FUS1ON
05-25-2007, 12:05 AM
You know you were Born N' Bred in Louisiana when...........
-Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.
-You reinforce your attic to store Mardi Gras beads
-You don't look twice when you see pink flamingos in yards of nice
subdivisions during Mardi Gras.
-You save newspapers, not for recycling but for tablecloths at
crawfish boils.
-Your ancestors are buried above the ground.
-You drink Community, have tried Starbucks, but donąt see what all the
fuss is about.
-You take a bite of five-alarm chili and reach for the Tabasco .
-Every once in a while, you have waterfront property.
-You sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host says, "Don't eat
the dead ones," and you know what he means.
-You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national
holiday.
-You push little old ladies out of the way to catch Mardi Gras beads.
-Little old ladies push YOU out of the way to catch Mardi Gras beads.
-You believe that purple, green, and gold look good together.
-Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.
-In Baton Rouge , you know where the traffic circle used to be.
-You know what a nutria is but you still pick it to represent your
baseball team.
-No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed
in the food.
-Your town is low on the education chart, high on the obesity chart
and you don't care because you're No. 1 on the party chart.
-Your house payment is less than your utility bill.
-In Baton Rouge , you know why East Airport Drive is called that, even
though there is no airport for miles.
-You know that Tchoupitoulas is a street and not a disease.
-Your grandparents are called "Maw-Maw" and "Paw-Paw."
-Your Santa Claus rides an alligator and your favorite Saint is a
football player.
-You cringe every time you hear an actor with a Southern or Cajun
accent in a "New Orleans-based" movie or TV show.
-You have to reset your clocks after every thunderstorm.
-You're walking in the French Quarter with a plastic cup of beer.
-When it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.
-You've eaten at one or more of these restaurants, AND know how to
pronounce them: Tu Jac's, Gallatoire's, Ralph & Kacoo's, Brunet's, or Mulatte's.
-You eat dinner out and spend the entire meal talking about all the
other good places you've eaten.
-You call home just to find out what your momma an'em are having for
supper tonight.
-You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from
Louisiana .
-Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.
-You reinforce your attic to store Mardi Gras beads
-You don't look twice when you see pink flamingos in yards of nice
subdivisions during Mardi Gras.
-You save newspapers, not for recycling but for tablecloths at
crawfish boils.
-Your ancestors are buried above the ground.
-You drink Community, have tried Starbucks, but donąt see what all the
fuss is about.
-You take a bite of five-alarm chili and reach for the Tabasco .
-Every once in a while, you have waterfront property.
-You sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host says, "Don't eat
the dead ones," and you know what he means.
-You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national
holiday.
-You push little old ladies out of the way to catch Mardi Gras beads.
-Little old ladies push YOU out of the way to catch Mardi Gras beads.
-You believe that purple, green, and gold look good together.
-Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.
-In Baton Rouge , you know where the traffic circle used to be.
-You know what a nutria is but you still pick it to represent your
baseball team.
-No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed
in the food.
-Your town is low on the education chart, high on the obesity chart
and you don't care because you're No. 1 on the party chart.
-Your house payment is less than your utility bill.
-In Baton Rouge , you know why East Airport Drive is called that, even
though there is no airport for miles.
-You know that Tchoupitoulas is a street and not a disease.
-Your grandparents are called "Maw-Maw" and "Paw-Paw."
-Your Santa Claus rides an alligator and your favorite Saint is a
football player.
-You cringe every time you hear an actor with a Southern or Cajun
accent in a "New Orleans-based" movie or TV show.
-You have to reset your clocks after every thunderstorm.
-You're walking in the French Quarter with a plastic cup of beer.
-When it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.
-You've eaten at one or more of these restaurants, AND know how to
pronounce them: Tu Jac's, Gallatoire's, Ralph & Kacoo's, Brunet's, or Mulatte's.
-You eat dinner out and spend the entire meal talking about all the
other good places you've eaten.
-You call home just to find out what your momma an'em are having for
supper tonight.
-You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from
Louisiana .