TX quote of the moment

"you've got to have pluck and a stomach of steel just to tackle the food
for which the state is most noted. tamales sear away layers from the
lining of the digestive tract. jalapeños bring the most strapping of
men to tears. chili packs a wallop stronger than a spurned over sending
a four-knuckle message to his romantic rival."

-- AAA TX tourbook, 2008 edition