1. You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Burnet, Boerne, Nacogdoches, Mexia, Waco, Amarillo, and Waxahachie.

2. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day. (How tru eis THAT)

3. 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.

4. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.

5. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.

6. You measure distance in minutes.

7. Little Smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.

8. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.

9. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit

10. You know cow-pies are not made of beef.

11. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

12. You have known someone who has had a belt buckle bigger than your fist and/or face.

13. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store.

14. Your "place at the lake" has wheels under it.

15. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol; a Ford F350 4x4 is.

16. You know everything goes better with Ranch dressin'.

17. You learned how to shoot a gunbefore you learned how to multiply.

18. You actually understand this and you are "fixin' to" send it to your friends.

19. Finally, you are 100% Texan if you have ever heard this conversation:
" You wanna coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper!"


Ah...that was a great FWD.



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If this is a repost...great. I love reposts.

 

Damn I must be a Texan.....

Except for maybe the pronunciation part.....

 

You say that likes it a bad thing.

 

just a wannabe, no way you could be a Texan after all the comments you made following your visit.

 

Not bad, just funny because I've only been there once and only spent about 26 hours when I was there.

 

Naw I think you guys are wannabe hillbillies and trying to claim it as your own.

 

My great grandfather came to Texas from near Fort Smith. Even have a little town named after him there.

 

Guess I'm not a Texan....but I'm a Texican, I'll take a Big Red.

 

pshh, there is a town in texas bearing my family name, it's down by Toledo Bend..... We have a courthouse, jail house, napa store, barber shop, True Value store, even our own Footbal team "The Hornets" all with our name becasue of it.
Your roots are Hillbilly I tell ya....

 

and a Moon Pie

 

I haven't had one of those in years. Around here they went out when Po' Folks closed down. Ya'll ever have a Po' Folks (homestyle country cooking) up there?

 

Don't remember seeing one around here, but have seen them when traveling down south.

 

we have po' melvins...damn good fried pork chops and gravy

 

I'm with you on that one Booder (except the Texican part).

I loooooove Big Red.

I wish I could drink it.

 

Found the website Po Folks.


Jamz, why can't you drink it? They have a diet version.