If you’ve ever wondered what truly sends West Texans over the edge, all you have to do is ask Facebook. Within minutes, the floodgates open and suddenly everyone is confessing the exact moment their soul left their body, usually somewhere between someone smacking their food and a coworker misusing to and too.
Lubbock folks don’t hold back, and honestly, it’s healing.
The Noises That Ignite Immediate Rage
Some people can take on a tornado, a haboob, and a 60-mph dirt-storm commute down the Loop…but the sound of someone eating cereal? That’s where we draw the line. Glass bowl, metal spoon — instant fight-or-flight.
And smacking? Loud chewers? Mouth-open eaters? Apparently, that’s the Number One cause of West Texas emotional collapse, right behind the price of brisket and trying to survive 19th street at 8 a.m.
Grammar Crimes, and Other Atrocities
It turns out that if you say “I seen it” in Lubbock, someone WILL audibly groan…