It's ok for me to post these, I used to live in Mississippi... 

 

 

 

You know you are from Mississippi when...

 

1.  You can properly pronounce Neshoba, Chata, Nanih Waiya, Shuqualak, DeKal b, Kosciusko, Decatur, Yazoo, Pascagoula, Picayune, and  Scooba (& "Mobile" as in Mobile, Alabama ... I added this myself, because everyone says it wrong here).

 

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

 

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

 

4. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.

 

5. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

 

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

 

7. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.

 

8. You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.

 

9. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

 

10. You measure distance in minutes.

 

11. It doesn't bother you to use an airport named for a man who died in an airplane crash.

 

12. Little Smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.

 

13. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.

 

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

 

15. You know cowpies are not made of beef.

 

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

 

17. You have known someone who has a belt buckle bigger than your fist.

 

18.  A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop,   each determined to be the most polite and let the other go first.

 

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

 

20. Your "place at the lake" has wh eels under it.

 

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

 

22. You know everything goes better with 'Ranch'.

 

23. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply

 

24. You actually get these jokes and are "fixin? " to send them to your friends.

 

Finally, you are 100% Mississippian if you have ever heard or had this

>  conversation:

>  "You wanna coke?"

>  "Yeah."

>  "What kind?"

>  "Dr. Pepper."

You forgot....

Play guitar in a 12 bar, AAB verse formation.

Alot of those are in the "You Know You're From Ohio...." list as well.

Alot of those are in the "You Know You're From Ohio...." list as well.

 

Dude, there's no way... I lived in the south for way too long to believe that. Our "white trash" is different from their "white trash". I don't care how rural you go, those are two different worlds.

25. you call lunch dinner and dinner supper.

26. You put Tony's Creole Seasoning on EVERYTHING. 

 

I agree, a lot of these show up on other lists, but yes the rural South is cosmically different from rural Ohio, Indiana, etc. 

 

 

1.  You can properly pronounce Neshoba, Chata, Nanih Waiya, Shuqualak, DeKal b, Kosciusko, Decatur, Yazoo, Pascagoula, Picayune, and  Scooba (& "Mobile" as in Mobile, Alabama ... I added this myself, because everyone says it wrong here).

 

Don't forget "Billuxy"

 

7. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks.

 

They say this in Kansas City too.  In Tennessee they call shopping carts "bascarts".

 

 

Finally, you are 100% Mississippian if you have ever heard or had this

>  conversation:

>  "You wanna coke?"

>  "Yeah."

>  "What kind?"

>  "Dr. Pepper."

 

They say this in Tennessee too. 

 

26. You put Tony's Creole Seasoning on EVERYTHING. 

 

You mean Tony's Creole Seasoning is used elsewhere than Louisiana?!?

The thing about that stuff is it says Tony's in small lettering and CREOLE in huge lettering and these guys I work with just call it "Tony's" as in "Put some Tony's on it" and then they couldn't believe I had never heard of it.  BTW for a few months until I get my license back (long story) I'm working on a towboat out of Mobile harbor.  The biggest challenge with this job was simply understanding what the hell people are saying. 

Cincy, I'm not talking hypothetically.  I saw alot of those on the same joke list for Ohio- 5, 10, 13, 14.

Man, never be offended at what I say....

 

5. This is because in MS, they only have 2 seasons... Winter and Summer.

 

10. Probably universal.

 

13. Big difference. I disagree with you on this one. No one in Cincy equates the ocean with the lake, as in MS, they are both used as a place of swimming, vacating, and sun bathing. People in MS look at Florida differently than they do in OH. The Florida coast is only a weekend's drive from MS. I can't say the same for OH. This is also the same with Louisiana. People in the south do not look these mentioned locations the same as they do here. These are vacation spots for Ohioans, but not Mississippians.

 

14. Call me naive, but I don't see this one either...

^ I'd think numbers 5 and 14 (regarding wild variations in the weather) would apply to most of the Mississippi and Ohio valleys.  I had several college friends from various South Asian locales (warm, stable climates), and during the spring they'd complain endlessly about the constantly changing weather in Ohio.

I don't think you get what I'm saying Cincy.  I am not arguing the merits of the list.  I have previously seen a list like this for Ohio.  Some of the items were the same.  End of comment.

I don't think you get what I'm saying Cincy.  I am not arguing the merits of the list.  I have previously seen a list like this for Ohio.  Some of the items were the same.  End of comment.

 

X, didn't mean to come off so argumentatively. I had a few drinks last night, came home and went on a "reply binge" to all of my post on all of the forums I am on. Alcohol, late nights, and forums do not mix well.

 

My bad, man.

You know you're from Ohio if...

 

 

You don't think of Florida first when someone mentions Miami.

 

You snicker when someone's from Tiffin, because you think of the State Hospital.

 

You think Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange!

 

You've heard of 3.2% beer.

 

Schools close for the state basketball tournament. Deer season, too.

 

You're proud of your state fair, but would rather go to Cedar Point.

 

You know all the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.

 

You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.

 

You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candy ones.

 

"Toward the lake" means "north" and "toward the river" means "south."

 

You've heard of the Great Nickel Beer Night Riot.

 

You know if other Ohioians are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths. I have always wondered what this means; is it the accents from the different parts of the state, or something physical???  I never was able to figure this one out

 

You root for a college team though you've never taken a class there.

 

You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine,and Tuscarawas *(Wapakoneta?) and you know which letter is doubled in "Cincinnati."

 

You always visit more than two amusement parks in one summer.

 

You know that Serpent Mounds were not made by snakes.

 

You know what game they're playing when the Mud Hens take on the Clippers.

 

"Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point or King's Island.

 

You measure distance in minutes.

 

.Down south to you means Kentucky.

 

Your school classes were canceled because of cold.

 

Your school classes were canceled because of heat.

 

You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.

 

You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

 

You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.

 

You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"

 

You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

 

You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.

 

You carry jumper cables in your car.

 

You know what pop is.

 

You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

 

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

 

You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.

 

The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.

 

You think that deer season is a national holiday.

 

You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

 

You thought that the Michael Stanley Band was the most popular band in the country.

 

You actually understand these jokes then forward 'em to all your OH friends!!

I don't think you get what I'm saying Cincy.  I am not arguing the merits of the list.  I have previously seen a list like this for Ohio.  Some of the items were the same.  End of comment.

 

X, didn't mean to come off so argumentatively. I had a few drinks last night, came home and went on a "reply binge" to all of my post on all of the forums I am on. Alcohol, late nights, and forums do not mix well.

 

My bad, man.

 

Ahh, fair enough.  I suffer from the same thing occasionally.  I just usually add lots of obscenities when I do.