I've been missing the south lately....

You KNOW you are from the South if...

1. You can properly pronounce Conetoe (ca-neat-a), Beautancus (bo-tank-us), and Albertson (all-bert-son).
2. You learned how to drive a tractor before you learned how to drive a car.
3. You think people who complain about the heat in their states are sissies. Just wait until you've had HUMID heat.
4. Hurrican season means that you flip over your trampoline and get out the canoe for when it floods.
5. 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.
6. The "He needed killin!" defense if valid here.
7. You think everyone from a Yankee-state has an accent.
8. You measure distance in minutes.
9. You've used a bamboo cane fishing pole.
10. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.
11. You know cowpies are not made of beef.
12. You save your bacon grease and know how to use it later.
13. You know someone who has a belt buckle bigger than your fist.
14. Almost everyone you know is either Baptist or Methodist.
15. A Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol. A Chevy Silverado Extended Bed Crew Cab is.
16. You know everything goes better with Ranch dressing.
17. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.
18. Your crave french fries, chicken, and bo-berry biscuits from Bojangles and no where else.
19. On one side of the road there's Wal-Mart and on the other is a cotton field.
20. The directions to your house include "turn off the paved road."
21. Ya'll is singular. All ya'll is plural. All ya'll's is possessive.
22. Fried chicken is a major part of your diet.
23. Krispy Kreme doughnuts are the only kind of doughnuts you eat.
24. You call it a cold Christmas if you don't break out in perspiration in your new sweater.
25. When a single snowflake falls, the entire state shuts down, even if it doesn't stick. The radio and TV news will make snowstorm reports every 10 minutes and the grocery store will be completely sold out of bread, milk, bottled water, and toilet paper.
26. People actually grow, eat and like okra!
27. You know the difference between a hillbilly, a redneck, and a Southerner.
28. Your dog and your wallet are both on chains.
29. When you hear a southerner exclaim, "Hey ya'll, whatch this!" You stay out of his way because you know it is likely the last words he will ever say.
30. You understand that at least once a year your car will turn yellow with pollen.
31. You know at least one Bubba, and maybe a few guys named Bo.
32. You say "tuna fish sandwich."
33. You use "Sir" and "Ma'am" if there's a remote possibility that the person you're talking to is least 30 minutes older than you are.
34. You learned about the Civil War as the "War of Northern Aggression."
35.You love sweet tea, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and all Southern comfort food...and Southern Comfort!
36. You know that the Wright brothers might be FROM some yankee states, but that airplane first flew in North Carolina.
37. You could have a flip-flop tan year round.
38. You use "The Waffle House" or "The Bojangles" as a basis for directions.