If you are a REAL TEXAN, ...

1. You measure distance in minutes.

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

3. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.

4. Stores don't have shopping carts; they have buggies.

5. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one
in it no matter what time of the year.

6. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing' to go to the store.

7. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, 
flower, or animal.

8. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.

9. You carry jumper cables in your car ... for your OWN car.

10. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe-hunting" are.

11. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco

12. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

13. You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.

14. The local papers covers national and international news on one
page but requires 6 pages for football and hockey.

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

16. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

17. You find 90 degrees F "a little warm."

18. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer,
and Christmas.

19. You know whether another Texan is from southern, middle, or
northern Texas as soon as they open their mouth.

20. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 500
or more.

21. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin
wal-martin" or off to "Wally World"

22. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili
weather.

23. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop ... it's a Coke,
regardless of brand or flavor.