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Old 04-06-2007, 07:59 PM   #1
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Things learned in Texas

Things learned in Texas
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Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with all four feet in the
air.
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There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas.
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There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas, plus a few
no one has ever seen before.
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Raccoons will test your melon crop, and let you know when they are ripe.
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If it grows, it will stick you. If it crawls, it will bite you!
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Nothing will kill a mesquite tree.
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There are valid reasons some people put razor wire around their house.
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A tractor is NOT an all terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
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The wind blows at 90 mph from Oct 2 till June 25; then it stops totally
until October 2.
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Onced and twiced are words.
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Coldbeer is one word.
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People actually grow and eat okra.
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Green grass DOES burn.
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When you live in the country you don't have to buy a dog. City people
drop them off at your front gate in the middle of the night.
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The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the first few
weeks.
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When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to see a
doctor.
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Fix-in-to is one word.
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There ain't no such thing as "lunch". There is only breakfast, dinner
and then there's supper.
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"Sweetened ice tea" is appropriate for all meals, and you start drinking
it when you are two.
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"Backwards and forwards" means I know everything about you.
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"Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning, "Did you eat?"
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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.
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You measure distance in minutes or hours.
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You can switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
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Stores don't have bags. They have sacks.
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You see cars with the engine running in the Wal-mart parking lot with no
one in them, no matter what time of the year.
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All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or a
vegetable.
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You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave both
unlocked.
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You carry jumper cables for your own car.
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You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.
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You only have four spices in your kitchen: Salt, Pepper, Ketchup, and
Tabasco.
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You think everyone from north of Dallas has an accent.
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The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but
require six pages to cover Friday night high school football.
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The first day of deer season is a state holiday.
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You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
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You find 100 degrees a "tad" warm.
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The four seasons are: Almost summer, summer, still summer and Christmas.
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You know whether another Texan is from East, West, North, or South Texas
as soon as he opens his mouth.
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Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin Wal-Martin" or
"off to Wally-world."
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You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili-eatin'
weather.
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A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop....It's a Coke
regardless of brand or flavor.
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Texans understand these jokes. If you do too, share them with your
friends from Texas. If you don't just come and stay awhile.

Yee Haaaaaaa!!!
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Old 04-06-2007, 08:31 PM   #2
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Thanks for sharing!
I had to copy and send it to my friend In Dallas.
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Old 04-06-2007, 08:40 PM   #3
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Haha, we say the same thing about Wal-Mart....but jokingly. I guess it's b/c we used to live in TN.

Cute post!
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Old 04-07-2007, 02:30 AM   #4
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Except for the heat part, sounds like you're talking about Indiana. Thanks for sharing.
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Old 04-07-2007, 06:24 AM   #5
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I can relate to quite a few of them! We even have the armadillos here. In the past few years we've had more and more. As far as I'm concerned they should be fenced and kept in Texas!!!!

Very funny!!! Thanks for sharing it, Marilyn!!!
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Old 04-07-2007, 06:45 AM   #6
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We share a lot of traits with much of the lower 48, but we claim they are our originals. Our daughter who went to a Christian college in Arkansas and met people from all over the country, and the world, said that people don't like, and make fun of, people from Texas because of our state pride.

We won't apologize for it. After all, we are Texans!! If we'd been living in another state when I was pregnant, I would have wanted to come home so that our daughters would have been native Texans. Thank goodness, we didn't have to move. I know it sounds crazy, but most of us who have been here for a couple of generations or more just love our state. As you should love yours.

Is the people not liking Texans part really true??
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