“Republic, I like the sound of it. It means to live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell be drunk or sober however you choose. Republic is one of those words that make a man tight in the throat. The same tightness a man gets when his baby takes his first step, or his baby has his first shaves and makes sounds like a man. Some words can give you a feeling that makes your heart warm. Republic is one of those words.” or “Commandancy of the Alamo
Bejar, Feby. 24, 1836
To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World
Fellow citizens & compatriots
I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country VICTORY OR DEATH.
William Barret Travis,
Lt. Col. comdt.
P.S. The Lord is on our side. When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn. We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels and got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves. Travis”
Some of the greatest words ever put to paper about the fight against tyranny.
9th generation Texan family has been here since the 1830s
Davy Crockett: It was like I was empty. Well, I’m not empty anymore. That’s what’s important, to feel useful in this old world, to hit a lick against what’s wrong for what’s right even though you get walloped for saying that word. Now I may sound like a Bible beater yelling up a revival at a river crossing camp meeting, but that don’t change the truth none. There’s right and there’s wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you’re living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you’re dead as a beaver hat.
“Did I not say, don’t bring shit and there’d be no shit! Did I not!”
It means “come and take it,” you dolt!
Want some? Come get some!
Come at us, Bro!
Open carry? In San Antonio? Wow.
“Republic, I like the sound of it. It means to live free, talk free, go or come, buy or sell be drunk or sober however you choose. Republic is one of those words that make a man tight in the throat. The same tightness a man gets when his baby takes his first step, or his baby has his first shaves and makes sounds like a man. Some words can give you a feeling that makes your heart warm. Republic is one of those words.” or “Commandancy of the Alamo
Bejar, Feby. 24, 1836
To the People of Texas & All Americans in the World
Fellow citizens & compatriots
I am besieged, by a thousand or more of the Mexicans under Santa Anna I have sustained a continual Bombardment & cannonade for 24 hours & have not lost a man The enemy has demanded a surrender at discretion, otherwise, the garrison are to be put to the sword, if the fort is taken I have answered the demand with a cannon shot, & our flag still waves proudly from the walls I shall never surrender or retreat. Then, I call on you in the name of Liberty, of patriotism & everything dear to the American character, to come to our aid, with all dispatch The enemy is receiving reinforcements daily & will no doubt increase to three or four thousand in four or five days. If this call is neglected, I am determined to sustain myself as long as possible & die like a soldier who never forgets what is due to his own honor & that of his country VICTORY OR DEATH.
William Barret Travis,
Lt. Col. comdt.
P.S. The Lord is on our side. When the enemy appeared in sight we had not three bushels of corn. We have since found in deserted houses 80 or 90 bushels and got into the walls 20 or 30 head of Beeves. Travis”
Some of the greatest words ever put to paper about the fight against tyranny.
9th generation Texan family has been here since the 1830s
Great words.
God Bless our Republic!!! May I also add…
Davy Crockett: It was like I was empty. Well, I’m not empty anymore. That’s what’s important, to feel useful in this old world, to hit a lick against what’s wrong for what’s right even though you get walloped for saying that word. Now I may sound like a Bible beater yelling up a revival at a river crossing camp meeting, but that don’t change the truth none. There’s right and there’s wrong. You got to do one or the other. You do the one and you’re living. You do the other and you may be walking around, but you’re dead as a beaver hat.
Are you not entertained?! Oops, wrong movie!
Ha! That’s what I was going to post.
Ditto.
Literally about to post that as well but checked to see if anyone else had first. I guess it was a little too obvious.
If he sings one more opera I’m breaking my bayonet off in his ass.
That was my thought too.
“it’s not mine!”
“i said no starch!”
“whadd’ya mean ‘time out’?”
I’M STILL STANDIN’!!
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
“mother, please! i got this!”
“how could ALL of you forget to take your safeties off?”
Me and this army!
Molon Labe!!!
I believe i can fly, think about it every night and day, spread my wings and blast away… i believe i can fly…
But Father…I don’t want any of this…I’d rather…I’d rather just SING….
+1 shrubbery
Huge tracks of land.
I’m with bfitts on this one. We should not have ceased to be a Republic, after 10 years.
Texas was a failed state. It’s money wasn’t worth the paper it was printed on.
Where do we register these at?
Red Rover, Red Rover, send … EVERYONE on over!
“Fill your hands, you paid troll sons-a-bitches!”
¿Son entretenido no? (Are you not entertained?)
“They can take our lives, but they will never take our terrible muzzle and trigger discipline!”
That’s excellent , LOL !
“I could stand here in the middle of 5th Avenue and shoot somebody and I still wouldn’t lose to Hillary”
Do you know what 5th avenue is?
Bring it on.
Going by the guy’s finger: “I just shot Marvin in the face”
“Where’s my order of Guacamole? Can’t you ever get the damned order right?”
Everybody Duck!!
The Donald Prepares Hillary’s Firing Squad
Haxx! Haxx! Aim-botting, camping, bastard!
O-O-OK-LAHOMA! Where the wind blows . . . what? Tejas? Oh, crap, we’re all gonna die.
“Bring everybody.”
“Everybody?”
“EVERYBODY!!!”
Can you dig it?! Can you dig it?! CAN YOU DIG IT!!!!
This was my first thought.
The hills are alive with the sound of music….
And ain’t nobody better be steppin’ on my blue suede shoes!
You see! I can safely sweep you all without shooting anyone!
This is the last time Im gonna say it… no ID, no voto, entiendes?
“Come on, Santa Anna ! We’ve been out of toilet paper for a week and I’ve got nothing to live for !”
Now, now that the walkers have you libtards surrounded out in the open, suddenly all you assholes want a gun!
“I am the very model of a modern major general…”
Nice reference
I AM the Wall!
love it!
Now that you have given up your guns to the government, let me tell you what you are now allowed to do…
Wait! Wait! Hold your fire guys! The left will call this war immoral. We should just go.
“My huckleberry friend, Moon River!”
“SAY HELLO TO MY LITTLE FRIENDS!”
Me and this army!
A young Luciano Pavoratti performing for troops returning for combat courtesy of the USO
Behold! I have the fanciest pants in all the land!
“When I said Neiman-Marcus has the best men’s department in all of Texas, I meant it! Is this a set of disco threads, or what!!?”
What’re you looking at punk?
“Until Trump builds our wall, this is a DIY project, guys!”
Pueden tomar nuestras vidas pero nunca tomarán nuestra LIBERTAD!!
…from the lesser known Guillermo Wallace.
ROFL!
You lost! Get out. Don’t make us come in there and get you.
“A half-eagle piece says he gets shot doing that shit”. “I’ll take that bet!”
“My kingdom for an UZI!!!!”
“What’s an UZI?”
They F#%K you in the Drive Through!
The earliest known photo of Ralph, senior man at TTAG. Believed to have been taken in Texas during a family bbq sometime in the 1840s.
Did I stutter?!….You may all go to hell, I will go to Texas!
Remember the Alamo.
Ready… Aim…. Fire Frei BANG BANG
Good reference!!
For some reason the smell of gun smoke and being surrounded by men wearing big hats and holding guns makes me want to break out into song….
For the love of God will someone take that #%^&* fiddle away from Crockett?!?!?
I’m your huckleberry!
THIS!…….is how you do it.
Singing “Over The Rainbow………”
See, I said “build the wall”, but NO, you said it can’t work. Idiots!
Come at me, bro!
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
He’s shouting over the sound of the action, “Im a Gay actor and Proud” (he really was Gay)
“If my little gun doesn’t scare you, then I’ve got one THIS BIG!!”
California, is once again, a state of the Republic