you are from north carolina when.....
1.There is no such thing as "lunch". There's only dinner and then
there's supper.
2.Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when
you're 2
3.Backards and forwards means I know everything about you.
4.'Jeet? is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
5.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.
More about North Carolinians....
You know you're from North Carolina if:
1.You measure distance in minutes.
2.You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
3.You know what a 'tar heel' is.
4.You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in
it, no matter what time of the year.
5.You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.
6.All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,
vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
7.You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.
8.You carry jumper cables in your car... for you OWN car.
9.You know what "cow tipping" is.
10.You only own four spices: salt, pepper, texas pete and catsup.
11.The local papers cover national and international news on one page
but requires 6 pages for local gossip and sports.
12.Your think that the first day deer season is a national holiday.
13.You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm".
14.You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and
Christmas.
15.You know whether another North Carolinian is from east, west, or
middle North Carolina as soon as they open their mouth.
16.Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "goin
wal-martin" or off to"Wally World".
17.You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good
pinto-bean weather.
18.A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a Coke,
regardless of brand or flavor, Example:"What kinna co-cola you want?"
19.Fried Catfish is the other white meat.
20. Bread and milk are all gone from the store during a major storm
21. 3 inches of snow shut's the whole city down
22.You understand these jokes and forward them to your friends from NC
(and those who just wish they were).
