--- In [email protected], anonymousff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In [email protected], "markmeredith2002" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > He was born in CT but grew up in Texas. He left texas at age 15 to > > attend Andover boarding school, then Yale and Harvard. So his family > > pedigree and schooling is all old money east coast. But reports say > > he was always more comfortable in texas with a jack daniels in hand > > than on the east coast with some fine wine. The "ranch" is clearly > > just an image prop. In his early business yrs, fellow texas > > businessmen called him "all hat", that is, acted like a cowboy oilman > > but not much substance there. > > Thanks Mark for clearing that up. "All hat" is a good one. > anon3
The full Texas-ism is, "All hat, no cattle." As in www.allhatnocattle.com, a cool Texas liberal website. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/JjtolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
