Shirley H, I could handle living in Tenn. if it weren't for those crippy crawlies. Got the rest of what it takes to live there. Coming to see you Bobbie, Dot Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: <makekaus@aol.com> To: <down-home-chatter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 9:45 PM Subject: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] LIVING IN TENNESSEE > LIVING IN TENNESSEE > > *Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet > in the air. > *There are 5,000 types of snakes on earth and 4,998 live in > Tennessee. > *There are 10,000 types of spiders. All > 10,000 live in Tennessee, plus a couple no one's seen before. > *If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites. > *Onced and Twiced are words. > *It is not a shopping cart; it is a buggy. *People actually grow and > eat okra. *There is no such thing as 'lunch.' There is only > dinner and then supper. > *Iced tea is appropriate for all meals and you start > drinking it when you're two. We do like a little tea > with our sugar! > *Backwards and forwards means "I know everything about > you." > > *DJeet is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?" > *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. > *You don't PUSH buttons, you MASH them. > *You measure distance in minutes. > > *You'll probably have to switch from "heat" > to A/C' in the same day. > *'Fixinto' is one word. *'Fix' is a verb. Example: 'I'm fixing to > go to the store. *All the festivals across the state are named after > a > fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal. > *You install security lights on your house and garage and > leave both unlocked. ME! > *You carry jumper cables in your car . . . for your OWN > car. FREDDIE!!!!! > *There are only four spices: salt, pepper, Tabasco and > ketchup. > *The local papers cover national and international news on > one page, but require 6 pages for local gossip and sports. > *The first day of deer season is a national holiday. > *100 degrees Fahrenheit is 'a little warm.' > *We have four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, still Summer > and Christmas. > *Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as > 'goin' Wal-martin' or off to 'Wally World.' *A cool snap (below 70 > degrees) is good pinto-bean weather. > *A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola or pop. . . > .. it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Example: > 'What kinda coke you want?' *Fried catfish is the other white meat. > *We don't need no stinking driver's ed . . . if our > mama says we can drive, we can drive. If you understand these jokes > please forward them to your > friends from Tennessee (and those who just wish they were). > EVERYONE can't be from Tennessee ; it takes talent. > You might say it's an art form or a gift from God! > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DOWN-HOME-CHATTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Dot Jo Did you say you are going to see Bobbie???? Milly

Just come on, Dot Jo! But I bet you have just as many creepy crawlers in VA as we do here in TN. LOL Bobbie From: "Dorothy Bowles" <dotjo1@suddenlink.net> Shirley H, I could handle living in Tenn. if it weren't for those crippy crawlies. Got the rest of what it takes to live there. Coming to see you Bobbie, Dot Jo

Bobbie, I know we do some of them are 2 legged ones. LOL Dot Jo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bobbie Lewallen" <tngirl45@bellsouth.net> To: <down-home-chatter@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 11, 2009 2:41 AM Subject: Re: [DOWN-HOME-CHATTER] LIVING IN TENNESSEE > Just come on, Dot Jo! But I bet you have just as many creepy crawlers in > VA > as we do here in TN. LOL > Bobbie > > > From: "Dorothy Bowles" <dotjo1@suddenlink.net> > Shirley H, I could handle living in Tenn. if it weren't for those crippy > crawlies. Got the rest of what it takes to live there. Coming to see you > Bobbie, Dot Jo > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DOWN-HOME-CHATTER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message