Texas Tommy (1911, 1955); "Land of Tall Women and Virgin Pines" (East Texas)

[Charles Doyle]

Of course, everything in Texas is tall--the pines, the women (all of them virgins).  But I have never heard the saying either.

--Chalrie
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>Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 15:25:35 -0500
>From: Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: Texas Tommy (1911, 1955); "Land of Tall Women and Virgin Pines" (East Texas)
>To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
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>My birthplace, Marshall, is located in the heart of the East Texas Piney Woods region. I've never heard or heard of the saying. However, there are any number of reasons that I wouldn't be familiar with it, beginning with sheer chance.
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>What say you, Charlie?
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>-Wilson
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>On 11/14/06, Bapopik at aol.com <Bapopik at aol.com> wrote:

>> Maybe the Texans of this list have heard of the Piney Woods in East Texas called the "Land of Tall Women and Virgin Pines." It may once have been "Land of Tall Pines and Virgin Women," but that was probably a long time ago.
>> ...

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