· You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.
· A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.
· Your winter coat is made of denim.
· You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.
· You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.
· Anything under 70 is chilly.
· You pass on the right and honk at the elderly, but pull over for a funeral.
· You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.
· You could swim before you could read.
· You have to drive north to get to The South.
· You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.
· Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.
· You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark.
· You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.
· You dread love bug season.
· You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances...but Charley, Frances , Ivan and Jeanne.
· You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty small.
· You were twelve before you ever saw snow, or you still haven't.
· "Down South" means Key West
· "Panhandling" means going to Pensacola
· Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and church.
No, wait, flip flops are good for church too, unless it's Easter or Christmas.
· Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
· An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
· You measure distance in minutes.
· You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
· You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
· All the local festivals are named after a fruit.
· A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
· You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.
· You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer but really hot, and February.
· Anything under 95 is just warm.
· You've hosted a hurricane party.
· You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides (Space Mountain during the Electric Light Parade!).
· You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
· You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Ichnatucknee and Withlacoochee
· You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
· You were 5 before you realized they made houses without pools.
· You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
· You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
I got this in an email today and it really made me laugh, thanks for forwarding a good laugh Libby! Hope you enjoy too!

4 comments:
That list is hilarious! I love the one about driving around the elderly but pulling over for a funeral. haha. That made me laugh so hard. What exactly do you do at a hurricane part?
P.s. good luck with your interviews! Fingers crossed for you :)
I loved it and it's all so true
man i miss fl!
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