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Old 09-28-2011, 10:33 AM
 
Location: Blah
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I'm guessing that he played Texas Hold'em Poker in those movies.
Nope,

Think author/writer. .
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Old 09-28-2011, 11:46 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Okay, Here is a simple one:

These James Bond movies have what in common with Texas?

The World is not Enough
Tomorrow Never Dies
Die Another Day
Raymond Benson wrote those novels before they were made into movies.

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Raymond Benson (born September 6, 1955) is an American author best known for being the official author of the adult James Bond novels from 1997 to 2003. Benson was born in Midland, Texas and graduated from Permian High School in Odessa in 1973.

In 1996, John Gardner resigned from writing Bond books. Glidrose Publications promptly chose Benson to replace him. As a James Bond novelist, Raymond Benson was initially controversial for being American, and for ignoring much of the continuity established by Gardner. .... In total, Benson wrote six James Bond novels, three novelizations, and three short stories.
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Old 09-28-2011, 05:55 PM
 
Location: Blah
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Raymond Benson wrote those novels before they were made into movies.


Yes sir, even though he graduated from Permian, I still claim him as a Native Texan lol
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Old 09-28-2011, 06:05 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Yes sir, even though he graduated from Permian, I still claim him as a Native Texan lol
And why wouldn't you??????

Next Question: I do not think I have asked this before, as a forum search indicates I have not, so...

...300 years ago Karankawa indians crafted baskets and pottery, both of which were often lined with ........... a natural substance found on Gulf Coast beaches. What was it.
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Old 09-29-2011, 07:20 AM
 
Location: Sacramento Mtns of NM
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.... a natural substance found on Gulf Coast beaches. What was it.
Tar balls or crude tar from crude oil seeps in the Gulf. If I'm correct, they used it to waterproof their wares so they would hold water.

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Old 09-29-2011, 10:54 AM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Tar balls or crude tar from crude oil seeps in the Gulf. If I'm correct, they used it to waterproof their wares so they would hold water.

That is correct. It is actually called asphaltum, more commonly known as tar balls.

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Ever been to a Texas beach gotten tar on your feet from the tar balls? Most hotels near the beach provide guests with tar remover and rags to clean it off. Where do the tar balls come from?

300 years ago Karankawa indians crafted baskets and pottery, both of which were often lined with asphaltum, a natural tar substance found on Gulf Coast beaches.

KARANKAWA INDIANS | The Handbook of Texas Online| Texas State Historical Association (TSHA)
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Old 09-29-2011, 12:07 PM
 
Location: Blah
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And why wouldn't you??????
It's a all in fun West Texas football thing, ever see the movie Friday night nights? Anyhow, you'd have to live it I guess to understand.
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Old 09-29-2011, 05:52 PM
 
Location: Sacramento Mtns of NM
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That is correct. It is actually called asphaltum, more commonly known as tar balls.
Well, I recall the time I went to the beach in Mississippi and it was BURIED under bananas! Not joking. Prices for bananas at the time had dropped so low that it was cheaper to dump a freighter loaded with them overboard than to unload them in port, thereby driving the prices back up some.

Okay - here's my next question. This takes a bit of Texas history knowledge.

Once upon a time, a 20-man company of Texas Rangers was held hostage, the one and only time that happened, in what became known as a famous "war" of the era. As a result of that particular incident, 12 people died, including three law enforcement officers who were deliberately executed, and some 50 others were injured. The war had far-reaching political consequences at the time and involved some well-known historical figures.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WAR, AND OVER WHAT WAS IT FOUGHT?

Bonus points for approximated dates that this occurred.

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Old 09-30-2011, 05:13 PM
 
Location: Sacramento Mtns of NM
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Once upon a time, a 20-man company of Texas Rangers was held hostage, the one and only time that happened, in what became known as a famous "war" of the era. As a result of that particular incident, 12 people died, including three law enforcement officers who were deliberately executed, and some 50 others were injured. The war had far-reaching political consequences at the time and involved some well-known historical figures.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WAR, AND OVER WHAT WAS IT FOUGHT?

Bonus points for approximated dates that this occurred.

24 hours and nary a reply, so perhaps another clue is warranted. But I'll give it another day before doing that.

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Old 10-01-2011, 04:22 AM
 
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Well, I recall the time I went to the beach in Mississippi and it was BURIED under bananas! Not joking. Prices for bananas at the time had dropped so low that it was cheaper to dump a freighter loaded with them overboard than to unload them in port, thereby driving the prices back up some.

Okay - here's my next question. This takes a bit of Texas history knowledge.

Once upon a time, a 20-man company of Texas Rangers was held hostage, the one and only time that happened, in what became known as a famous "war" of the era. As a result of that particular incident, 12 people died, including three law enforcement officers who were deliberately executed, and some 50 others were injured. The war had far-reaching political consequences at the time and involved some well-known historical figures.

WHAT IS THE NAME OF THE WAR, AND OVER WHAT WAS IT FOUGHT?

Bonus points for approximated dates that this occurred.

Is it fair to ask this question: Is this the incident where they drew beans and those drawing a black bean would be executed...?
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