Not genealogy (well, it *could* be). This one was so funny, and so true
that I had to pass it along. Especially #2, 8, 15, 22, & 23! Actually,
all of them. I live in a rural town and my husband's family has been
here since 1847.
Happy Holidays & especially Happy Hunting,
Jo
Winnfield, Louisiana
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>
> A few clues to being a true Louisianan:
>
> 1. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to
> pass a tractor on the highway.
>
> 2. "Vacation" means going to the family reunion.
>
> 3. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after
> they were popular.
>
> 4. You measure distance in minutes.
>
> 5. You know several people who have hit a deer.
>
> 6. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
>
> 7. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
>
> 8. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in
> the same day.
>
> 9. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
>
> 10. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.
>
> 11. You see people wearing bib overalls at funerals.
>
> 12. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store
> with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
>
> 13. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to
> the store.
>
> 14. All the festivals across the state are named after a
> fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
>
> 15. You install security lights on your house and garage and
> leave both unlocked.
>
> 16. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork,
> beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
>
> 17. You carry jumper cables in your car.
>
> 18. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is.
>
> 19. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and
> Tabasco.
>
> 20. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
>
> 21. You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.
>
> 22. The local paper covers national and international news
> on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
>
> 23. You think that deer season is a national holiday.
>
> 24. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
>
> 25. You find 90 degrees F "a little warm."
>
> 26! . You know all 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer,
> Still Summer, and Christmas.
>
> 27. You know if another Louisianan is from southern, middle,
> or northern Louisiana as soon as they open their mouth.
>
> 28. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population
> of 1000 or more.
>
> 29. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees)
> as good gumbo weather.
>
> 30. You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your
> friends from Louisiana
> "Remember the early bird get the worm.
> But the second mouse gets the cheese."