Saturday, January 20, 2007

True Texans

My daughter, Marisa, received an email recently with the following information:

You Know You're a Texan When...
*You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Ennis, Waxahachie, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Waco, and Amarillo.
*A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.
*You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
*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.
*You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
*You measure distance in minutes.
*Little Smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.
*You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
*You know cow pies are not made of beef.
*Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.
*You have known someone who has had one belt buckle bigger than your fist.
*You can't pass a dairy queen without getting a Blizzard
*You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store.
*A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Ford f350 4x4 is.
*You know everything goes better with Ranch Dressing.
*You go to the river/lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.
*You go to the gas station and there is a sign in the window that reads, "No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service!"
*Your family pet is the stray dog with one leg missing, that came limping up to your door.
*You say "Up-their" when you are referring to a place "Over there".
* You say "y'all" as if it was normal.
*You get made fun of for the way you talk.
*People always ask you if you own a horse and ride it to school.
*You get asked if you say "howdy"
*The weather can be sunny one day...rainy another and snowy the next.
*You actually get these jokes and are "fixin' " to send them to your friends.

*****Finally you are 100% Texan if you have ever heard this conversation:
"You wanna coke?"

"Yeah."

"What kind?"

"Dr. Pepper."

AMEN!!!

2 comments:

Esther Irwin said...

we found Dr Pepper in New Zealand!! It's only $1.80 a can!! We get one anytime we are close to that store. Hey, talking about Texans and country music... we went to Flika, the movie, and it was pretty good. Has a rodeo scene in it that made me want to yahoo!

Anonymous said...

that is so true it hurts...