Texas:Alabama::pot:kettle

[megadawgmaniac]

Texas columnist calls Bama fans rednecks.

AA - also DS:HD6

 

[patdog]

but whatever it is, he's stealing money.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

and Austin is quite different from Tuscaloosa.

Still, a horrible, terrible article.

 

[therightway]

Most Alabama fans have never sat in a college classroom. I would say the same thing more than likely goes for Texas too.

 

[lawdawg02]

"if you're fixing to..."

?? especially interesting, in that the article is calling someone else a redneck. he should've thrown in a "usedtacould".

although austin is quite different from tuscaloosa, one only needs to drive up hwy 59 through east texas to see that texas isn't that different at all from alabama. in fact, there are numerous similarities - from confederate flags to mobile homes. and i'd be willing to bet that a fairly high percentage of east texans are TU fans. there are, however, MANY more non-red texas fans than bama fans as a whole.

 

[Optimus Prime 4]

and look at the crowd in the stands. It's not comparable at all. At least the Texas fans typically don't wear as many jorts or mullets, and less tank tops.

Are there necks in the podunk towns of Texas? Sure there are. I still think Bama maintains the title of sheer ignorance and misplaced arrogance however.

 

[lawdawg02]

sorry if i wasn't clear - not trying to argue. bama certainly holds the title for red and arrogant fans. but texas fans aren't just the people you meet in austin. texas may actually have more sidewalk alumni than bama, simply due to the numbers game. they aren't, however, as noticable (or offensive) as their bama counterparts. </p>

 

[Todd4State]

their fans reminded me of Ole Miss fans with something legit to brag about.

 

[SLUdog]

These are like bad jokes at a roast at which no one laughs. "is this thing on?" Edited to add: T-sips do know their mascot is COW...right? Can you get more redneck?

 

[jakldawg]

to a guy from Alabama to warrant such recycled A&M/Okie/insert-other-state-here jokes.
But if you think about it, when's the last time you met a Texan that wasn't an authoritative expert on every-damn-thing ever? Why should redneckness be any different.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

That is just Kelso. He is always "trying" to be funny kinda like this one from his New Year's resolution article.

The solution to this, as I have pointed out before, is to come up with a list of New Year's resolutions that are simple to accomplish. Here's my list for the coming year, and I'm pretty sure I can do these without disturbing my schedule:

I promise not to crash into a fire hydrant at 45 mph and then go pick up so many hot chicks that I end up on the cover of the National Enquirer.

If a drunk on Sixth Street asks for change, I promise to tell him to get a job.

I promise not to go bird hunting with Dick Cheney.

I probably won't go to one of those Tea Parties. But if I do, I'll bring tea, instead of one of those stupid signs that show Obama as Hitler.

I promise not to go to Eeyore's Birthday Party at Pease Park dressed as a fairy princess.

I promise not to tap my foot in a men's room stall out at Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

I promise not to crash a state dinner at the White House just so I can get my picture taken with Joe Biden.

I promise not to go drinking margaritas in a sombrero in Juárez after 10 p.m. In fact, I promise not to go to Juárez.

When quitting time comes at work, I promise to get me some gone.

I promise not to walk up to Kay Bailey Hutchison and say, "Hey, babe, what's shakin'?"

I promise not to go hiking on the Appalachian Trail, if you catch my drift.

I promise not to take up bull riding.

I promise not to get a mullet.

I promise to do my annual column in October gooning Oklahoma.

Unlike Tom DeLay, I promise not to try out for "Dancing With the Stars." Did you see Tom's pants? Having to look at two hippos mating under a Snuggie was enough.

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I stil can't get the link button to work in Safari but here is a link to the article.

http://www.statesman.com/news/texas/solutions-for-resolutions-keep-em-easy-this-year-153486.html?COXnetJSessionIDbuild172_prod=MJ4rLDYd24whctdRkqGKT2kLTKvz26bWqccZw1NF3YZ2l1QbNV2p!-877760315&UrAuth=%60N%60NUOcNYUbTTUWUYUYUZTZU%60UWUcU%5EUZU%5CU%5CUcTYWVVZV&urcm=y