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You know you're from South Louisiana if...

You know you're from South Louisiana if...

You can properly pronounce Lafayette, Bossier, Natchitoches, Opelousas, Shongaloo, Pontchartrain, Ouachita, and you know that New Orleans doesn't have a long "e" sound anywhere in it

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

A tornado-warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.

You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to door but by the availability of shade.

You cringe every time you hear an actor with a Southern or Cajun accent in a "New Orleans-based" movie or TV show.

You measure distance in minutes.

You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.

Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, beer, and bait all in the same store

A Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol. A Chevy Silverado Extended Bed Crew Cab Truck is

You know everything goes better with Tony's or Tabasco.

You actually get these jokes

You are 100% Louisianan if you have ever had this conversation:

"You wanna coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr Pepper."

you have ever had to switch from heat to AC in the same day.

you use "fix" as a verb. Example: "I am fixing to go to the store."

All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, insect, or mammal.

You know only four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco, and Tony's

The local newspaper covers national and international news on one page, but requires six pages for local gossip and sports.

You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.

You know whether another Louisianian is from New Orleans, North Louisiana, or South Louisiana as soon as they open their mouth.

You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good gumbo weather.

Fried catfish is the other white meat

You reinforce your attic to store Mardi Gras beads.

Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.

Your ancestors are buried above the ground.

You take a bite of five-alarm chili and reach for the Tabasco.

You sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host says, "Don't eat the dead ones," and you know what he means.

You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national holiday.

You push little old ladies out of the way to catch Mardi Gras beads.

Little old ladies push YOU out of the way to catch Mardi Gras beads.

You leave a parade with footprints on your hands.

You believe that purple, green, and gold look good together.

Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.

You know what a nutria is but you still pick it to represent your baseball team.

No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed in the food.

You know that Tchoupitoulas is a street and not a disease.

Your grandparents are called "Maw-Maw" and "Paw-Paw."

Your Santa Claus rides an alligator and your favorite Saint is a football player.

You have to reset your clocks after every thunderstorm.

You eat dinner out and spend the entire meal talking about all the other good places you've eaten.

You know what it means for food to come 'dressed'...

you 'ax' for things...

when you ask people where they went to school, they answer with their high school

You save newspapers, not for recycling but for tablecloths at crawfishboils

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i got every one of them. i laughed and laughed and i bet many folks can't score 50 with those statements. you ought to get seminary friends to take the test. good stuff, you lightened up my afternoon. i like it. downright inspirational. "i went on down to the audubon zoo and they all AX-D for you."

i know, aren't those great. I probably got about 85% of them. they're hilarious, but SO true!

there was only one city that i didnt know how to say it correctly.
i guess that i am 99.9% from louisiana.

Meh, you'll have to ax 'dem folks what dey know about "Hermaneutics" when you mosey on down this way... :) Prayers are still flowing AWESOME one! WE MISS YOU!!!!!

Dude that's funny!
Miss you Sean.
Make God happy bro....That's it....Make God happy!!!

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