Perspective on pats from other team's fans

Gwedd said:

I'm just getting priced out of Maine. It'd be nice to have a couple of warmer winters, too.

In all seriousness, I was looking at some property down around Tyler, Texas. Nice area, excellent schools. I can purchase a bigger and newer home, with 3X the land than the one I have for $100K less than what mine is appraised at.

I have some work to finish up first, though, but it's VERY tempting.

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...and better yet, avoid those high Maine taxes the locals love to vote in!

Gwedd said:

Even as we speak....... :rocker:

Tapped a new bottle of Evan Williams for the occasion.

It's off to bed, however, after this glass is done.

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Happy New Year Gwedd. From my time in El Paso, I developed a taste for Wild Turkey 101, but I sure do appreciate a smooth EW now and then.

From what I hear Makers Mark is now the trendy bourbon down there.

When you move, if you order a bourbon and water in a restaurant, be sure to call it a bourbon and branch. Apparently, branch water is spring water down there.

To me, the best thing about Texas was the ample real estate. Land is so abundant and cheap, the builders can put a lot more into the house. Major bang for your buck.

I found that half the people that I met there, were from somewhere else, so don't worry about fitting in. You may want to brush up on your Spanish though, since Hispanics are in the majority.

Football is king down there, and the Cowboys fans, though insufferable at times, do know and respect a good team when they see one.

You can always get a dish with NFL Sunday Ticket to see all the Pats games, and the internet provides all the Pats local news you'll ever want, so you won't feel too isolated.

And be forewarned, they say it's a " dry heat ", but triple digit temps are still friggin' insane. You won't be spending much time outdoors in July and August.

Gwedd said:

Seriously, I love Texas, especially the food, though mesquite gets old after awhile.

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Try using it just to flavor your other food, rather than as a main course. Like old carrots, it gets a bit woody after a while.

betterthanthealternative said:

Try using it just to flavor your other food, rather than as a main course. Like old carrots, it gets a bit woody after a while.

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Heh...... I spent 6 months down by Del Rio working on a project and, outside of the stuffed jalepenos and beer, mesquite was the ONLY flavor those folks used. It was good for the first week or so.

Deus Irae said:

How's that worse than having an "ionic" moment? There are plenty of idiots in Massachusetts and throughout New England.

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Really? I always thought all the idiotic posts on this board come from people residing in Texas.

wizwor said:

Cut it out. I'm sure half the kids in Massachusetts schools couldn't find Texas on a map, tell you when it became a state, or who Sam Houston was. Turns out New England is only the center of the universe when you are standing in it.

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Sam Houston... didn't he play for us? :confused3:

FWIW, nfl.com has had the poll "How many Super Bowl rings will Tom Brady win?" for the past couple of days.
Total Votes: 117806
31%: 3 - Won't win another
39%: 4 - Will win one more
21%: 5 - Will win two more
8%: More than 5

I imagine it must be mighty annoying to our ardent haters, Jets/Colts/Steelers etc

zoostation said:

So in the center of the universe people use the term "casing point" instead of "case in point"?

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They're interchangeable. "Case in point" means a point used to bolster future points along the same lines. 'Casing point" is a point which "encases" others of a similar vein. Such as to bind them together more strongly. A visual reference would be the rubber encasing wrapped around a multi fiber wire, or a rope around a bundle of sticks.
6 of ne, 1/2 dozen of another.

And y'all can kiss my 1330 SAT's. Happy New Year.

Pewsterbaby said:

They're interchangeable. "Case in point" means a point used to bolster future points along the same lines. 'Casing point" is a point which "encases" others of a similar vein. Such as to bind them together more strongly. A visual reference would be the rubber encasing wrapped around a multi fiber wire, or a rope around a bundle of sticks.
6 of ne, 1/2 dozen of another.

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A casing point is also the end of a hot dog or perhaps even a point that is conducting reconnaissance on a bank it wants to rob, or the point in any given posse or gang whose job it is to conduct such reconnaissance. "Damn! There's a security guard! I thought it was the Casing Point's job to make sure the coast was clear!"

And y'all can kiss my 1330 SAT's. Happy New Year.

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Heh, I like your sense of humor. You're alright.

Bella*chick said:

Is it "case in point" or "casing point". I always thought it was the former.

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It's "Case in point". A "casing point" is something inapplicable here.

Pewsterbaby said:

They're interchangeable. "Case in point" means a point used to bolster future points along the same lines. 'Casing point" is a point which "encases" others of a similar vein. Such as to bind them together more strongly. A visual reference would be the rubber encasing wrapped around a multi fiber wire, or a rope around a bundle of sticks.
6 of ne, 1/2 dozen of another.

And y'all can kiss my 1330 SAT's. Happy New Year.

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weird...so you got an 800 on the math and a 530 verbal?

makes you an idiot savant

Joker said:

weird...so you got an 800 on the math and a 530 verbal?

makes you an idiot savant

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Actually, after reading how he worded it, I believe it took him 1330 tries to pass the SAT's.

Pewsterbaby said:

They're interchangeable. "Case in point" means a point used to bolster future points along the same lines. 'Casing point" is a point which "encases" others of a similar vein. Such as to bind them together more strongly. A visual reference would be the rubber encasing wrapped around a multi fiber wire, or a rope around a bundle of sticks.
6 of ne, 1/2 dozen of another.

And y'all can kiss my 1330 SAT's. Happy New Year.

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beat ya be 20

godef said:

Sam Houston... didn't he play for us? :confused3:

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No,but his nephew Houston Antwine did:rocker:

Deus Irae said:

It's "Case in point". A "casing point" is something inapplicable here.

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I have never read "casing point" in this sense in print. I've read innumerable examples of "case in point."

This is the case regardless of the SAT scores of the guy who does not know which one to use in this circumstance.

In fact, since language is a shared phenomenon and a social phenomenon, it may even be a boon to the gentleman if he had poor skills in other areas as well. If you know you're just point-blank stupid, it's easier to admit you're wrong, learn, and move on. With a social faculty like language, you cannot have your own secret version that's correct despite all the "idiots" who cannot see your, ahem, point.

This is even more true in the, ahem, case of an idiom.

Caveat, for the original "casing point"-er: I'm only addressing English here. This may be a perfectly grammatical usage if you are talking about a language you and your twin taught each other in a forrest.

Jackson 2 said:

I'm guessing you couldn't find Texas on a map, when it became a state or who Sam houston was. Dope.

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Nope, but he knows who Miles Austin is... that count?

Pewsterbaby said:

They're interchangeable. "Case in point" means a point used to bolster future points along the same lines. 'Casing point" is a point which "encases" others of a similar vein. Such as to bind them together more strongly. A visual reference would be the rubber encasing wrapped around a multi fiber wire, or a rope around a bundle of sticks.
6 of ne, 1/2 dozen of another.

And y'all can kiss my 1330 SAT's. Happy New Year.

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Kiss? The only kiss you get for that is the Butt-kiss award for your malapropism.......not interchangeable with the Butkus award Learn to be more pacific

Having lived in both New England (MA North Shore area, baby!) and Texas for extensive periods of time, I have to clear up a few misconceptions.

Texas is a fun state, but no way do I want to spend the rest of my life here. The weather is way too damn hot, the locals are dumber than bricks, and unless you're a Bible-thumping Protestant, you're not going to enjoy any place in Texas outside of Austin.

Whoever said something about a "dry heat" definitely heard it wrong. It's hot here, alright, but "dry" doesn't enter into the equation. The summers are often 100+ with high humidity unless you live in extreme west Texas, then it's 110+ with slightly lower humidity. Either way, it's summer for 8 months of the year, and a hybrid spring/autumn for the other 4. The weather is miserable, plus you have to deal with the not-so-nice wildlife, mainly the insects. Fire ants, hornets, and poisonous snakes are all over the place here. You just can't get away from them.

The public schools here are a joke. Texas consistently has one of the lowest SAT scores of all states in the nation along with terrible high school dropout and college graduation rates. There's two types of people who make up the vast majority of the population here: illegal immigrants and inbred rednecks. I much prefer being around the former than the latter. Racism is pretty rampant here, which I doubt is of much surprise to anyone.

The women here are alright, but nothing special. I wouldn't rate them any higher than the ones in New England. I lived in Las Vegas for a year and SoCal for 2, though, and the women here have nothing on the ones out there. Not even close, in fact. The hottest women are all on the West Coast.

Football is indeed king here, specifically high school football. If you live out in BFE, Texas, it's not an uncommon site to see the entire town traveling down the two lane road out of town for the local high school's away games. As far as Cowboys fans go, they are quite knowledgeable and VERY loyal. Every team has its share of idiot fans, but Cowboys fans are among the best in the country.

As for the biggest positives, the real estate, economy, and food just can't be beat. The land is cheap and plentiful, the economy is far better than most other parts of the country, and we have the best BBQ and Mexican food in the country. Those are about the only things that are keeping me here right now.

Omega Supreme said:

As for the biggest positives, the real estate, economy, and food just can't be beat. The land is cheap and plentiful, the economy is far better than most other parts of the country, and we have the best BBQ and Mexican food in the country. Those are about the only things that are keeping me here right now.

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I would add the music scene in Austin! Honestly, after living in NE for several years and Austin, TX for 5, I sure don't mind the "winters" here. I was talking to my folks during the blizzard last week and telling them about the "48 degree cold front" we were having

PatmanFever said:

I would add the music scene in Austin! Honestly, after living in NE for several years and Austin, TX for 5, I sure don't mind the "winters" here. I was talking to my folks during the blizzard last week and telling them about the "48 degree cold front" we were having

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The music scene is one of the most overrated things about Austin. For a city that bills itself as the "Live Music Capital of the World", they rarely get any of the big music acts. I saw more big name bands in my 1 year in Vegas than I've seen during all of my time in Austin, and I've lived here for most of my life. The only noteworthy music event is SXSW, and even then there's hardly anyone worth seeing.