Done

secede!

Sure, except Austin is full of college kids, techies, and weirdos. The cowboy gear would make you stick out.

... it's called "walkin'"... heh heh heh.

/presidential FAIL

As someone with many friends and family in Texas, I'd sooner take a job in hell.

Man!!! Don't post those statistics here... We'll be overrun with migrants from Illinois looking for work in no time...

How about no.

"including No. 1-ranked Odessa, a small city in the state's northwestern region"

Uh, no it's not. Western, sure.

Houston FTW, again.

I'd move to the Austin area in a heartbeat. San Antonio, Dallas, Houston, not so much. West Texas, not a farkin' chance.

GT_Frog: Man!!! Don't post those statistics here... We'll be overrun with migrants from Illinois looking for work in no time...

Even this summer there were lots of Michigan plates around Houston.

Austin sucks. You wouldn't want to live there.

And here we are looking for a job that will move us OUT of Texas...



Really to pretty much anywhere in the world. India is looking good.

Texas rules.

Texas sucks.

Austin rocks.

Yankee go home/stay away.

George Bush Waaaaargarble.

How's that?

Nothing to see here. No jobs here. Keep on movin'.

Tex? You alright? You lose Something?

Oh...I forgot;

Guns, alcohol and Mexicans...

dictyboy: As someone with many friends and family in Texas, I'd sooner take a job in hell.

That's an odd coincidence, because us Texans would rather you go to Hell instead of coming here as well.

Oh, and what do you mean "new" superiority?

Therion: Austin sucks. You wouldn't want to live there.

Yeah, it really, really sucks! There's nothing but tumbleweeds. And snakes! Lots and lots of snakes!

jarrod21: Oh, and what do you mean "new" superiority?

Newcomers to Texas don't get to have "old" superiority - they're new to the state, see?

Flatulent_Flea: Therion: Austin sucks. You wouldn't want to live there.

Yeah, it really, really sucks! There's nothing but tumbleweeds. And snakes! Lots and lots of snakes!

Don't forget the large scale commercialization and urban sprawl.

clipperbox: secede!

pull the border guards!

Texas: The state stolen by white liars from lazy mezzicans. Only slightly less evil than Havaii, which was formed by evil corporations wishing to an end-run around local government.

Therion: Austin sucks. You wouldn't want to live there.

You're from Austin too, aren't you?

rubi_con_man: Texas: The state stolen by white liars from lazy mezzicans

Ummm...actually, it was just stolen from the Indians like the rest of the country. The Mexicans (actually, the Spanish at the time) didn't give a shiat about Texas. It wasn't until Stephen F. Austin and a bunch of other white guys came here that anyone paid attention.

Remember Texas, if you do secede, you don't get to play in the NFL, MLB, NBA NHL and Big 12.

You'll have to play with yourself.

rubi_con_man: Texas: The state stolen by white liars from lazy mezzicans. Only slightly less evil than Havaii, which was formed by evil corporations wishing to an end-run around local government.

Yes, because what happened 150 years ago really says something about the quality of the place now.

Lobster_of_Hate: Texas rules.

Texas sucks.

Austin rocks.

Yankee go home/stay away.

George Bush Waaaaargarble.

How's that?

Your newsletter: I'd subscribe to it

As someone who moved to Texas last year for a job only to get assulted by hurricanes I can still say Texas rules.

Austin rocks. That is all.

/born arrogant

Our Superiority. You'll get over it.

Flatulent_Flea: Therion: Austin sucks. You wouldn't want to live there.

Yeah, it really, really sucks! There's nothing but tumbleweeds. And snakes! Lots and lots of snakes!

Many of my closest friends have moved to Austin over the past few years. Once my son's a little older, I'm thinking about heading out there myself.

Lobster_of_Hate: Texas rules.

Texas sucks.

Austin rocks.

Yankee go home/stay away.

George Bush Waaaaargarble.

How's that?

not sure where you were going with the bush comment, but i'd like to gently remind all of you that g-dub was not born here. he is from connecticut. so basically, he is a perfect example of what happens when a yankee comes down here and tries to play "texan".

/jus sayin'

BunkyBrewman: Remember Texas, if you do secede, you don't get to play in the NFL, MLB, NBA NHL and Big 12.

You'll have to play with yourself.

Not true - We have NHL teams from Canada, eh? The Cowboys bring too much money into the NFL for them to not let them continue to play. In fact, that's probably true for the Big 12 as well.

Dammit, don't tell people. I LIKE living somewhere that still has a good job market.

God, if we secede we're going to have an immigration problem on both of our borders.

At Bees are Livestock Inc..

Blue Jeans are ok, no rips,holes ect..
Boots, walking shoes, running shoes. ok
Button up shirts please.
No ties required..

They could have pointed out that states with no income taxes are doing better than others.

I've seen many a job posted in Texas. But my desire to go is slim at best. I've heard some okay things about Austin, but that's about it.

Still hoping for the Vegas job to come thru.

aggravatedmonkey: not sure where you were going with the bush comment, but i'd like to gently remind all of you that g-dub was not born here. he is from connecticut. so basically, he is a perfect example of what happens when a yankee comes down here and tries to play "texan".

He wasn't going anywhere with it, that's the point. You're the one who took it somewhere; specifically: waaaargrbl

/I'm in a colon/semicolon mood today

Submitter got the headline wrong.
Arrogance is thinking you're better...confidence is knowing it.

serial_crusher: Dammit, don't tell people. I LIKE living somewhere that still has a good job market.

God, if we secede we're going to have an immigration problem on both of our borders.

Cool by me. I'd just rather Goodhair wasn't in charge if we do.

I hate Texas because the gayest franchise in the history of sports, the Dallas Cowboys, reside there.

Keep thinking Romo is the answer. And that the new Roy Williams won't be as big of a disappointment as the old Roy Williams.

You need to play the Raiders game and just wait for your owner/GM to die to become relevant again.

HAHA

BunkyBrewman: Remember Texas, if you do secede, you don't get to play in the NFL, MLB, NBA NHL and Big 12.

You'll have to play with yourself.

I'm not sure how accurate that is. We had a Canadian Football League team for a while. And the NHL lets in plenty of Canadian teams. Not sure national borders mean that much.

/ Not that I want to compare Texas with Canada or anything.
// Also note that an independent Texas would make a stronger argument for football as an olympic sport.

jsteiner78: I hate Texas because the gayest franchise in the history of sports, the Dallas Cowboys, reside there.

Keep thinking Romo is the answer. And that the new Roy Williams won't be as big of a disappointment as the old Roy Williams.

You need to play the Raiders game and just wait for your owner/GM to die to become relevant again.

HAHA

Out of 25 million Texans, less than 100 of them are Dallas Cowboys.

Smokey has a job for ya...

Odd timing. Ive been working on this for months and Austin is the very first stop on my "journey to find a new job and a new life in a city that sucks less than KC."

The new job part might be kinda tough (although i do have lots of useful skills).
The new life part should be pretty easy as i dont require much.
The city that sucks less than KC is simple, EVERY city sucks less than KC.

I had to work there for six months last year, and it wasn't as bad as I expected.

Pros:
- Jesus fish stickers give fair warning of what people to avoid.
- Open roads for motorcycling.
- 10 months of not too cold. Just one of too hot.
- Friendly people, if you don't get into politics.

Cons:
- Way the fark too many pick up trucks that have never and will never pick up anything except little Madison from school.
- A hell of a lot of wobble-bottoms. Try the salad.
- George W Bush moved back there.

A couple of observations:

first, Only a$$holes and wannabes wear cowboy boots.

second, Nobody wants to remember that cattle herders were called cowBOYS because most of them were emancipated slaves, and were not called MEN until a long time post emancipation.

third, arrogance is unnecessary, even in Texas.

go placidly, blah, blah, blah

jsteiner78: I hate Texas because the gayest franchise in the history of sports, the Dallas Cowboys, reside there.

Keep thinking Romo is the answer. And that the new Roy Williams won't be as big of a disappointment as the old Roy Williams.

You need to play the Raiders game and just wait for your owner/GM to die to become relevant again.

HAHA

If by gayest, you mean one of the most successful, okay. I still don't think a single NFL team has won as many games as the Cowboys have since they entered the NFL. They're also the most valuable. And still the most popular. Have been to the most Superbowls and are tied with the second most wins. So, unless your team manages to be better in all of the categories, I guess you can suck their big, gay todger.

Texas is just a cross between Brokeback Mountain and the Village People. Total gay cowboy costume party....with gunz = wasteland.

Which is why Texans overrun Colorado and Utah with their jeeps and quadrunners every time the weather gets good.

/But, to be fair, they're not quite as arrogant as Mainers or Alaskans.

We are yankees but live in texas now. I know we will never be Texans but I really love our home. It took 3 years to get a decent job here.
/live in the desert
/100 yards from the lake
/deer eat in our yard every night