You know you're from Mississippi when...
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bohunk.
You've been to or know about the towns of: Hot Coffee, Whynot, Soso, Shuqualak, Okalona, and Noxapater. Whynot and Soso I've never heard of. But yeah, I've been to or know about the other towns. They spelled Okolona wrong.
When someone talks about The Flag, you know exactly what flag they're refering to. Sadly, yeah. But if it hadn't been in the news so much in the last ten years or so, I'm not sure if that would be true. In 1985 I'd probably have asked, "What flag?"
In any given parking lot, every third car has a Flag bumpersticker. Hyperbole, I guess, but no. I saw many more of those when I lived in southwest Virginia. One possible reason is that Ole Miss uses that flag, and I'm from MSU territory, and you don't want to be mistaken for a Rebel where I'm from.
Your neighbor (or yourself) has the Confederate battle flag in his yard and nothing else. Again, not so much. We're more about fake deer in Starkville.
You eat coon hash. Fuck no.
You know where chittlins come from. Well, yeah. And it's chitlins.
You know it's coke, not "pop", or "soda." Not to me. Coke is Coca-Cola (or Co-Cola). But I might say, "You want a Coke or something?" meaning any sort of soft drink.
You know pop is a noise or an action (ie the coon popped out of his hole), not a soft drink. For the most part. But my Uncle Ray calls 'em "sodey pops." Didn't we kinda cover this?
You can tell, purely by accent, whether a person is from the Black Belt, the Red Clay Hills, the Piney Woods, or the Delta. Nah. The Delta is really the only one of those that I can identify even geographically.
You know that the Delta is not the one below New Orleans. Yep.
Your church's attendance is reduced by half on opening day of bow season. I didn't go to church. But yes, opening day is a big deal.
The preacher is not there on opening day of gun season. Point made above, OK? And I wouldn't know. He's probably all drunk.
The last time it snowed, you took fifteen photos and put some in your freezer for old time's sake. We often would take pictures, yeah. I don't exactly remember saving snow in the freezer, but I do remember making snow ice cream. That stuff was gooooooood, even if it probably was loaded with toxins.
A seven course meal is a bucket of KFC and a six-pack. Yeah, that's all we ever eat. And we marry our sisters. And we don't have shoes.
There is a trampoline in your neighbor's back yard. Well, yes, actually, I did live next to people with trampolines from time to time. It's all fun and games until someone's tongue gets bitten off.
Teenagers refer to the bus as the "cheese wagon," and refuse to ride it. I have NEVER heard this. But no, I wouldn't have been caught dead on the school bus.
You only know five spices--salt, pepper, Ranch dressing, BBQ Sauce and hot sauce. If you're eating a healthy diet, that's all you need.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Mississippi. Whatever.
I notice we don't have as many entries as most states, even Rhode Island. It because we're a mystery, an enigma, a hard crack to nut.
bohunk.You've been to or know about the towns of: Hot Coffee, Whynot, Soso, Shuqualak, Okalona, and Noxapater. Whynot and Soso I've never heard of. But yeah, I've been to or know about the other towns. They spelled Okolona wrong.
When someone talks about The Flag, you know exactly what flag they're refering to. Sadly, yeah. But if it hadn't been in the news so much in the last ten years or so, I'm not sure if that would be true. In 1985 I'd probably have asked, "What flag?"
In any given parking lot, every third car has a Flag bumpersticker. Hyperbole, I guess, but no. I saw many more of those when I lived in southwest Virginia. One possible reason is that Ole Miss uses that flag, and I'm from MSU territory, and you don't want to be mistaken for a Rebel where I'm from.
Your neighbor (or yourself) has the Confederate battle flag in his yard and nothing else. Again, not so much. We're more about fake deer in Starkville.
You eat coon hash. Fuck no.
You know where chittlins come from. Well, yeah. And it's chitlins.
You know it's coke, not "pop", or "soda." Not to me. Coke is Coca-Cola (or Co-Cola). But I might say, "You want a Coke or something?" meaning any sort of soft drink.
You know pop is a noise or an action (ie the coon popped out of his hole), not a soft drink. For the most part. But my Uncle Ray calls 'em "sodey pops." Didn't we kinda cover this?
You can tell, purely by accent, whether a person is from the Black Belt, the Red Clay Hills, the Piney Woods, or the Delta. Nah. The Delta is really the only one of those that I can identify even geographically.
You know that the Delta is not the one below New Orleans. Yep.
Your church's attendance is reduced by half on opening day of bow season. I didn't go to church. But yes, opening day is a big deal.
The preacher is not there on opening day of gun season. Point made above, OK? And I wouldn't know. He's probably all drunk.
The last time it snowed, you took fifteen photos and put some in your freezer for old time's sake. We often would take pictures, yeah. I don't exactly remember saving snow in the freezer, but I do remember making snow ice cream. That stuff was gooooooood, even if it probably was loaded with toxins.
A seven course meal is a bucket of KFC and a six-pack. Yeah, that's all we ever eat. And we marry our sisters. And we don't have shoes.
There is a trampoline in your neighbor's back yard. Well, yes, actually, I did live next to people with trampolines from time to time. It's all fun and games until someone's tongue gets bitten off.
Teenagers refer to the bus as the "cheese wagon," and refuse to ride it. I have NEVER heard this. But no, I wouldn't have been caught dead on the school bus.
You only know five spices--salt, pepper, Ranch dressing, BBQ Sauce and hot sauce. If you're eating a healthy diet, that's all you need.
You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Mississippi. Whatever.
I notice we don't have as many entries as most states, even Rhode Island. It because we're a mystery, an enigma, a hard crack to nut.
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Date: 2004-08-11 10:12 am (UTC)Hahahaha. I KNEW IT.
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Date: 2004-08-11 01:19 pm (UTC)Maryland Is For more than just Crabs.
I call it soda.
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Date: 2004-08-12 07:24 am (UTC)They should have a bumper sticker that says that.
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Date: 2004-08-12 04:04 am (UTC)Everything is "A Coke".
No matter what it is.
It's all "A Coke".
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