. <S>
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It's easy to spot a northerner transplanted into Texas . . .
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Heh, you can have it, never liked the place anyway (the wife worked there for a bit)......................besides, Texans already own everything around here :rolleyes: We wont fight ya, but we will accept (over) payment. :D You can battle it out with the Californians (er....wait a minute, I am ((was)) one of those) Please dont tie me to a stump :eek:
Hehe. I like the drive up to the hotel and the surrounding area, especially on a scooter. Nice views.
My brother would like to buy the place I`m sure, in order to doze it down.
He spent his honeymoon to his first loving bride in the hotel. The same one who ran off with his best friend while he was in Nam.