>>
>>1. Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with all four feet in
>> the air.
>>
>>2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas.
>>
>>3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas, plus
>> a few
>>no one has ever seen before.
>>
>>4. Raccoons will test your melon crop and let you know when they are
>> ripe.
>>
>>5. If it grows, it will stick you. If it crawls, it will bite you!
>>
>>6. Nothing will kill bamboo or a mesquite tree.
>>
>>7. There are valid reasons some people put razor wire around their
>> house.
>>
>>8. A tractor is NOT an all terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
>>
>>9. The wind blows at 90 mph from Oct 2 till June 25; then it stops
>> totally
>>until October 2.
>>
>>10. Onced and twiced are words.
>>
>>11. Coldbeer is one word.
>>
>>12. People actually grow and eat okra.
>>
>>13. Green grass DOES burn.
>>
>>14. When you live in the country you don't have to buy a dog or cat.
>> City people drop them off at your front gate in the middle of the
>> night.
>>
>>15. The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the
>> first few
>>weeks.
>>
>>16. When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to
>> see a
>>doctor.
>>
>>17. Fix-in-to is one word.
>>
>>18. A TANK is a dirt hole that holds water for irrigation, watering
>> the cows, or swimming.
>>
>>19. "Sweetened ice tea" is appropriate for all meals, and you start
>> drinking
>>it when you are two.
>>
>>20. "Backwards and forwards" means I know everything about you.
>>
>>21. "Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning, "did you eat?"
>>
>>22. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what
>> time it is.
>>
>>23. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
>>
>>24. You measure distance in minutes.
>>
>>25. You can switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
>>
>>26. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.
>>
>>27. You see a car with the engine running in the Wal-Mart parking lot
>> with
>>no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
>>
>>28. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixin' to go to the store.
>> (note:
>>In the line just above, "fix- in-to" is one word....)
>>
>>29. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or a
>> vegetable.
>>
>>30. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave
>> both unlocked.
>>
>>31. You carry jumper cables for your own car.
>>
>>32. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.
>>
>>33. You only have four spices in your kitchen: Salt, Pepper, Catsup,
>> and Tabasco.
>>
>>34. You think everyone from north of Dallas has an accent.
>>
>>35. Sexy underwear is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.
>>
>>36. The local papers cover national and international news on one
>> page but
>>require six pages to cover Friday night high school football.
>>
>>37. The first day of deer season is a state holiday.
>>
>>38. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
>>
>>39. You find 100 degrees a "tad" warm.
>>
>>40. The four seasons are: almost summer, summer, still summer and
>> Christmas.
>>
>>41. You know whether another Texan is from East, West, North, or
>> South Texas
>>as soon as he opens his mouth.
>>
>>42. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin
>> Wal-Martin" or "off to Wally-world."
>>
>>43. You describe the first cold snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili
>> weather.
>>
>>44. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop....It's a Coke
>> regardless of brand or flavor.
>>1. Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with all four feet in
>> the air.
>>
>>2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas.
>>
>>3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas, plus
>> a few
>>no one has ever seen before.
>>
>>4. Raccoons will test your melon crop and let you know when they are
>> ripe.
>>
>>5. If it grows, it will stick you. If it crawls, it will bite you!
>>
>>6. Nothing will kill bamboo or a mesquite tree.
>>
>>7. There are valid reasons some people put razor wire around their
>> house.
>>
>>8. A tractor is NOT an all terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
>>
>>9. The wind blows at 90 mph from Oct 2 till June 25; then it stops
>> totally
>>until October 2.
>>
>>10. Onced and twiced are words.
>>
>>11. Coldbeer is one word.
>>
>>12. People actually grow and eat okra.
>>
>>13. Green grass DOES burn.
>>
>>14. When you live in the country you don't have to buy a dog or cat.
>> City people drop them off at your front gate in the middle of the
>> night.
>>
>>15. The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the
>> first few
>>weeks.
>>
>>16. When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to
>> see a
>>doctor.
>>
>>17. Fix-in-to is one word.
>>
>>18. A TANK is a dirt hole that holds water for irrigation, watering
>> the cows, or swimming.
>>
>>19. "Sweetened ice tea" is appropriate for all meals, and you start
>> drinking
>>it when you are two.
>>
>>20. "Backwards and forwards" means I know everything about you.
>>
>>21. "Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning, "did you eat?"
>>
>>22. You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what
>> time it is.
>>
>>23. You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.
>>
>>24. You measure distance in minutes.
>>
>>25. You can switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
>>
>>26. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.
>>
>>27. You see a car with the engine running in the Wal-Mart parking lot
>> with
>>no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
>>
>>28. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixin' to go to the store.
>> (note:
>>In the line just above, "fix- in-to" is one word....)
>>
>>29. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or a
>> vegetable.
>>
>>30. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave
>> both unlocked.
>>
>>31. You carry jumper cables for your own car.
>>
>>32. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.
>>
>>33. You only have four spices in your kitchen: Salt, Pepper, Catsup,
>> and Tabasco.
>>
>>34. You think everyone from north of Dallas has an accent.
>>
>>35. Sexy underwear is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.
>>
>>36. The local papers cover national and international news on one
>> page but
>>require six pages to cover Friday night high school football.
>>
>>37. The first day of deer season is a state holiday.
>>
>>38. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
>>
>>39. You find 100 degrees a "tad" warm.
>>
>>40. The four seasons are: almost summer, summer, still summer and
>> Christmas.
>>
>>41. You know whether another Texan is from East, West, North, or
>> South Texas
>>as soon as he opens his mouth.
>>
>>42. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin
>> Wal-Martin" or "off to Wally-world."
>>
>>43. You describe the first cold snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili
>> weather.
>>
>>44. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop....It's a Coke
>> regardless of brand or flavor.
