Does anyone else think that the so-called “panhandle” of Texas, land of my birth, might be better thought of as a cutting board?
At one time I believe there was a campaign to change the nomenclature. A panhandle resident argued that the term “panhandle” was derogatory because it was also a term used to describe begging.
As I recall, his campaign for change didn’t get much traction. Maybe if he’d lobbied for “cutting board” or “postage stamp” he’d have gotten some support. Maybe not
At any rate, the panhandle in Texas is one of several in the United States.
Currently I live in the Florida panhandle. I’d argue that its shape comes closer to fitting the description of an actual pan’s handle.
Although, to me it’s reminiscent of the barrel of a gun with the peninsula as the gun’s handle.
I found something kind of cool while searching Pinterest for pictures of panhandles. Earlier this year, “Rolling Stone” did a feature on a West Texas band called The Panhandlers, including a link to one of their songs. I got a kick out of the song, and thought it worth sharing here.
Here’s a link to the “Rolling Stone” article:https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/panhandlers-josh-abbott-texas-music-no-handle-933993/amp/
Peace, people!
Praying for Eyebrowz 
Ok so here is a weird contribution of a different nature: the word for panhandle in German is Pfannenstil (Pfannen = pan, Stil =handle).
When I lived in Switzerland during my childhood we lived near a lake called Greifensee (See = lake). Across the the lake was a long, low ridge, not a mountain, but a large hill. It was called Pfannenstil. Because it resembles a panhandle.
🙂
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Wow! That’s so cool!
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Now i learned something new. Not that there are some idiots in the world who can’t help themselves but that this is where the name is from.
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I love learning new stuff!
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Years ago I read what would now be a YA book set on the Texas Panhandle. I always wondered why it was called that.
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That’s the land of my birth. Flat and dry and dusty.
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Nowt wrong with it. x
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I’ve always wondered what that meant. Thanks for telling us.
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😉
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I always wondered what the Texas Panhandle meant. I guess I was looking for something more poetic than a Pan Handle. Silly me. Thank you for clearing that up for me. It’s a mighty big place, the old US of A. I just googled and found out that USA is 27% bigger than Australia.
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I’m glad to have been of service! And yes, it’s a big country. Is it any wonder we’re so divided amongst our different regions? Right now we aren’t very United.
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It’s certainly a sad state of affairs at the moment, I wish my American friends better times ahead. All of us could use some good news at the moment.
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If you’re the praying type, we could sure use the prayers. Good vibes would be good, too.
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Thoughts and prayers have been heading your way for some time now, and I’m happy to keep going. X
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Thank you. 😘
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