After reading

"never ask a man if he's from Virginia. If he is, he'll tell you soon
enough. If he's not, you don't want to embarrass him."

I recalled back when I was a Texan hearing another old line:

You can always tell a Texan. But not much.

Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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