Things all Texans know

Category: Joke Board

Post 1 by TexasRed (I'll have the last word, thank you!) on Thursday, 17-Mar-2005 15:14:03

THINGS ALL TEXANS KNOW



> Armadillos sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.

> Roadrunners don't say "Beep Beep."

> There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Texas.

> There are 10,000 types of spiders and all 10,000 live in Texas, plus a couple no one's seen before.

Possums will eat anything.
Armadillos love to dig holes under tomato plants.

> If it grows... it sticks.

> If it crawls... it bites.

> Nothing will kill a mesquite tree!

> Texas has 6 seasons:

~Spring, Feb 16 to April 15

> ~Summer, April 16 to July 15 (temp 90 to 98 degrees)

> ~Super Summer, July 16 to Sept 10 (temp 100 to 115 degrees)

> ~Summer, Sept. 11 to Oct 1 (temp 90 to 98 degrees)

~Fall, Oct 2 to Dec. 1

> ~Winter Dec 2 to Feb 15

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> "Onced" and "Twiced" are words.

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> Fireants consider your flesh as a picnic.

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> People actually grow and eat okra...

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> When the world ends, only cockroaches and mesquite trees will survive.

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> When you live in the country, you don't have to buy a dog. People drop them off at your gate in the middle of the night!

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> The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the first couple of weeks.

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> When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to go to the doctor.

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> "Fixinto" is one word, as is "goan" - go on, or "comon" - come on.

> The word dinner is confusing. There's only lunch and then there's supper.

> "Backards and forards" means I know everything about you.

> "Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"

> You don't have to wear a watch because it doesn't matter what time it is.

> You work until you're done or it's too dark to see.

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

> Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.

> All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain insect or animal.

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

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> You carry jumper cables in your car ... for your OWN car.

> You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" is.

> You know whether another Texan is from east, west, north, or south Texas as soon as they open their mouth.

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> There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.

> Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time.

> You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili weather.

> A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop. It's a "Coke", regardless of brand or flavor.

> You understand these jokes and forward them to your friends from Texas...and other folks if you believe they might have visited Texas or

> just sorta' understand them, anyway!!!

Post 2 by Goblin (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Friday, 18-Mar-2005 8:59:18

4,998 snakes! feck I'm glad I'm not a Texan

Post 3 by Goblin (I have proven to myself and the world that I need mental help) on Friday, 18-Mar-2005 9:01:18

4,998 snakes! feck I'm glad I'm not a Texan