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You're From Texas When ...

1. You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, Mexia, Waco, Beaumont, Pflugerville, Kerrville, Boerne, New Braunfels, Amarillo, Pedernales and Leakey!!

2. Your manners include: "Please," "Thank You," "Excuse me," "Ma'am," and "Sir," and you wanna punch those who don't use them.

3. A tornado warning siren is your signal to put the stuff out in the yard you wanna get rid of.

4. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.

5. You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C," TWICE in the same day.

6. 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.

7. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.

8. You see some people wear bib overalls at funerals, with the utmost respect!

9. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

10. You measure distance in minutes or hours.

11. You hear and use the term "fixin' to" daily.

12. You know that the Chicken Ranch didn't really raise chickens.

13. Little Smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.

14. You go to the lake because you know what a Bigmouth and a Striper is.

15. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.

16. You know cowpies are not made of beef.

17. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan a wedding date.

18. You have known someone who has had one belt buckle bigger than your fist.

19. A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop, each determined to be the most polite and let the other go first.

20. You know that "DamnYankee" is one word.

21. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store ... and it's a drive-thru.

22. You always have iced tea and cold beer available for guests.

23. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Ford F350 diesel 4x4 is.

24. You know everything goes better with Ranch dressing or hot sauce.

25. You learned how to shoot a gun as soon as you could walk.

26. You actually like these jokes and are fixin' to send them to your friends.

27. You know not to order a chicken fried steak using words like "rare" or "well done."

28. You never use the word "veggies."

29. You know where the Cotton Bowl is.

30. You are 100 percent Texan if you've EVER heard this conversation:

"You wanna coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper."

31. You can't decide on what to choose from to eat - Dairy Queen, What-A-Burger, or Sonic, so you choose by fries or sweet tea.

32. You know at least someone that is called bubba.

33. You get defensive if someone talks about your accent.

34. You fangirl more over a Texas Country artist than a National Artist.

35. You know who George Strait is ...

36. You are seriously considering on transferring or applying to University of Texas just to take a class from the hunky Mathew McConaughey ...

37. When you know where Mathew McConaughey comes from ...

38. You are PROUD of WHO you are and where you come from ...


Texan Proud!

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