You Know Your From Ga

[kersey]

You can properly pronounce Chickamauga, DeKalb, Dahlonega, Smyrna, Buena Vista, Valdosta, Okefenokee, Willacoochee, and La Fayette.

 

You pronounce Atlanta “Add-lanna.”

 

You think people who complain about their states’ heat are sissies.

 

You consider a tornado warning siren a signal to go outside and look for a funnel.

 

Stores don’t have bags, they have sacks.

 

Stores don’t have shopping carts, they have buggies.

 

You’ve actually seen people wear bib overalls to weddings and funerals.

 

You think Yankees have accents.

 

You go to the lake because you think it is the same as going to the ocean.

 

Before picking out an outfit, you listen to the weather forecast.

 

You know that cowpies are not made from beef.

 

You know someone who used a football schedule to pick their wedding date.

 

You know someone with belt buckles bigger than your fist.

 

Everyone you know is either a Baptist or a Methodist.

 

You know a Mercedes Benz isn’t a status symbol; a Silverado Extended Bed Crew Cab is.

 

You know everything goes better with ranch dressing.

 

You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned to multiply.

 

In your town there’s a road with a Wal-Mart on one side and a cotton field on the other.

 

You’ve ever given directions which included the phrase, “Turn off the paved road.”

 

You know “Ya’ll” is the plural form of “you.”

 

Fried chicken is a major part of your diet

 

Krispy Kreme is the only brand of donuts you eat.

 

It’s a cold Christmas if you don’t break out in a sweat in your new sweater.

 

Your town shuts down for one inch of snow.

 

People actually grow, eat, and enjoy okra.

 

You know the difference between a hillbilly, a Southerner, and a redneck.

 

Your dog and your wallet are both on chains.

 

Panama City Beach, Florida is a big deal.

 

You understand that at least once a year your car will turn yellow with pollen.

 

You know at least one Bubba and a few guys named Bo.

 

You say, “tuna fish san’wige.”

 

You use “Sir” and “Ma’am” if there’s a remote possibility that person you’re talking to is least thirty minutes older than you.

 

You have ever had this conversation: “You wanna coke?” “Yeah.” “What kind?” “Dr Pepper.”

[rpss4844]

I hear ya. Its funny reading all those cities and knowing how to pronnounce them and knowing people not from around here can get them right. Yankees do have an accentand go DAAAWWGGGS!!!

 

Where r u from joeyss? I live near Newnan about 40 miles south of the airport.

[kersey]

I hear ya. Its funny reading all those cities and knowing how to pronnounce them and knowing people not from around here can get them right. Yankees do have an accentand go DAAAWWGGGS!!!

 

Where r u from joeyss? I live near Newnan about 40 miles south of the airport.

 

 

I live halfway between macon and savannah off I-16 in johnson county, birth place of Herschel Walker. We have got to get a meet together

[rpss4844]

yea. a meet would be great around here get a chance to see what everyone else is doin to there trucks. Do you know of any other members on here from GA?

 

 

 

Guess I should mention that i went to the same high school as Keith brooking (LB for Falcons)

[mike1booth]

AAahahahha i love this stuff

[Sneakystiffler21]

Yeah a meet would be good, maybe in Savannah, i haven't been there in about 10 years. I'm from up in Rome.

[rpss4844]

yea takea cruise down river street and then have a few brews and a couple of the local bars there would be great! A place like that would also open the door for folks from northern Fla and South Carolina.

Edited September 2, 2008 by rpss4844 (see edit history)