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A true Louisianan
Here are some ways to know if you’re a true Louisianan…

1. You can properly pronounce Lecompte, Lafayette, Bossier,
Natchitoches,
Opelousas, Shongaloo, Tangipahoa, Pontchartrain, Avoyelles, Picayune,
Lafourche, Ouachita, and Atchafalaya, and you know that New Orleans
doesn’t have a long sound anywhere in it.
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. 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. Little Smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.
12. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the
ocean.
13. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
14. You know cowpies are not made of beef.
15. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their
wedding
date.
16. You have known someone who has a belt buckle bigger than your
fist.
17. 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.
18. You aren’t surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, beer, and
bait
all in the same store.
19. Your place at the lake has wheels under it.
20. A Mercedes Benz isn’t a status symbol. A Chevy Silverado Extended
Bed
Crew Cab is.
21. You know everything goes better with ‘Ranch’.
22. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.
23. You actually get these jokes and are fixin’ to send them to your
friends.
Finally, you are 100% Louisianan if you have ever had this
conversation:
“You wanna coke?” “Yeah.” “What kind?” “Dr Pepper.”

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