California vs. Texas

Karlifornia · 04-07-2005, 07:07 PM

Capital city:Sacramento vs. Austin: Sacramento isn't exactly the best representation of California, with it's dusty, non-west coast feel. Austin is a college town and one of the major music scenes in the country. ADVANTAGE: TEXAS

Weather: Now, it's pretty hard to beat California in the weather department. The marine layer always keeps the coast balmy, and you can get 4 different kinds of weather depending on what part of California you are in. Texas? Well, it's hot there....ADVANTAGE: CALIFORNIA

Sports Franchises: Texas has the NBA's Rockets, Spurs, and Mavericks, the MLB's Astros and Rangers, the NFL's Cowboys and Texans, and the NHL's Stars. The Cokeboys, Rockets, and Spurs have all titles recently, and the rest are generally competitive. California has (hold your breath) the NBA's Kings, Warriors, Clippers, and Lakers, the MLB's Athletics, Giants, Angels, and Dodgers, the NFL's Raiders, 49ers, and Chargers, and the NHL's Sharks, Kings, and Mighty Ducks. The Lakers, Angels and 49ers have won titles within the past decade. Well, no matter which state you're in, there are a bevy of viable teams to root for. ADVANTAGE

RAW

Crazy People: Texas has had David Koresh's fun bunch, the dudes who dragged the black guy behind the truck, and Dr. Phil. California has had the Manson family, Heaven's Gate, Hollywood, hippies....California has better whackjobs. ADVANTAGE: CALIFORNIA

Exports: California has wine, movies, and sourdough bread. Texas has beef and the Bush family. I loves me some steak. ADVANTAGE:TEXAS

Sightseeing: California has the Golden Gate Bridge, which is where hundreds of people have plummeted to their deaths, or the Alamo, which may or may not still reek of Ozzy Osbourne's urine. California has napa valley for wine sipping, while Texas has South Padre Island for pouring beer on co-eds. I guess what it all boils down to is, when someone wins the Super Bowl, do they say "I'm going to Disneyland"? Or "I'm going to Six Flags Over Texas"?ADVANTAGE:CALIFORNIA

State Motto: California has "Eureka!", while Texas has "Friendship". Friendship is just lame, but Eureka loses the clean victory because of all those nerdy 5th grade math teachers who insist on shouting it everytime someone solves a word problem. ADVANTAGE: DRAW

There you go, California wins 3-2

mckerney · 04-07-2005, 07:09 PM

Texas. It's not even close.

Texas should also win sports in a landslide, even though they are state of hockey stealers, and they've benefited more than any other state as far as uncalled offensive pass interference calls helping a team make the Super Bowl.

cartman · 04-07-2005, 07:13 PM

You forgot about Texas' concealed handgun law, and I think it's always open season on Californians...

Strange thing between the two states. I was born in Texas, but lived for over 5 years out on the left coast. If you ask someone from Texas where they are from, they will say "Texas". If you ask someone from California where they are from, they say "L.A.", "San Fran", "San Diego", etc. They almost never say they are from California.

cartman · 04-07-2005, 07:13 PM

Dola,

As for wine, there is a Vineyard only a couple of miles from my place here, outside of Austin.

Karlifornia · 04-07-2005, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by cartman

Dola,

As for wine, there is a Vineyard only a couple of miles from my place here, outside of Austin.

MMMM...pour me another glass of that there Billy Joe Gallo

cartman · 04-07-2005, 07:25 PM

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Originally Posted by RadioFriendlyUnitShifter

MMMM...pour me another glass of that there Billy Joe Gallo

I've got a bottle of Driftwood Vineyard's Super Texan open right now. It's a Texas version of a Super Tuscan. The label has a silhouette of Texas, with a solid shape of Italy over the silhouette, and the boot heel of Italy has some spurs. Good stuff!

Karlifornia · 04-07-2005, 07:28 PM

I was just messin' around, I'm just sure the Texas wine is good stuff. Now do you like your wine white or redneck?

cartman · 04-07-2005, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by RadioFriendlyUnitShifter

I was just messin' around, I'm just sure the Texas wine is good stuff. Now do you like your wine white or redneck?

Redneck of course, I can't stand that Kalifornia White Whine....

Huckleberry · 04-07-2005, 07:40 PM

I've lived in both. Therefore my vote for Texas is unbiased.

mgadfly · 04-07-2005, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Huckleberry

I've lived in both. Therefore my vote for Texas is unbiased.

Me too. California, easy.

Desnudo · 04-08-2005, 01:34 AM

It would depend on which part of Texas and which part of California.

Franklinnoble · 04-08-2005, 02:13 AM

Well, I haven't lived in Texas, but I've spent time there. I'll break it down by city:

Texas:

Dallas - Home of the Cowpies. As if that weren't bad enough, it's just a sprawling lot of nothing. Sort of like Phoenix, only less organized, and not as clean.

Houston - What a pile. A sprawling, miserable, humid pile. Only place I've ever been where I've noticed humidity in the dead of winter. Depressing relic of an oil town that should have been put down a long time ago.

Amarillo - Driven through it about 20 times. It smells. The whole panhandle smells.

San Antonio - Never been there, but I hear it's nice. I don't believe it. There must be something wrong with a city where you can buy 10 acres with a house on it within 30 minutes of downtown for under $200,000.

California:

Los Angeles: Rotting, smog-riddled cesspool of crap. Represents everything that's wrong with Southern California, and most of what's wrong with America. Overcrowded and overrated. No real culture - unless you consider ethnic gangs to be a cultural asset.

San Diego: Everyone raves about the weather. So what? It's like a nice beach town - only it's a filthy metropolis. Crowded. Bad traffic.

San Francisco: Again, way overrated. There's nothing to do there outside a few overpriced tourist traps. Washington DC has a better zoo, and Baltimore has a better aquarium. Overcrowded and disgustingly expensive to live there. That's why everyone in the city is either a rich white boy or a homeless person.

Sacramento: Basically, my hometown (actually, I live about 40 miles east). This city has a major inferiority complex. All it has going is the state capitol, and that's not saying much, considering the state of the government. I have no idea how they rate a major sports franchise, but it's pathetic. Yes, the fans are rabid. Too rabid. Like a pimply faced geek who got a date with a reasonably good looking chick - the city just doesn't know how to handle it. It's a cow town. The affluent are lawyers and those sucking off the government. That's it. No culture at all. It reminds me of Tucson, only without a decent university, but at least with decent natural surroundings and climate.

So, in conclusion, both states suck. I refuse to vote. I'd rather live in Arizona.

sterlingice · 04-08-2005, 02:18 AM

Friendship, my ass. Don't mess with Texas.

SI

MrBug708 · 04-08-2005, 03:07 AM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

Texas. It's not even close.

Texas should also win sports in a landslide, even though they are state of hockey stealers, and they've benefited more than any other state as far as uncalled offensive pass interference calls helping a team make the Super Bowl.

Sports? Better college teams, better baseball teams, better Basketball teams usually (this year being an exception), you can have the NFL, and I'll finish up with Baylor being in Texas.

Crapshoot · 04-08-2005, 08:20 AM

You're kidding right ? the World's 7th largest economy vs a place which executes people like there's no tomorrow ? The tech capital of the world vs the beef capital ?

Texas isnt fit for California's division.

judicial clerk · 04-08-2005, 12:28 PM

Tag team cage match pitting Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur against Willie Nelson and geoorge Strait. Winner take all.

cartman · 04-08-2005, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by judicial clerk

Tag team cage match pitting Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur against Willie Nelson and geoorge Strait. Winner take all.

It'd be pretty boring. George would get drunk while Willie, Dre, and Tupac passed the bong.

judicial clerk · 04-08-2005, 12:38 PM

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It'd be pretty boring. George would get drunk while Willie, Dre, and Tupac passed the bong.

maybe it could be a weed smoking contest.

Raiders Army · 04-08-2005, 01:00 PM

I had to go with Texas since I lived there for 8 years. California just seems to be too faggoty in its white uniform.

JeeberD · 04-08-2005, 05:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mckerney

Texas. It's not even close.

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Originally Posted by cartman

Dola,

As for wine, there is a Vineyard only a couple of miles from my place here, outside of Austin.

If you're ever in the Fredericksburg area go check out Decker Vinyards. Really good stuff, very friendly folks, and the tour is pretty cool...

Do I even need to say who my vote is for?

Huckleberry · 04-08-2005, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Crapshoot

You're kidding right ? the World's 7th largest economy vs a place which executes people like there's no tomorrow ? The tech capital of the world vs the beef capital ?

Texas isnt fit for California's division.

Hahaha. This is like Franklin leaving Austin out of his city analysis.

Texas' economy is no slouch. Both Texas and California would rank in the world's Top 10 economies on an annual basis.

Texas is the second largest per capita economy in the world.

Franklinnoble · 04-08-2005, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Huckleberry

Hahaha. This is like Franklin leaving Austin out of his city analysis.

I left Austin out because I've never been there and I know nothing about it. I commented on San Antonio because I did a detailed cost of living analysis there about a year ago when I was considering moving there.

EagleFan · 04-09-2005, 12:51 PM

Easily Texas, too many tree hugging whack jobs come from California.

Of course, a none of the above option would have been the best choice.

Karlifornia · 04-09-2005, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by EagleFan

Easily Texas, too many tree hugging whack jobs come from California.

Of course, a none of the above option would have been the best choice.

Ok, for my next poll, I will pit New Jersey against Chernobyl

ice4277 · 04-09-2005, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by RadioFriendlyUnitShifter

Ok, for my next poll, I will pit New Jersey against Chernobyl

Can we get a third option?

Airhog · 04-09-2005, 03:35 PM

Both States suck ass! Oklahoma all the way!

tucker342 · 04-09-2005, 04:12 PM

California easily.

j51 · 04-09-2005, 05:18 PM

I'll take the one with no state income tax, no liberal crackpots, and women that aren't made out of plastic and silicone.

thealmighty · 04-09-2005, 11:56 PM

All y'all left out Ft. Worth, which still has a hockey team playing, and kicks ass.

Also Texas must be better, 'cause Califlower hates Texas, but Texas could care less about Califlower.

JeeberD · 04-10-2005, 08:55 AM

Fort Worth is cool cause it has The Flying Sauce right next to the Bass Performance Hall...

Karlifornia · 04-10-2005, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by thealmighty

All y'all left out Ft. Worth, which still has a hockey team playing, and kicks ass.

Also Texas must be better, 'cause Califlower hates Texas, but Texas could care less about Califlower.

Actually, the only thing that I hate about Texas is that it's the only place where I've ever experience racism first-hand...but I suppose that was just...well...I'm not sure what I suppose.

braggtd · 04-10-2005, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Airhog

Both States suck ass! Oklahoma all the way!

Tell USC that! Texas

judicial clerk · 04-11-2005, 11:45 AM

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had to go with Texas since I lived there for 8 years. California just seems to be too faggoty in its white uniform.

Yeah, but Texas wants to hang people from fucking yardarms because they smoke a dime-bag of oregano. Texas needs to chill out.

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04-07-2005, 07:09 PM	#2
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	Texas. It's not even close. Texas should also win sports in a landslide, even though they are state of hockey stealers, and they've benefited more than any other state as far as uncalled offensive pass interference calls helping a team make the Super Bowl. Last edited by mckerney : 04-07-2005 at 07:14 PM.

04-07-2005, 07:13 PM	#3
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	You forgot about Texas' concealed handgun law, and I think it's always open season on Californians... Strange thing between the two states. I was born in Texas, but lived for over 5 years out on the left coast. If you ask someone from Texas where they are from, they will say "Texas". If you ask someone from California where they are from, they say "L.A.", "San Fran", "San Diego", etc. They almost never say they are from California. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

04-07-2005, 07:13 PM	#4
cartman Death Herald Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas	Dola, As for wine, there is a Vineyard only a couple of miles from my place here, outside of Austin. __________________ Thinkin' of a master plan 'Cuz ain't nuthin' but sweat inside my hand So I dig into my pocket, all my money is spent So I dig deeper but still comin' up with lint

04-07-2005, 07:28 PM	#7
Karlifornia Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: San Jose, CA	I was just messin' around, I'm just sure the Texas wine is good stuff. Now do you like your wine white or redneck? __________________ Look into the mind of a crazy man (NSFW) http://www.whitepowerupdate.wordpress.com

04-07-2005, 07:40 PM	#9
Huckleberry College Starter Join Date: Dec 2001	I've lived in both. Therefore my vote for Texas is unbiased. __________________ The one thing all your failed relationships have in common is you. The Barking Carnival (Longhorn-centered sports blog) College Football Adjusted Stats and Ratings

04-08-2005, 01:34 AM	#11
Desnudo Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Here and There	It would depend on which part of Texas and which part of California.

04-08-2005, 02:13 AM	#12
Franklinnoble Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Placerville, CA	Well, I haven't lived in Texas, but I've spent time there. I'll break it down by city: Texas: Dallas - Home of the Cowpies. As if that weren't bad enough, it's just a sprawling lot of nothing. Sort of like Phoenix, only less organized, and not as clean. Houston - What a pile. A sprawling, miserable, humid pile. Only place I've ever been where I've noticed humidity in the dead of winter. Depressing relic of an oil town that should have been put down a long time ago. Amarillo - Driven through it about 20 times. It smells. The whole panhandle smells. San Antonio - Never been there, but I hear it's nice. I don't believe it. There must be something wrong with a city where you can buy 10 acres with a house on it within 30 minutes of downtown for under $200,000. California: Los Angeles: Rotting, smog-riddled cesspool of crap. Represents everything that's wrong with Southern California, and most of what's wrong with America. Overcrowded and overrated. No real culture - unless you consider ethnic gangs to be a cultural asset. San Diego: Everyone raves about the weather. So what? It's like a nice beach town - only it's a filthy metropolis. Crowded. Bad traffic. San Francisco: Again, way overrated. There's nothing to do there outside a few overpriced tourist traps. Washington DC has a better zoo, and Baltimore has a better aquarium. Overcrowded and disgustingly expensive to live there. That's why everyone in the city is either a rich white boy or a homeless person. Sacramento: Basically, my hometown (actually, I live about 40 miles east). This city has a major inferiority complex. All it has going is the state capitol, and that's not saying much, considering the state of the government. I have no idea how they rate a major sports franchise, but it's pathetic. Yes, the fans are rabid. Too rabid. Like a pimply faced geek who got a date with a reasonably good looking chick - the city just doesn't know how to handle it. It's a cow town. The affluent are lawyers and those sucking off the government. That's it. No culture at all. It reminds me of Tucson, only without a decent university, but at least with decent natural surroundings and climate. So, in conclusion, both states suck. I refuse to vote. I'd rather live in Arizona.

04-08-2005, 02:18 AM	#13
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	Friendship, my ass. Don't mess with Texas. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

04-08-2005, 08:20 AM	#15
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	You're kidding right ? the World's 7th largest economy vs a place which executes people like there's no tomorrow ? The tech capital of the world vs the beef capital ? Texas isnt fit for California's division.

04-08-2005, 12:28 PM	#16
judicial clerk College Benchwarmer Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Portland, OR	Tag team cage match pitting Dr. Dre and Tupac Shakur against Willie Nelson and geoorge Strait. Winner take all.

04-08-2005, 01:00 PM	#19
Raiders Army Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: The Black Hole	I had to go with Texas since I lived there for 8 years. California just seems to be too faggoty in its white uniform.

04-09-2005, 12:51 PM	#23
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	Easily Texas, too many tree hugging whack jobs come from California. Of course, a none of the above option would have been the best choice.

04-09-2005, 03:35 PM	#26
Airhog Captain Obvious Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Norman, Oklahoma	Both States suck ass! Oklahoma all the way! __________________ Thread Killer extraordinaire Yay! its football season once again!

04-09-2005, 04:12 PM	#27
tucker342 Pro Starter Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Iowa City, IA	California easily.

04-09-2005, 05:18 PM	#28
j51 Mascot Join Date: Oct 2002	I'll take the one with no state income tax, no liberal crackpots, and women that aren't made out of plastic and silicone.

04-09-2005, 11:56 PM	#29
thealmighty Pro Starter Join Date: May 2003 Location: heaven	All y'all left out Ft. Worth, which still has a hockey team playing, and kicks ass. Also Texas must be better, 'cause Califlower hates Texas, but Texas could care less about Califlower. __________________ Check out The Unofficial FOFC Movie Guide Here

04-10-2005, 08:55 AM	#30
JeeberD General Manager Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: The Town of Flower Mound	Fort Worth is cool cause it has The Flying Sauce right next to the Bass Performance Hall... __________________ UTEP Miners!!! I solemnly swear to never cheer for TO Last edited by JeeberD : 04-10-2005 at 08:55 AM.

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