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So there was this post on Metro's Town Center thread that got me thinking:

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Houston's like a fat girl who'll love anyone who'll love her back. She's not real picky.

A very weak analogy. Even so, I'd rather be paired up with a loving fat girl than a vapid princess (Dallas) or an overbearing hippie (Austin). The others are just too high-maintenance for my taste. "

---The Niche

How would you personify other cities in Texas?

For me...

College Station/Bryan: Two neighbors that think they're upper class and misunderstood (they're not!) They know Houston really well, but she doesn't really love them back.

Waco: A scrawny kid with a bad reputation with his own loser friends (Waco's suburbs) to roll with. Others say he's boring.

Brownsville: An unambitious slob who celebrates mediocrity.

Killeen: A creepy guy that hangs out near the military base and gives it a bad reputation.

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So there was this post on Metro's Town Center thread that got me thinking:

"Quote

Houston's like a fat girl who'll love anyone who'll love her back. She's not real picky.

A very weak analogy. Even so, I'd rather be paired up with a loving fat girl than a vapid princess (Dallas) or an overbearing hippie (Austin). The others are just too high-maintenance for my taste. "

---The Niche

How would you personify other cities in Texas?

For me...

College Station/Bryan: Two neighbors that think they're upper class and misunderstood (they're not!) They know Houston really well, but she doesn't really love them back.

Waco: A scrawny kid with a bad reputation with his own loser friends (Waco's suburbs) to roll with. Others say he's boring.

Brownsville: An unambitious slob who celebrates mediocrity.

Killeen: A creepy guy that hangs out near the military base and gives it a bad reputation.

Beaumont: An average hard working blue collar union guy who enjoys a beer after a long day at the refinery and maybe a day trip across the state line for some casino gambling. Doesn't care too much about outward appearances, drives an older but paid for Ford pickup that he maintains himself, and a simple t-shirt and jeans will do for everyday wear.

Seguin: Hank Hill

Huntsville: The quiet guy who just hangs out in the background.

Conroe: Guy with a reputation for being unfriendly toward certain people in the past. It seems like he's trying to change, but those old ways come out every now and then.

San Antonio: The clean cut guy who's done well. Has a MBA, modest home, wife and 2.5 kids. Folks think he's boring and he really doesn't give a crap what they think.

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RIP, King of the Hill. They aired the final episodes tonight, but I have no TV and missed them.

I caught the zip code on one of the episodes, and it traced a Beeville zip.

I caught the final episode. It was a nice ending, not overbearing or over the top. It really tied in to the overall theme of the show. I see I wasn't the only one who traced that zip code. :lol:

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To continue this off-topic King of the Hill detour -- It wasn't technically the last episode. The people who make King of the Hill made more episodes than Fox ordered. So there's a few (two or three I think) that never aired. I would expect they'll be on DVD.

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Irontiger, where is the link to the original thread?

Metro's Town Center

And I MEANT to put the thread title as "City personifications", but now I can't. Editor, admins...?

I've got more:

Fort Worth: The rich, cowboy-hat wearing "good guy" who is, unfortunately, married to Dallas.

Arlington: Their overweight son.

Temple: Killeen's estranged/separated wife.

Harker Heights and Belton: Killeen and Temple's kids.

Caldwell: A trashy person with very little care for himself or others. He does clean things up for special occasions, however.

The Woodlands: A snob!

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Metro's Town Center

And I MEANT to put the thread title as "City personifications", but now I can't. Editor, admins...?

I've got more:

Fort Worth: The rich, cowboy-hat wearing "good guy" who is, unfortunately, married to Dallas.

Arlington: Their overweight son.

Temple: Killeen's estranged/separated wife.

Harker Heights and Belton: Killeen and Temple's kids.

Caldwell: A trashy person with very little care for himself or others. He does clean things up for special occasions, however.

The Woodlands: A snob!

Caldwell's really could have went for Hearne, except for the "clean things up for special occasions."

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