Here’s 20 ways you can tell …
- You can properly pronounce Arab, Cahaba, Opelika, Sylacauga, Oneonta, Eufaula, and Wedowee.
- You think people who complain about the heat in their states are sissies.
- A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.
- You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.
- Stores don’t have bags or shopping carts, they have sacks and buggies.
- You’ve seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.
- You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
- You measure distance in minutes. (It’s about 5 minutes down the road)
- You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.
- You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
- You know cowpies are not made of beef.
- Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.
- You have known someone who has a belt buckle bigger than your fist.
- You aren’t surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, beer, and bait all in the same store.
- A Mercedes Benz isn’t a status symbol. A Ford F-350 4×4 Extended Bed Crew Cab dually is.
- You know everything goes better with Ranch Dressing, or Ketchup.
- You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.
- You actually get these jokes and are “fixin'” to send them to your friends.
- You have used your heater and air-conditioner in the same day.
Finally: You are 100% Alabamian if you have ever had this conversation:
- “You wanna coke?” “Yeah.” “What kind?” “Dr Pepper.”
One of my coworkers sent me this. I’m guilty of a few of these … particularly #12. ;)
Christy
it is correctly pronouced : OWN-EEEE-ON-TA :smile:
Doc
*cough* ROLL TIDE! *cough* :-)
Nicki
@Christy – Dang, I’ve been sayin’ it wrong all these years. :)
@Doc – Damn straight! ;)
Uncle Monster
I am an evil heretic. Why? I’m a native son of Alabama, I attended
classes at The University of Alabama in the womb and I could not
care less about football. My father was not only an alumni but a
huge football fan. I was on the wrestling team in high school. I guess I’ve always had a preference for one on one or singular performance sports like track or gymnastics. I am considered weird by my fellow Southerners because of my refusal to worship the gridiron gladiators. If football disappeared tomorrow, the only problem for me would be having to put up with all the grown men wandering around mumbling to themselves because they now have to pay attention to their wives and girlfriends.
LONG LIVE FOOTBALL!
[8~{} Uncle Monster
Nicki
LOL Uncle Monster. :)