Description
Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit Delivering belly laughs, hee-haws, and downright slackjaw amazement, this hilarious guide to the homeland of George W. and Willie Nelson is the essential how-to for surviving in the Lone Star State. From strange Texas laws and the history of Dr. Pepper to Texas Talk (in which a turd floater is a heavy downpour) and final-meal requests by death row inmates, Kinky Friedman, the oldest living Jew in Texas who doesn't own any real estate, provides an insider's guide that will be loved by native Texans and the rest of us poor devils alike.
Even if you don't know the difference between an Aggie and an armadillo -- or what's really in the back on Willie Nelson's tour bus -- you can pass for a Texan with the Kinkster's expert coaching. So grab your hairspray and the keys to the Cadillac and get reading
Author: Kinky Friedman
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 04/01/2003
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.30w x 0.58d
ISBN13: 9780060935351
ISBN10: 0060935359
BISAC Categories:
- Humor | Form | Essays
- Reference | Etiquette
- History | United States | State & Local | General