[jem3439]

Y'all are great!! I enjoyed reading this today. I was born, raised in Turkeytown (Gadsden) AL. I've lived in Scottsboro and Albertville but moved to Atlanta 9 yrs ago for work. I visited relatives in Burleson TX 1971, I didn't think that they talked any different than I did!
I had relatives migrate from Cedar Bluff AL to TX back in the 1800's, (I think it was). I will have to dig a book out of storage to be sure.
Southlander you and I may be kin!
Fixin to - is a favorite of mine!

[Socal2Bham]

I just got this in an e-mail and thought I would revive this thread with it even though half of it is lost on me.

You might be from Birmingham if ...

* The number "280" makes your face tic.

* You say something "tumped over."

* You call a garden hose a "hose pipe."

* You see as many people at the beach that you know as you see in Birmingham .

* You automatically add an "s" to the end of any establishment that does not end in the letter "s." Example: Parisian's, Bottega's, Zydeco's, Ocean's.

* Richard Scrushy owes you and half your family back pay and a job.

* You have children who think the statue on Liberty Parkway is THE Statue of Liberty.

* You know the difference between O.T.'s and Otey's.

* You're a woman and you read the sports page everyday.

* You are on a first name basis with local radio show hosts.

* You refuse to attend Region's Charity Classic, the Crawfish Boil or City Stages without free tickets AND VIP passes.

* During race week, you drive faster - and you know what race I'm talking about.

* You think Milo 's has the best hamburgers because of the random extra meat chunk hidden underneath the regular patty.

* You graduated from a local high school, attended a state/local university, and now work or hope to work for Southern Living.

* One of the first things you find out about someone is whether they are an Alabama or Auburn fan.

* You spend more money each month at Innisfree than on your mortgage.

* You do the same thing with the same people every weekend.

* You think driving 15 minutes is way out of your way.

* You can name the Auburn and Alabama coaches but not the B'ham mayor.

* You describe where you live as "over the mountain," "the village," or "diaper row" and others understand.

* You cannot carry on a reasonable conversation about local politics. Nor do you want to.

* You can't go grocery shopping without wearing lipstick.

* You have ever referred to someone as a "Brookie."

* You've never visited Vulcan.

* You think living in Vestavia Hills , Mountain Brook , Homewood , etc., means you don't actually live in Birmingham . Guess what?-You do.

* You think Oak Mountain really is a mountain.

* You miss Vulcan's lights glowing red when there was a bad car wreck.

* You know everyone I know.

* You know someone who knows someone who knows Courtney Cox.

* You know someone who knows someone who dated/went to school with/is best friends with Taylor Hicks (and convinced him to audition for American Idol).

* You know that 280 on Friday from 11 am to 8pm is the purest evil known to man.

* You're still here, after all these years.

Some things you'll NEVER hear a Birminghamian say...

* "Bear who?"

* "Could you bring me another tea, this one is too sweet."

* "I can't decide between Auburn or Alabama ."

* "Let me call you back, I'm driving."

* "There's my exit; I think I'll use my turn signal now."

* "I got lost in the airport!"

* "Gee, I wish the TV networks would run that 40 year old news clip of the Dogs and firehoses again."

* "I'm too drunk to drive. Let's take a cab."

* "That Tennessee 'orange' color is really beginning to grow on me."

* "I hate beer."

* "Man, this road sure is smooth."

* "Dale who?"

* "1 inch of snow is no big deal."

* "When is the Iron Bowl?"

* "The UAB campus is so picturesque"

* "We have the greatest traffic engineering department in the world!"

* "College football sucks."

* "I sure wish Birmingham were more like Atlanta ."

[Bravo35223]

SoCal....one of the funniest posts ever!!!

You nailed it!

Are you sure you've only lived here two years???

Absolutely PRECIOUS....

[Mullican]

You have a party or a barbeque whenever Alabama plays Auburn in football.

You go to Gulf Shores every summer.

You call the Atlanta Braves baseball team "us" like they're actually from Alabama.

You would much rather visit Florida than California.

You don't "take", you "carry" or "tote"... as in "You want me to carry you down to the 7-11?"

A soft drink isn't soda, cola, or pop, it's Coke.

You call it a "buggy" and not a shopping cart.

You've said "fixin' to," "might could," or "usetacould" during the last week.

Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

You know the meaning of the phrase "Fobbed again."

You can properly pronounce Arab, Eufaula, Opelika, Loachapoka, Bayou La Batre, and Oneonta.

You know exactly what chitlins and mountain oysters are, and you know someone who eats them anyway.

You think that people who complain about the humidity in other states are sissies.

You aren't surprised to find rental movies, groceries, ammunition and bait all in the same store.

You've missed a wedding or a funeral to go to a football game.

Asian food is always "CHINESE" regardless of the fact that it may actually be Korean or Japanese or Thai.

People actually grow, eat, and like okra.

Mamanem means the whole family. ("Are mamanem comin?")

You measure distance in minutes.

You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

You know what "cow tipping" is.

The local papers cover national and international news on
one page but require 6 pages for sports.

You think that the first day of deer season is a national
holiday.

You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still
summer, and Christmas.

You know whether another Alabamian is from east, west, or middle Alabama as soon as they open their mouth.

Visiting Wal-Mart is a favorite pastime.

You can drive without your license because you know if a cop stops you he'll know you and let you go.

You know the difference between redneck, hillbilly, and southerner.

You think everybody from the north has an accent.

Y'all is a word.

There is no such thing as tea.. it's sweet tea.

If a single snowflake falls, the town is paralyzed for three days, and it's on all the channels as a news flash every 15 minutes for a week. All grocery stores will be sold out of milk, bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and beer. If there is a remote chance of snow, and if it does snow, people will be on the corner selling "I survived the blizzard" tee-shirts, not to mention the fact that all schools will close at the slightest possible chance of snow.

Your directions include "when you see the Waffle House" or "turn on the dirt road."

You say "sir" and "ma'am" if there's even a chance someone is even thiry seconds older than you.

The falling of one rain drop causes all drivers to immediately forget all traffic rules; so will daylight savings time, a girl applying eye shadow in the next car, or a flat tire three lanes over.

There is nothing but country on the radio.

A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.

Almost everyone you know is Baptist or Methodist.

A Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol. A Chevy Silverado Extended Bed Crew Cab is.

You know everything goes better with Ranch dressing.

You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.

Krispy Kreme doughnuts are the only doughnuts that exist.

You know at least one Bubba, and maybe a few guys named Bo.

You don't assume the car with the blinker light on is actually going to turn anytime in the near future.

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.

You think a green light means the pace car has just left the track and It's time to go racing.

[italiandreamer]

Originally Posted by TexasReb

I PROMISE I am not trying to intrude too much on an Alabama thread! It is just that I find it interesting and have family roots there (great-great-grandma and her bunch from LA and migrated to TX after the War). But anyway, the neat thing is that so much of what has been noted could apply to "you know you are from Texas if..." too.

This 'un really got me. That is: "I reckon" and "over yonder" I don't know about you Alabmans, but the term a lot of us Texans have found almost impossible to translate to a yankee is "yonder".

It is one of those things that only a Southerner understands. That is, it is "the distance between oneself and the object in question, regardless of the distance."

"Yonder" IS one of those uniquely-Southern terms. My parents occasionally eat dinner at a little restaurant in Pickensville, AL named "Down Yonder".... It always tickles me to hear them talk about having dinner "Down Yonder." (I believe the restaurant building itself is a mobile home/some type of manufactured structure.)

[Nick T Pappas]

I have had pickled pigs feet in Kansas City, MO and Chicago, Ill...not here in Huntsville yet, it's one of my favorites along with Braized Ox Tails. Spent the last 40 years in Chicago area and I'm liking it here in Huntsville.

[Nancy Ann]

You know your in Alabama when -- In the spring when people put signs in front of their yard saying - "Free Pine Straw- You Rake You Take " The first time I seen this I thought nobody is going to rake that "Big yard" ... Two hours later I drove by that house on my way home from shopping . The sign was gone and the yard was picked clean of pine straw . I thought to myself "only in Alabama "...

[jciz4u]

Originally Posted by Mullican

You have a party or a barbeque whenever Alabama plays Auburn in football.

You go to Gulf Shores every summer.

You call the Atlanta Braves baseball team "us" like they're actually from Alabama.

You would much rather visit Florida than California.

You don't "take", you "carry" or "tote"... as in "You want me to carry you down to the 7-11?"

A soft drink isn't soda, cola, or pop, it's Coke.

You call it a "buggy" and not a shopping cart.

You've said "fixin' to," "might could," or "usetacould" during the last week.

Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

You know the meaning of the phrase "Fobbed again."

You can properly pronounce Arab, Eufaula, Opelika, Loachapoka, Bayou La Batre, and Oneonta.

You know exactly what chitlins and mountain oysters are, and you know someone who eats them anyway.

You think that people who complain about the humidity in other states are sissies.

You aren't surprised to find rental movies, groceries, ammunition and bait all in the same store.

You've missed a wedding or a funeral to go to a football game.

Asian food is always "CHINESE" regardless of the fact that it may actually be Korean or Japanese or Thai.

People actually grow, eat, and like okra.

Mamanem means the whole family. ("Are mamanem comin?")

You measure distance in minutes.

You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

You know what "cow tipping" is.

The local papers cover national and international news on
one page but require 6 pages for sports.

You think that the first day of deer season is a national
holiday.

You know all four seasons: Almost summer, summer, still
summer, and Christmas.

You know whether another Alabamian is from east, west, or middle Alabama as soon as they open their mouth.

Visiting Wal-Mart is a favorite pastime.

You can drive without your license because you know if a cop stops you he'll know you and let you go.

You know the difference between redneck, hillbilly, and southerner.

You think everybody from the north has an accent.

Y'all is a word.

There is no such thing as tea.. it's sweet tea.

If a single snowflake falls, the town is paralyzed for three days, and it's on all the channels as a news flash every 15 minutes for a week. All grocery stores will be sold out of milk, bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and beer. If there is a remote chance of snow, and if it does snow, people will be on the corner selling "I survived the blizzard" tee-shirts, not to mention the fact that all schools will close at the slightest possible chance of snow.

Your directions include "when you see the Waffle House" or "turn on the dirt road."

You say "sir" and "ma'am" if there's even a chance someone is even thiry seconds older than you.

The falling of one rain drop causes all drivers to immediately forget all traffic rules; so will daylight savings time, a girl applying eye shadow in the next car, or a flat tire three lanes over.

There is nothing but country on the radio.

A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.

Almost everyone you know is Baptist or Methodist.

A Mercedes Benz isn't a status symbol. A Chevy Silverado Extended Bed Crew Cab is.

You know everything goes better with Ranch dressing.

You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.

Krispy Kreme doughnuts are the only doughnuts that exist.

You know at least one Bubba, and maybe a few guys named Bo.

You don't assume the car with the blinker light on is actually going to turn anytime in the near future.

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.

You think a green light means the pace car has just left the track and It's time to go racing.

Oh! I can't stop laughing! I love this! (....so true!)

[HillScoggin]

When a former governor talks of an education lottery people grab the pitchforks and threaten an uprising. Then same people drive to Tunica to gamble or Ga or Tn to buy their lottery tickets. Then when electronic Bingo opens and the churches get most of the gambling/sin money everyone is happy and blows their SSI there immediately.

[Krs8691]

lol this is funny