I think it’s safe to say that Texas is probably the most hated state in the country. But how does that saying go? “They hate us ’cause they ain’t us?” Yeah, that’s definitely true for our state. We’re just that awesome. Too awesome to even try to measure up to, so other states resort to lame jabs at us to push our buttons. But guess what – we don’t care. We know how great we are. This is for all you Texas haters out there.
- We’re bigger than your state (unless you’re Alaska, but nobody other than a few polar bears lives there anyway.)
city-data.com We’re so big that we could’ve been divided into 5 separate states. Take that, Rhode Island.
- We were once our own country.
Flickr/ensignbeedrill That flag to the far right? That’s the Republic of Texas. I don’t recall hearing about the Republic of Delaware, do you? Exactly.
- We have our own language.
Flickr/D. Fajio What do they say in New York? You guys? Bo-ring.
- We’re gifted with beautiful wildflowers every spring.
Flickr/jmtimages And you can only find them in Texas, which is another reason your state sucks.
- We have the only good ice cream that exists in this world.
Flickr/imelda Move on over, Breyer’s and Dreyer’s (are they brothers or something?)
- We’re home to the #1 waterpark in all of America.
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- There’s always a Whataburger nearby.
Flickr/DonJinTX Yeah, yeah, I know they’re in other states, too - but the franchise was OUR brainchild, not your state’s.
- You have to pay a state income tax and we don’t!
Flickr/Chris Potter Hate on us all you want - we’ll just laugh while you fork over your money and we’re passing “Go” to collect $200.
- Some of your favorite musical legends are from Texas.
Flickr/davehensley Willie Nelson, Selena, George Strait…need I go on?
- There’s an entire style of food named after us.
Flickr/magtravels It’s not Cali-Mex or Zona-Mex, it’s Tex-Mex. So thank your lucky stars (and stomachs) for us.
- Our state is way more ecologically diverse than yours. We have majestic mountains in the middle of the desert…
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…and lush greenery in the middle of a swampy forest.
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- We have the biggest rodeo IN THE ENTIRE WORLD (that’s going on right now, by the way).
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- We have the largest colony of bats in the United States.
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- There’s no sunrise like a Texas sunrise.
Flickr/Tom Stanley Sorry, every other state.
- The Astrodome is the Eighth Wonder of the World…
Flickr/polymerchemist Does your state have a world wonder? Didn’t think so.
- And the Cowboys’ Stadium is the WORLD’S largest column-free enclosed space with the 4th largest display screen.
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- The first man on the moon reached out to our state.
Flickr/Zeeshan Nasir He didn’t call Florida or Nebraska, he called Houston. We’re better than you. The end.
- There are waffles shaped like our state.
Flickr/tyle-r I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen a Colorado or Nevada shaped waffle before. Why? Because only one state is worthy of its own breakfast mold. Texas forever.
- River floatin'.
Flickr/paddymurphy Y’all Yankees in your high-rise apartments can enjoy swimming in your bathtubs with a glass of wine while we stick to guzzling beer on the river, thank you very much.
- We invented the best beverage on earth.
Flickr/cyclonebill What soda did your state invent? Not Dr Pepper, so who cares.
- Our bathrooms are cleaner than yours.
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- Our state fair has an awesome mascot welcoming everyone.
Flickr/stevenm_61 What does your state fair have? A rickety ferris wheel and a bunch of drunk carnies? Okay.
- Everyone who’s anyone knows this song.
Flickr/georgebushlibrary What song does your state have? An unimportant one, that’s what.
- Texas BBQ. ‘Nuff said.
Flickr/wallyg If you’ve never had it, well…shut up and start stuffing your face.
Why else does every Texas hater need to just shut up?
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We’re so big that we could’ve been divided into 5 separate states. Take that, Rhode Island.
Flickr/ensignbeedrill
That flag to the far right? That’s the Republic of Texas. I don’t recall hearing about the Republic of Delaware, do you? Exactly.
Flickr/D. Fajio
What do they say in New York? You guys? Bo-ring.
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And you can only find them in Texas, which is another reason your state sucks.
Flickr/imelda
Move on over, Breyer’s and Dreyer’s (are they brothers or something?)
Flickr/4elevenpix
Flickr/DonJinTX
Yeah, yeah, I know they’re in other states, too - but the franchise was OUR brainchild, not your state’s.
Flickr/Chris Potter
Hate on us all you want - we’ll just laugh while you fork over your money and we’re passing “Go” to collect $200.
Flickr/davehensley
Willie Nelson, Selena, George Strait…need I go on?
Flickr/magtravels
It’s not Cali-Mex or Zona-Mex, it’s Tex-Mex. So thank your lucky stars (and stomachs) for us.
Flickr/Vincent Lock
Flickr/barclaynix
Flickr/fauxtobug
Flickr/ejmc
Flickr/Tom Stanley
Sorry, every other state.
Flickr/polymerchemist
Does your state have a world wonder? Didn’t think so.
Flickr/sabarishr
Flickr/Zeeshan Nasir
He didn’t call Florida or Nebraska, he called Houston. We’re better than you. The end.
Flickr/tyle-r
I don’t know about you, but I’ve never seen a Colorado or Nevada shaped waffle before. Why? Because only one state is worthy of its own breakfast mold. Texas forever.
Flickr/paddymurphy
Y’all Yankees in your high-rise apartments can enjoy swimming in your bathtubs with a glass of wine while we stick to guzzling beer on the river, thank you very much.
Flickr/cyclonebill
What soda did your state invent? Not Dr Pepper, so who cares.
Flickr/adgiant
Flickr/stevenm_61
What does your state fair have? A rickety ferris wheel and a bunch of drunk carnies? Okay.
Flickr/georgebushlibrary
What song does your state have? An unimportant one, that’s what.
Flickr/wallyg
If you’ve never had it, well…shut up and start stuffing your face.
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