Way to go Waco. It's not just your ****ty little school that has issues.
quote:Not vouching for their complete veracity, but will say I have crossed paths with a few of them over the years and it wouldn't surprise me in the slightest if they were. Pretty smarmy bunch.
So the rumors ARE true?!?!
quote:Yes there is. Robertson County has been called Booger County forever. All of my life at least. I still don't know the origins of it, however.
Wait....
There's a Booger County?
quote:Tell me please. Does it go back to Reconstruction?
Meaning, I never knew about these things, and didn't even know they called it "Booger County" until about a year ago.
quote:Try thisquote:Tell me please. Does it go back to Reconstruction?
Meaning, I never knew about these things, and didn't even know they called it "Booger County" until about a year ago.
quote:Are you referring to his connection with Booger County? There is one.
I'm guessing most of y'all have never heard of the Duke of Duval?
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Berham_Parr
quote:There have been reported sightings of bigfoot-like creatures called "boogers" in Robertson County for almost as long as it has been settled.quote:Yes there is. Robertson County has been called Booger County forever. All of my life at least. I still don't know the origins of it, however.
Wait....
There's a Booger County?
quote:From your link:quote:Try thisquote:Tell me please. Does it go back to Reconstruction?
Meaning, I never knew about these things, and didn't even know they called it "Booger County" until about a year ago.
quote:My family members were among those first settlers, and this is all true except that to my knowledge this is not why it's called Booger County. It's called Booger County because of the boogers.
"Bordered on the south by the Old San Antonio Road, Robertson County saw some of the first settlers to Texas. Early days in the county were filled with savage Indians, and it was not unusual to attend church with a Bible in one hand, and a rifle in the other. Along with the Indians, the Robertson County frontier had its fair share of thieves and highwaymen, thus earning it the nickname of 'Booger County,' a name it lives with to this day."
quote:If you're going to be a smart ass at least pick a tribe that would have been local in Robertson County.
First settlers? Did they cross the land bridge in Alaska? Karankawa? Caddo? Apache?
quote:This.
Be careful, you can easily spend half a day on these sites after clicking on them: Booger County Mafia and Aggie Lawyer Chopping Peens