NATIVE...sheeeshhhh..... (land, engineer, water)

[Terri722]

Originally Posted by jazzlover

Well, some of my relatives in Alaska love to tell this story: A Texan visits Alaska and laments the fact that until Alaska was admitted to the Union, Texas was the biggest state. After hearing his whining for awhile, one of the Alaskans pipes up and says to the Texan, "If you keep complaining about us making Texas the second biggest state, we'll just divide Alaska into two states, and then Texas will be the third biggest state."

And the beat goes on....
For many years Texas was known as the largest state in the union, then Alaska joined the
union and it became the largest state. I think that it is unfair for Alaska to claim title as
the largest state. Fully half or more of Alaska is covered with snow and ice the year
around and is only good for dog sled racing and other snow activities. Of course, we in
Texas enjoy our yacht races in the Gulf of Mexico and cruising our pleasure boats on the
gulf. So I suggest that Texas lay claim to the Gulf of Mexico as part of Texas and then
we can be the largest state again!

[zenkonami]

Originally Posted by Terri722

And the beat goes on....
For many years Texas was known as the largest state in the union, then Alaska joined the
union and it became the largest state. I think that it is unfair for Alaska to claim title as
the largest state. Fully half or more of Alaska is covered with snow and ice the year
around and is only good for dog sled racing and other snow activities.

Yes, but have you seen west Texas?

[McGowdog]

Originally Posted by Terri722

So I suggest that Texas lay claim to the Gulf of Mexico as part of Texas and then
we can be the largest state again!

?? I don't want to get into this juvenile argument about Alaska vs Texas in a Colorado sub forum, but doesn't Alaska have this body of water called Pacific Ocean??? Oh, and Russia! You can see Russia from Alaska.

[Terri722]

Originally Posted by McGowdog

?? I don't want to get into this juvenile argument about Alaska vs Texas in a Colorado sub forum, but doesn't Alaska have this body of water called Pacific Ocean??? Oh, and Russia! You can see Russia from Alaska.

I just found that on a joke page...it sort of went along with Jazz's
comment...it was a JOKE...

[Terri722]

Originally Posted by zenkonami

Yes, but have you seen west Texas?

Oh I know that...it gets bluea** cold there...I found that silly thing
on a joke page...

[CosmicWizard]

McGowdog wrote:

You can see Russia from Alaska.

That qualifies the governor of Alaska or any resident of the state to become president, vice president, secretary of defense, or any kind of government official who deals with foreign policy. It would also qualify the residents of Maine because Nova Scotia is visible on really clear days, and Florida residents too becasue Cuba is visible form some parts of the state.

It wouldn't apply to the residents of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and California, since those states physically border Mexico, nor would it apply to the northern tier states becasue those states physically touch Canada. ( Residents from states that physically border a foreign country just don't have the right qualifications so they are automatically disqualified from consideration. )

Now here's the topper. I bet that Jazzlover was standing on the summit of a fourteener back in the good old days when the air was clear enough to see all the way to Mexico from the mountaintops. Since Colorado shares no physical borders with Mexico or Canada this would uniquely qualify him and other Colorado mountaineers to serve as secretary of defense or secretary of state since they have so much experience dealing with foreign matters. The next president would do well by choosing a resident of Colorado to be the next secretary of state and/or the next secretary of defense.

[jazzlover]

Originally Posted by Terri722

And the beat goes on....
For many years Texas was known as the largest state in the union, then Alaska joined the
union and it became the largest state. I think that it is unfair for Alaska to claim title as
the largest state. Fully half or more of Alaska is covered with snow and ice the year
around and is only good for dog sled racing and other snow activities. Of course, we in
Texas enjoy our yacht races in the Gulf of Mexico and cruising our pleasure boats on the
gulf. So I suggest that Texas lay claim to the Gulf of Mexico as part of Texas and then
we can be the largest state again!

“If I owned Hell and Texas I would rent out Texas and live in Hell.”
General Philip Henry Sheridan

(after whom the Rocky Mountain town of Sheridan, Wyoming is named . . . . )

[dynimagelv]

If God wanted Texans to Ski he'd a painted BS white

a bumper sticker from the 70's


Sorry I just couldn't resist.......actually I love Texans......

[Terri722]

A Canadian, Osama bin Ladin and A Texan encounter one another by chance,
while walking they come across a lantern and a Genie pops out of it.

"I will give each of you each one wish, that's three wishes total," says the Genie.

The Canadian says, "I am a farmer, my dad was a farmer, and my son will also farm. I want the land to be forever fertile in Canada."

With a blink of the Genie's eye, 'POOF' the land in Canada was forever made fertile for farming.

Osama bin Ladin was amazed, so he said, "I want a wall around Afganistan, so that no infidels, Jews or Americans can come into our precious state."

Again, with a blink of the Genie's eye, 'POOF' there was a huge wall around Afganistan.

The Texan (A former civil engineer), asks, "I'm very curious. Please tell me more about this wall."

The Genie explains, "Well, it's about 15,000 feet high, 500 feet thick and completely surrounds the country; nothing can get in or out---virtually impenetrable."

The Texan says, "Fill it with water."

hehe

[Terri722]

Okay...yikes...didn't know that was going to be soooo big...but I
don't know how to delete it...