I grew up in Texas, and now live in..........Texas.
Used to be west Texas, but now we're in the metroplex...
This is a satellite view of the metroplex at night.. I live up just under McKinney.... the yellow line around it is the outline of the state of Connecticut.
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"never ask a man if he's from Texas. If he is, he'll tell you... if he isn't, there's no need to embarrass him".....
I've always thought that was funny...
(and, I'm not exactly a "newbie" either..)