We’re proud. Boastful. Bigger than life. And yeah, perhaps a bit weird. Like everything else we do around Dallas – Fort Worth, it is our uniqueness (or quirkiness) that makes us who we are. Here are 17 things that we Dallasites – Fort Worthians do:
- We pose with BIG signs whenever they appear.
richard wezensky/Flickr The BIG campaign (where the person forms the “I” in the sign) is the genius of Visit Dallas. The signs build on the city’s nickname as “Big D” and appear throughout the city and sporting different themes and colors throughout the year.
- Showcase our longhorn cattle drive heritage everywhere and every chance we get.
Amaury Laporte/Flickr We have 49 bronze steers and three cowboys statues at Pioneer Plaza…
Amaury Laporte/Flickr And a prominent art mural painted on the side of a building in downtown Fort Worth…
Amy the Nurse/Flickr And even conduct two “mock” cattle drives for tourists daily in the Fort Worth Stockyards.
- Still say “howdy” and “y’all.”
State Fair of Texas/Facebook As cosmopolitan as some of us think we are, our Texas slang remains a part of our vocabulary.
- Drive everywhere… for no other reason than we can.
Eric Chu/FLickr Maybe it’s that everything is so spread out here, or a control issue, but most locals prefer personal transportation over any other options.
- Worship all things deep-fat fried.
State Fair of Texas/Facebook Be sure to check out this year’s state fair double winner: a deep-fried Funnel Cake Bacon Queso Burger.
- Believe there is no such thing as a homecoming mum that is “too gaudy.”
Homecoming Mums By AmyB/Facebook It’s tradition. Not much learning gets done anyway wearing those atrocities to school.
- Attend the State Fair of Texas every fall and take an obligatory photo in front of the 55-foot “Big Tex.”
State Fair of Texas/Facebook
- Visit the legendary Texas Woofus while on the fairgrounds.
Steve Rainwater/Flickr A mythical chimera was first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of main animals of Texas livestock. The Woofus features the mane and neck of a horse, a turkey tail, pig body, duck wings, sheep’s head, and of course, Texas longhorns.
- Walk amongst them…
Alan Levine/Flickr “The Bronze Crowd” is in the Nasher Sculpture Garden in Dallas.
- See what our new “friends” are looking up at the Nasher.
Luis Tamayo/Flickr This always makes for great Instragram or Facebook memories.
- Put Texas on all things possible.
Davis Staedtler/Flickr We know it’s a little boastful, but we just can’t resist. The Dallas Arboretum even celebrates our state with a pumpkin display.
- Buy western clothes to look the part when going to the annual Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo or the ongoing Mesquite Rodeo.
Flickr/Emilio Labrador Hey, at least you know these classics never go out of style!
- Visit the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco so we who know to thank for our favorite soft drink.
BobbbyLight/Flickr
Matt Howry/Flickr TEXAS: Dr Pepper was invented in Texas in 1885. The museum is located at 300 S. 5th St. in Waco.
- Dress for fall when the temperatures drop below 85 degrees.
Shandi-lee Cox/Flickr There are only sporadic days when we even need a jacket, but we still love the fall fashions, y’all!
- Visit Gilley’s in Dallas…
Nicolas Henderson/Flickr
Thomas Hawk/Flickr To experience a mechanical bull ride from John Travolta’s 1980 movie, Urban Cowboy,
- Behold the eye.
Jimmy Baikovicius/Flickr This 30-foot eyeball stares at passersby fronted by a carefully manicured lawn. It is located at 1607 Main St. in Dallas.
- Get lost in the cattlepen maze at the Fort Worth Stockyards.
Carolyn/Flickr
What other unusual… ok, weird… things do people do for fun in Dallas – Fort Worth?
richard wezensky/Flickr
The BIG campaign (where the person forms the “I” in the sign) is the genius of Visit Dallas. The signs build on the city’s nickname as “Big D” and appear throughout the city and sporting different themes and colors throughout the year.
Amaury Laporte/Flickr
We have 49 bronze steers and three cowboys statues at Pioneer Plaza…
And a prominent art mural painted on the side of a building in downtown Fort Worth…
Amy the Nurse/Flickr
And even conduct two “mock” cattle drives for tourists daily in the Fort Worth Stockyards.
State Fair of Texas/Facebook
As cosmopolitan as some of us think we are, our Texas slang remains a part of our vocabulary.
Eric Chu/FLickr
Maybe it’s that everything is so spread out here, or a control issue, but most locals prefer personal transportation over any other options.
Be sure to check out this year’s state fair double winner: a deep-fried Funnel Cake Bacon Queso Burger.
Homecoming Mums By AmyB/Facebook
It’s tradition. Not much learning gets done anyway wearing those atrocities to school.
Steve Rainwater/Flickr
A mythical chimera was first sculpted in 1936 as a mix of main animals of Texas livestock. The Woofus features the mane and neck of a horse, a turkey tail, pig body, duck wings, sheep’s head, and of course, Texas longhorns.
Alan Levine/Flickr
“The Bronze Crowd” is in the Nasher Sculpture Garden in Dallas.
Luis Tamayo/Flickr
This always makes for great Instragram or Facebook memories.
Davis Staedtler/Flickr
We know it’s a little boastful, but we just can’t resist. The Dallas Arboretum even celebrates our state with a pumpkin display.
Flickr/Emilio Labrador
Hey, at least you know these classics never go out of style!
BobbbyLight/Flickr
Matt Howry/Flickr
TEXAS: Dr Pepper was invented in Texas in 1885. The museum is located at 300 S. 5th St. in Waco.
Shandi-lee Cox/Flickr
There are only sporadic days when we even need a jacket, but we still love the fall fashions, y’all!
Nicolas Henderson/Flickr
Thomas Hawk/Flickr
To experience a mechanical bull ride from John Travolta’s 1980 movie, Urban Cowboy,
Jimmy Baikovicius/Flickr
This 30-foot eyeball stares at passersby fronted by a carefully manicured lawn. It is located at 1607 Main St. in Dallas.
Carolyn/Flickr
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