Kinky Friedman's Guide to Texas Etiquette: Or How to Get to Heaven or Hell Without Going Through Dallas-Fort Worth

Kinky hisself is much larger than life, from a US State that is also the Biggest One. First encountered him on a live radio broadcast in 1970's, and remain very impressed by how politically incorrect it was possible to be then without being stoned to death.Like much of Kinky's music, this book is hilarious from beginning to end. The Kinkster definitely does not need politically incorrect spice to entertain. He is a master at inflating a stereotype so much that it bursts and spews over the reader. Careful not to laugh with mouth wide open.

Brand new - well-packed - but took over a month to sail on a boat to Hawaii by slow mail :-(

Being a Texas expat, I laughed out loud a couple times. Not quite an etiquette guide, more or less a patchwork of anecdotes and Texas lore, yet entertaining all the same.

Funny and interesting

Seriously, I expected a book about Texas etiquette. What I found was a hilarious book about Texas and Texans in general. I had never heard of the author, but when I mentioned him to two more-or-less sober Texans, they forgave my ignorance and explained the writer was extremely well known and loved in Texas and even had campaigned for governor. He covers such things as hair-dos; how to know if you are a redneck, good ol' boy, or an oilman; famous people who were Texans or should have been; how not to end a sentence with a preposition, Texas-style; urinating in public, etc. Classy stuff! If you cannot meet the man, at least you can read one of his books.

I'm a native Texan and remember Kinky Friedman's antics from my time in Austin and Houston. I left Texas 16 years ago, so I thought this would be a fun read because Texas really is different than the rest of the world - not necessarily better or worse, but definitely different. I read part of it and it was funny, but I don't remember anything I found laugh out loud funny. It's been sort of pushed to the back of the queue of books that I'm reading and I don't have any real idea of when I'll get back to it. It might be funnier if you didn't grow up in Texas.

Kinky had me chuckling out loud (COL) as he regaled me with his stories of his travels with the Texas Jewboys. He takes some very sharp jabs at Texas Oil Men which I found most amusing. There are a lot of clean jokes you can share with your grand children, that they won't understand! But, it gives you a point of reference with dealing with the pompous people of the world, be they from Texas or wherever.If you enjoy light humor from a bygone era, Kinky is just the author to provide it.

This was gift for my husband, we are new Texans. He loves it, stayed up reading it till the wee hours in the AM the first night he got it. He says it's hilarious and very entertaining. It's a good bathroom read he said.. So glad to make my hubby happy.

I liked everything and I used this item as reading material. It's a book.

Im a yankee who lived in Texas for a number of years, so I really enjoyed this book which takes a poke at Texans, their traditions and opinions and does it in a respectful, playful way.