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The 1996 Bum Steer Awards »
A year of Anna’s antics, biker Barbara, capsized chiles, Davidians defined, expensive electricity, futile freebies, Gramm gossip, helpful hurricanes, insect ingestion, jousting jurors, king-size kindergartens, lottery litigation, Microsoft misprints, naughty nonagenarians, ostracized Oilers, punching princes, questionable quenching, romantic rhinos, sanctified shooters, topless trading, unfriendly unionists, vetoed vagrants, weird wine, X-posed X-presidents, yaklike yearnings, and zilched zoos.
January 1996
Head Ache »
The Bum Steers Bookshelf
January 1996
Give and Take »
The Bum Steers Catalog.
January 1996
Year of the Snake »
Creepy crawly tales.
January 1996
Gimme a Break »
Here’s who needed one in 1995.
January 1996
For Posterity’s Sake »
See ’em in a museum.
January 1996
The 1995 Bum Steer Awards »
A year of amorous angels, bra buzzers, camouflaged Claytie, denied Davidians, escaped evangelists, faulty flags, gainful gangs, hefty hypnosis, inmate inedibles, jumbo jock-straps, kaput killdeers, lunching Lassie, mercurial mushrooms, nabbed ninjas, overhyped O.J., pumpkin purloiners, questionable quizzes, rap ruffians, sexy sprinters, tack taxis, unappreciated universities, videotaped villains, wayward Willie, X-sposing X-ministers, Yammering Yankees, and zero zippers.
January 1995
More Colorful Texas Sayings… »
Come hell or high water, you’ll want to read our compilation of down-home aphorisms.
December 1994 by Anne Dingus
The 1992 Bum Steer Awards »
A year of alternative armadillos, bogus bills, contraband condoms, defecting drivers, eventful endorsements, futile floss, gorgeous golfers, humongous hair, imploding implants, jet joyrides, Kansas City klunkers, licentious libraries, mayoral Mafiosi, N-vaded N-dians, outlaw odors, phighting physicists, queasy quesadillas, royal relatives, shunned Schwarzkopf, tainted teachers, underworld underwear, verbose vasectomies, welfare Willies, X-onerated X-posers, yeggs’ yogi, and zealous Zero Population Growth.
January 1992
1988 Bum Steer Awards »
A year of clumsy Clements, stupid stickups, ripped-off Rangers, cockeyed cops, agitated alligators, rotund cockroaches, jumpy judges, nitwit newsmen, addled Aggies, naughty newlyweds, randy retirees, and a pestered pontiff.
January 1988
The 1976 Bum Steer Awards »
We spotlight the follies and foibles of our state that will go down in history—way down.
February 1976 by Richard West
The 1975 Bum Steer Awards »
Last year’s disreputable moments, lowest jinks, outrageous events, and preposterous personalities.
February 1975 by Richard West
Texas Monthly Annual Bum Steer Awards »
We give appropriate recognition to all the people and events that have put us in the state we're in.
February 1974 by Richard West
Salvation Worries? Prostate Trouble? »
Across-the-border radio stations milk the boondocks.
March 1973 by Bill Brammer
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