My co-worker just got back from Houston, TX (the dirtiest city in the US!) At the same time Daniel sent me this list; it seem appropriate. You know you’re livin’ in Texas if…
- You measure distance in minutes.
- You’ve ever had to switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day.
- Stores don’t have shopping carts; they have buggies.
- Stores don’t have bags; they have sacks.
- You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
- You use “fix” as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.
- All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
- You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
- You carry jumper cables in your car… for your own car.
- You know what “cow tipping” and “snipe-hunting” are.
- You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco.
- You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
- You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.
- The local papers covers national and international news on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
- You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
- You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
- You find 90 degrees F “a little warm.”
- You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas.
- You know whether another Texan is from southern, middle, or northern Texas as soon as they open their mouth.
- There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.
- Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time known as “goin’ wal-martin” or off to “Wally World.”
- You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili weather.
- A carbonated soft drink isn’t a soda, cola or pop… it’s a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor.
- (…and in honor of Mike) You believe that the fastest way to get through traffic is to stop in the middle of the intersection during the red light.