"you May Be Country If"

[creekrat]

if pap says that boy dont know gee from haw....creekrat

[PAPPY]

Your mama threatens to "Knock you slam out."

When introducing a family member to a friend you say, "This here is my cousin."

You came across Big Mama's fried-meat grease can under the kitchen sink.

Someone says your child had a pure-T fit at the store.

Your granddaddy smokes cigarettes whil he's on an oxygen tank.

[PAPPY]

You have a coffee can of bent nails in the shed to be straightened out some day.

Your Son or Daughter carries their pet chickens for a ride on the handlebars of their bikes.

You sit on the front porch in the evening watching those "two lights" appear on the mountain.

Your dog is so old he didn't notice that a strange dog came on the porch and laid down beside him during a rainstorm.

A stretched possum hide is part of your home decor.

[norris]

*A norther comes thru while your Mom has cloths on the line, now your cloths are froze stiff.
*The pop cooler at the store is a coke cola box half full of water with a block of ice sittin in the middle of the water.
*Your Gran Pa takes a dip of Levi Garrett snuff, then puts some on your wasp sting to stop the stinging.
*If you listen to Herbert W. Armstrong's "The World Tomorrow" on the Philco radio at night.
*Your cow gets in a batch of wild onions, and you don't have milk for 2 days.
*You know that Johnson Grass makes darn good hay, if you cut it before it heads out, and let it cure out good.
You really want to shoot Gran Pa's double barrel shotgun, but you know it will kick your A.... off if you do.
*Pappy: You May Be Country if your having, pinto beans w/ham, fried potatos, turnip greens, corn bread, and buttermilk, and a big slice of sweet onion for supper. And maybe some bananna puddin later.

[cjoej]

Your CB radio is worth more than the truck you put it in.

(Don't scoff, I was known for this once...a '55 Chevy 3500 pickup called the "Red Death" I paid $40.00 to a neighbour for, then put in a CB on a slide mount so I could take it in the grocery store with me so it wouldn't get stolen.)

[creekrat]

used around here alot,because of these hills cell phones dont work half of the time because you cant get a signal.if you are down in a holler you have had the lick.....creek

[PAPPY]

Hey Norris...I'm having creasy greens, cornbread, pintos and homemade buttermilk for dinner today !

You know it's serious if they "Carry em to Dukes"

You apply for a loan to purchase a mobile home and have no job, down payment or credit.

You know what a fifth middle is.

You grandfather laid his hair down with lard from a stand.

You know what "Riding on his truck" means.

You have been in a dirt clog fight.

You have been pikin.

You have been burned and had the fire talked out.

Someone blows smoke in your ears to get the gnats out.

You take scraps out.

[norris]

Pappy; You are a lucky man. Ya can't get real buttermilk anymore unless you have a cow, and make it yourself.

*"You May Be Country If" all your cooking utinsels are cast iron.
*You know how to cure a cast iron skillet.
*You use a Vienna Sausage can for a biscuit cutter.
*You know what Kentucky Wonders are.
*Your root cellar is also your storm shelter.
*You take five .22 shells squrrel hunting, because you need 5 squrrels for supper.

[migolddigger]

Originally Posted by norris

Lost Highway is an old Hank Williams (bless his name) song, and Jim Ed Brown did Pop A Top Again. Can you tell me when you were there? They closed the old Ryman Auditorium years ago when they built the new one at Operaland Theme Park. Have they opened the old Ryman again? I hope so.
Norris:

Norris, They open the Ryman Auditorium during the winter months in Nashville for shows and tours. Peggy and Myself were there on Saturday 02/10/07. I recommend if anyone goes there to have dinner at Deimos Stake house on third street before the show. It's just down 1 block from the Ryman. I had the best stake I've ever eaten there, and the price is half what we pay here in Michigan for a bad one. They served Fresh hot bred and the service is what you would get in any 5 star restaurant. Don't miss the desert, ho-made cheese cake. The food alone is worth the trip. I will be back soon. I forgot to mention the late 1800's park there next to Vanderbroke college. I kicked myself for not bringing the Minelab Explorer II on the trip. I don't think I would have had time to do any tectin anyway. Bottom line is, great time ,great people, great food.

Tom

[PAPPY]

You burn snakes to see if their legs come out.

You had a BC powder and Coke at work for breakfast.

You know what a crazy check is.

You believe that Billy Graham is the only TV preacher you can trust.

You know the ambulance as the "Meat Wagon".

You drink merk instead of milk.

You use an old tire for a flower pot and a swing.

Your best shoes are your goodins.