
From the Internet: You might be a Floridian if...
- "Down South" means Key West.
- "Panhandling"
means going to Pensacola.
- You
think no-one over 70 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.
- Socks
are only for bowling.
- Orange
juice from concentrate makes you vomit.
- Tap
water makes you vomit.
- 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 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.
- You
never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five
minutes.
- All
the local festivals are named after a fruit.
- A
mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
- 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 thirty but some of your friends are over 65.
- You
know the four seasons really are as follows: almost summer, summer, not
summer but really hot, and Christmas.
- It's
not "pop." It's "soda" or "coke."
- 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
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.
- You've
driven through Yeehaw Junction.
- Bumper
stickers on the pickup in front of you include various fish, the NRA and a
confederate flag.
- You
were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.
- You
were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
- You've
worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
- You
know what the "stingray shuffle" is and why it's important!
- 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 waking 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.
- 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.
Site Visitors' Contributions:
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You know that a pincher bug swims.
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You know what a whirlygig is.
- You know that Busch is a Garden and a beer.
- You spend nearly every waking hour of the summer barefoot.
- You hate sandspurs.
- You hate beach flies even more.