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04-24-2008, 10:48 AM
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Pete Delkus said 'the' last night!
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04-24-2008, 01:07 PM
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04-24-2008, 01:27 PM
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Counting my blessings
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Location: Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex
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Originally Posted by New2Keller
I'm SO guilty of this. Give us a little break... it takes a while to erase that stuff from our brains  It's been programmed since birth
I'm sure all of the native Texans would have a hard time taking "ya'll" out of your vocabulary if you moved somewhere else,right? Same difference |
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Originally Posted by grindin
Wow, it is not that serious, is it?
How would you like it if you moved somewhere and they told you to stop talking with a Texas accent? That would be very insulting...
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Originally Posted by grindin
It's not that serious, jeez! It's a SoCal quirk, sure, but I seriously doubt that 6 million folks in the metroplex are going to be overwhelmed and annoyed by a few transplants saying "the" as a modifier before a freeway.
I wish that was the only thing I had to get concerned about in life...
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It was a little bit tongue in cheek, y'all! Sorry if I went a little overboard. 
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04-24-2008, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by blueskies49
It was a little bit tongue in cheek, y'all! Sorry if I went a little overboard.
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All is forgiven. It's cool!
I guess I better bring some Sweet Tea so I can cool off. |
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04-25-2008, 01:09 PM
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Counting my blessings
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Sweet tea - sounds good to me! |
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04-25-2008, 01:11 PM
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It's Friday, a margarita sounds better.
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04-25-2008, 01:16 PM
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Counting my blessings
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Well, yeah, if you twist my arm, I'll say a margarita. |
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04-25-2008, 03:53 PM
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Real Housewife of Dallas
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Originally Posted by blueskies49
Well, yeah, if you twist my arm, I'll say a margarita. |
With a "twist" of lime
Hey, tomorrow is THE BIG party but this year and last year it has happened in.......... gasp, Frisco. JIMMY BUFFETT!!!! WOO-HOO!!!!!!!!!! Got the margarita machine warming up now. |
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04-26-2008, 01:21 PM
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OK I just noticed that CD did it. Look up to the stickies and they've got " Our forum is mentioned in the D Magazine."
Heehee. |
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