> I've come to value anecdotes as a marker of "something is there." AKA "there is a grain of joke in every joke". Not everything is bigger in Texas but this i

> I've come to value anecdotes as a marker of "something is there." AKA "there is a grain of joke in every joke". Not everything is bigger in Texas but this is a clear marker on some aspects of Texans self-perception. Which was exported so successfully it's now known not only in all other states but in other states too.