From:	Michael Orion Jackson <orion@****.CC.UTEXAS.EDU>
Subject:	Re: Top 16 Fixed!
Date:	Wed, 7 May 1997 19:25:08 -0500

I live in texas, so I'll add a few comments:

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Michael Orion Jackson~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~TAMS Class of 1996/UT Class of 199?~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~2112 Guadalupe, Rm. 502; Austin, Tx 78705 (The Goodall-Wooten)~~~~~~~
"Goddamn creatures of the night, they never learn." ~Gideon, _The Crow_
"Happiness is but a temporary chemical imbalance of the true baseline state
of our minds."~Lusiphur, quote ill-rembered and butchered by M. O. Jackson

On Mon, 5 May 1997, Shane Courtrille wrote:

> > The Top 16 Items in the "Republic of Texas" Constitution
> >
> > 14> Nobuddy shuld be descrimnated aginst, less'n he's from New York
> > (or is otherwise Jewish or Muslim or somethin'), or is just
> > kinda dark or differnt in some way.
> >
(This is true in rural areas, sadly enough, but the bigger cities are
usually quite open. Especially Austin, where something like 15 or 20
percent of the population is _openly_ gay...)

> > 13> Barbecued ribs are legal tender for all debts.
> >
Ribs are legally tender now.... ;)

> > 12> Congress shall make no law restricting the size of hats or belt
> > buckles.
> >
Old Texan saying: The bigger the belt buckle, the the cock under it.

> > 11> Citizens to receive one vote per gun owned.
> >
Let's see, for me that's, um...., seven votes.

> > 9> The right to bare breasts, but only on cable, dammit -- not in
> > real life.
> >
Unless in Hippie Hollow in Austin.

> >
> > 5> Freedom of Delusion.
> >
Like thinking that student loans help students? ;)

> > 4> No citizen will be charged extra for gravy on French fries.
> >
"Life, liberty, and an unlimited supply of greasy food."

> > 3> Cold beer cans can be used as "testicular temperature
> > regulators" when operating a motor vehicle.
> >
And the right to utilize empties as lawn art.

> > and the Number 1 Item in the "Republic of Texas" Constitution...
> >
> >
> > 1> You have the right to be on the cover of Trailer Park Trash
> > Magazine.
> >
Or in fagrag, if in DFW or Austin...
> >
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> Shane Courtrille - hardware@*******.ab.ca
>
Texas is schizophrenic. Parts of it are just as bad as the hick image
portrayed above. Texas also has two of the nation's largest metropolitan
areas...

17> The right to climb up the Tower on the UT campus and shoot at people,
thus allowing the donut-munchers (cops) and vultures (newscritters) to
justify their salaries...