got this in a email from a friend in Austin... so much of it is true, too!
You Know You're From TX When...
You measure distance in minutes.
You've ever driven 2 hours just to eat lunch, and then driven back.
You know the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
You have known someone who has had one belt buckle bigger than your fist.
You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is and you know better than to go "snipe hunting".
School is cancelled for Stock Show/Rodeo.
You shop at HEB.
You can wear a T-Shirt one day and the temperature drops 50 degrees with ice on the ground by the next morning.
You can drive all day and not leave the state.
When it rains, everyone is smiling.
You prefer Whataburger to McDonalds.
You're disappointed when a food doesn't come in spicy flavor.
You can tell a rock from an armadillo at 300 yards.
You know people with black cars and/or leather seats are just asking for it.
You know what Lone Star Beer is.
Your idea of the perfect summer involves floating along in the sweltering hot July sun while your butt freezes in the cold Guadalupe for 8 hours straight!
45 minutes to work is the average... on a good day.
Texas has two political leanings: Conservative and Austin
On any given day, there's something someone's allergic to somewhere in the air.
You know that that plural of "y'all" is "all y'all".
Yes, it is possible for it to be 3 A.M., 85 and 95% humidity. And then there's Houston...
We have four geographical regions; how many do you have?
It's called a bluebonnet. Leave it alone.
Let's get this straight; it's called a "gravel road." Your Lexus WILL get dirty.
You drive a pickup truck because you want to.
You know 4 seasons - summer, hot summer, scorching hot summer and Deer Season.
A Mexican restaurant can be judged by its salsa.
Yes, by "Mexican", we mean "Tex-Mex" -- the only version that counts.
You can shoot fireworks off your back porch...as long as it's not too dry.
The hottest girls have the biggest trucks.
JUST TO NOTE:
It's a common misconception that everything is twice as big in Texas, really, everything is 1.965 times bigger, but we round up.
It's a common misconception that we have killer bees, fire ants, gigantic roaches and mosquitoes and other awful insects, tornadoes, hurricanes, and damaging hailstorms. We tend to think of them as a few bitty bugs and a bad hair day.
It's a common misconception that everyone speaks with a Texas drawl. Y'all just don't know what y'all are talkin' about.
Finally, you are 100% Texan if you have ever heard this conversation:
"You wanna coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper.
You Know You're From TX When...
You measure distance in minutes.
You've ever driven 2 hours just to eat lunch, and then driven back.
You know the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
You have known someone who has had one belt buckle bigger than your fist.
You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is and you know better than to go "snipe hunting".
School is cancelled for Stock Show/Rodeo.
You shop at HEB.
You can wear a T-Shirt one day and the temperature drops 50 degrees with ice on the ground by the next morning.
You can drive all day and not leave the state.
When it rains, everyone is smiling.
You prefer Whataburger to McDonalds.
You're disappointed when a food doesn't come in spicy flavor.
You can tell a rock from an armadillo at 300 yards.
You know people with black cars and/or leather seats are just asking for it.
You know what Lone Star Beer is.
Your idea of the perfect summer involves floating along in the sweltering hot July sun while your butt freezes in the cold Guadalupe for 8 hours straight!
45 minutes to work is the average... on a good day.
Texas has two political leanings: Conservative and Austin
On any given day, there's something someone's allergic to somewhere in the air.
You know that that plural of "y'all" is "all y'all".
Yes, it is possible for it to be 3 A.M., 85 and 95% humidity. And then there's Houston...
We have four geographical regions; how many do you have?
It's called a bluebonnet. Leave it alone.
Let's get this straight; it's called a "gravel road." Your Lexus WILL get dirty.
You drive a pickup truck because you want to.
You know 4 seasons - summer, hot summer, scorching hot summer and Deer Season.
A Mexican restaurant can be judged by its salsa.
Yes, by "Mexican", we mean "Tex-Mex" -- the only version that counts.
You can shoot fireworks off your back porch...as long as it's not too dry.
The hottest girls have the biggest trucks.
JUST TO NOTE:
It's a common misconception that everything is twice as big in Texas, really, everything is 1.965 times bigger, but we round up.
It's a common misconception that we have killer bees, fire ants, gigantic roaches and mosquitoes and other awful insects, tornadoes, hurricanes, and damaging hailstorms. We tend to think of them as a few bitty bugs and a bad hair day.
It's a common misconception that everyone speaks with a Texas drawl. Y'all just don't know what y'all are talkin' about.
Finally, you are 100% Texan if you have ever heard this conversation:
"You wanna coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper.
