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:
- There are 5,000 types of snakes, and 4,998 live in Louisiana.
- Squirrels will eat anything. And folks in Louisiana will eat squirrel.
- If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
- It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
- “Fixinto” is one word.
- There ain’t no such thing as “lunch.” There’s “dinner” and then
there’s “supper.”! - Sweet tea is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking it when you’re two.
- “Jeet?” is actually a phrase meaning “Did you eat?”
And you know you’re from LA (Louisiana, that is) if:
- You measure distance in minutes.
- You use “fix” as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.
- You “axe” people questions. Example: I got somethin’ to axe you ’bout.
- You only own four spices: salt, Tony’s, Tabasco and ketchup.
- The local papers cover national and international news on one page
and six pages for local gossip and sports. - You think that the first day deer season is a national holiday.
- You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit “a little warm.”
- You know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer,
and Christmas. - You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good gumbo weather.
- 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?”
- Fried Catfish is the other white meat.
- You laugh out loud when you visit friends from other states and they complain about the humidity.
