On this day in 1796, Tennessee became the 16th state to join the Union. Hooty Hoot! The Union was forever changed for the better. Biscuits and gravy were introduced to the country, country ham became a staple for city folks, prospects for dentistry as a profession rose enormously, and college football became an obsession.
I even heard David Letterman comment to a guest the other night that he (David) was wearing the guests state colors cause he had on an orange tie. The guest was from Memphis. She cringed a little but didn't correct him or offer any explanation of Tiger High.
So Congratulations on your birthday today Big Orange. Thanks for sending Davy Crockett and Sam Houston down our way to help create Texas. We gave you back fajitas, enchiladas, another orange UT, and the two-step.
Gimme a "T" for Texas, a "T" for Tennessee....(I forget the rest of the song...)
2 comments:
T for Thelma and that girl she made a fool outta me......
LBJ once said "Without a Tennessee there never would have been a Texas..." Of course he was in Tennessee and running for office at the time.....
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