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Old 08-15-2008, 07:17 PM
AGDLynn AGDLynn is offline
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You Know You're From Georgia If

This is probably posted somewhere but I wanted to share it again. It is SOOO true!


YOU KNOW YOUR FROM GA IF:
- you never drink Pepsi....Coke is THE drink
- you're not allergic to pollen...cause if you were you'd be dead
- you only crave alcohol and chick-fil-a on sundays
- when a single snow flake falls the ENTIRE STATE shuts down
- you LOVE sweet tea, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and all southern comfort foods
- you're a UGA or GT fan...NEVER both
- you know everything goes better with ranch dressing
- you've ever had a conversation that went like this:
"you wanna coke?"
"yeah"
"what kind?"
"dr. pepper"
- you call it a buggy, not a shopping cart
- y'all IS a word
- krispy kreme dounuts are the only kinda dounuts you eat
- you know what a 'DAWG' is
- you use sir or ma'am if there is a remote possibility that the person you're talking to is at least 30 minutes older than you
- you can properly pronounce Chickamauga, DeKalb, Dahlonega, Smyrna, Buena Vista (not like the one in CA or Fla), Valdosta, Okefenokee, and La Fayette.
P.S.. Atlanta = ADD-LANNA not AT-LANT-A
- 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
- you measure distance in minutes (such as, I live 5 minutes from my office)
- a Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol, but a Chevy Silverado Extended Bed Crew Cab is
-you learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply
- you say "tuna fish sandwich"
- you don't appreciate it, you preciate it
YOU KNOW YOUR FROM THE ATL IF:
- when driving downtown your directions always start with "go down peachtree" and include "turn at the waffle house"
- you know what 400, I-85, I-285, I-75, and I-20 are and you know which direction they all go
- you know NEVER to take the highway during rush hour traffic which lasts all day
- you've climbed stone moutain and seen the laser show more than 1 time
- you've shopped at lenox and phipps
- you can say PONCE DE LEON AVENUE correctly - PONCE DAY LEEEE-ON
- streets are ALWAYS shut down for construction
- you know what PIB, JCB, FIB, MLK, PDK, and the "grady curve" are
-You still call hi fi buys amp. "Lakewood"
- you still call the airport hartsfield.. and got mad when they added the "Jackson"
- not flying delta is a sin
- someone says "king" and/or "queen" you immediately think of office buildings
- you wonder why all the tourists/ visitors always try to pronounce Ponce de Leon with an accent
- you can definately tell when someone is not from here because of the way they drive
- you can get anywhere by using the big chicken
- when you drive 45 min out of your way to avoid rush hour
- you know that the peachtree street, peachtree road, peachtree industrial, and 141 are all the same road but eventually they split and 141 becomes peachtree parkway
- you see a drug transaction right outside of turner field
- you've seen the fireworks and the tree lightings at Lennox
- you have a season pass to 6 flags
- you know that 55mph really means 75mph
- the falling of one raindrop casues the cities drivers to forget ALL traffic rules
- you know at least 5 different ways to work; none of them ideal
- youve thought about gettin a blow up doll to put in your passenger seat to be able to drive in the HOV lane
- you never go 55mph on the 'watermelon 500 or georgia 400'
- you've eaten at the VARSITY more than one time

((Let me know if you want an explanation of something
, lol.))
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