If you are a REAL TEXAN, ...
1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same
day.
3. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
4. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no
matter what time of the year.
5. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixin' to go to the store.
6. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, flower,
or animal.
7. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe-hunting" are.
8. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco
9. You think everyone from "up north" has a funny accent.
10. You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.
11. The local papers covers national and international news on one page but
requires 6 pages for high school football.
12. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
13. You find 90 degrees F "a little warm."
14. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas.
15. You know whether another Texan is from southern, middle, or northern Texas
as soon as they open their mouth.
16. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 500 or more.
17. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin wal-martin"
or off to "Wally World"
18. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili weather.
19. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop . it's a Coke, regardless
of brand or flavor.
20. You understand these jokes and forward them to your friends no matter where
they live in case they are planning to visit.
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