Jammers
Well-Known Member
THINGS I HAVE LEARNED LIVING IN THE SOUTH...
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A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
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There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South.
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There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one's seen before.
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If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha.
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Onced and Twiced are words.
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It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy!
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Jawl-P? means Did y'all go to the bathroom?
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People actually grow,eat and like okra.
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Fixinto is one word. It means I'm fixing to do that.
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There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there is supper.
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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. It is referred to as the Wine of the South.
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Backwards and forwards means I know everything about you.
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The word jeet is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'
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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.
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You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em.
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Y'all is singular; All y'all is plural.
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You measure distance in minutes.
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You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.
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All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.
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You know what a DAWG is.
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You carry jumper cables in your car - for your OWN car.
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You only own five spices: salt, pepper, mustard, Tabasco and ketchup.
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The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local high school sports and motor sports, and gossip.
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You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
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You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit a bit warm.
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You know what a hissy fit is.
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Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite pastime known as goin Wal-Martin' or off to Wally World.
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You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good beef stew or chili weather.
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Fried catfish is the other white meat.
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We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive!!!
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A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
>
There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in the South.
>
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in the South, plus a couple no one's seen before.
>
If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha.
>
Onced and Twiced are words.
>
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy!
>
Jawl-P? means Did y'all go to the bathroom?
>
People actually grow,eat and like okra.
>
Fixinto is one word. It means I'm fixing to do that.
>
There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there is supper.
>
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. It is referred to as the Wine of the South.
>
Backwards and forwards means I know everything about you.
>
The word jeet is actually a phrase meaning 'Did you eat?'
>
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.
>
You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em.
>
Y'all is singular; All y'all is plural.
>
You measure distance in minutes.
>
You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.
>
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect, or animal.
>
You know what a DAWG is.
>
You carry jumper cables in your car - for your OWN car.
>
You only own five spices: salt, pepper, mustard, Tabasco and ketchup.
>
The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local high school sports and motor sports, and gossip.
>
You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
>
You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit a bit warm.
>
You know what a hissy fit is.
>
Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite pastime known as goin Wal-Martin' or off to Wally World.
>
You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good beef stew or chili weather.
>
Fried catfish is the other white meat.
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We don't need no dang Driver's Ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive!!!
