# Hank Hill sheds a single tear - Big Tex gone

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [October 19, 2012, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hill-sheds-a-single-tear-big-tex-gone/638241 "2012-10-19T16:35:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![handsomeharry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e9c0ed/32.png) [@handsomeharry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handsomeharry)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 6:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hill-sheds-a-single-tear-big-tex-gone/638241/21 "2012-10-20T06:26:06Z")

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nm

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**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hill-sheds-a-single-tear-big-tex-gone/638241/22 "2012-10-20T15:00:03Z")

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Damn. It seems like everything I’ve identified with as a child in my home town is being taken away.

What’s next? Reunion Tower?

Anyway, bye bye Big Tex. ☹

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**Author:** ![Count\_Blucher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Count\_Blucher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Count_Blucher)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hill-sheds-a-single-tear-big-tex-gone/638241/23 "2012-10-20T17:47:19Z")

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I still want to know whose chili started it…

[picture proof](http://kdfw.images.worldnow.com/images/1832883_G.jpg)  
[_Obligatory Musical Link_](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq4a2te0yhE)

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**Author:** ![LouisB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@LouisB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LouisB)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hill-sheds-a-single-tear-big-tex-gone/638241/24 "2012-10-20T18:00:45Z")

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I was 12 when it made its first appearance. It embarrassed me even then.

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**Author:** ![pudytat72](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@pudytat72](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pudytat72)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2012, 5:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hank-hill-sheds-a-single-tear-big-tex-gone/638241/25 "2012-10-21T05:26:56Z")

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My sister came to Irving to go to her high school reunion. When she heard the the Fair would be going on, she said “I want to get a corny dog and get my picture taken with Big Tex!” We were there Thursday night. She got her photo. I was thinking of making a video of him talking, but it was getting dark. Opportunity lost forever, but I can still say “Howdy folks, This is Big Tex” just like he did.

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