Talk:Don't Mess with Texas

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The phrase was popularized outside of Texas by U.S. President George W. Bush, who used it jokingly during the 2000 presidential campaign.

I don't really think this is true at all. It think it was popularized long before 2000 by bumper stickers and T-shirts. jengod 17:56, Aug 20, 2004 (UTC)

Absolutely. For those of us who drive around the country a lot, a "Don't Mess with Texas" bumper sticker has been a great way to annoy Yankees (and most other Southerners) for more than a decade now. Non-Texans were aware of the campaign long before Dubya ever showed his face. --Michael K. Smith 22:35, 14 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Ha. On those grounds, I'm gonna delete it. :) jengod 22:54, Sep 14, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] LeAnn Rimes

Could someone explain for me how LeAnn Rimes, who was born in 1982 and whose first major album was released in 1996, was featured in the original campaign in 1986? -Etoile 22:52, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm also here to ask that question! Is this just wrong or is the section poorly phrased? rcsey 19:40, 3 July 2006 (UTC)

I'm gonna go for "just wrong" and delete her. User:Angr 15:21, 7 July 2006 (UTC)

You are actually both incorrect. This is a media campaign that begain in 1986, but due to its success it has been running for twenty years. LeAnn Rimes was a spokesperson for the campaign in 1998. I am pleased to see that someone did the research and decided the article needed to be revised and that LeAnn Rimes should not be removed. If you are interesed in checking out who participated in the campaign and see the clips http://www.dontmesswithtexas.org/tv_campaigns.php?category=&year=86#ads IceBRG 04:42, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation

How is this slogan pronounced?

- ['dount 'mes with te'xaes]

or

- ['dount 'mes with 'teksas] ?

The first variant rhymes nicely but the second variant seems more correct... I'm asking because we in Russian language pronounce this state's name with stress on the second syllable, and AFAIK, this is quite opposite in Engish - stress on 1st syllable. --Anthony Ivanoff 12:21, 19 September 2006 (UTC)

Yes, you are correct that the stress is on the first syllable in Texas. In English, it does not quite rhyme, although Mess sounds a little bit like the first syllable of Texas. Johntex\talk 18:25, 30 September 2006 (UTC)
Thank you for your reply! --Anthony Ivanoff 13:50, 1 October 2006 (UTC)
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