You Know You’re From Louisiana

I got one of those forwards from a friend (Brandt Noel) this morning. He never forwards me stuff, so I decided to take a look at it. I liked it!

In abridged version, here’s a Louisiana primer:

1. There are 5,000 types of snakes, and 4,998 live in Louisiana.
2. Squirrels will eat anything. And folks in Louisiana will eat squirrel.
3. If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
4. It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
5. “Fixinto” is one word.
6. There ain’t no such thing as “lunch.” There’s “dinner” and then
   there’s “supper.”!
7. Sweet tea is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it when you’re two.
8. “Jeet?” is actually a phrase meaning “Did you eat?”

And you know you’re from LA (Louisiana, that is) if:

1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You use “fix” as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.
3. You “axe” people questions. Example: I got somethin’ to axe you ’bout.
4. You only own four spices: salt, Tony’s, Tabasco and ketchup.
5. The local papers cover national and international news on one page
   and six pages for local gossip and sports.
6. You think that the first day deer season is a national holiday.
7. You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit “a little warm.”
8. You know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer,
   and Christmas.
9. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good gumbo weather.
10. 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?”
11. Fried Catfish is the other white meat.
12. You laugh out loud when you visit friends from other states and they complain about the humidity.