Subject: Things I learned in Oklahoma
>>>>
>>>> 1. Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with all four feet in
>>>> the
>>>> air.
>>>> 2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Oklahoma
>>>> 3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in OK, plus a
>>>> few
>>>> no one has ever seen before.
>>>> 4. Raccoons will test your melon crop, and let you know when they are
>>>> ripe.
>>>> 5. If it grows, it will stick you. If it crawls, it will bite you!
>>>> 6. Nothing will kill a cedar tree.
>>>> 7. There are valid reasons some people put razor wire around their
>>>> house.
>>>> 8. A tractor is NOT an all terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
>>>> 9. The wind blows at 90 mph from Oct 2 till June 25; then it stops
>>> totally
>>>> until October 2.
>>>>
>>>> 10. Onced and twiced are words.
>>>> 11. Coldbeer is one word.
>>>> 12. People actually grow and eat okra.
>>>> 13. Green grass DOES burn.
>>>> 14. When you live in the country you don't have to buy a dog. City
>>>> people
>>>> drop them off at your front gate in the middle of the night.
>>>> 15. The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the
>>>> first
>>> few
>>>> weeks.
>>>> 16. When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to
>>>> see a
>>>> doctor.
>>>> 17. Fixin-to is one word.
>>>> 18. There ain't no such thing as "lunch". There is only breakfast,
>>>> dinner
>>>> and then there's supper.
>>>>
>>>> 19. "Sweetened ice tea" is appropriate for all meals, and you start
>>> drinking
>>>> it when you are two.
>>>> 20. "Backwards and forwards" means I know everything about you.
>>>> 21. "Jeet?" is actually an inquiry into your dining habits.
>>>> 22. 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.
>>>> 23. You measure distance in minutes or hours.
>>>> 24. You can switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
>>>> 25. Stores don't have bags. They have sacks.
>>>> 26. You see cars with the engine running in the Wal-Mart parking lot
>>>> with
>>> no
>>>> one in them, no matter what time of the year.
>>>> 27. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or a
>>>> vegetable.
>>>> 28. You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave
>>>> both
>>>> unlocked.
>>>> 29. You carry jumper cables for your own car.
>>>> 30. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.
>>>> 31. You only have four spices in your kitchen: Salt, Pepper, Ketchup,
>>>> and
>>>> Tabasco.
>>>> 32. The local papers cover national and international news on one
>>>> page, but require six pages to cover Friday night high school
>>>> football.
>>>> 33. The first day of deer season is a state holiday.
>>>> 34. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
>>>> 35. You find 100 degrees a "tad" warm.
>>>> 36. The four seasons are: Almost summer, summer, still summer and
>>> Christmas.
>>>>
>>>> 37. You know whether another Okie is from East, West, North, or South
>>>> OK
>>> as
>>>> soon as he opens his mouth.
>>>> 38. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as
>>>> "goin Wal- Martin or "off to Wally-world."
>>>> 39. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good
>>> chili-eatin'
>>>> weather.
>>>> 40. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop....It's a Coke
>>>> regardless of brand or flavor.
>>>> 41. Okies understand these jokes. If you do too, forward them to your
>>>> friends. If you don't, just come and stay awhile.
>>>>
>>>> 1. Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with all four feet in
>>>> the
>>>> air.
>>>> 2. There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Oklahoma
>>>> 3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in OK, plus a
>>>> few
>>>> no one has ever seen before.
>>>> 4. Raccoons will test your melon crop, and let you know when they are
>>>> ripe.
>>>> 5. If it grows, it will stick you. If it crawls, it will bite you!
>>>> 6. Nothing will kill a cedar tree.
>>>> 7. There are valid reasons some people put razor wire around their
>>>> house.
>>>> 8. A tractor is NOT an all terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
>>>> 9. The wind blows at 90 mph from Oct 2 till June 25; then it stops
>>> totally
>>>> until October 2.
>>>>
>>>> 10. Onced and twiced are words.
>>>> 11. Coldbeer is one word.
>>>> 12. People actually grow and eat okra.
>>>> 13. Green grass DOES burn.
>>>> 14. When you live in the country you don't have to buy a dog. City
>>>> people
>>>> drop them off at your front gate in the middle of the night.
>>>> 15. The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the
>>>> first
>>> few
>>>> weeks.
>>>> 16. When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to
>>>> see a
>>>> doctor.
>>>> 17. Fixin-to is one word.
>>>> 18. There ain't no such thing as "lunch". There is only breakfast,
>>>> dinner
>>>> and then there's supper.
>>>>
>>>> 19. "Sweetened ice tea" is appropriate for all meals, and you start
>>> drinking
>>>> it when you are two.
>>>> 20. "Backwards and forwards" means I know everything about you.
>>>> 21. "Jeet?" is actually an inquiry into your dining habits.
>>>> 22. 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.
>>>> 23. You measure distance in minutes or hours.
>>>> 24. You can switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
>>>> 25. Stores don't have bags. They have sacks.
>>>> 26. You see cars with the engine running in the Wal-Mart parking lot
>>>> with
>>> no
>>>> one in them, no matter what time of the year.
>>>> 27. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or a
>>>> vegetable.
>>>> 28. You install security lights on your house and garage, and leave
>>>> both
>>>> unlocked.
>>>> 29. You carry jumper cables for your own car.
>>>> 30. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.
>>>> 31. You only have four spices in your kitchen: Salt, Pepper, Ketchup,
>>>> and
>>>> Tabasco.
>>>> 32. The local papers cover national and international news on one
>>>> page, but require six pages to cover Friday night high school
>>>> football.
>>>> 33. The first day of deer season is a state holiday.
>>>> 34. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
>>>> 35. You find 100 degrees a "tad" warm.
>>>> 36. The four seasons are: Almost summer, summer, still summer and
>>> Christmas.
>>>>
>>>> 37. You know whether another Okie is from East, West, North, or South
>>>> OK
>>> as
>>>> soon as he opens his mouth.
>>>> 38. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as
>>>> "goin Wal- Martin or "off to Wally-world."
>>>> 39. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good
>>> chili-eatin'
>>>> weather.
>>>> 40. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop....It's a Coke
>>>> regardless of brand or flavor.
>>>> 41. Okies understand these jokes. If you do too, forward them to your
>>>> friends. If you don't, just come and stay awhile.
