Dennis Peacock
03-31-2003, 3:59 PM
You know you're from Arkansas if:
1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
3. You know what a razorback is.
4. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
5. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.
6. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,
vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
8. You carry jumper cables in your car... for your OWN car.
9. You know what "cow tipping" is
10. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, texas pete and catsup.
11. The local papers cover national and international news on one page but requires 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
12. Your think that the first day deer season is a national holiday.
13. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm"
14. You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.
15. You know whether another person from Arkansas is from east, west, or middle Arkansas as soon as they open their mouth.
16. Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "goin
wal-martin" or off to"Wally World"
17. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good
pinto-bean weather.
18. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor, Example: "What kinna coke you want?"
19. Fried Catfish is the other white meat.
20. "Lard" is used as a bedroom massage oil.
1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
3. You know what a razorback is.
4. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
5. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.
6. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,
vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
8. You carry jumper cables in your car... for your OWN car.
9. You know what "cow tipping" is
10. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, texas pete and catsup.
11. The local papers cover national and international news on one page but requires 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
12. Your think that the first day deer season is a national holiday.
13. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm"
14. You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.
15. You know whether another person from Arkansas is from east, west, or middle Arkansas as soon as they open their mouth.
16. Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "goin
wal-martin" or off to"Wally World"
17. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good
pinto-bean weather.
18. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor, Example: "What kinna coke you want?"
19. Fried Catfish is the other white meat.
20. "Lard" is used as a bedroom massage oil.