normiss 892 #1 July 9, 2007 THIS IS FLORIDA AND ONLY FLORIDIANS KNOW THIS... "Down South" means Key West "Panhandling" means going to Pensacola. You think no-one over 75 should be allowed to drive. 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 smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip or cruise to Florida. 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 50 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 Christmas. It's not soda, soft drink, or pop its coke..., regardless of brand or flavor, "What kinda coke you want?" Anything under 95 is just warm. Anything under 70 is chilly. You've hosted a hurricane party. You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides. You pass on the right and honk at the elderly. You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches. You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee, Okahumpka and Loxahatchee. You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself. Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, and a confederate flag. You were 16 before you realized they made houses without pools. You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim. You get angry when people say "Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH" You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas. You know what the "stingray shuffle" is, and why it's important! Socks are only for bowling Orange juice from concentrate makes you vomit Tap water makes you vomit 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 sixty but some of your friends are over 90. 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 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 waiting up for. You dread lovebug 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 know what a snowbird is and you hate them. You know why flamingos are pink. You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average. You were twelve before you ever saw snow or you still haven't. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #2 July 9, 2007 Every other house had blue roofs in 2004-2005 Quote Why?What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites wmw999 2,587 #3 July 9, 2007 Probably tarp over the damaged roofing from hurricanes. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jceman 1 #4 July 9, 2007 Quote Every other house had blue roofs in 2004-2005 Quote Why? Blue being the predominant color of tarps. Silly northern person. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites normiss 892 #5 July 9, 2007 chuckled every time I flew then...man did it look odd some still have it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GaryRay 0 #6 July 9, 2007 what is a "stingray shuffle?"JewBag. www.jewbag.wordpress.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites normiss 892 #7 July 9, 2007 "shuffling" out into the water at the beach without lifting your feet...to run off the stingrays Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 35 #8 July 9, 2007 Quote what is a "stingray shuffle?" It's when you're wading in the surf, you walk with your feet scuffing the sand, rather than stepping up and down. That way, you warn stingrays that may be resting/hiding and in your direct path. They'll move out of your way. You hope.... Damn, Normiss... beat me to it! I almost stepped on a stingray once... I was running through ankle to calf-deep water down the beach as part of my long distance training, and at the very last second before my foot came down in one spot, a stingray ran off. If it hadn't, I'd have been making a 20 mile trip to the hospital. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites GaryRay 0 #9 July 9, 2007 lol, didnt know that had a name, thought it was just being smart :)JewBag. www.jewbag.wordpress.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #10 July 9, 2007 Silly northern person.Humph! Dem's fightin' words! I've lived my whole life south of the Mason Dixon Line. Besides, everyone knows that "Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH." It's full of carpet baggers from New York. What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Royd 0 #11 July 9, 2007 Silly northern person. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Humph! Dem's fightin' words! I've lived my whole life south of the Mason Dixon Line. So, where's your Rebel flag? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Jib 0 #12 July 9, 2007 QuoteYou know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer but really hot, and Christmas. No, it is snowbird season and everthing else. -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites aetas 0 #13 July 9, 2007 Publix is awesome26tt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpecialKaye 0 #14 July 9, 2007 Is there anything besides "sweet tea"... I hate when I go to a restaurant and they don't serve sweet tea!!! Sonny's BarBQ serves the best sweet tea...ummm. Yes, I've only got one "winter coat" and it's denim. Yes, I've worn shorts on Christmas with the AC running. Flip Flops are everyday wear. And sandals are my work shoes. I do have a drawer full of bathing suits, but also a drawer full of sweatshirts (for those evenings when it dips below 70). Can you pronounce Thonotosassa? Means land of flint. Orange juice from concentrate is disgusting. Flamingos are pink from the brine shrimp they eat. Yep, 20+ years in Florida, I'm a transplant and love it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 2fat2fly 0 #15 July 9, 2007 Ya know, we refer to Floridians as "Suntan Yankees" I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SpecialKaye 0 #16 July 9, 2007 What happened to your T-back photo....LOL! You looked like you were enjoying some summer weather...LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites 2fat2fly 0 #17 July 9, 2007 I had many, many requests to remove it...the picture, not the swimwearI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites normiss 892 #18 July 9, 2007 there's a rare few of us that have never been, nor ever will be Yankees. I'm a cracker! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites BillyVance 35 #19 July 9, 2007 Quote Silly northern person. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Humph! Dem's fightin' words! I've lived my whole life south of the Mason Dixon Line. So, where's your Rebel flag? And your Billy Idol CD with 'Rebel Yell' in it? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites JENNR8R 0 #20 July 9, 2007 So, where's your Rebel flag? Duh! On the General Lee. What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. 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wmw999 2,587 #3 July 9, 2007 Probably tarp over the damaged roofing from hurricanes. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jceman 1 #4 July 9, 2007 Quote Every other house had blue roofs in 2004-2005 Quote Why? Blue being the predominant color of tarps. Silly northern person. Faster horses, younger women, older whiskey, more money. Why do they call it "Tourist Season" if we can't shoot them? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 892 #5 July 9, 2007 chuckled every time I flew then...man did it look odd some still have it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryRay 0 #6 July 9, 2007 what is a "stingray shuffle?"JewBag. www.jewbag.wordpress.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 892 #7 July 9, 2007 "shuffling" out into the water at the beach without lifting your feet...to run off the stingrays Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #8 July 9, 2007 Quote what is a "stingray shuffle?" It's when you're wading in the surf, you walk with your feet scuffing the sand, rather than stepping up and down. That way, you warn stingrays that may be resting/hiding and in your direct path. They'll move out of your way. You hope.... Damn, Normiss... beat me to it! I almost stepped on a stingray once... I was running through ankle to calf-deep water down the beach as part of my long distance training, and at the very last second before my foot came down in one spot, a stingray ran off. If it hadn't, I'd have been making a 20 mile trip to the hospital. "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GaryRay 0 #9 July 9, 2007 lol, didnt know that had a name, thought it was just being smart :)JewBag. www.jewbag.wordpress.com Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #10 July 9, 2007 Silly northern person.Humph! Dem's fightin' words! I've lived my whole life south of the Mason Dixon Line. Besides, everyone knows that "Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH." It's full of carpet baggers from New York. What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Royd 0 #11 July 9, 2007 Silly northern person. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Humph! Dem's fightin' words! I've lived my whole life south of the Mason Dixon Line. So, where's your Rebel flag? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jib 0 #12 July 9, 2007 QuoteYou know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer but really hot, and Christmas. No, it is snowbird season and everthing else. -------------------------------------------------- the depth of his depravity sickens me. -- Jerry Falwell, People v. Larry Flynt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
aetas 0 #13 July 9, 2007 Publix is awesome26tt Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpecialKaye 0 #14 July 9, 2007 Is there anything besides "sweet tea"... I hate when I go to a restaurant and they don't serve sweet tea!!! Sonny's BarBQ serves the best sweet tea...ummm. Yes, I've only got one "winter coat" and it's denim. Yes, I've worn shorts on Christmas with the AC running. Flip Flops are everyday wear. And sandals are my work shoes. I do have a drawer full of bathing suits, but also a drawer full of sweatshirts (for those evenings when it dips below 70). Can you pronounce Thonotosassa? Means land of flint. Orange juice from concentrate is disgusting. Flamingos are pink from the brine shrimp they eat. Yep, 20+ years in Florida, I'm a transplant and love it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #15 July 9, 2007 Ya know, we refer to Floridians as "Suntan Yankees" I am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpecialKaye 0 #16 July 9, 2007 What happened to your T-back photo....LOL! You looked like you were enjoying some summer weather...LOL! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2fat2fly 0 #17 July 9, 2007 I had many, many requests to remove it...the picture, not the swimwearI am not the man. But the man knows my name...and he's worried Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
normiss 892 #18 July 9, 2007 there's a rare few of us that have never been, nor ever will be Yankees. I'm a cracker! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BillyVance 35 #19 July 9, 2007 Quote Silly northern person. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Humph! Dem's fightin' words! I've lived my whole life south of the Mason Dixon Line. So, where's your Rebel flag? And your Billy Idol CD with 'Rebel Yell' in it? "Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JENNR8R 0 #20 July 9, 2007 So, where's your Rebel flag? Duh! On the General Lee. What do you call a beautiful, sunny day that comes after two cloudy, rainy ones? -- Monday. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
