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Shape-of-the-State Pride
I will not be present for Erin Judge Presents... this Sunday (June 5) because I will be in
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In case you don't recognize it by shape alone, that's Texas. The Lone Star State. Where the Deer and the Antelope Play. Whatever you want to call it, it is large and has produced the two presidents who have gotten us most deeply embedded in extremely crappy wars in the past century. Texas is not the place to mention quagmires or your fondness for certain non-arson-y antics by the Earth Liberation Front.
But here's the main thing you need to know: Texas, more than any other state, is awash with Shape-of-the-State Pride. Louisiana has it to some extent, as do California and Alaska. But in Texas, every road sign, every underpass, every neon sign advertising beer and every driver's license bares the familiar silhouette:
I mean, can you recognize this:
?
Or this:
?
Unless you're from Iowa or South Carolina (respectively), then the answer is a big fat probably not. Am I right? Am I right? Eh?? Eh?!?!?!?
Outsiders and lee-a-bruls and ho-ma-sek-shuls can think and say what they want, but they'd'd better watch out. Because Texas is big, Texas is loud, but most importantly, Texas has a panhandle, mothafuckas!!!
Yeah.
Posted by erinjudge at June 2, 2005 01:05 AM
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I really like your Texas image there. Its gaudy bravado brings the memories rolling back!
Posted by: desultor ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.erinjudge.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at June 15, 2005 01:37 PM
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