This was forwarded by a Yankee that lives in Texas now.
I've lived in rural Texas for about 12 years now and I thought I would share a few of the thing I have learned. I was born a Yankee, but as they say here, I came to Texas as fast as I could...
All the following points are true and I have learned them personally...
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. 10,001 live in Texas.
Armadillos love to dig holes under all bedding plants.
Raccoons will test your crop of melons and let you know when they are ripe.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
Nothing will kill a mesquite tree.
There are valid reasons some people put constatine wire around their house.
You cannot find a country road without a curve from corner to corner.
A tractor is NOT an all-terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
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
The wind blows at 90 MPH from Oct. 2 until July 15, then it stops totally.
Onced and Twiced are words
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
Fire ants consider your flesh as a picnic.
Coldbeer is one word.
People actually grow and eat Okra.
Texans really don't have an accent.
When the world ends, only riceroaches and mesquite trees will survive.
Green grass DOES burn.
When you live in the country, you don't have to buy a dog. City people drop them off at your gate in the middle of the night, cats come and go as they please.
The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the first couple of weeks.
When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to go to the doctor.
Fixinto is one word.
A tank is a dirt hole in the ground that holds water for irrigation and is drinkable to most.
Backards and Forards means I know everything about you.
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.
And the most important thing......There's no place I'd rather be than Texas!.
THE COWBOYS ARE AMERICAS TEAM, EVEN IF HALF NEED TO BE IN PRISON!
I've lived in rural Texas for about 12 years now and I thought I would share a few of the thing I have learned. I was born a Yankee, but as they say here, I came to Texas as fast as I could...
All the following points are true and I have learned them personally...
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. 10,001 live in Texas.
Armadillos love to dig holes under all bedding plants.
Raccoons will test your crop of melons and let you know when they are ripe.
If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites.
Nothing will kill a mesquite tree.
There are valid reasons some people put constatine wire around their house.
You cannot find a country road without a curve from corner to corner.
A tractor is NOT an all-terrain vehicle. They do get stuck.
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
The wind blows at 90 MPH from Oct. 2 until July 15, then it stops totally.
Onced and Twiced are words
It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
Fire ants consider your flesh as a picnic.
Coldbeer is one word.
People actually grow and eat Okra.
Texans really don't have an accent.
When the world ends, only riceroaches and mesquite trees will survive.
Green grass DOES burn.
When you live in the country, you don't have to buy a dog. City people drop them off at your gate in the middle of the night, cats come and go as they please.
The sound of coyotes howling at night only sounds good for the first couple of weeks.
When a buzzard sits on the fence and stares at you, it's time to go to the doctor.
Fixinto is one word.
A tank is a dirt hole in the ground that holds water for irrigation and is drinkable to most.
Backards and Forards means I know everything about you.
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.
And the most important thing......There's no place I'd rather be than Texas!.
THE COWBOYS ARE AMERICAS TEAM, EVEN IF HALF NEED TO BE IN PRISON!
