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Same, when I heard that before I always assumed it had something to do with their gun advocacy.

matsemann 7y ago
In a similar vein: In Norwegian since the fifties, we have used the word Texas to mean something crazy. Normally it's used as "helt texas" (completely texas), and describes a situation out of control. Edit: a source/explanation https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34622478 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34622478
- vanniv 7y ago
  When I was in Oslo, I was so confused by the takeaway restaurants that were selling various "Texas" combos that had nothing at all to do with Texas. The only specific one I remember was a Texas Gyro combo with Texas fries and a coke. The picture was of a gyro pita with like four kinds of sauce, and a giant bucket of fries.
  - yellowapple 7y ago
    I mean, that does sound like something that'd sell like gangbusters in Texas. Or anywhere, for that matter. A gyro and fries sounds pretty damn amazing right about now.
    - HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
      I know a lunch counter (closed down last year, sadly) that offered a "gyro fries" meal, which was a big plate of fries topped with gyro meat, sauteed onions, feta and tons of tzatziki. It was good!
- twic 7y ago
  See also the Texas hedge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hedge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hedge
reaperducer 7y ago
Same, when I heard that before I always assumed it had something to do with their gun advocacy. I thought that too, when I moved from the east coast to Texas for a few years. Once I understood the real meaning, I felt my presumption was a reflection of my own biases, and quickly learned to judge Texas and Texans more fairly.
- zxcvbn4038 7y ago
  Yes, you think guns when you think Texas but I think the crown actually goes to Kennesaw county Georgia where every head of household in the city limits is required to have and maintain a firearm. When it comes to stupid lawsuits I give the crown to New York City where they have tried to claim copyright on the shape of the skyline, the Times Square businesses have sued movie studios for digitally changing pictures of Times Square in movies, and the New York City Subway thinks those little circles with the train letters are their intellectual property and they send out nastygrams to other people using circles with numbers and letters in them. I’m surprised the latter hasn’t started a two ocean war over the windows dingbats font ;)
compiler-guy 7y ago
That's exactly why it works--it appeals to relatively young men who take great pride in being from Texas and the badassery around that. Those were the guys who littered, and were the problem. So they found a way to appeal to them.

In a similar vein: In Norwegian since the fifties, we have used the word Texas to mean something crazy. Normally it's used as "helt texas" (completely texas), and describes a situation out of control. Edit: a source/explanation https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34622478 https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-34622478

vanniv 7y ago
When I was in Oslo, I was so confused by the takeaway restaurants that were selling various "Texas" combos that had nothing at all to do with Texas. The only specific one I remember was a Texas Gyro combo with Texas fries and a coke. The picture was of a gyro pita with like four kinds of sauce, and a giant bucket of fries.
- yellowapple 7y ago
  I mean, that does sound like something that'd sell like gangbusters in Texas. Or anywhere, for that matter. A gyro and fries sounds pretty damn amazing right about now.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 7y ago
    I know a lunch counter (closed down last year, sadly) that offered a "gyro fries" meal, which was a big plate of fries topped with gyro meat, sauteed onions, feta and tons of tzatziki. It was good!
twic 7y ago
See also the Texas hedge: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hedge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_hedge

reaperducer 7y ago

Same, when I heard that before I always assumed it had something to do with their gun advocacy. I thought that too, when I moved from the east coast to Texas for a few years. Once I understood the real meaning, I felt my presumption was a reflection of my own biases, and quickly learned to judge Texas and Texans more fairly.

zxcvbn4038 7y ago
Yes, you think guns when you think Texas but I think the crown actually goes to Kennesaw county Georgia where every head of household in the city limits is required to have and maintain a firearm. When it comes to stupid lawsuits I give the crown to New York City where they have tried to claim copyright on the shape of the skyline, the Times Square businesses have sued movie studios for digitally changing pictures of Times Square in movies, and the New York City Subway thinks those little circles with the train letters are their intellectual property and they send out nastygrams to other people using circles with numbers and letters in them. I’m surprised the latter hasn’t started a two ocean war over the windows dingbats font ;)

compiler-guy 7y ago

That's exactly why it works--it appeals to relatively young men who take great pride in being from Texas and the badassery around that. Those were the guys who littered, and were the problem. So they found a way to appeal to them.