You ever went to parties at a pasture,
barn,
or in the middle of a dirt road.
You used to drag "main."
You schedule parties around the schedule of
different police officers, since you know which
ones would bust you and which ones
wouldn't
(same goes with the game warden)
You ever went cow-tipping or snipe hunting.
You could never buy cigarettes because all
the store clerks knew how old you were
(and if you were old enough they'd
tell your
parents anyhow).
When you did find someone old enough
and
brave enough to buy cigarettes,
you still had to go out to the country
and drive on back
roads to smoke them.
You have ever gone home for Homecoming.
It was cool to date someone from
the
neighboring town.
You had senior skip day.
The whole school went to the same party
after
graduation.
You don't give directions by street names
or
directions by references (turn by Nelson's
house, go two blocks past Anderson's, and
it's
four houses left of the track field).
You can't help but date a friend's
ex-girlfriend
(or boyfriend).
Your car stays filthy because of the
dirt
roads, and you will never own
a dark vehicle for this reason.
You think kids that ride skateboards are
weird.
The town next to you is considered
"trashy" or "snooty", but is actually
just like your town.
You refer to anyone with a house newer
than
1980 as the "rich people."
The people in the city dress funny,
then you
pick-up on the trend
two years later.
You bragged to your friends because you got
pipes on your truck for your birthday.
Anyone you want can be found at either
the
Dairy Queen or the feed store.
You see at least one friend a week
driving a
tractor through town.
Football coaches suggest that you
haul hay
for the summer
to get stronger.
Directions are given using "the"
stop
light as a reference.
Your letter jacket was worn
after your 19th
birthday.
You have ever taken a trailer or dog
to
school on a daily basis.
Weekend excitement involves
a trip to a
Wal-Mart.
Even the ugly people enter
beauty pageants.
You decide to walk somewhere
for exercise and
5 people pull over
and ask if you need a ride.
Your teachers call you by your
older siblings
names.
Your teachers remember when
they taught your
parents.
You can charge at all
the local stores.
The closest McDonald's
is 45 miles away...
...So is the closest mall.
It is normal to see an old man
riding through
town on a
riding lawnmower.
You laugh your head off reading this
because
you know they're all true
and forward it to everyone
who lives in your town!
