Posted by Hugh Nations Signing Agents of Austin on 5/26/10 10:17am
Msg #338309

Whoooheeee, Austin!

Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine has just ranked Austin the No. 1 city in the country for the coming decade. Lots of enterprise funds to incubate businesses; high-tech businesses like IBM & Apple & Samsung already here; a world-class university with championship college sports of all sorts (best overall sports program in the nation); the Live Music Capital of the World; entertainment districts everywhere; & cultural amenities of every sort, from museums to blues joints. All that, and Willie Nelson, too. Plus it was just announced today that we're getting a Formula One racetrack.

Come check us out. Californians, though, have to go to the end of the line. We already have taken more than our quota of sushi eaters.

Q. What do you all someone with a Michigan license plate driving south on I35 toward Austin?

A. A Yankee.

Q. What do you all someone with a Michigan license plate driving south on I35 toward Austin and pulling a U-Haul?

A. A Damn Yankee. (Just kidding. We love you every one.)

Come see us, y'all.

Reply by MW/VA on 5/26/10 10:25am
Msg #338313

I've always heard that Austin was a great place to live. What I'm not getting from that list is Washington, DC being listed as #3. DC is a crime-ridden area. The rest of the cities deserve the acclaim, I'm sure.

Reply by C. Rivera Chicago Notary Services on 5/26/10 10:26am
Msg #338314

Texas Lingo...probably doesn't belong here but oh well...

a mess of - unit of mass

dern near - almost

et - as in "I et to much attha barberque, Myrtle"

Plumb - totally

goshdawg - exclaimation

dawg - four legged animal found under the porch

dawggonnit - exclaimation of frustration

high tail it - go at a rapid speed


didjya ever - have you ever

Wanna - want to.

Smackdab inda middlof - directly in the middle

Shootfire - of course

auda do - should do

aughten to - ought not to

a spell - come on over a visit a spell (a while)

dadgumit - curse word of exasperation

a fur piece - measure of distance

Where 'bouts you from? - What is your hometown

Howdja git here? - reason for ones relocation

Mosey on down--walkin' in that direction.

gotta skeedaddle lickety split--have to leave "right soon."

A hoot and a holler - close

Zackly - precisely. "I don't know zackly where in Texas darlin' Rhonda hails from."

Zat-is that? "Zat yo dawg? He's the spittin' image of you!"

Yo-possessive of you. "What's yo name, sweetheart."

Continya-continue. "Let's continya "speakin' suthun." This shore is fun!

Gimme-give me. "Gimme smore biscuits smothered in gravy."

Ail-sick or ill. "Gimme smore ale so I can cure what's ailing me."

Bad off-in real bad shape. "Jim Bob's in the hospital and boy is real bad off! He didn't even recognize his dawg!!!"

Beholden--indebted to. "I'm right beholden to ya for loaning me that thar huntin' dawg."

Cheer--furniture used for setting. "Pull yourself up that thar cheer and setchursef down for a spell."

Get by with--to get away with. "Bobbie Sue will never let you get by with that farfetched story."

Figger--figure. "Peggy Sue's got a great figger!!!!"

Jest--just. "Jest married."

Skeeters and chiggers-damn bugs that annoy the "hale" out of a person.

Nuf - Nuf said (enough)

Earl - Hair Earl, Motor Earl (oil), Radio Earl (aerial).

Eyetalian - my daughter is marrin' that Eyetalian (Italian) fellow.

Didji - Didji know or didji hear (did you)

Pony-ac - I'm going to buy me a brand new Pony-ac (Pontiac).

Yeller - I going to buy me a brand new yeller (yellow) pony-ac.

Auta (should)-"I auta go to work but ahm tared."

Barn (born)-"I was barn in Texas."

Ded (not alive)-"He ded."

Suppah (supper)--Suppah comes after dinnah.

Catchup--Pass the catchup so I can catch up with ya.

Ain'tcha (aren't you)--Ain'tcha goin' to ask me to dance?

fixin': A'm fixin to quit this silly stuff

Reply by BrendaTx on 5/26/10 11:44am
Msg #338323

Please add one more...

In Brenham, Texas (where Blue Bell Ice Cream is made) you will be asked,
"Who are you from home?" Yes, those exact words. In Brenham, they think that makes perfectly good sense....everyone who has lived there more than a month understands what it means.

What they want to know is "What old time Brenham family do you belong to?"

The area was settled primarily by German immigrants. And, interestingly enough, Brenham also has a strong Jewish history, as well.

Reply by Robert/FL on 5/26/10 12:12pm
Msg #338326

LOL a lot of that sounds like backwoods Florida talk as well n/m

Reply by BrendaTx on 5/26/10 9:15pm
Msg #338454

What do you mean by "backwoods"? ;] n/m

Reply by Notarysigner on 5/26/10 10:54am
Msg #338318

Sorry to say Hugh but about ten years ago a lot of high tech Californicates who decided not to move to Las Vegas made a beeline for Austin. Mostly from SoCal but a lot from silicon valley too. Looks to me like their contribution in finally being recognized..where's the beef? LOL

Reply by Hugh Nations Signing Agents of Austin on 5/26/10 11:08am
Msg #338319

***Sorry to say Hugh but about ten years ago a lot of high tech Californicates who decided not to move to Las Vegas made a beeline for Austin***

Most have now worn out their Volvos going out for barbecue and Lone Star beer, and are driving Ford 150 pickups. Law enforcement personnel occasionally still find an illegal immigrant from Silicon Valley who hasn't taken out Texas citizenship papers. Rather than deporting them, we just put them to work on the cattle ranches, shoveling manure, which Californians seem uniquely suited for.

The border has now been sealed off, and anyone wearing sunglasses is turned back (real Texans squint). They still try, though. Last week agents discovered one Orange County resident concealed in a truckload of tuna. He refused to get out; the poor soul was happy as a pig in slop.

Reply by Notarysigner on 5/26/10 11:15am
Msg #338320

Wow, I guess you certainly have us figured out. No mud slinging here.

Reply by bagger on 5/26/10 1:39pm
Msg #338345

My Dad grew up with some Pennslyvania Dutch and had some great ones - They are famous for misplacing words in a sentence. (Throw Momma from the train a kiss).
My favorite was "Tie the dog loose and let him run the alley out."

Reply by MW/VA on 5/26/10 1:58pm
Msg #338361

ROFL! That is tooooo funny! n/m

Reply by Dorothy_MI on 5/26/10 2:52pm
Msg #338381

I remember the last time we were called

"Black Tag" folks because at that time the MI license plates were black with white letters.

As a side, one of our employees drove to Dallas one January for business. He had a CB radio in the car. There was a "2" snow fall" (translation for other northerners means actually 2" of solid ice on the road). They kept hearing folks say, "follow that black Chevy and do what he's doin. He's from Michigan and knows how to drive on this stuff!"

We arrived the next day and never had such a scary ride. Snow is one thing, ice is another.