My friend who is from up north, but now lives in Florida sent this to me…
THINGS I'VE LEARNED LIVIN' IN FLORIDA
1) A possum is a flat animal that sleeps in the middle of the road.
2) There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 of them live in Florida ..
3) There are 10,000 types of spiders, and all 10,000 of them live in Florida..
4) If it grows, it'll stick ya. If it crawls, it'll bite cha.
5) "Onced" and "Twiced" are words.
6) It is not a shopping cart, it's a buggy.
7) "Jawl-P?" means, "Did y'all go to the bathroom?"
8) People actually grow and eat okra.
9) "Fixinto" is one word.
10) There is no such thing as lunch. There is only dinner and then there is Supper...
11) 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.
12) Backwards and forwards means, "I know everythin' bout you."
13) The word "jeet" is actually a phrase meaning, "Did you eat?"
14) 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...
15) You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH em.
16) You measure distance in minutes.
17) You switch from heat to A/C in the same day.
18) All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, Vegetable, Grain, insect, or animal.
19) You know what a "Dawg" is.
20) You carry jumper cables in your car - for your own car.
21) You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Everglades Season, Tabasco, and Ketchup.
22) The local papers cover national and international news on one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and FSU football...
23) You find 100 degrees "a bit warm."
24) You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.
25) Going to Walmart is a favorite past time known as "Goin' Walmartin" or "off to Wally World."
26) You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good gumbo weather.
27) Fried catfish is the other white meat.
28) We don't need no dang Driver's Ed...If our mama says we can drive, we can drive dag-nabbit.
29) You understand these jokes and forward them to your Florida friends and
Those who just wish they were from Florida !!!!!
Very funny : ). Mash buttons. Love it! I am going to send a link to my friend from Florida!
ReplyDeleteCracks me up! I am going to email this to my Aunt and Uncles that live in Florida!
ReplyDeleteAwe shucks . . . I am just going to post it to my blog with a linky to you! You don't care, do you?
ReplyDeleteOf course you can:)
ReplyDeleteI love learning about other cultures,
ReplyDeleteJenny lynne
We are moving to Florida at the end of July... thanks for this, it's nice to know :)
ReplyDeleteAll those still apply to me even though I am uprooted. :)
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