by Pat Archbold After A&E fired Phil Robertson for saying what every good Christian should believe, social media has been abuzz. One of the recurring themes has been puzzlement about why A&E would cut off its nose to spite its face. Duck Dynasty is the franchise right now. Why would they risk destroying their own […]
Tag: I Am A Texan
You might be in a Texas Country Church if…
1. The doors are never locked. 2. The Call to Worship is “Ya’ll come on in!” 3. People grumble about Noah letting coyotes on the Ark. 4. The Preacher says, “I’d like to ask Bubba to take up the offering”, and five men stand up. 5. The restrooms are outside. 6. Opening day of deer […]
Why We Shoot Deer In The Wild (As Opposed to Roping)
Why we shoot deer in the wild: (A letter from someone who wants to remain anonymous, who farms, writes well, and actually tried this) I had this idea that I could rope a deer, put it in a stall, feed it up on corn for a couple of weeks, then kill […]
The Voters “can go to hell and I will go to Texas.” David Crockett
by Julia Robb . . David Crockett Don’t call him Davy. David’s political enemies called him “Davy” to make him seem boyish. They never convinced anybody. Dying at the Alamo was just the final scene in David’s dramatic and impressive life. David Crockett was six-foot and handsome, an expert shot with his rifles (he […]
Silly Laws in Texas
Laws that probably should never have been written, or should have come off the books a long time ago! When two trains meet each other at a railroad crossing, each shall come to a full stop, and neither shall proceed until the other has gone. A city ordinance states that a person cannot go barefoot […]
Some Things You Just Can’t Explain
Author Unknown . A farmer is sitting in the neighborhood bar getting soused. A man comes in and asks the farmer, “Hey, why are you sitting here on this beautiful day getting drunk?” Farmer: “Some things you just can’t explain.” Man: “So what happened that’s so horrible?” Farmer: “Well, today I was sitting by my […]
Jack Hays and The Wild Texas Rangers
by Julia Robb In 1840, Texas Ranger Captain Jack Hays and twenty of his men tracked down two hundred Comanches herding stolen horses. Hays said, “Yonder are the Indians, boys, and yonder are our horses. The Indians are pretty strong. But we can whip them. What do you say?” The Rangers charged, killed the Comanche […]
Farmer Brown Goes to Court
Farmer Brown decided his injuries from the accident were serious enough to take the trucking company (responsible for the accident) to court. In court, the trucking company’s fancy lawyer was questioning Farmer Brown. “Didn’t you say, at the scene of the accident, ‘I’m fine’?” asked the lawyer. .. Farmer Brown responded, “Well I’ll tell you […]
Letter From Basic Training
A Texas Farm boy joins the Army, and this is his first letter home from Basic Training: . . . Dear Ma and Pa: . Am well. Hope you are. Tell Brother Walt and Brother Elmer the Army beats working for old man Minch. Tell them to join up quick before all the places are […]
When Congressmen Carried Guns
by Julia Robb In 1832, Sam Houston stood in the U.S. of Representatives, on trial for attacking Ohio Representative William Stanbery. It was a headline trial. Sam Houston, a six-foot-two, good-looking Tennessean, was already famous. While Houston defended himself, a woman in the balcony threw him a bouquet of flowers and cried “I would rather […]