Arkansas Truisms

My aunt sent the following list of “things we learned from being raised in Arkansas” to me. I know it has nothing to do with junkin’, but I thought it was cute. 🙂

• Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
• There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in Arkansas
• There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Arkansas , plus a couple no one’s seen before.
• If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
• ‘Twiced’ is a word.
• People actually grow and eat okra
• ‘Fixinto’ is one word.
• There is no such thing as “lunch”. There is only dinner and then supper.
• Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you’re two. We do like a little tea with our sugar!
• “Backwards and forwards” means I know everything about you!
• Djeet is actually a phrase meaning “Did you eat?”
• You don’t have to wear a watch because it doesn’t matter what time it is. You work until you’re done or it’s too dark to see.
• You don’t PUSH buttons, you MASH them.
• You measure distance in hours. Like its 3 hours from Little Rock to Fort Smith .
• You’ll probably have to switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day.
• “Fix” is a verb. Example: “I’m fixing to go to the store.”
• You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
• Yes, Friday night high school football games is serious football!
• You carry jumper cables in your car . . . for your OWN car.
• There are only four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and ketchup.
• The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
• 100 degrees Fahrenheit is “a little warm”.
• We have four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer and Christmas.
• Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as “goin’ to Wally-World.”
• A cool snap (below 70 degrees) is good pinto-bean weather.
• A carbonated soft drink isn’t a soda, cola or pop… it’s a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Example: “What kind a coke you want?”
• Fried catfish is the other white meat.
• We don’t need no stinking driver’s Ed… if our mama says we can drive, we can drive.

Most people in my family believe virtually all of these, so this list is not a complete exaggeration.

I found lots and lots of goodies over the weekend so stay tuned for my show-off post. Also, my ornament auctions end on eBay tonight so I’m interested to see what they go for. That silly cardinal ornament is at over $102 now. What a find!!