Now Brad, You know that this list can apply to anyone from Georgia, Alabama, the Carolinas, Mississippi and parts of Louisana, Florida (the panhandle only, sometime called Lower Alabama) and Virginia. In other words, these are characteristics that make it easy to tell us who were born 'round these parts and those who have moved here (a.k.a. "dam Yankees"--no matter where they are from)
Neal Gilchrist Lawrenceville, GA [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brad Crone > Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 12:46 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [VFB] tennessee > > > You know you're from Tennessee if... > > 1. You measure distance in hours. > 2. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. > 3. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks. > 4. Stores don't have shopping carts; they have buggies. > 5. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one > in it, no matter what time of the year. > 6. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store. > 7. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, > vegetable, grain, or animal. > 8. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave > both > unlocked. > 9. You carry jumper cables in your car...for your OWN car. > 10. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are. (teehee :) > 11. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco. > 12. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. > > > 13. The local paper covers national and international news on one page > but requires 6 pages for sports. > 14. You think that the first day of deer season is a national > holiday. > 15. You know which leaves make good toilet paper. > 16. You find 90 degrees F "a little warm." > 17. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, > and > Christmas. > 18. You know whether another Alabamian is from southern, middle, or > northern Alabama as soon as they open their mouth. > 19. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or > more. > 20. Going to WalMart is a favorite past-time known as "goin > walmartin"or > off to "Wally World. > 21. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili > weather. > 22. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop ... it's a > Coke, > regardless of brand or flavor > 23. You know what a "spicket" is. > 24. You still call the refrigerator the "icebox". > 25. You call it a cold Christmas if you don't break out in a sweat in > your > new sweater. > 26. Your whole town completely shuts down for 1 inch of snow or just > the > threat of snow. > 27. You understand these jokes and forward them to your friends from > Tennessee. > > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: > http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx > >
