You Know You Are A Southerner........

I found a newspaper clipping when going through my mom's recipe box that she had saved.

I'm sharing it here as it's sort of funny.

You Know You Are A Southerner.....

* Your wife's hairdo has ever been ruined by a ceiling fan.

* You think potted meat on a saltine is an hors d'oeuvre.

* The diploma in your den includes the words "Trucking Institute".

* Your mother keeps a spit cup on the ironing board.

* You've ever been too drunk to fish.

* You have a rag for a gas cap.

* You had a toothpick in your mouth when your wedding pictures were taken.

* A grit is something edible, not something you're made of.

* You know that spoon bread isn't eaten with a spoon.

* The sound of cicadas means that Summer has truly begun.

* You can't visit friends or family without taking something to them(preserves, tomatoes/zucchini from your garden, etc.)and you're not allowed to leave without being given something to take home.

* You have at least one houseplant that is a descendant of one given to you by a great-grandmother.  Extra points if it's a Christmas cactus.

* Soup is not soup without okra.

* Christmas isn't Christmas without someone saying, "Christmas gift!" and hearing the only appropriate response: "Han Itcheer."

* It must be Christmas morning if there's oyster stew on the breakfast table.

* You know that difference between a "chopped" or "pulled" barbecue sandwich.

* You get dressed up to go visit friends and neighbors at the grocery store.

* The family dog is named for a deceased loved one.

Have you got any pearls of Southern wisdom to add?

Sluggy