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cutiepie24
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You know you're a Cajun if.....
1. You've ever wore shorts at Christmas time.
2. You pronounce Lafayette as "Laffy-ette" not
"La-fy-ette"
3. You learned to drive a boat before you could drive
a car
4. You know the meaning of a "Delcambre Reeboks" (that
would be a pair of all white fishing boots)
5. You offer somebody a "coke" and then ask them what
kind: Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, 7Up?
6. You can name all of your 3rd cousins
7. You plan your wedding around hunting season & LSU
football
8. You greet people with "Ha's ya momma'an'dem?" and
hear back "Dey fine!"
9. Every so often, you have waterfront property.
(Hehehehehe)
10. When giving directions you use words like
"uptown", "downtown","backatown", riverside",
"lakeside", "northshore", "westbank", "down the
bayou", "across the river"or "across the tracks"
11. When you refer to a geographical location "way up
North," you are referring to places like Shreveport,
Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets real cold!"
12. Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six
feet under.
13. You've ever had Community Coffee.
14. You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell
it. (also, Thibodaux, Opelousas, Pontchartrain,
Ouachita, Atchafalaya),
15. You don't worry when you see ships riding higher
in the river than the top of your house.
16. You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used.
17. The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you
a fried oyster po-boy dressed is healthier than a
Caesar salad.
18. You know the definition of "dressed."
19. You can eat Popeye's and Zapp's for lunch and wash
it down with Barq's without losing it all.
20. The smell of a crawfish boil turns you on more
than HBO.
21. You "wrench" your hands in the zink with a lemon
to get the crawfish smell off.
22. You're not afraid when someone wants to "ax you
something."
23. You go by "ya-mom-en-'dems" on Good Friday for
family supper.
24. You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras
is not a national holiday.
25. You don't realize until high school what a
"county" is.
26. You believe that purple, green and gold look good
together (and you will even eat things those colors).
27. You go to buy a new winter coat (what most people
refer to as windbreakers)
28. Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's
spelled.
29. You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick
it to represent your baseball team. (Geaux Zephyrs)
30. You have a ditch on at least one side of your
property
31. You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake
Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.
32. You describe a color as "K&B Purple."
33. You like your rice and politics dirty.
34. When given the choice for Governor between a KKK
leader, Duke, and Edwin Edwards, it's a difficult
decision.
35. You pronounce the largest city in the state as
"Newawlins."
36. You know those big roaches can fly, but you're
able to sleep at night anyway. YUK!
37. You prefer skiing on the bayou.
38. You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their
backyard.
39. You realize the rain forest is less humid than
Louisiana.
40. You can list all the ingredients of a gumbo or a
jambalaya
41. You go to the "boat", but you don't plan on
spending any time on the water
42. When you're in Baton Rouge you know the difference
between the old bridge & the new bridge
43. If you ever had to wait for the bridge to "come
down" so you can get home
44. If you pull for the Saints (who else would)?
45. If you've ever been to a wedding and someone
either danced in a #3 washtub or did the chicken
dance!
46. You make your groceries" or "save your dishes" or
have an "ice box"
47. You can't think of anybody that can cook better
than your momma
48. You know when it's appropriate to use "Tony
Chachere's" (anytime!!!!)
49. You know an old person that can "treat" you for
warts
50. The four seasons in your year are: crawfish,
shrimp, crab and King Cake.
1. You've ever wore shorts at Christmas time.
2. You pronounce Lafayette as "Laffy-ette" not
"La-fy-ette"
3. You learned to drive a boat before you could drive
a car
4. You know the meaning of a "Delcambre Reeboks" (that
would be a pair of all white fishing boots)
5. You offer somebody a "coke" and then ask them what
kind: Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Pepsi, 7Up?
6. You can name all of your 3rd cousins
7. You plan your wedding around hunting season & LSU
football
8. You greet people with "Ha's ya momma'an'dem?" and
hear back "Dey fine!"
9. Every so often, you have waterfront property.
(Hehehehehe)
10. When giving directions you use words like
"uptown", "downtown","backatown", riverside",
"lakeside", "northshore", "westbank", "down the
bayou", "across the river"or "across the tracks"
11. When you refer to a geographical location "way up
North," you are referring to places like Shreveport,
Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets real cold!"
12. Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six
feet under.
13. You've ever had Community Coffee.
14. You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell
it. (also, Thibodaux, Opelousas, Pontchartrain,
Ouachita, Atchafalaya),
15. You don't worry when you see ships riding higher
in the river than the top of your house.
16. You judge a po-boy by the number of napkins used.
17. The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you
a fried oyster po-boy dressed is healthier than a
Caesar salad.
18. You know the definition of "dressed."
19. You can eat Popeye's and Zapp's for lunch and wash
it down with Barq's without losing it all.
20. The smell of a crawfish boil turns you on more
than HBO.
21. You "wrench" your hands in the zink with a lemon
to get the crawfish smell off.
22. You're not afraid when someone wants to "ax you
something."
23. You go by "ya-mom-en-'dems" on Good Friday for
family supper.
24. You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras
is not a national holiday.
25. You don't realize until high school what a
"county" is.
26. You believe that purple, green and gold look good
together (and you will even eat things those colors).
27. You go to buy a new winter coat (what most people
refer to as windbreakers)
28. Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's
spelled.
29. You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick
it to represent your baseball team. (Geaux Zephyrs)
30. You have a ditch on at least one side of your
property
31. You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake
Pontchartrain seawall catching blue crabs.
32. You describe a color as "K&B Purple."
33. You like your rice and politics dirty.
34. When given the choice for Governor between a KKK
leader, Duke, and Edwin Edwards, it's a difficult
decision.
35. You pronounce the largest city in the state as
"Newawlins."
36. You know those big roaches can fly, but you're
able to sleep at night anyway. YUK!
37. You prefer skiing on the bayou.
38. You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their
backyard.
39. You realize the rain forest is less humid than
Louisiana.
40. You can list all the ingredients of a gumbo or a
jambalaya
41. You go to the "boat", but you don't plan on
spending any time on the water
42. When you're in Baton Rouge you know the difference
between the old bridge & the new bridge
43. If you ever had to wait for the bridge to "come
down" so you can get home
44. If you pull for the Saints (who else would)?
45. If you've ever been to a wedding and someone
either danced in a #3 washtub or did the chicken
dance!
46. You make your groceries" or "save your dishes" or
have an "ice box"
47. You can't think of anybody that can cook better
than your momma
48. You know when it's appropriate to use "Tony
Chachere's" (anytime!!!!)
49. You know an old person that can "treat" you for
warts
50. The four seasons in your year are: crawfish,
shrimp, crab and King Cake.
You crack me up Cutie.