OK this is way off topic today, nothing about health, food, or staying alive longer. Just some good ole Texas life humor. I received this in an email from my Aunt in Texas and I do not know the original source. Enjoy..Things I learned living in Texas .
1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. (Picture to left is a rare possum, or maybe just lucky)
1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road. (Picture to left is a rare possum, or maybe just lucky)2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in Texas.
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in Texas, plus a couple no one's seen before.
4. If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha.
5. "Onced" and "Twiced" are words.
6. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy!
7. "Jaw-P?" means "Did ya'll go to the bathroom?"
8. People actually grow and eat okra.
9. "fixinto" is one word.
10. There is no such thing as "lunch". There is only dinner and then there is supper.
11. Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you're two & We do like a little tea with our sugar.
12. Backwards and forwards means "I know everything about you."
13. The word "jeet" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?".
14. You don't have to wear a watch, because it doesn't matter what time it is, you work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
15. You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH EM.
16. "No. Jew?" is a common response to the question "Did you bring any beer?"
17. You measure distance in minutes.
18. You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.
19. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
20. You know what a "DAWG" is.
21. You carry jumper cables in your car --- for your OWN car.
22. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete, Tabasco and Ketchup.
23. The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and high school football
24. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
25. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a bit warm".
26. You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.
27. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time know as "goin' Wal-Martin" or "off to Wally World".
28. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chicken stew weather.
29. Fried catfish is the other white meat.
30. This is mine, You can take the girl out of Texas, but you can't take Texas out of the girl. After 12 years in Minnesota I'm still a proud Texan even if the joke's on me!
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I love it! As a Texan, I can confirm that every word is true! I have a few:
ReplyDeleteA group of folks are referred to as "all y'all."
Any carbonated beverage is a "coke." Example: "Jew want a coke?"
"Yeah, jew grab me a Sprite?"
You're still mowing your lawn in December.
You don't smell something, you smell of it.
All Hs are silent, as in "umble" or "empstead", instead of Humble or Hempstead.
Folks are still Wal-Martin' at 2AM with kids in tow.
Natalie I forgot about the Coke, so true.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I could make you feel at home even though you are far away from Texas.
Robin