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Louisiana Heritage -- A few clues to being a true Louisianan: (for those both from here & my friends that wonder why I'm so strange)

1. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway. (In front of my house actually...)

2. "Vacation" means going to a family reunion.

3. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.

4. You measure distance in minutes. (Yup, work is 10 mins away, town is 10, the mall is 45)

5. You know several people who have hit a deer and then cooked it for supper. (It's always about the road kill, yuck)

6. Your school classes were canceled because of cold. (Yeppers)

7. Your school classes were canceled because of heat. (I wish, but we reek)

8. You've ever had to switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day (Always)

9. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better". (Doesn't it??)

10. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks. (No, we have bags) 

11. You see people wearing bib overalls at funerals. (we aren't THAT tacky)

12. You see a car running in a parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.

13. You use "fix" as a verb, in example, "I am fixing to go to the store". (Always)

14. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal. (Sugarcane, Alligator, Garfish, Strawberry, etc.)

15. You install security light on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. (Ok, that I DON'T do)

16. You think of as the four major food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows. (YUCK)

17. You carry jumper cables in your car. (Um, my dad IS a mechanic, I would be stupid not to... and I keep forgetting to put them in there)

18. You know what cow tipping and snipe hunting is. (hehe)

19. You only own four spices::: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco.

20. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. (They DO!)

21. You think sexy lingerie is a T-shirt and boxer shorts. (Isn't it???)

22. The local paper covers national and international news on one page but requires 6 for sports. (It's true)

23. You think that deer season is a national holiday. (I HATE deer season by the way, they are WAY to pretty to hunt)

24. You find 90 degrees F "A little warm".

25. You know all 4 season:: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas.

26. You know if another Louisianan is from southern, middle, or northern Louisiana as soon as they open their mouth.

27. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more. (NOT true)

28. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good gumbo weather. (Or Chili)

29. You actually get these jokes & send them to all your friends from Louisiana! (Guilty as charged)

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