The Texanist : : Fine Advice on Living in Texas / / David Courtney, Jack Unruh.
The Texanist, Texas Monthly’s perennially popular back-page column, has become the magazine’s most-read feature. With an inimitable style and an unassailable wholesomeness, columnist David Courtney has counseled many a well-intentioned Texan, native or wannabe, on how to properly conduct him- or her...
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| Place / Publishing House: | Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2021] ©2017 |
| Year of Publication: | 2021 |
| Language: | English |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (120 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- The Texanist
- What is the proper answer when asked, “Where are you from?”
- I have a co-worker who dips Copenhagen and spits into a Styrofoam cup in the office. Is this appropriate
- If, when you visit a friend’s house, he has parked on his front yard, may you also park there
- Is it really okay to make love in a campground
- Can one have too many Texas-themed tattoos
- What are the guidelines for male friends helping each other apply sunscreen
- Is it okay to buy my daughter a homecoming mum and say it’s from a secret admirer
- How old need a boy be to receive the gift of a first gun
- What can I do to keep varmints from destroying my beautiful landscaping
- Do I have to go with my family to take a bluebonnet photo this year
- What’s the best cure for jellyfish stings
- Propane or charcoal
- Will hiring a lawn service to do my yard work make me soft
- Is it wrong to wear your football team’s jersey to church
- Is it real Tex-Mex if it’s served with a side of black beans
- How do I break into the business of ranching
- When out at a dance hall, do I need to stick with the one that brung me
- What do I tell my young son when he asks me to identify a roadside crop I don’t recognize
- Can I have school spirit for a college I didn’t attend
- How many Gulf oysters does it take for a person to see results from the aphrodisiac qualities that they are said to possess
- May I pick the bluebonnets
- What are the rules of the road when it comes to driving behind a tractor
- If I hit a deer with my car, is it legal to collect it and eat it
- Is there such a thing as gravel-road etiquette, and if so, how best can I teach it to the neighbors
- How do I get out of a wedding scheduled for Super Bowl Sunday
- Is disciplining my niece over spilt Dublin Dr Pepper okay
- Are “truck nuts” appropriate
- Do country dancers ever go clockwise
- Can I shoot a rattlesnake in my suburban backyard
- May I keep a loose dog even if I have a pretty good idea where he came from
- Is there a point at which I should stop condoning my daughter’s tomboy side
- What are the rules regarding the setup of a new tailgating spot
- Is it legal to be buried on my own property
- Should I unleash my dogs on the possum that visits my back porch
- If two ranches are separated by a length of old barbed-wire fencing and that fence needs repair, who is responsible come fence-mending time
- Have rural Texans always been closed-minded about clothes
- Why is driving allowed on beaches in Texas
- Can you recommend a cure for cedar fever
- Does anyone ever have an actual “roll” in the hay
- Is there really “no such thing as bad barbecue”
- Are the banks of a river free to use for camping
- How is it possible that the word “Texan” is not accepted for play in the game Words With Friends
- When did we start referring to a chicken’s “second joint” as its thigh
- Tell us about your little sidekick
- Instead of handing my pocketknife over to airport security, I used a service that promised to mail it back to me. I haven’t seen it since. Is it gone forever
- Can you recommend other Texas beaches that compare with the old South Padre Island
- What should I do if I encounter a tornado while driving
- How should a Texan handle himself in the presence of a small stinging insect
- I let my daughter use my husband’s chili pot to tie-dye some T-shirts, and he’s really upset. How do I make it right
- Is not liking Willie Nelson’s music a relationship deal-breaker
- My husband and I are Texans living in Florida, but recently he told someone that we were from Florida. Will you please explain to him why this cannot continue
- What do I tell my friend who insists on giving Tennessee credit for the “birth of Texas”
- I’ve been thinking about getting a license to carry a gun, but my wife insists this is a bad idea. I seek your counsel
- My wife-to-be loves animals and wants a miniature Vietnamese potbellied pig as a wedding gift. Is this insane