# ADVICE for ANYONE MOVING TO TEXAS: **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 18, 2003, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888 "2003-02-18T14:45:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Texican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ebca7d/32.png) [@Texican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Texican)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/41 "2003-02-19T13:24:36Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tmwster \* > \*\*Yep, in the 1960’s he worked for the Harris County Sheriff’s Department, then the Harris County District Attorney’s Office working in the (can you guess?) Consumer Fraud Division. We used to get a real kick out of his show, growing up in Houston - the whole family shouting in unison, “IIIIIIIII-WIT-nuss NYOOOOS!” This was, of course, before cable TV and VCR’s, so he was about the only form of entertainment on at that time. \*\* When I was about 5 years old (sometime around 1970) I got to go on one of the kiddie birthday programs that was on tv. Seems like it was called “Kittarick” or something, and was hosted by a woman in a cat costume. Anyway, I remember being on the set and some guy was playing grab ass with the woman in the cat costume. It was Marvin. Funny the things you remember. ---
**Author:** ![Yossarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/9de0a6/32.png) [@Yossarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yossarian)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/42 "2003-02-19T13:39:24Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by blakeformayor \* > \*\* > go bears \*\* C’mon, don’t be so shy: **Go Bears!** ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/43 "2003-02-19T14:36:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Texican \* > \*\*When I was about 5 years old (sometime around 1970) I got to go on one of the kiddie birthday programs that was on tv. Seems like it was called “Kittarick” or something, and was hosted by a woman in a cat costume. Anyway, I remember being on the set and some guy was playing grab ass with the woman in the cat costume. It was Marvin. Funny the things you remember. \*\* It was “Kitterik”—from the call letters of the ABC affiliate, KTRK. My best friend got to have her birthday on the show, and we were in the audience. She got to ride the merri-go-round and meet Kitterik… I was so jealous! 😉 I hadn’t thought of that in years! ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/44 "2003-02-19T14:49:16Z")
Last time I went to a football game in Waco, there were more Aggies in the stadium [sub]stadium _snicker_[/sub] than folks from Sodom on the Brazos. I wouldn’t brag too much if I were you. Ever wonder who put the Dixie Chicken sticker on your bell that day? ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/45 "2003-02-19T15:14:32Z")
After driving through college station numerous times, I can now do 4 lengths of an Olympic pool underwater on a single breath. Sic 'em Bears! ---
**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/46 "2003-02-19T15:30:59Z")
Anybody else remember accusations that Marvin Zindler had a ‘throw-down roach’ for restaurants he didn’t like? And speaking of Houston, you’ve just got to include mention of the crazy mattress-salesman ads. What was that guy’s name? ---
**Author:** ![TheNerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/858c86/32.png) [@TheNerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheNerd)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/47 "2003-02-19T15:51:33Z")
Mattress Mac, though I don’t remember his last name. Someone here in Austin has taken his “I want to save YOU MONEY”(throw handfulls of cash) routine. ---
**Author:** ![cornflakes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@cornflakes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cornflakes)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/48 "2003-02-19T15:57:41Z")
**Pablito** , I can’t remember his name. All I can remember is: > [@](#): > > Gallry Uh-homes Moduhl Furnchur, whar we will SAVE YEW MUNNEY! I was on Kitterick too! **Texican** , you mean to tell me that she was havin’ Marvin Zindler, even after that nice callalilly I gave her when I was five? ---
**Author:** ![butter\_pie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aca169/32.png) [@butter\_pie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butter_pie)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/49 "2003-02-19T16:01:44Z")
Come out out to Gallery Furniture for our Super Birthday Annual Every Weekend Sale we Just got special discounts that we never get except for every month ending and not-ending in the letter Y this weekend ONLY GALLERY FURNITURE SAVES YOU MONEY!!! ---
**Author:** ![blakeformayor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@blakeformayor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blakeformayor)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/50 "2003-02-19T18:40:50Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Homebrew \* > \*\*Last time I went to a football game in Waco, there were more Aggies in the stadium [sub]stadium _snicker_[/sub] than folks from Sodom on the Brazos. I wouldn’t brag too much if I were you. > > Ever wonder who put the Dixie Chicken sticker on your bell that day? \*\* I think if anything this attendance figure proves the relative merits of Waco vs. College Station. 🙂 As for the bell, no I don’t think I’ve heard of that… 1) What bell exactly are you talking about and 2) did you have to have a few practice run-throughs with the yell leaders telling you how to apply the sticker? 🙂 And ‘Sodom on the Brazos?’ Come on. We all know the Big XII South has only one Sodom, and it is on the Colorado, not the Brazos. ---
**Author:** ![Homebrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Homebrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Homebrew)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/51 "2003-02-19T19:43:15Z")
Nothing I did in college involved practice runs. Many of the stunts, however, did involve **beer**. ---
**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/52 "2003-02-19T21:25:40Z")
His name is Jim “Mattress Mac” McIngvale… And BTW, Gig 'em, Aggies! ---
**Author:** ![UWmite](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UWmite](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UWmite)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/53 "2003-02-19T22:51:27Z")
Oh dear, I’ll be living in Houston for most of the summer. My little Minnesotan butt’s in for a shock! (Leaves to go practice saying “Boy ah’ll tell you what”) ---
**Author:** ![Texican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ebca7d/32.png) [@Texican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Texican)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2003, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/54 "2003-02-19T22:57:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by cornflakes \* > \*\ ***Pablito** , I can’t remember his name. All I can remember is: > > I was on Kitterick too! **Texican** , you mean to tell me that she was havin’ Marvin Zindler, even after that nice callalilly I gave her when I was five? \*\* I don’t know if he got any or not, but he was making a go at it the best I could tell (I was a kid, so what do I know). He was, literally, pawing at her ass and chasing her around. I somehow don’t think she was all that amused. ---
**Author:** ![Blackeyes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f6c823/32.png) [@Blackeyes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blackeyes)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/55 "2003-02-20T00:18:25Z")
Yeah. Texas rocks. Damn furrinahs. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/56 "2003-02-20T00:29:27Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jinwicked \* > \*\*Come out out to Gallery Furniture for our Super Birthday Annual Every Weekend Sale we Just got special discounts that we never get except for every month ending and not-ending in the letter Y this weekend ONLY GALLERY FURNITURE SAVES YOU MONEY!!! \*\* Ya know, **jinwicked** , I could’ve gone the rest of my life without ever hearing that again… _sigh_ [SUB]…the horror, the horror…[/SUB] ---
**Author:** ![dogchow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@dogchow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogchow)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/57 "2003-02-20T04:14:57Z")
Sorry Lightnin’, he still says that. More about Houston: \*Jackets are rarely used outside. However, they’re used alot inside when some idiot sets the AC at 50. \*Cars honk when you drive 25 mph in a 40 mph lane. Cars also honk when you drive 40 mph in a 40 mph lane. \*Channel 2 likes to exaggerate things. But only _some_ things. They’ll have a huge story on Astroworld then a 30 second blurb on Iraq \*By the way, Astroworld is fun. \*Space Center Houston might sound intresting, but it’s REALLY boring. \*Please do **NOT** flick off the random stranger that just said hi. He’s only being friendly. \*All soft drinks are called Coke. \*The preffered Coke is Dr Pepper. \*Expect at least 1 person in the neighborhood to be using their grill on any given day of the week. \*Anyone in Bellaire should be ready to deal with not only flying roaches the size of the Taco Bell chihuahua, but rats the size of possums. \*It helps to know basic Spanish/Spanglish. French is just plain useless. \*When it comes to sports, everyone always talks about Yao Ming because there isn’t much else to talk about. \*It’s hot. Really hot. Don’t even think about whining about it to a native until it’s about, oh, maybe 100 degrees. And 1 more thing about Texas in general: DALLAS IS NOT PART OF TEXAS! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![dogchow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e495f1/32.png) [@dogchow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogchow)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/58 "2003-02-20T04:20:36Z")
Sorry Lightnin’, he still says that. More about Houston: \*Jackets are rarely used outside. However, they’re used alot inside when some idiot sets the AC at 50. \*Cars honk when you drive 25 mph in a 40 mph lane. Cars also honk when you drive 40 mph in a 40 mph lane. \*Channel 2 likes to exaggerate things. But only _some_ things. They’ll have a huge story on Astroworld then a 30 second blurb on Iraq \*By the way, Astroworld is fun. \*Space Center Houston might sound intresting, but it’s REALLY boring. \*Please do **NOT** flick off the random stranger that just said hi. He’s only being friendly. \*All soft drinks are called Coke. \*The preffered Coke is Dr Pepper. \*Expect at least 1 person in the neighborhood to be using their grill on any given day of the week. \*Anyone in Bellaire should be ready to deal with not only flying roaches the size of the Taco Bell chihuahua, but rats the size of possums. \*It helps to know basic Spanish/Spanglish. French is just plain useless. \*When it comes to sports, everyone always talks about Yao Ming because there isn’t much else to talk about. \*It’s hot. Really hot. Don’t even think about whining about it to a native until it’s about, oh, maybe 100 degrees. And 1 more thing about Texas in general: DALLAS IS NOT PART OF TEXAS! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Texican](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ebca7d/32.png) [@Texican](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Texican)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/59 "2003-02-20T12:45:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dogchow \* > \*\*Sorry Lightnin’, he still says that. > > \*Channel 2 likes to exaggerate things. But only _some_ things. > > \*\* I’ve been away for a while, can you explain this one to me? ---
**Author:** ![prisoner6655321](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5f8ce5/32.png) [@prisoner6655321](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/prisoner6655321)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888/60 "2003-02-20T18:40:45Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally posted by jinwicked > Come out out to Gallery Furniture for our Super Birthday Annual Every Weekend Sale we Just got special discounts that we never get except for every month ending and not-ending in the letter Y this weekend ONLY GALLERY FURNITURE SAVES YOU MONEY!!! Actually that should be… **ComeouttoGalleryFurnitureforour Super Birthday Annual Every Weekend Sale weJustgotspecialdiscountsthatwenevergetexceptforeverymonthendingandnot-endingintheletterYthisweekend ONLY GALLERYFURNITURE SAVES YOU MONEY!!!** Sorry Lightnin’. I just couldn’t resist. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/advice-for-anyone-moving-to-texas/155888.md?page=4)