Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette
Or How to Get to Heaven or Hell Without Going Through Dallas-fort Worth
HarperCollins · Print & ebook · April 1, 2003
Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit!
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- Who it’s for
- A comic field guide to Texas, equal parts local lore, oddities, and useful-sounding coaching.
- Themes
- Texas laws and history, Texas slang and customs, Humorous cultural guide
- Genres
- Regional Humor, West South Central Travel (AR, LA, OK, TX), Southwest U.S. History
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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.
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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!
Texas, With a Wink
A comic field guide to Texas, equal parts local lore, oddities, and useful-sounding coaching.
Come here for
- Texas slang, strange laws, and Dr. Pepper lore
- A peek at death-row final-meal requests
Expect
- Irreverent insider coaching, from Texas talk to local customs
- Belly laughs alongside the Lone Star State’s peculiarities
Where it sits
| Regional Humor | 70% |
|---|---|
| West South Central Travel (AR, LA, OK, TX) | 53% |
| Southwest U.S. History | 30% |
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Publisher categories
- History Resources
- World History
- 20th-Century History
- Humor
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- Humor Essays
- Parodies
- Humor & Trivia
- Nature Writing
- Authors
- Kinky Friedman
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Published
- April 1, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Texas laws and history · Texas slang and customs · Humorous cultural guide
- Reading lane
- History Resources