A Texan in Iraq
I don't have time tonight to do a full report, but I know you'll appreciate Sgt. Will's latest photo from Iraq:
If you're a Texan, the mere site of these two flags* flying together will send a chill down your spine. The idea of them flying in Iraq as a clear warning to terrorists just doubles the effect!
*The "Come and Take It" phrase and flag is tied to an actual piece of early Texas (pre-statehood) history.
Google Molon Labe...there's a great deal of history to the phrase.
Great picture, too...goosebump-y.
Posted by: Scott Chaffin at March 20, 2005 07:24 AMAh, Texas! I used to think it was okay to have beans in chili, but then I met someone from Texas.... ;)
Posted by: Patti at March 20, 2005 01:24 PMMr. Freen, we Texans are nothing is not defiant...even when it's not in our best interests! ;-)
I've learned something, Scott...I hadn't heard or seen that phrase before. I was sure the Texians had invented it!
And, Patti...bless your heart. Life's lessons are cruel, sometimes. And, actually, there's nothing inherently wrong with putting beans in chili -- it's a free country, in some places. But when you do that...well, it's no longer chili. As long as you call it something else, you'll be OK. (In fact, it makes a pretty good dish, especially with the right proportion of jalapeņos and onions. It just isn't chili. Be sure to serve it with jalapeņo cornbread, or even better, homemade flour tortillas.)
Posted by: Eric at March 20, 2005 03:40 PMwe Texans are nothing is not defiant
"if"
We're not good proofreaders, either, in our defiant manner.
Posted by: Eric at March 20, 2005 03:41 PMTo put a Texas spin on it -- our pioneer women were better read than your pioneer women.
Posted by: Scott Chaffin at March 20, 2005 05:01 PMAbout the publisher
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That beats the Gadsden flag hands down for sheer defiance. The message is more aggressive and so is the logo.
The Gonzales flag's motto reminded me of Arwen's famous challenge, ?If you want him, come and claim him? in LOTR. I wonder if Tolkien wasn't a Texan at heart?
Posted by: Mr. Freen at March 20, 2005 03:48 AM