Somethings for my fellow Texans!

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AllenMom4
AllenMom4 Posts: 294 Member
So true.

Things I've learned living in Texas:



1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.

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!

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's a buggy.

7. "Jaw-P?" means, "Did y'all 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 its 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. San Antonio is a vacation spot!

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 known as "goin' Wal-Martin" or "off to Wally World."



28. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good stew weather.



29. Fried catfish is the other white meat.

30. We don't need no dang driver's ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive, dag-nabbit.
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  • AllenMom4
    AllenMom4 Posts: 294 Member
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    So true.

    Things I've learned living in Texas:



    1. A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.

    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!

    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's a buggy.

    7. "Jaw-P?" means, "Did y'all 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 its 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. San Antonio is a vacation spot!

    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 known as "goin' Wal-Martin" or "off to Wally World."



    28. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good stew weather.



    29. Fried catfish is the other white meat.

    30. We don't need no dang driver's ed. If our mama says we can drive, we can drive, dag-nabbit.
  • CassieNic
    CassieNic Posts: 223
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    :laugh: :laugh:

    yep born and raised texan here, and some of these are so true. some are just dumb tho. lol.
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
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    18. You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.


    Especially this time of year! :grumble:
  • firewalking
    firewalking Posts: 335 Member
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    y'all hit the nail right on the head...

    You forgot it's not a spigot, it's a faucet and it's not a pond, it's a tank...lol

    Great post!

    God blessed Texas.
  • AllenMom4
    AllenMom4 Posts: 294 Member
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    You encounter all 4 seasons in one day
  • Shannon023
    Shannon023 Posts: 14,529 Member
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    :laugh: I :heart: Texas.
  • Rachael
    Rachael Posts: 168 Member
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    Love these...especially the weather ones....as in 85 yesterday and 47 tomorrow. Gotta love Dallas :smile:
  • hartkid13
    hartkid13 Posts: 1,551 Member
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    I really wish I could argue, but these are true.

    Last summer I walked out of our building to grab some lunch and thought "It is nice today." It was 98 degrees out.

    This place has crazy weather/people, and I wouldn't have it any other way.
  • CALIECAT
    CALIECAT Posts: 12,530 Member
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    Hey we do have some Texas people here. Been here in the Dallas area 78 years and Love it.

    Yeah Dallas Cowboys Caliecat
  • hartkid13
    hartkid13 Posts: 1,551 Member
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    I'm just a ways to the west in Fort Worth.
  • tabchanges
    tabchanges Posts: 1,435 Member
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    I live in that "vacation spot" San Antonio. :laugh: :laugh:
  • NathanEHarvey
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    haha, not bad.
  • kellch
    kellch Posts: 7,849 Member
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    So true.

    Things I've learned living in Texas:

    Have you seen a man sleeping in a van under a bridge? :smokin:
  • AmyBrenn
    AmyBrenn Posts: 93 Member
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    Ha, ha! As the saying goes: I wasn't born in Texas but I got here as fast as I could. :)
  • AllenMom4
    AllenMom4 Posts: 294 Member
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    Born and raised Texan and I love it! I am west of Ft worth too! Not far west but in the middle of now where! Country livin
  • mello
    mello Posts: 817 Member
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  • mello
    mello Posts: 817 Member
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    Louisiana here....but I live 18 miles * or 20 mins*:laugh: from the Texas line. This describes us too!!!!!
  • memaw66
    memaw66 Posts: 2,558 Member
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    Born and raised in Texas and love it!! Wouldn't go anywhere else. I'm right in between Austin and San Antonio.

    Those were all so true!!!!!


    If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes and it will change!!!!


    Memamw
  • Cindysunshine
    Cindysunshine Posts: 1,188 Member
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    I'm a transplant to Odessa, Texas from Ohio. I don't like this area much but I LOVE the weather!