BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

A lesson on Texas History and Geography. Little known, but true facts. This is a must read for all Texans, used-to-be Texans, adopted Texans or wanna-be Texans:

Texas has many, many towns – with some unusual names!

Just, Texas
Pep, Texas 79353
Smiley, Texas 78159
Paradise, Texas 76073
Rainbow, Texas 76077
Sweet Home, Texas 77987
Comfort, Texas 78013 (in Kendall Co. you can live between Comfort and Welfare)
Friendship, Texas 76530
Valentine, Texas

Love the sun?
Sun City, Texas 78628
Sunrise, Texas 76661
Sunset, Texas 76270
Sundown, Texas 79372
Sunray, Texas 79086
Sunny Side, Texas 77423

Want something to eat?
Bacon, Texas 76301
Noodle, Texas 79536
Oatmeal, Texas 78605
Turkey, Texas 79261
Trout, Texas 75789
Sugar Land, Texas 77479
Salty, Texas 76567
Rice, Texas 75155
Pearland, Texas 77581
Orange, Texas 77630
And top it off with: Sweetwater, Texas 79556

Why travel to other US cities? Texas has them all!
Detroit, Texas 75436
Cleveland, Texas 75436
Colorado City, Texas 79512
Denver City, Texas 79323
Klondike, Texas 75448
Pittsburg, Texas 75686
Newark, Texas 76071
Nevada, Texas 75173
Memphis, Texas 79245
Miami, Texas 79059
Boston, Texas 75570
Santa Fe, Texas 77517
Tennessee Colony, Texas 75861
Reno, Texas 75462
Pasadena, Texas 77506
Columbus, Texas 78934

Feel like traveling outside the country?
Athens, Texas 75751
Canadian, Texas 79014
China, Texas 77613
Dublin, Texas 76446
Egypt, Texas 77436
Ireland, Texas 76538
Italy, Texas 76538
Turkey, Texas 79261
London, Texas 76854
New London, Texas 75682
Paris, Texas 75460
Palestine, Texas 75801

No need to travel to Washington D.C. Whitehouse, Texas 75791

We even have a city named after our planet! Earth, Texas 79031

We have a city named after our state: Texas City, Texas 77590

Exhausted? Energy, Texas 76452

Cold? Blanket, Texas 76432 & Winters, Texas 79567

Like to read about History?
Santa Anna, Texas 76878
Goliad, Texas 77963
Alamo, Texas 78516
Gun Barrel City, Texas 75156
Robert Lee, Texas 76945

Need Office Supplies? Staples, Texas 78670

Want to go into outer space? Venus, Texas 76084 & Mars, Texas 79062

You guessed it. It's on the state line. Texline, Texas 79087

For the kids...
Kermit, Texas 79745
Elmo, Texas 75118
Nemo, Texas 76070
Tarzan, Texas 79783
Winnie, Texas 77665
Sylvester, Texas 79560

Other city names in Texas , to make you smile......
Frognot, Texas 75424
Bigfoot, Texas 78005
Hogeye, Texas 75423
Cactus, Texas 79013
Notrees, Texas 79759
Best, Texas 76932
Veribest, Texas 76886
Kickapoo, Texas 75763
Dime Box, Texas 77853
Old Dime Box, Texas 77853
Telephone, Texas 75488
Telegraph, Texas 76883
Whiteface, Texas 79379
Twitty, Texas 79079

And last but not least, the Anti-Al Gore City...Kilgore, Texas 75662

And our favorites...
Cut and Shoot, Texas 77303
Gun Barrell City, Texas 75147
Ding Dong, Texas
West, Texas (it’s in Central Texas )
and, of course, Muleshoe, Texas 79347

Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about folks from Texas...

If someone in a Lowe's store offers you assistance and HE doesn't work there, you may live in Texas;

If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you may live in Texas;

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you may live in Texas;

If 'Vacation' means going anywhere south of Dallas for the weekend, you may live in Texas;

If you measure distance in hours, you may live in Texas;

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you may live in Texas;

If you install security lights on your house and garage, but leave both unlocked, you may live in Texas;

If you carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them, you may live in Texas;

If the speed limit on the highway is 55 mph --you're going 80 and everybody's passing you, you may live in Texas;

If you find 60 degrees 'a little chilly, you may live in Texas;

If you actually understand these jokes, and share them with all your Texas friends, you definitely live in Texas.

Here are some little known, very interesting facts about Texas

1. Beaumont to El Paso : 742 miles (763 miles Orange to El Paso)
2. Beaumont to Chicago : 770 miles (894 miles north to south tip)
3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas
4. World's first rodeo was in Pecos , July 4, 1883.
5. The Flagship Hotel in Galveston is the only hotel in North America built over water. Destroyed by Hurricane Ike -2008!
6. The Heisman Trophy was named after John William Heisman who was the first full-time coach at Rice University in Houston.
7. Brazoria County has more species of birds than any other area in North America.
8. Aransas Wildlife Refuge is the winter home of North America 's only remaining flock of whooping cranes (and many alligators)
9. Jalapeno jelly originated in Lake Jackson in 1978.
10. The worst natural disaster in U.S. history was in 1900, caused by a hurricane, in which over 8,000 lives were lost on Galveston Island.
11. The first word spoken from the moon, July 20,1969, was "Houston," but the space center was actually in Clear Lake City at the time.
12. King Ranch in South Texas is larger than Rhode Island.
13. Tropical Storm Claudette brought a U.S. rainfall record of 43' in 24 hours in and around Alvin in July of 1979.
14. Texas is the only state to enter the U.S. by TREATY, (known as the Constitution of 1845 by the Republic of Texas to enter the Union )
instead of by annexation. This allows the Texas Flag to fly at the same height as the U.S. Flag, and may divide into 5 states.
15. A Live Oak tree near Fulton is estimated to be 1500 years old.
16. Caddo Lake is the only natural lake in the state.
17. Dr Pepper was invented in Waco in 1885. There is no period in Dr Pepper.
18. Texas has had six capital cities: Washington -on- the Brazos, Harrisburg , Galveston ,Velasco, West Columbia and Austin .. and San Antonio was the regional capital of New-Spain.
19. The Capitol Dome in Austin is the only dome in the U.S. which is taller than the Capitol Building in Washington DC (by 7 feet).
20. The San Jacinto Monument is the tallest free standing monument in the world and it is taller than the Washington monument.
21. The name 'Texas' comes from the Hasini Indian word 'tejas' meaning friends. Tejas is not Spanish for Texas.
22. The State Mascot is the Armadillo (an interesting bit of trivia about the armadillo is they always have four babies. They have one egg, which splits into four, and they either have four males or four females.)
23. The first domed stadium in the U.S. was the Astrodome in Houston.

Cowboy's Ten Commandments posted on the wall at Cross Trails Church in Fairlie, Texas :
(1) Just one God.
(2) Honor yer Ma & Pa.
(3) No telling tales or gossipin'.
(4) Git yourself to Sunday meeting.
(5) Put nothin' before God.
(6) No foolin' around with another fellow's gal.
(7) No killin'.
(8) Watch yer mouth.
(9) Don't take what ain't yers.
(10) Don't be hankerin' for yer buddy's stuff.

Y'all git all that?

Lord, keep Your arm around my shoulder and Your hand over my mouth.

Gordon Loc: Charleston South Carolina

That was long but well worth reading. Thanks BF

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

AMEN BF ! I git all of them and can also relate to em too.

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

And if you don't know where you want to go there is always Uncertian, Texas 75661 on Caddo Lake

BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

That entire area is beautiful...love it Caddo is the only natural lake in the entire State of Texas.

Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven

Seen most of that before but it was great reading again. Made me remember some of what I have forgot🤪

CamT Loc: La Porte, Texas

We have stayed there a few times, its is beautiful, Don Henley was there once when we were there,he owns land there

plumbob Loc: New Windsor Maryland

Dang BF you gave RJS a run for the longest thread there. Just as interesting has his. Thanks

BadFisherman Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas

You're welcome, Plum. As BB doesn't seem to ever brag on our home state, I felt it was up to me.

Spiritof27 Loc: Lincoln, CA

"This is a must read for all Texans, used-to-be Texans, adopted Texans or wanna-be Texans:"
Well, I read that and just moved on to the next post.

I lied.

3. El Paso is closer to California than to Dallas.

Used to drive from San Diego to Dallas to visit the MIL and would issue a huge sigh when we reached El Paso because I knew I wan't even half way there. And a huge whoop! once we passed it cause we were finally in New Mexico.

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

You forgot Mule Shoe, Texas.
Two of the guys I served with on the USS Leary were from there, both were Gunners Mates. Dudley(Dusty) Pate and Alvin(Big AL) Reasoner.

saw1 Loc: nor cal Windsor

The last town he listed was Muleshoe.

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

There is a billboard at the city limits of Earth, TX that states "Shop Earth First!" Guess there are some space travelers there. Just Sayin....RJS

Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas

Well, fellows, quoting some one who was a famous writer, it takes too long to write a short story!

I have to work on my topic sorta like when a dog gets ready to lie down. It circles and circles, and this is supposed to have been a hereditary trait to get the grass all smooted out and tamped down for its bed! My stories are much like that in that I must circle the topic a few times before finishing. So, feel free to edit any story of mine to suit your needs. Just Sayin.RJS

audigger53 Loc: Severn, MD

Your right I missed it. Al was one of those characters, "Bigger than Life". LOL My first morning on ship I got up from the bottom buck and saw on the top bunk a pair of cowboy boots with a western shrit and slacks with a stetson over his face. Dusty, as I later learned, come up and shook him, "Wake up Al!"
Al took his hat off his face and looked down at his boots. "Oh NO! I did it again, both my sets of blues are in the locker off base! How am I going to get them?"
Dusty laughed and told him to give him his locker key off base and he would get them.
It was almost impossible to stay mad at Al. All the reunion requests ask about him before anyone else.