Floridians

[<Steve> 82]

You know you're from Florida when.....

 

 

"Down South" means Key West.

 

"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.

 

Flip-flops are everyday wear.

 

Shoes are for business meetings and church.

 

No, wait, flip flops are good for church too.

 

Socks are only for bowling.

 

Orange juice from concentrate makes you vomit.

 

Tap water makes you vomit.

 

Sweet tea can be served at any meal.

 

An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.

 

You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip to Florida.

 

You measure distance in minutes.

 

You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.

 

You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.

 

You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five

Minutes.

 

All the local festivals are named after a fruit.

 

A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.

 

A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but

everything to do with shade.

 

Your winter coat is made of denim.

 

You can tell the difference e between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.

 

You know the four seasons really are: almost summer,

summer, not summer but really hot, and Christmas.

 

It's not "pop." It's "soda" or "coke."

 

Anything under 70 is chilly.

 

You've attended a hurricane party.

 

You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best

Rides.

 

You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.

 

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee , Okahumpka and

Loxahatchee.

 

You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat than have a boat

yourself.

 

You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

 

Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include various fish, the NRA

and a confederate flag.

 

You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.

 

You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.

 

You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.

 

You know what the "stingray shuffle" is and why it's important!

 

You could swim before you could read.

 

You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.

 

Every other house had blue roofs in 2004-2005.

 

You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it

Got dark.

 

You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.

 

You dread the lovebug seasons.

 

You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't

Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances, etc...but Charley, Frances, Ivan and

Jeanne.

 

You know why flamingos are pink.

 

You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.

 

You were twelve be fore you ever saw snow or you still haven't.

 

When the northerners complain that 80 is 'so hot', you just stand there and

Smile.

 

You refer to the seasons as "Tourist Season", "Fire Season"

"Hurricane Season" and "Mosquito Season"

[MichaelC 160]

I loved it, Steve! Too much truth there for many Floridians, but laughing at yourself is good tonic. Many good ones to highlight, so I'll start with this one:

An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.

You mean like this?

[phil43 0]

I loved it, Steve! Too much truth there for many Floridians, but laughing at yourself is good tonic. Many good ones to highlight, so I'll start with this one:

An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.

You mean like this?

 

 

Isn't this the strong arm for Geico?

[<Steve> 82]

...so much for keeping the pet poodle in the back yard. sheeesh

[jimculler 0]

So true!

 

Lovebug season sucked last year for us really bad.

 

And the Strawberry Festival rocks!

 

Just reading this post makes me want to go swimming right now.

[vballdarin 1]

I believe that picture of the alligator was taken right here in Hilton Head Island/Bluffton, South Carolina! (In Del Webb's Sun City ~ retirement community)