Evil Captor on Mexico

[Metacom]

In this thread and post, Evil Captor made the following statement:

@Evil Captor

It [Texas] would work so much more naturally and nicely as a province of Mexico. The strain of attempting to behave like actual Americans is what makes Texas such a hellish place – if it was allowed to lapse into the cultural equivalent of a reptilian torpor which is its natural condition, it probably wouldn’t be so bad.

As someone whose ancestry includes a great many Mexicans from Texas, I would very much like to hear you expound on this sentiment, Evil Captor. As a Texas resident, I’d like to do what I can to better my state and make it something more then a bunch of beaners putting on airs of being “actual Americans”.

So tell me,
[ul]
[li]How do “actual Americans” behave compared to Americans of Mexican ancestry who live in Texas?[/li][li]How do “actual Americans” behave compared to Texans (if you see any distinction at all)?[/li][li]What do you mean by “cultural equivalent of a reptilian torpor”?[/li][li]Do you think Mexico in general is the cultural equivalent of a reptilian torpor, or just Texas (the state that would more naturally work as a province of Mexico)?[/li][/ul]
Not to say that Mexico doesn’t have many problems, of course. I’d just enjoy hearing a more detailed explanation of your take on Mexican culture, Texan culture, and their relation to reptiles.

[Evil_Captor]

@Metacom

In this thread and post, Evil Captor made the following statement:
As someone whose ancestry includes a great many Mexicans from Texas, I would very much like to hear you expound on this sentiment, Evil Captor. As a Texas resident, I’d like to do what I can to better my state and make it something more then a bunch of beaners putting on airs of being “actual Americans”.

So tell me,
[ul]
[li]How do “actual Americans” behave compared to Americans of Mexican ancestry who live in Texas?[/li][li]How do “actual Americans” behave compared to Texans (if you see any distinction at all)?[/li][li]What do you mean by “cultural equivalent of a reptilian torpor”?[/li][li]Do you think Mexico in general is the cultural equivalent of a reptilian torpor, or just Texas (the state that would more naturally work as a province of Mexico)?[/li][/ul]
Not to say that Mexico doesn’t have many problems, of course. I’d just enjoy hearing a more detailed explanation of your take on Mexican culture, Texan culture, and their relation to reptiles.

Ah, you’re right. In my eagerness to point out the observable weaknesses of Texas, I accidentally insulted Mexico. I apologize.

[DiosaBellissima]

So, apparently, Texas has just become a cesspool of debauchery and pure evil.

Go figure! I thought the place was lovely when I visited.

[Slacker]

@DiosaBellissima

So, apparently, Texas has just become a cesspool of debauchery and pure evil.

Go figure! I thought the place was lovely when I visited.

Talk to Evil Captor. He can provide a list of three things that have happened in Texas in the last 150 years that will surely change your mind.

[MysteryFellow63427]

Evil Captor, you ain’t fit to lick a Texan’s boot heel. Not that we’d want you to anyway, unless you had a clean second pair of pants at hand.

[Lynn_Bodoni]

@DiosaBellissima

So, apparently, Texas has just become a cesspool of debauchery and pure evil.

I’m doing the best I can, but I’m only one person, you know.

Lynn from Fort Worth

[Evil_Captor]

@neuroman

Evil Captor, you ain’t fit to lick a Texan’s boot heel. Not that we’d want you to anyway, unless you had a clean second pair of pants at hand.

Interesting you should bring that up, because I’ve scraped stuff from the bottom of my shoes that was better than Texas.

[Slacker]

@neuroman

Evil Captor, you ain’t fit to lick a Texan’s boot heel. Not that we’d want you to anyway, unless you had a clean second pair of pants at hand.

Careful - he’s probably “into that.”

[Metacom]

@Slacker

Careful - he’s probably “into that.”

Presumably what the “clean second pair of pants” neuroman mentioned were for.

You know.

Because the pair he had been wearing would have been soiled.

From his ejaculate.

[Slacker]

@Metacom

Presumably what the “clean second pair of pants” neuroman mentioned were for.

You know.

Because the pair he had been wearing would have been soiled.

From his ejaculate.

Dammit - there I go enforcing the stereotype that Texans are slow. :smack:

[Metacom]

@Slacker

Dammit - there I go enforcing the stereotype that Texans are slow. :smack:

Since we’re reptilian, perhaps you just need to sit under a heat lamp for a bit?

[LouisB]

@Metacom

Presumably what the “clean second pair of pants” neuroman mentioned were for.

You know.

Because the pair he had been wearing would have been soiled.

From his ejaculate.

I took it to mean that a “real” Texan would kick the shit out of him. Wanna bet on which meaning is correct; yours or mine?

[Metacom]

@LouisB

I took it to mean that a “real” Texan would kick the shit out of him. Wanna bet on which meaning is correct; yours or mine?

I see no reason why both meanings can’t be correct.
(I didn’t think of yours, and it’s probably right. But I still like mine better.)

[Pythian_Habenero]

@Metacom

Presumably what the “clean second pair of pants” neuroman mentioned were for.

You know.

Because the pair he had been wearing would have been soiled.

From his ejaculate.

…Thank you, that was the most inappropriate giggle I’ve had all day.

[Otto]

@Metacom

Presumably what the “clean second pair of pants” neuroman mentioned were for.

You know.

Because the pair he had been wearing would have been soiled.

From his ejaculate.

Oh. I get it now. It didn’t make any sense to me at first, probably because I still haven’t recovered from living in Texas for 18 months in the mid-80s.

[lieu]

While the observation of such a willful embrace of bigoted notions is interesting to watch, it is no doubt performed more comfortably from a distance. I can’t possibly view the non-residence of those few small-minded opinions expressed to be anything other than a cause for celebration.

To those given to a more worldly, mature sentiment, we’re glad you enjoyed your stay and look forward to seeing you again anytime you can make it. Happy trails.