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You know you're from Arkansas when....
15 years ago
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Semi Copied from Dragoneer
1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your city or state) when...." (hit "I'm feeling lucky")
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you
1. "How 'bout them Hogs" is a common phrase around your house.
(Grandparrents say: "Yeah, similar pheases about 'them hogs' too.")
2. Everyone you know has been on a "Float Trip".
3. "Vacation" means driving to Hot Springs or maybe even Branson.
(Not quite, But I have been on a vacation where we DID go to hot springs...)
4. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years AFTER they were popular.
(Grandparrents say: "..or fifty...")
5. You measure distance in minutes rather than miles. For example, "Well,
Conway's only 20 minutes away."
(We live about fifteen to thirty minutes north of town..a good hour-ish drive from town to the nearest Game Stop...A good hour or two up to Branson/Springfield...Yeah..we live in arkansas...)
6. Up North to you means Missouri.
7. The phrase "I'm going to the Lake this weekend" only means one thing.
(Grandpa says: "Goin' Fishin'"
8. You know several people who have hit a deer.
(Grandparrents say: We do.)
9. You think Arkansas is spelled with an "aw" at the end.
(I Don't think that, but when I was little that was true!)
10.Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
(Grandparrents say: Oh yeah, True.)
11.You consider riding a mechanical bull true entertainment!
(Tried it once on vacation, and I admit, it is fun, but thats the only time I have tried it.)
12.Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
(Grandparrents say: Yes)
13.You instinctively ask someone you've just met, "What High School did you
go to?"
(This happened at our family reunion today.)
14.You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
(Grandparrents say:This is true) (I remember it now too)
15.You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
16.You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
17.You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.
(Grandparrents say: "Sure, why not, At church, where ever.")
18.You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it,
no matter what time of the year.
(Grandparrents say:Oooh yeah, All the time, Keeping it cool or keeping it warm, or it is too much trouble to turn it off if you are not going to be gone long.)
19.You know in your heart that Arkansas can beat Texas in football.
(Grandma says: "OF course." Grandpa says: "Once every 15-20 years")
20.You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:
"Where's my coat at?"
(*Raises hand* Guilty on occasion)(Grandparrents say:OF course we do.)
21.All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable,
animal or grain.
(Grandparrents say: There is peach festival down in Clarksville, they used to have Dogpatch days, Warren does the Pink Tomato Festival...Used to have the FLintrock Stawberry festival down in Marshal, then Turkey Trot in Yellville)
(In town we have Crawdad Days...XD)
22.You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.
23.You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, catfish, and
Sweet Tea.
((Grandparrents say: Around here it is beef, pork CHICKEN, and Sweet Tea (with sweet and low) )
24.You carry jumper cables in your car and know that everyone else should.
(Grandparrents say:and know how to use them)
25.You went to roller skating parties as a kid.
(Almost, I loved to go skating when I was a kid, went to the skating ring a lot of times, and went to a Birthday party I think at the local rink when we had one..)
(Grandparrents say:MmmHmm, GOsh yes...Every week just about.)
26.You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ranch and ketchup.
(Grandpa says: In my case it is salt pepper mustard and ketchup.) (Grandma adds: You must admit, ranch is pretty good.)
27.You eat dinner at noon and supper at night.
(Grandparrents say:Yep, we do that.)
28.You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a T-shirt.
(Grandparrents say:Nothing wrong with that....)
29.The local paper covers national and international headlines in one
column, but requires six pages for sports.
(I Think this is true, but I don;'t read sports, but I have seen BIG sports pages on occasion when my grandpa gets them, at least I think they used to be...)
(Grandpa says:They have their priorities right!)
30.You think I-40 is spelled and pronounced "ah fahty".
31.You'll pay for your kids way through college unless they want to go to
UT.
(Grandparrents say: Texas OR Tennesse)
32.You think that "deer season" is a National Holiday.
(Grandparrents say:School used to be closed the first three days when I was a kid, local holiday, but more because they needed the meat.)
33.You know that you can't get anywhere without going through Little Rock
first.
(Grandparrents say:Anywhere in Arkansas at least...)
(...IF you want to take the major Freeways...If you are going to anyplace rather south..this is somewhat true...from my memories, then again all the vacations we took I was rather young...that and I had to go to childrens hospital a LOT when I was a kid so I do remember going there a lot...
34.You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the
middle of the summer during a thunderstorm.
(Grandparrents say:Thats pretty nice....)
35. You know what time to be home for curfew - not because of the law, but
because of the mosquitos!
(Grandparrents say:When you hear them talking "Should we eat him here or take him back to the nest," And another responds "You know if we take him back to the nest the big ones will take him away from us." You KNOW it is time to come in.)
(You do NOT go outside at night, when you live near a creek unless you are going to be out for a really short time)
36.You've said, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity."
(Grandpa says: The Humidity is worse here, then it was over in Vietnam.)
37.You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and
Football.
((Grandpa says:Football, Basketball, Baseball and Fishing.)
38.You know if another Arkansan is from the Ozarks, Northern, Central, or
Southern part of AR as soon as they open their mouth.(We cant really tell that apart...)
39.You know that Bill Clinton, Ted Danson's wife, and John Grisham are all
from Arkansas.
(I only knew of Clinton..and I hate that he was from Arkansas...)
40.You failed World Geography in school because you thought Paris, London,
Bismark & Nashville were cities in Arkansas (& they are!)
((Grandpa says: I KNEW they were.)
41.You think a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
(Grandparrents say:Heavens yes....)
42.You know what "Wooooo Pig Sooie" means.
(WooooooOOOOOOOOO! PIG! SOOIE!...ARKANSAS! RAZORBACKS! *Facepalm*)
1. Go to Google and type, "You know you're from (your city or state) when...." (hit "I'm feeling lucky")
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold the items that apply to you
1. "How 'bout them Hogs" is a common phrase around your house.
(Grandparrents say: "Yeah, similar pheases about 'them hogs' too.")
2. Everyone you know has been on a "Float Trip".
3. "Vacation" means driving to Hot Springs or maybe even Branson.
(Not quite, But I have been on a vacation where we DID go to hot springs...)
4. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years AFTER they were popular.
(Grandparrents say: "..or fifty...")
5. You measure distance in minutes rather than miles. For example, "Well,
Conway's only 20 minutes away."
(We live about fifteen to thirty minutes north of town..a good hour-ish drive from town to the nearest Game Stop...A good hour or two up to Branson/Springfield...Yeah..we live in arkansas...)
6. Up North to you means Missouri.
7. The phrase "I'm going to the Lake this weekend" only means one thing.
(Grandpa says: "Goin' Fishin'"
8. You know several people who have hit a deer.
(Grandparrents say: We do.)
9. You think Arkansas is spelled with an "aw" at the end.
(I Don't think that, but when I was little that was true!)
10.Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
(Grandparrents say: Oh yeah, True.)
11.You consider riding a mechanical bull true entertainment!
(Tried it once on vacation, and I admit, it is fun, but thats the only time I have tried it.)
12.Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
(Grandparrents say: Yes)
13.You instinctively ask someone you've just met, "What High School did you
go to?"
(This happened at our family reunion today.)
14.You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
(Grandparrents say:This is true) (I remember it now too)
15.You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
16.You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
17.You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.
(Grandparrents say: "Sure, why not, At church, where ever.")
18.You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it,
no matter what time of the year.
(Grandparrents say:Oooh yeah, All the time, Keeping it cool or keeping it warm, or it is too much trouble to turn it off if you are not going to be gone long.)
19.You know in your heart that Arkansas can beat Texas in football.
(Grandma says: "OF course." Grandpa says: "Once every 15-20 years")
20.You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:
"Where's my coat at?"
(*Raises hand* Guilty on occasion)(Grandparrents say:OF course we do.)
21.All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable,
animal or grain.
(Grandparrents say: There is peach festival down in Clarksville, they used to have Dogpatch days, Warren does the Pink Tomato Festival...Used to have the FLintrock Stawberry festival down in Marshal, then Turkey Trot in Yellville)
(In town we have Crawdad Days...XD)
22.You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.
23.You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, catfish, and
Sweet Tea.
((Grandparrents say: Around here it is beef, pork CHICKEN, and Sweet Tea (with sweet and low) )
24.You carry jumper cables in your car and know that everyone else should.
(Grandparrents say:and know how to use them)
25.You went to roller skating parties as a kid.
(Almost, I loved to go skating when I was a kid, went to the skating ring a lot of times, and went to a Birthday party I think at the local rink when we had one..)
(Grandparrents say:MmmHmm, GOsh yes...Every week just about.)
26.You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ranch and ketchup.
(Grandpa says: In my case it is salt pepper mustard and ketchup.) (Grandma adds: You must admit, ranch is pretty good.)
27.You eat dinner at noon and supper at night.
(Grandparrents say:Yep, we do that.)
28.You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a T-shirt.
(Grandparrents say:Nothing wrong with that....)
29.The local paper covers national and international headlines in one
column, but requires six pages for sports.
(I Think this is true, but I don;'t read sports, but I have seen BIG sports pages on occasion when my grandpa gets them, at least I think they used to be...)
(Grandpa says:They have their priorities right!)
30.You think I-40 is spelled and pronounced "ah fahty".
31.You'll pay for your kids way through college unless they want to go to
UT.
(Grandparrents say: Texas OR Tennesse)
32.You think that "deer season" is a National Holiday.
(Grandparrents say:School used to be closed the first three days when I was a kid, local holiday, but more because they needed the meat.)
33.You know that you can't get anywhere without going through Little Rock
first.
(Grandparrents say:Anywhere in Arkansas at least...)
(...IF you want to take the major Freeways...If you are going to anyplace rather south..this is somewhat true...from my memories, then again all the vacations we took I was rather young...that and I had to go to childrens hospital a LOT when I was a kid so I do remember going there a lot...
34.You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the
middle of the summer during a thunderstorm.
(Grandparrents say:Thats pretty nice....)
35. You know what time to be home for curfew - not because of the law, but
because of the mosquitos!
(Grandparrents say:When you hear them talking "Should we eat him here or take him back to the nest," And another responds "You know if we take him back to the nest the big ones will take him away from us." You KNOW it is time to come in.)
(You do NOT go outside at night, when you live near a creek unless you are going to be out for a really short time)
36.You've said, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity."
(Grandpa says: The Humidity is worse here, then it was over in Vietnam.)
37.You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and
Football.
((Grandpa says:Football, Basketball, Baseball and Fishing.)
38.You know if another Arkansan is from the Ozarks, Northern, Central, or
Southern part of AR as soon as they open their mouth.(We cant really tell that apart...)
39.You know that Bill Clinton, Ted Danson's wife, and John Grisham are all
from Arkansas.
(I only knew of Clinton..and I hate that he was from Arkansas...)
40.You failed World Geography in school because you thought Paris, London,
Bismark & Nashville were cities in Arkansas (& they are!)
((Grandpa says: I KNEW they were.)
41.You think a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
(Grandparrents say:Heavens yes....)
42.You know what "Wooooo Pig Sooie" means.
(WooooooOOOOOOOOO! PIG! SOOIE!...ARKANSAS! RAZORBACKS! *Facepalm*)
worfgagnon
~worfgagnon
"You know you're from Ontario when..." turned up a list of "perpetual winter" stereotypes that were probably written by an American. :o
rakarra
~rakarra
Yellville? That sounds like a fun place!
Serith Abrasoka
~codark2
yay arkansas! wonder how many other 
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