1. The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
2. Hot water now comes out of both taps.
3. You can make sun tea instantly.
4. You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.
5. The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a little chilly.
6. The food here isn't overcooked; yours is undercooked.
7. You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.
8. You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
9. You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m.
10. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door but by the availability of shade.
11. You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.
12. The birds have to use pot holders to pull worms out of the ground.
13. The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to do is pull one out and add butter, salt, and pepper.
14. Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.
15. The cows are giving evaporated milk.
16. Fixnto" is one word - - and probably one of the most used words in the true Texan's vocabulary.
17. Remember, "y'all" is singular, "all y'all" is plural, and "all y'all's" is plural possessive.
18. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Ford F350 4x4 is.
19. Locals don't order a bottle of pop or a can of soda. Down here it's called Coke
20. You are 100% Texan if you have ever had this conversation:
"You wanna Coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper."
You know you're in Texas When
by YoursChelbie 6 Replies latest jw friends
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YoursChelbie
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Sparkplug
Pretty funny and so true!
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just2sheep
chelbie, still laughing . here are a few more clues... 21. the temprature and the humidity are very often the same. and when they aren't it is because 100% humidity is as high as it gets.
22. a little distance away is anything under 100 miles.
23. a short trip is anything under 2 hours
24. only 10% of the people have ever heard of tofu. and only 1% know what it is
25. 99% of the people know what tripas are. the other 1% are new there
j2s (of the been there too many times to count class)
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bem
Those were funny and this one applys to Southern Oklahoma also:
"You wanna Coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper."~Dorothy
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serendipity
Very accurate list. I like it that this one was on the list twice - very important:
10. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door but by the availability of shade.
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YoursChelbie
By contrast,
You know you’ve been in Minnesota too long when, 1. Weather is 80% of your conversation.
2. Down South you mean Iowa.
3. You have no concept of public transportation.
4. You’ve been to Fort Snelling on a field trip at least once.
5. You know more than one person who has hit a deer.
6. Perkins was one of the few hangout options. 7. You can name two seasons: winter and road repair.
8. You’ve been to the top of the IDS. 9. Nothing gets you madder than seeing a packers sticker on a Minnesota car.10. You’re a loyal Target shopper. 11. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. 12. You drink pop and are proud of it. 13. You think nothing of spending five dollars for fried cheese on a stick.
14. You design your kids Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
15. You know that MAYO is NOT something you put on a sandwich
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sass_my_frass
So I take it that Texas is a little warm?