actually it really applies to south louisiana
You probably from Louisiana if...
1.You've ever wore shorts at Christmas time.
all the time!
2.You pronounce Lafayette as "Laffy-ette" not "La-fy-ette".
damn yankees
3.You learned to drive a boat before you could drive a car.
ok this one not so much
4.You know the meaning of a "Delcambre Reeboks". (that would be a pair of all white fishing boots)
hmn
5.You offer somebody a "coke" and then ask them what kind: Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, 7Up?
all the time
6.You can name all of your 3rd cousins.
most of them
7.You plan your wedding around hunting season & LSU football.
saints football
8.You greet people with "Ha's ya momma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"
yup
9.Every so often, you have waterfront property.
hahah
10.When giving directions you use words like "uptown", "downtown","backatown", riverside", "lakeside", "northshore", "westbank", "down the bayou" or "across the river".
yupyup
11.When you refer to a geographical location "way up North", you are referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets real cold"!
the frozen north
12.Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.
hahaha
13.You've ever had Community Coffee.
yep
14.You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it. (also,Thibodaux, Opelousas, Pontchartrain, Ouachita, Atchafalaya,)
too-cha-pit-too-lah
15.You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the top of your house.
no biggie
16.You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used. (Amen) You Got dat rite!
yumm
17.The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster po-boy "dressed" is healthier than a Caesar salad.
thats true
18.You know the definition of "dressed".
hell yah
19.You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down with Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.
antacid is for the weak
20.The smell of a crawfish boil turns you on more than HBO.
oooh yah
21.You "wrench" your hands in the sink with an onion bar to get the crawfish smell off.
of course!
22.You're not afraid when someone wants to "ax you something".
dey all axed for joo
23.You go by "ya-mom-en-'dems" on Good Friday for family supper.
yummyumm
24.You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday.
its not?
25.You don't realize until high school what a "county" is.
hunh? you mean country...?
26.You believe that purple, green and gold look good together (and you will even eat things those colors).
they do!
27.You go to buy a new winter coat. (what most people refer to as windbreakers)
i got one the other day!
28.Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.
hollier isnt
29.You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team. (Geaux Zephyrs)
i used to feed the nutria marshmallows
30.You have a ditch on at least one side of your property.
yup
31.You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.
or a summer in the neighbors ditch picking crawfish and mudbugs
32.You describe a color as "K&B Purple".
i miss K&B
33.You like your rice and politics dirty.
yes sir!
34.When given the choice for Governor between a KKK leader and Edwin Edwards, it's a difficult decision.
always the KKK guy i know edwin edwards
35.You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Newawlins".
or norlins
36.You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night anyway.
they only get in if you leave the door open
37.You prefer skiing on the bayou.
yah
38.You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.
they dont?
39.You realize the rainforest is less humid than Louisiana.
it is.
40.You can list all the ingredients of a gumbo or a jambalaya.
yep
41.You go to the "boat", but you don't plan on spending any time over water.
exactly.. have you seen the water?
42.When you're in Baton Rouge you know the difference between the old bridge & the new bridge.
yeppers traveled over both
43.If you ever had to wait for the bridge to "come down" so you can get home.
hahah cypermort point!!
44.If you pull for the Saints. (who else would?)
i wear my bag proud!
45.If you've ever been to a wedding and someone either danced in a #3 washtub or with a broom and this was considered normal.
it isnt?
46.You "make your groceries" or "save your dishes" or have an "ice box".
there is a difference between and ice box and a fridge
47.You can't think of anybody that can cook better than your momma.
no one can cept maybe stephs momma
48.You know when it's appropriate to use "Tony Chachere's".
its always appropriate
49.You know an old person that can "treat" you for warts.
yep
50.The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab and King Cake.
yummm
1.You've ever wore shorts at Christmas time.
all the time!
2.You pronounce Lafayette as "Laffy-ette" not "La-fy-ette".
damn yankees
3.You learned to drive a boat before you could drive a car.
ok this one not so much
4.You know the meaning of a "Delcambre Reeboks". (that would be a pair of all white fishing boots)
hmn
5.You offer somebody a "coke" and then ask them what kind: Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, 7Up?
all the time
6.You can name all of your 3rd cousins.
most of them
7.You plan your wedding around hunting season & LSU football.
saints football
8.You greet people with "Ha's ya momma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"
yup
9.Every so often, you have waterfront property.
hahah
10.When giving directions you use words like "uptown", "downtown","backatown", riverside", "lakeside", "northshore", "westbank", "down the bayou" or "across the river".
yupyup
11.When you refer to a geographical location "way up North", you are referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets real cold"!
the frozen north
12.Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.
hahaha
13.You've ever had Community Coffee.
yep
14.You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it. (also,Thibodaux, Opelousas, Pontchartrain, Ouachita, Atchafalaya,)
too-cha-pit-too-lah
15.You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the top of your house.
no biggie
16.You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used. (Amen) You Got dat rite!
yumm
17.The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster po-boy "dressed" is healthier than a Caesar salad.
thats true
18.You know the definition of "dressed".
hell yah
19.You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down with Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.
antacid is for the weak
20.The smell of a crawfish boil turns you on more than HBO.
oooh yah
21.You "wrench" your hands in the sink with an onion bar to get the crawfish smell off.
of course!
22.You're not afraid when someone wants to "ax you something".
dey all axed for joo
23.You go by "ya-mom-en-'dems" on Good Friday for family supper.
yummyumm
24.You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday.
its not?
25.You don't realize until high school what a "county" is.
hunh? you mean country...?
26.You believe that purple, green and gold look good together (and you will even eat things those colors).
they do!
27.You go to buy a new winter coat. (what most people refer to as windbreakers)
i got one the other day!
28.Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.
hollier isnt
29.You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team. (Geaux Zephyrs)
i used to feed the nutria marshmallows
30.You have a ditch on at least one side of your property.
yup
31.You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.
or a summer in the neighbors ditch picking crawfish and mudbugs
32.You describe a color as "K&B Purple".
i miss K&B
33.You like your rice and politics dirty.
yes sir!
34.When given the choice for Governor between a KKK leader and Edwin Edwards, it's a difficult decision.
always the KKK guy i know edwin edwards
35.You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Newawlins".
or norlins
36.You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night anyway.
they only get in if you leave the door open
37.You prefer skiing on the bayou.
yah
38.You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.
they dont?
39.You realize the rainforest is less humid than Louisiana.
it is.
40.You can list all the ingredients of a gumbo or a jambalaya.
yep
41.You go to the "boat", but you don't plan on spending any time over water.
exactly.. have you seen the water?
42.When you're in Baton Rouge you know the difference between the old bridge & the new bridge.
yeppers traveled over both
43.If you ever had to wait for the bridge to "come down" so you can get home.
hahah cypermort point!!
44.If you pull for the Saints. (who else would?)
i wear my bag proud!
45.If you've ever been to a wedding and someone either danced in a #3 washtub or with a broom and this was considered normal.
it isnt?
46.You "make your groceries" or "save your dishes" or have an "ice box".
there is a difference between and ice box and a fridge
47.You can't think of anybody that can cook better than your momma.
no one can cept maybe stephs momma
48.You know when it's appropriate to use "Tony Chachere's".
its always appropriate
49.You know an old person that can "treat" you for warts.
yep
50.The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab and King Cake.
yummm