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Torchy's is what some piece of poo poo SF SV VC thinks Austin is like.
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Meh. It's like a subjective category, or something, man. But if the RGV collectively sacks and burns Austin because of it then that's OK too.
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May 18, 2016 17:44
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It was so sad when Obama came to Austin and went to Torchy's. You just know that trip was caused by some intern who thinks they know Austin way better than they do.
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May 18, 2016 17:54
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Wikkheiser posted:Meh. It's like a subjective category, or something, man. Are you from California
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May 18, 2016 17:55
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The best tacos are from either unnamed places in a gas station or shacks in a parking lot labeled "Tacos" and nothing else.
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May 18, 2016 17:56
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Well-to-do white people choose white people tacos as best tacos.  Kinda surprised they didn't vote the McDonald's wraps as best taco. zoux posted:Torchy's is what some piece of poo poo SF SV VC thinks Austin is like. They're certainly doing a good job of making that transformation happen. Give them a few more years and they'll have SXSW moved to Round Rock so they can have some peace and quiet. Lote posted:The best tacos are from either unnamed places in a gas station or shacks in a parking lot labeled "Tacos" and nothing else. Bonus points if you have to pay the gringo tax.
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May 18, 2016 17:57
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I only get my tacos from places that have a number after the name.
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May 18, 2016 17:58
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Lote posted:The best tacos are from either unnamed places in a gas station or shacks in a parking lot labeled "Tacos" and nothing else. This is legit advice. Another good alternative is to find out where the hung over mariachi singers congregate.
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May 18, 2016 17:58
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anywhere east of downtown in Houston, before you hit 610
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May 18, 2016 18:00
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About Texas being a laughing stock. Yes. Texans are perceived as crazy and insecure. It's true. They're also right. I have only had two conversations go south when the other party learned I was from Texas. One was a hobo in Canada. The other was a super left-wing girl who flipped out on me at a party. It was surreal. This was right around the time of the Waco biker shootout. She learned I was from Texas and started talking about how the bikers had white privilege because of how they were treated by the cops. But the tone was strange, accusatory. And like the genius I am, I said well, the police fired into the crowd... Bad move. Things got heated. I remember being told I didn't care about black people. I politely excused myself. Then I learned later she ranted about me to our mutual friends and that I didn't know what it was like to live as a minority. And my friends had to tell her that I was gay. lol and this was in South Carolina which is its own bag of crazy. Not bad though. Actually pretty funny. BrutalistMcDonalds fucked around with this message at 18:08 on May 18, 2016 |
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May 18, 2016 18:00
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Torchy's isn't even particularly good for White People Tacos
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May 18, 2016 18:01
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zoux posted:Are you from California You don't even know white people tacos my friend. We have Taco Casa up here. Taco. Casa. They play (U.S.) country music in there and have Fox News on the TVs.
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May 18, 2016 18:03
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I loving love Torchy's
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May 18, 2016 18:08
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If you can order in English with out having to pantomime or point then the place is already suspect.
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May 18, 2016 18:15
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Torchy's is decent but it's not Mexican food. They had some Thai-inspired thing called the Tuk Tuk that was $6 for one goddamn taco.zoux posted:I only get my tacos from places that have a number after the name. Doesn't hold up for pizza. I refuse to visit Via 313 because my friends will not shut the gently caress up about it.
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May 18, 2016 18:35
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Aliquid posted:I refuse to visit Via 313 because my friends will not shut the gently caress up about it. so edgy of you
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May 18, 2016 18:39
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I refuse to go to Frank. or Lick. Because, come the gently caress on.
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May 18, 2016 18:43
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Wikkheiser posted:Dallas. lol
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May 18, 2016 18:45
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El Paso has "tacos" that can be pretty good.
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May 18, 2016 18:49
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I live near a place called Taqueria Pizzeria, the best of both worlds and they don't speak English.
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May 18, 2016 18:53
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Torchys serves their entire menu all day which gives them one hell of a boost in my opinion. zoux posted:I really really don't think this issue has legs. I think the social conservatives are going to be well chastised following a presidential election in which none of their pet issues were pandered to and are going to be meek as gently caress by the time January rolls around. That would be true if those in charge were Perry-like politicians who prioritize pandering for votes and graft over principles. But Abbot, Patrick, Paxton, and a whole bunch of state reps and senators are true believers and that type always doubles down.
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Sir Tonk posted:lol 
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Oklahoma South.
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zoux posted:Oklahoma South. Purge the abomination!
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May 18, 2016 19:18
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Ray Wiley's from Okie so it's a decent place in my book
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Also my theory as to why Texans are fond of New Mexico is latent imperial ambitions. It is Texas' natural lebensraum.
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Wikkheiser posted:I have an Okie accent too. Are you from Muskogee?
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May 18, 2016 19:21
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No. I just noticed the accent after moving to Austin and hearing some differences. And some of those accent tests that detect regional vocab. Dallas is more akin to Oklahoma than other parts of Texas. And mom's from the Panhandle so Now I'm back in DFW and eating white people tacos.
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Wikkheiser posted:Also my theory as to why Texans are fond of New Mexico is latent imperial ambitions. It is Texas' natural lebensraum. It's our Alsace-Lorraine, domestic politics version.
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Number Ten Cocks posted:It's our Alsace-Lorraine, domestic politics version. came here to post this
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May 18, 2016 19:33
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Though I have a friend from Monclova, Coahuila that always when he comes to visit likes to bring up that it used to be the capital of Coahuila y Tejas
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May 18, 2016 19:34
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Look in the Texas section at any Half Price for a book called "Imperial Texas" or something like that. Old academic book. Idea being that New Mexico was way back in the day the natural direction for Texas expansionism because populated Mexico to the south wasn't gonna cut it, and the nation was hemmed in from the east. And hey that was what one of the political factions in pre-annexation Texas tried ... and resolutely failed to do thanks to an intervention by the Mexican armed forces. And anecdotal stories from New Mexicans about all the goddamn Texans there during the summer. We covet their lands greedily. BrutalistMcDonalds fucked around with this message at 19:39 on May 18, 2016 |
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Sir Tonk posted:They're certainly doing a good job of making that transformation happen. Give them a few more years and they'll have SXSW moved to Round Rock so they can have some peace and quiet. Every SXSW season the papers down here in SA talk about how maybe this will be the year a talk or party or anything really will get moved here and from there it'll just snowball and soon we'll get to sit at the cool kids table during lunch!
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Aliquid posted:Torchy's is decent but it's not Mexican food. They had some Thai-inspired thing called the Tuk Tuk that was $6 for one goddamn taco. 360 Pizza is good though, that has a number in it
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May 18, 2016 19:59
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duz posted:Every SXSW season the papers down here in SA talk about how maybe this will be the year a talk or party or anything really will get moved here and from there it'll just snowball and soon we'll get to sit at the cool kids table during lunch! Oh god you can have the whole loving thing please.
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duz posted:Every SXSW season the papers down here in SA talk about how maybe this will be the year a talk or party or anything really will get moved here and from there it'll just snowball and soon we'll get to sit at the cool kids table during lunch! Y'all are welcome to it.
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May 18, 2016 20:06
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zoux posted:Oh god you can have the whole loving thing please. Remember when they released that report threatening to leave the city? It should be illegal to get someone's hopes up like that.
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May 18, 2016 20:08
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I paid $8 for a Lone Star. Never again.
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Yesterday on the way to work, I take S. First into downtown since Mopac is hosed and they had some off-duty cop at 2nd street stopping traffic on a green light so that a line of pedicabs, each with a tech bro in the back attending the Open Souce Con at the W, could convey them into their venue without the indignity of having to wait to cross. Traffic was backed up almost all the way to Oltorf. The way this town bends over backwards to increase its national profile while making things terrible for current residents really pisses me off.
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duz posted:Every SXSW season the papers down here in SA talk about how maybe this will be the year a talk or party or anything really will get moved here and from there it'll just snowball and soon we'll get to sit at the cool kids table during lunch! SXSW on the riverwalk would be pretty awesome and I"d rather go to that. zoux posted:Yesterday on the way to work, I take S. First into downtown since Mopac is hosed and they had some off-duty cop at 2nd street stopping traffic on a green light so that a line of pedicabs, each with a tech bro in the back attending the Open Souce Con at the W, could convey them into their venue without the indignity of having to wait to cross. Traffic was backed up almost all the way to Oltorf. Too bad hurricanes never reach that far inland...
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