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the origin of "Don't Mess with Texas"?
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:43 am
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:43 am
This is a passage from a book I've been reading:
However, wikipedia says:
quote:This part of the novel is set in Dallas in 1960.
I was propositioned by four hookers and a sidewalk vendor who was selling hubcaps, rhinestone-glittery straight razors, and Lone Star flags embossed with the words DON'T MESS WITH TEXAS. Try translating that one into Latin.
However, wikipedia says:
quote:So did the author commit an anachronism or is wikipedia wrong? Did the phrase really not appear before 1986?
The phrase Don't Mess with Texas is a trademark of the Texas Department of Transportation, which began as part of a statewide advertising campaignstarted in 1986.
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Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:46 am to genro
It's an anti-litter campaign that the state started.
Posted on 2/26/14 at 9:20 am to genro
The TxDOT ad campaign just trademarked it, it was popular long before that. Contrary to popular belief (Randolph Duke incl) you do not have to be the first to use a phrase to trademark it.
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