What I've learned from living in Arkansas

[trekgeezer]

THINGS I HAVE LEARNED FROM LIVING IN ARKANSAS
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> >
> > Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in
> > the air.
> >
> > There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in
> > Arkansas.
> >
> > There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in
> > Arkansas plus a couple no one's seen before.
> >
> > If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
> >
> > Onced and Twiced are words.
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> > It is not a shopping cart; it is a buggy.
> >
> > People actually grow and eat okra.
> >
> > "Fixinto" is one word.
> >
> > There is no such thing as "lunch." There is only
> > dinner and then there is supper.
> >
> > Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start
> > drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea
> > with our sugar!
> >
> > Backards and forwards means "I know everything about
> > you."
> >
> > DJeet? is actually a phrase meaning "Did you
> > eat?"
> >
> > You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't
> > matter what
> > time it is. You work until you're done or it's too
> > dark to see.
> >
> > You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
> >
> > You measure distance in minutes.
> >
> > You've ever had to switch from "heat" to
> > "A/C" in the same day.
> >
> > "Fix" is a verb. Example: "I'm fixing to
> > go to the store."
> >
> > All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,
> > vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
> >
> > You install security lights on your house and garage and
> > leave both unlocked.
> >
> > You know what a "DAWG" is.
> >
> > You carry jumper cables in your car . . . for your OWN car.
> >
> > There are only own four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and
> > ketchup.
> >
> > The local papers cover national and international news on
> > one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
> >
> > The first day of deer season is a national holiday.
> >
> > 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."
> > We have four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer
> > and Christmas.
> >
> > Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as
> > "goin' Wal-martin" or off to "Wally
> > World."
> >
> > A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean weather.
> >
> > A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola or pop . . .
> > it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Example:
> > "What kinda coke you want?"
> >
> >
> > Fried catfish is the other white meat.
> >
> > We don't need no stinking driver's ed . . .. if our
> > mama says we can drive, we can drive.
> >
> > It snows about oh...once every 15 yrs!
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> >
> > EVERYONE can't be an Arkansan ; it takes talent. You
> > might say it's an art form!
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[meQal]

All of that also cover most of the Southeastern US. It's just our way of doing things. Also remember, in the South, any vehicle is an off road vehicle.

[ghouck]

If you grow up in Mississippi, date a girl in Oklahoma, marry her in Texas, and divorce her in Arkansas, , , ,


is she still your sister?

[Raffine]

"And 'em" and "That bunch" are code that indicates if you do or do not care for a particular family.

Examples:
"Sharon and 'em are comin' over to momma's for supper."
Indicates that you are fond of Sharon and her family.

"Jane and that bunch are comin' over to momma's for supper."
Indicates you have no use for Jane or her family.

[Hearsedriver]

Sounds like south east Tennessee.
We moved here from California , what a shock

[Rev. Powell]

That reminds me of a little bit of e-mail humor I saved a while back:

Top 30 Things That You Will Never Hear a Kentucky Boy Say . . .

30. Oh I just couldn't, she's only sixteen.
29. I'll take Shakespeare for 1000, Alex.
28. Duct tape won't fix that.
27. Come to think of it, I'll have a Heineken.
26. We don't keep firearms in this house.
25. You can't feed that to the dog.
24. No kids in the back of the pickup, it's just not safe.
23. Wrestling is fake.
22. We're vegetarians.
21. Do you think my gut is too big?
20. I'll have grapefruit and grapes instead of biscuits and gravy.
19. Honey, we don't need another dog.
18. Who gives a darn who won the Civil War?
17. Give me the small bag of pork rinds.
16. Too many deer heads detract from the decor
15. I just couldn't find a thing at Wal-Mart today.
14. Trim the fat off that steak.
13 Cappuccino tastes better than espresso.
12. The tires on that truck are too big.
11. I've got it all on the C: drive.
10. Unsweetened tea tastes better.
09. My fiancée, Bobbie Jo, is registered at Tiffany's.
08. I've got two cases of Zima for the Super Bowl.
07. Checkmate.
06. She's too young to be wearing a bikini.
05. Hey, here's an episode of "Hee Haw" that we haven't seen.
04. I don't have a favorite college team.
03. You Guys.
02. Those shorts ought to be a little longer, Betty Mae.
01. Nope, no more for me. I'm driving!

[sideorderofninjas]

We're all related because someone is a 1st cousin 4 times removed...
If you don't like the weather, wait 24 hours.  It'll change...
If someone mentions that the roads are too curvy, we tell they to take the nearby south highway...
Public schools close for the first day of deer season.