BEC Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 A True Arkansan Here are some ways to know if you're a true Arkansan... 1. You can properly pronounce Ouachita. 2. You think people who complain about the heat 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. 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. 5. Stores don't have bags, they have sacks. 6. You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals. 7. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent. 8. You measure distance in minutes. 9. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean. 10. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit. 11. You know cow pies are not made of beef. 12. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date. 13. You have known someone who has a belt buckle bigger than your fist. 14. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, beer, and bait all in the same store. 15. A Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol. A Chevy Silverado Long Bed Crew Cab is. 16. You refer to Texas as "Baja Arkansas". 17. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply. 18. You actually get these jokes and are "fixin' " to send them to your friends. Finally: 19. You are 100% Arkie if you have ever had this conversation: "You wanna coke?" "Yeah." "What kind?" "Dr Pepper." Bob Crites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Bob, Very good! and so true. I'd just add one more thought to throw on the list... "When you are coachingt a computer novice with new software and the computer screen reads: "press any key"... you say to the other, "OK mash any key". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 2. You think people who complain about the heat in their states are sissies. Preach it brother! 3. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel. Absolutely cause you don't wanna be in your trailer! Everyone I know does this. 4. 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. Its so true the shaded spots go first in the summer. 6. You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals. I really have there were 6 at a relatives funeral in Marshall, AR most beautiful funeral ever right in the rolling hills of the Ozarks. 14. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, beer, and bait all in the same store. I have seen bait ammo liqour and cafe in the same store. Those are great thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DRBILL Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Yep. And the poorist person in town is the tooth-fairy. DRBILL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Arkansas dog breeding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Those are three uuuugly dogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audible Nectar Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 That dog pic is priceless[8-|] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st. patrick Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 sputs, you gets the prize! them thar are some good looking hounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS Button Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Arkansas dog breeding? Them thar dogs is from Tennessee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I guess it is my big city ignorance but #3 why do people go out in the yard and look for a funnel? especially in a tornado warning? What exactly is a funnel, I guess it is not a device to pour things into a small spout? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sputnik Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 I guess it is my big city ignorance but #3 why do people go out in the yard and look for a funnel? especially in a tornado warning? What exactly is a funnel, I guess it is not a device to pour things into a small spout? A tornado funnel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Jay481985 wrote: I guess it is my big city ignorance but #3 why do people go out in the yard and look for a funnel? especially in a tornado warning? What exactly is a funnel, I guess it is not a device to pour things into a small spout? Actually the last tornado I was close to ripped right through downtown Little Rock. You didn't have to look for it you could hear / feel it nothing to make you seem powerless like something like that coming through your neighborhood. It didn't sound like a freight train like people say more like a squadron or two of C130's flying 100ft over your home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seadog Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Greetings from Baja Arkansas! [] I like #14 also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 ah, I guess imma scaredy cat. I would just run and hide in my basement? or since I am in college now, I would drink until the sirens stopped lol these concrete dorms ain't budging Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Well, when the Arkansas list was written was a while back. Now the part about going out to look for a funnel would include "with a video camera" so you can exclaim "Oh my Gawd" as you tape the event and run like heck for shelter at the last second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay481985 Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 heh gotta love them world's scariest events, etc when mother nature fights back sort of shows on Fox... sometimes just watch them in awe. I never saw a tornado in my life. the north east rarely gets anyways (NYC area) with all them tall buildings and such :-P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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