You KNOW You Might Be From ......
I just got a whole list of these - some are pretty funny. Not everyone is represented - so if I miss any, PLEASE add your own ....
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YOU MIGHT BE FROM ACADIANA
[This is true Louisiana]
1.. Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.
2.. The only four seasons you refer to are crab, crawfish, shrimp, and
oyster.
3.. Sons and husbands think the seasons are duck, dove, deer and squirrel.
4.. You consider reinforcing your attic to store more Mardi Gras beads.
5.. You were in high school before you realized that Catholic and
Public were not the two major religions.
6.. You've heard LSU fans scream louder for the band when it comes
on the field than when the team enters the field.
7.. You think that purple, gold, and green look good together and
will even eat foods with those colors.
8.. Your baby's first words are "boudin" and "beer".
9.. You are at Downtown Alive or Mamou Mardi Gras when it starts to
rain and you cover your drink rather than your head.
10. You take Community coffee and Tabasco Sauce with you when you go on vacation.
11. You don't bat an eye when someone says they want to "axe" you
something, get down, or blow your horn, or make groceries (grind meat).
12. You do not look confused when they say they are going to "save"
their dishes.
13. You are not alarmed at finding toy dolls in your pastry.
14. You don't keep newspapers for recycling but for tablecloths at
crawfish boils.
15. You exhibit "doubloon reflex" by stomping on runaway quarters
with your foot.
16. You know that the best doughnuts are square and have no holes,
or if they do have holes, they are from Meches
17. You don't giggle when you refer to your ex-mayor as Dud, Moon,
Cat, Duffy, Koyo, or Dutch, Puggy or LaLa.
18. You refer to places in the area by bodies of water and not
compass directions.
19. You've been known to wear a paper bag on your head when attending
Pro Football games.
20. You complain about the six months of summer but smile when you
think of Northerners shoveling snow.
21. You describe Festival Acadiens in Lafayette's Girard Park as
either dusty or muddy.
22. You buy mosquito repellent in Jumbo size.
23. You can spell Atchafalaya.