20 Ways To Determine if you are a real Alabamian
1. You can properly pronounce Arab, Cahaba, Opelika ,Sylacauga, Oneonta, and Eufaula.
2. You think people who complain about the heat in their states are sissies.
3. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.
4. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability ofshade.
5. Stores don't have bags or shopping carts, they have sacks and buggies.
6. You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.
7. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
8. You measure distance in minutes. (It's about 5 minutes downthe road)
9. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to theocean.
10. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out anoutfit.
11. You know cowpies are not made of beef.
12. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan theirwedding date.
13. You have known someone who has a belt buckle bigger thanyour fist.
14. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, beer,and bait all in the same store.
15. A Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol. A Chevy SilveradoExtended Bed Crew Cab is.
16. You know everything goes better with Ranch Dressing.
17. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how tomultiply.
18. You actually get these jokes and are "fixin' " to send themto your friends.
19. You have used your heater and air-conditioner in the sameday!
Finally:You are 100% Alabamian if you have ever had this conversation:
20. "You wanna coke?" "Yeah." "What kind?" "Dr Pepper."
5 comments:
Cute, cute,cute. I answered most of them "yes"! You know your in the South if you see a house with the front porch built up on rocks or sticks and there's three or four dogs resting beneath the porch(in the shade, of course!).
I thought of another one to add to it....you know you are from AL if in High School the whole school has a vote on who will win the game between Alabama and Auburn.
you wanna a coke? yeah, give me a sundrop or an rc cola and a moonpie!
ha ha ha. Most of these things apply to Georgia too!
People out here in Utah are totally confused when I ask for a coke and then say I want sprite! Its really funny!
Jordan
This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, has ever lived in
Atlanta, has ever visited Atlanta, ever plans to visit Atlanta, knows
anyone who already lives in Atlanta, or knows anyone who has ever heard of Atlanta.
9 Atlanta is composed mostly of one-way streets. The only way to get out
of downtown Atlanta is to turn around and start over when you reach
Greenville, South Carolina.
All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" and include the phrase,
"When you see the Waffle House." Except that in Cobb County, where all
directions begin with, "Go to the Big Chicken."
Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is not to be confused
with:
o Peachtree Circle
o Peachtree Place
o Peachtree Lane
o Peachtree Road
o Peachtree Parkway
o Peachtree Run
o Peachtree Terrace
o Peachtree Avenue
o Peachtree Commons
o Peachtree Battle
o Peachtree Corners
o New Peachtree
o Old Peachtree
o West Peachtree
o Peachtree-Dunwoody
o Peachtree-Chamblee
o Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
Atlantans only know their way to work and their way home. If you ask
anyone for directions, they will always send you down Peachtree.
Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola. Coke's all they drink there so don't ask for any other soft drink unless it's made by Coca-Cola. Even if you want something other than a Coca-Cola, it's still called Coke.
The gates at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport are about 32
miles away from the Main Concourse, so wear sneakers and pack a lunch.
The 8 am rush hour is from 6:30 to 10:30 AM.
The 5 pm rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:30 PM. Friday's rush hour starts
Thursday afternoon and lasts through 2 am Saturday.
Only a native of Atlanta can pronounce Ponce De Leon Avenue, so do not attempt the
Spanish pronunciation. People will simply tilt their heads to the right
and stare at you. The Atlanta pronunciation is "pawntz duh LEE-awn."
And yes, they have a street named simply, "Boulevard."
The falling of one raindrop causes all drivers to immediately forget all traffic rules. If a single snowflake falls, the city is paralyzed for three days and it's on all the channels as a news flash every 15 minutes for a week. Overnight, all grocery stores will be sold out of milk, bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and beer.
I-285, the loop that encircles Atlanta, which has a posted speed limit
of 55 mph (but you have to maintain 80 mph just to keep from getting run over), is known to truckers as "The Watermelon 500."
Don't believe the directional markers on highways: I-285 is marked "East" and "West" but you may be going North or South. The locals identify the direction by referring to the "Inner Loop" and the "Outer Loop."
If you travel on Hwy 92 North, you will actually be going southeast.
Never buy a ladder or mattress in Atlanta. Just go to one of the
interstates and you will soon find one in the middle of the road.
The last thing you want to do is give another driver the finger, unless your car is armored, your trigger finger is itchy and your AK-47 has a full clip.
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
Armadillos are found dead on the side of the road every 15 yards.
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,98 live in Georgia.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Georgia, plus a
couple no one has seen before.
If it grows, it sticks. If it crawls, it bites. If you notice a vine trying to wrap itself around your leg, you have about 20 seconds to escape, before you are completely captured and covered with Kudzu, another ill-advised "import," like the carp, starling, English sparrow, and other ''exotic wonders."
It's not a shopping cart, it's a buggy. "Fixinto" is one word (I'm
fixinto go to the store).
Sweet Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're 2 years old.
"Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
"Momma-nem" means: How's Mother and all of the other children and other
members of the family doing.
If you understand these jokes, you're a true southerner.
Lordy, I love Jawja!
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