FW: Texas is a rogue state

[Derrick Chapman]

Sorry, Andrea, I couldn't stop myself!  Hope you aren't offended.

On Tue, 11 Jul 2000, Derrick Chapman wrote:

> Hi, I'm Derrick Chapman, you may remember me from such controversies as
> "Texas is part of the South" and "Stalin had some character flaws."
>
> I thank both those who agreed with me and disagreed with me.  My original
> point was that a single "source" for the perceived "Southern drawl" would
> not be found, owing to the diverse population and linguistic elements that
> contributed to the South, and owing to the so-generalized-as-to-be-useless
> lumping of all Southern drawl-ers together, when plainly a Texan's speech
is
> recognizably different from a Virginian's.
>
> I committed a beginner's error, ignoring George Bush's Law of
Kennebunkport
> Extraterritoriality:  anyone who rents a hotel room or a mailbox in Texas
is
> a Texan.  Legally, fiscally, culturally, and linguistically. Also anywhere
a
> Texan lives is Texas.  Certain parts of Maine and Florida are therefore to
> be considered as part of Greater Texas.  And I believe Texaco gas stations
> are now recognized by international law as embassies, their employees
> accorded diplomatic immunity.
>