Have you ever wondered why certain states get certain stereotypes?  I thought I would confirm / deny the Texas sterotypes...

* everyone wears 10 gallon hats.  DENY.  I have yet to see one, other than in the historic district.  And the guys here don't look like Yosemite Sam... well, most of them.

* everyone owns a pick-up truck.  CONFIRM.  I wouldn't have thought I would have noticed a difference between one major city suburb and another, but for some reason, most of our neighbors own a pick-up truck... and we live in one of the nicer parts of town.  The only people who owned pick-up trucks in CT were the landscapers.  But you need one if you want to schlep your boat, camper, dirt bikes, etc.

* everyone owns a horse.  SOMEWHAT DENY.  There are probably a half dozen houses outside of our development that have horses on their property.  Rumor has it that you get some kind of tax break.  Or maybe these folks were super-saavy about the recent FDA decision to remove it's ban of funding horse meat.  Horse is the new cow, ldo.

* everyone loves George Bush.  CONFIRM.  I drive by the President George Bush Turnpike like once a week.  I'm going to go out on a limb and say it's "HW" (the dad) and not "W" (the son).  But they are both pretty popular.  I also walk by the Rick Perry alley once a month, when I can remember to.

* everyone carries.  CAN'T COMMENT...  thankfully.  But I can see where this stereotype gets started (later post)

* everyone is a bible beater.  OMFG!  (later post)