The Hotass State?

[hackthis_archive]

Subsequent to my last post, serialkarma, sparky77 and I have been wondering what exactly is in the water in Texas to make the ratio of hotass so high?

As far as the three of us are aware:

- Ben McKenzie (Austin)*
- Matt Bomer (Houston)
- Lee Pace (Houston)
- Jensen Ackles (Richardson)
- Jared Padalecki (San Antonio)**

are all from Texas.

So, we come to you to ask, who else? What other hotassery is from Texas?

You got pictures? Bring'em.

Also, please provide hometowns as well since we need to know if a sabbatical is in order and whether or not we need tasers and zipties or just some good old fashioned rope and cleavage.


*sparky77 has informed me that Austin is not Texas.** I was... not aware of this. Is this like when that Congressman said Texas was going to scede from the US? serialkarma believes some people might take offense to this, but does not necessarily disagree. Much in the same way that Northern VA is not like the rest of VA.

**I have been informed that people from San Antonio are "weird" and/or "insane." sparky77 says there's really awesome BBQ there though.

Comments

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

I'm just commenting to take ownership on my Texas beliefs that Austin is not Texas and people from San Antonio are weird. I will also say that Fort Worth is where all the cool people in Dallas flee to.

I will add as I come up with more controversial Texas statements.

[passionofmind.livejournal.com]

Stark Sands is from Dallas...

[vic-ramsey.livejournal.com]

A few people from Texas:

Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes), Alexis Bleidel (Gilmore Girls), Beyonce & Solange Knowles, Elizabeth Mitchell (Lost), Ethan Hawke, Eva Longoria Parker (Desparate Housewives), Jackson Rathbone (Twilight), Hilary Duff, Summer Glau (Firefly), Amy Acker (Angel), Selena Gomez (Wizards of Waverly Place), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl), Erykah Badu, Jessica & Ashlee Simpson, Forest Whitaker, Owen & Luke Wilson, Robin Wright Penn and Mark Salling (Glee).

Austin is less crazy than the rest of Texas but it's still weird in its own way.

[live-laugh-love.livejournal.com]

I was thinking that same thing!

[ladyvyola.livejournal.com]

I am both amused and in full agreement -- I've lived in both Austin and Dallas (okay, Plano actually, which I maintain was some gringo's idea of "flat" in Spanish) and I've now lived in Northern Virginia for over 25 years. Austin and NoVa are in but not of their respective states. Commonwealths. Whatever.

Oooooo! And since Oklahomans consider Texas "Baja Oklahoma", I believe reciprocity could allow us to assign Texas hotass status to Christian Kane. I'm just sayin'.

eta: because grammar and I are like this: | |

[maurheti.livejournal.com]

Well, the big one is of course Stark Sands, as passionofmind pointed out...

Ethan Hawke (not my thing, but, you know) is from Austin; I'm pretty sure Jamie Foxx is from TX, not sure where, though; Dennis Quaid -- I think he's from Houston?

Dude. That's a lot of totally random information in my brain.

Also, TX, The Hotass State, for real!

[bingeling]

Jim Parsons is from Houston! But opinions about his level of hot differ greatly. +g+

[cobweb-diamond.livejournal.com]

I am very glad that someone is doing this important research.

p.s. jensen ackles and jared padalecki are both from texas!

[tikiaceae.livejournal.com]

An old picture of Jensen Ackles just because...




And of course, this hotass.

[ninasis.livejournal.com]

Beat me to the punch on Mark Salling. And we can't forget Matthew McConaughey and the Wilson brothers. (I personally find Owen kind of fugly, but Luke has his moments.)

[dremiel.livejournal.com]

Alas, parts of Austin are seeming pretty Texas these days.

Also - San Antonio = Puffy Tacos!!! Well, actually El Paso is the home of really amazing puffy tacos but SA is better than Austin.

[calathea.livejournal.com]

Christian Kane (from Angel and Leverage) is from Dallas.

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

I certify Jim Parsons hot (and insanely adorable!)

additions

[jenna-thorn.livejournal.com]

According to the internet (Wikipedia) Foxx is from Terrell which is about twenty minutes east of Dallas on I20.

Alan Tudyk (Wash on Firefly) is from either Richardson or Plano, ah, no, wikipedia to the rescue again. Born in El Paso, raised in Plano. Go Wildcats.

Re: additions

[maurheti.livejournal.com]

Alan Tudyk! Yeah, I kind of love him, I can't believe I didn't know he was from TX. And good to know I was right about Jamie. Seriously, Texas, what is in your water?!

[bingeling]

Totally with you there! Just not in a classically handsome sort-of-way, like the guys in the list above.

[sheveled.livejournal.com]

Because I thought about this literally yesterday, I will add that four of those--Matt Bomer, Jensen Ackles, Ben McKenzie, and Stark Sands--were born within one 365-day period.

[jenna-thorn.livejournal.com]

Non controversial Texas statements - the Ft Worth zoo is fantastic, the Kimball is wonderful and the Japanese gardens are delightful. So we flee on weekends, and then come back to paying jobs on this side of DFW.

Austin may not be Texas, but Georgetown and Fredricksburg sure are.

Re: additions

[jenna-thorn.livejournal.com]

From ten years of living in the Plano zip code, I can tell you what's in the damn water here. Algae. Every summer, Lake Lavon gets low (no rain, lots of people using water) and the lake levels bloom. Technical term, that, algae bloom (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algae_bloom) (Wikipedia link since I was still on Tudyk's page). It means the water tastes green. Is green, actually. Feel free to say eww at this point. No, really.

Every August they send a little two page insert with our water bill that says, "Yes, it tastes funny. It's still safe." Me, I'd rather they spend those dollars on a filter at the pipe intake or something, but instead I just replace the water filter in my home and grimace as I brush my teeth.

Still, better than Galveston where I grew up.


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[madgebettany.livejournal.com]

And don't forget the lesser known, but IMO much hotter, third Wilson brother: Andrew.

[serialkarma.livejournal.com]

Also, Christian Kane was born in Texas, so I think that counts!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Who?

[sparky77.livejournal.com]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_YMyLSgVTEYY/SrvkzXh5jxI/AAAAAAAAAms/4npDuCyyKTo/S1600-R/Jim-Parsons-Theory_l.jpg

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

Ethan Hawke was greasy, but strangely attractive during Reality Bites. Right after that, it went all downhill. LACK OF HYGIENE IS NOT ATTRACTIVE PEOPLE!

[hackthis.livejournal.com]

What is a puffy taco? I know. Humor me.