socaldiver
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If so, there are a few things you need to know about the Bluegrass State, "the land of the beautiful horses and fast women".
People in Kentucky talk funny and their mindset is somewhat "strange?".
Things I've learned about Kentucky.....
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the
air.
There are 5000 types of snakes, and 4998 live in Kentucky.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Kentucky,
plus a couple that nobody has seen before.
Squirrels will eat anything.
Unknown critters love to dig holes under tomato plants.
Raccoons will test your crop of melons and let you know when they
are ripe.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
A tractor is NOT an all-terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
Onced and Twiced are words.
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
upanunder means underneath.
People actually grow and eat okra.
"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.
"Backards and forwards" means, "I know everything about you."
"Jeet?" 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 know you're from Kentucky if:..
1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You've ever had to switch from heat to air conditioning in the
same day.
3. You see a car running in a store parking lot with no one in it
no matter what time of the year.
4. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the
store.
5. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,
vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
6. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave
both unlocked.
7. You carry jumper cables in your car... for your OWN car.
8. You know what "cow tipping" is.
9. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, hot sauce and catsup.
10. The local papers cover national and international news on one
page and six pages for local gossip and sports.
11. You think that the first day of deer season is a national
holiday.
12. You find 90 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."
13. You know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still
summer, and Christmas.
14. Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "Goin'
wal-martin" or "Off to ' Wally World'."
15. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good
Soup Bean weather.
16. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a
Coke or a Pepsi, regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What
kinna coke you want?"
17. Fried Catfish is the other white meat.
18. You know what lard is.
People in Kentucky talk funny and their mindset is somewhat "strange?".
Things I've learned about Kentucky.....
Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the
air.
There are 5000 types of snakes, and 4998 live in Kentucky.
There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Kentucky,
plus a couple that nobody has seen before.
Squirrels will eat anything.
Unknown critters love to dig holes under tomato plants.
Raccoons will test your crop of melons and let you know when they
are ripe.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
A tractor is NOT an all-terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
Onced and Twiced are words.
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
upanunder means underneath.
People actually grow and eat okra.
"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.
"Backards and forwards" means, "I know everything about you."
"Jeet?" 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 know you're from Kentucky if:..
1. You measure distance in minutes.
2. You've ever had to switch from heat to air conditioning in the
same day.
3. You see a car running in a store parking lot with no one in it
no matter what time of the year.
4. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the
store.
5. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,
vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
6. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave
both unlocked.
7. You carry jumper cables in your car... for your OWN car.
8. You know what "cow tipping" is.
9. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, hot sauce and catsup.
10. The local papers cover national and international news on one
page and six pages for local gossip and sports.
11. You think that the first day of deer season is a national
holiday.
12. You find 90 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."
13. You know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still
summer, and Christmas.
14. Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "Goin'
wal-martin" or "Off to ' Wally World'."
15. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good
Soup Bean weather.
16. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a
Coke or a Pepsi, regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What
kinna coke you want?"
17. Fried Catfish is the other white meat.
18. You know what lard is.
