Cryus Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 an email i got from my gf last week. it fits this topic lol THINGS I LEARNED FROM BEING RAISED IN TEXAS Armadillos 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 Texas There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in Texas , plus a couple no one's seen before. If it grows, it sticks; if it crawls, it bites. 'Twiced' is a word. People actually grow and eat okra 'Fixinto' is one word. 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 hours. Like its 6 hours from Houston to Dallas. You'll probably have to switch from 'heat' to 'A/C' in the same day. 'Fix' is a verb. Example: 'I'm fixing to go to the store.' You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. Yes, Friday night high school football games is serious football! You carry jumper cables in your car . . . for your OWN car. 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. 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' 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 kind a 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 Texas (and those who just wish they were). EVERYONE can't be from Texas. You might say it's a gift from God! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlantan Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 'Fix' is a verb. Example: 'I'm fixing to go to the store.' I really don't want to sound like a jerk, but this one is unintentionally hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dililah Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 CRYUS STOLE MINE!!! Ya give em back now!! About every single one of them applies to Tennessee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashin Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 'Fix' is a verb. Example: 'I'm fixing to go to the store.' I feel obliged to point out that "fix" is indeed a verb in the other 49 states as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashin Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Dar beat me. Drat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlantan Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 I feel obliged to point out that "fix" is indeed a verb in the other 49 states as well. I didn't want to put it so plainly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashin Posted March 5, 2010 Report Share Posted March 5, 2010 Hey man, they're just tryin' to put food on their family. OMGIWENTTHERE burnnnnn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudir Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 derail inbound! We can't send hardcover books to Staten Island for use in the inmate library because they can be used as a weapon. :eek: so, this got me looking into ryker's island (which i think you meant when you said staten island) and i was surprised to find out that the facility employs 10,000 officers for only 14,000 prisoners. of course you have to adjust the ratios since the officers number needs to accounts for 8 hour shifts and weekends, but anyone else shocked by this ratio? something like 1 officer for every 5-6 prisoners. i was expecting something like 1:20+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashin Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 If you really want to delve into that, you will find that our prison system is one huge economic toilet. Once prisons began to get privatized, all kinds of lobbyists got involved and essentially prisons are an "industry" now. It's no coincidence that we incarcerate far more people now than we did decades ago, while rehabilitating far fewer. Honestly if you look into this you will become discouraged. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mudir Posted March 6, 2010 Report Share Posted March 6, 2010 i can't say that i doubt you at all. i'm scared to look into it too much deeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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