Wednesday, October 26, 2005

You know you are from Arkansas when....

This is hysterical....and true!

Here are some ways to know if you're a true Arkansan...

1. You can properly pronounce "Ouachita. "
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 of shade.
5. Stores don't have "bags," they have "sacks."
6. You've seen people wear bib overalls at a wedding or a funeral.
7. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
8. You measure distance in minutes.
9. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.
10. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
11. You know cowpies are not made of beef.
12. Someone you know has used a football and/or hunting schedule to plan their wedding date. 13. You have known someone who has a belt buckle bigger than your 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 Silverado Extended Bed Crew Cab is.
16. You know everything goes better with Ranch.
17. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.
18. You actually get these jokes and are "fixin' " to send them to your friends.

Finally:
19. you are 100% Arkie if you have ever had this conversation: "You wanna coke?" "Yeah." "What kind?" "DrPepper."

3 Comments:

At 4:15 PM, Blogger Charley & Marianne said...

OK...I loved the list and can identify with most of them! Some other ways I know I'm from Arkansas are:

1. I was grown before I knew that I put my clothes in a "chest of drawers" not the chester drawers!

2. I was in college before I knew I wrote with a pen and pencil not a pin and pincil.

3. I once thought my mama and daddy spoke another language when I came home and they said things like: "Yesterdeevning so and so came over." Or, they told me someone was coming over "this evening", and I realized that anything after 2:00 PM was evening for them.

4. When my wife, who is from Califronia, looks at me funny when I say things like: "It's gonna come a storm." Or, "It came a big storm."

 
At 10:53 PM, Blogger The Gallaghers said...

this was an AWESOME post...I am stealin it for my blog!

 
At 9:51 AM, Blogger Christy said...

I should have added a few more that my friends in DC get a kick out of:

1. "Washin' powders" instead of laundry detergent.

2. Chocolate gravy...mmmmmmm....

3. Gulley warshers--or come a storm--instead of rain....

 

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