You might be a yankee if....

**missymomof3** · 05-02-2007, 02:01 PM

You Might be a Yankee If...
1) You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook outside."

2) You think Heinz Ketchup is SPICY!

3) You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire sauce"
correctly.

4) For breakfast, you would prefer potatoes au gratin to grits.

5) You don't know what a moon pie is.

6) You've never had grain alcohol.

7) You've never, ever, eaten Okra.

8) You eat fried chicken with a knife and fork.

9) You've never seen a live chicken, and the only cows you've seen are on
road trips.

10) You have no idea what a polecat is.

11) Whenever someone tells an off*color joke about farm animals, it goes
over your head.

12) You don't see anything wrong with putting a sweater on a poodle.

13) You don't have bangs.

14) You would rather vacation at Martha's Vineyard than Six Flags.

15) More than two generations of your family have been kicked out of the
same prep school in Connecticut.

16) You would rather have your son become a lawyer than grow up to get
his own TV fishing show.

17) Instead of referring to two or more people as "y'all," you call them "you
guys," even if both of them are women.

18) You don't think Howard Stern has an accent.

19) You have never planned your summer vacation around a gun*and*knife
show.

20) You think more money should go to important scientific research at
your university than to pay the salary of the head football coach.

21) You don't have at least one can of WD*40 somewhere around the house.

22) The last time you smiled was when you prevented someone from getting
on An on*ramp on the highway.

23) You don't have any hats in your closet that advertise feed stores.

24) The farthest south you've ever been is the perfume counter at Neiman
Marcus.

25) You call binoculars opera glasses.

26) You can't spit out the car window without pulling over to the side of the
road and stopping.

27) You would never wear pink or an appliqued sweatshirt.

28) You don't know what appliqued is.

29) Most of your formative high school sexual experiences took place within
the context of a football game.

30) You don't know anyone with two first names (i.e. Joe Bob, Billy Bob,
Bubba Kay Bob, Bob Bob)

31) You don't have doilies, and you certainly don't know how to make one.

32) You've never been to a craft show.

33) You get freaked out when people on the subway talk to you.

34) You can't do your laundry without quarters.

35) None of your fur coats are homemade.

**Lady_V** · 05-02-2007, 02:28 PM

You Might be a Yankee If...
1) You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook outside." -- You mean it ISN'T????

2) You think Heinz Ketchup is SPICY! -- It IS spicy!!!

3) You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire sauce"
correctly. -- it's Woosta sauce

5) You don't know what a moon pie is. -- Yes I do, but I don't talk about sex in public

6) You've never had grain alcohol. -- Oh yes I have! They sell it in NH, you just have to look for it ... I mean... No.. I've never had it... um... ya, never

7) You've never, ever, eaten Okra. -- I didn't know what an okra even LOOKED like until 2005, when I went to Memphis

8) You eat fried chicken with a knife and fork. --Sometimes a spork...

9) You've never seen a live chicken, and the only cows you've seen are on
road trips. --I think they have a chicken at the zoo in Boston... and, does the plaster cow on Route 1 in Saugus in front of the Hilltop Steakhouse count??

10) You have no idea what a polecat is. -- a striper?

11) Whenever someone tells an off*color joke about farm animals, it goes
over your head. --I've been to West Virginia... that's all I am saying about THAT!!!!

12) You don't see anything wrong with putting a sweater on a poodle. --Just don't put a pink one on a boy

13) You don't have bangs. -- no bangs

14) You would rather vacation at Martha's Vineyard than Six Flags. --Oh come on... the Vineyard is wicked awesome

15) More than two generations of your family have been kicked out of the
same prep school in Connecticut. --um.. 2 generations ago, they were on their vineyard in Italy... so, no clue

16) You would rather have your son become a lawyer than grow up to get
his own TV fishing show. --Have you actually tried to watch fishing on tv???

17) Instead of referring to two or more people as "y'all," you call them "you
guys," even if both of them are women. --and?

and, it's youguys.. one word..

18) You don't think Howard Stern has an accent. --he doesn't... but then again, he DID go to college in Boston

19) You have never planned your summer vacation around a gun*and*knife
show. --A what???

20) You think more money should go to important scientific research at
your university than to pay the salary of the head football coach. --No one has ever keeled over from a bad team

21) You don't have at least one can of WD*40 somewhere around the house. --I don't... nor do I have duct tape

22) The last time you smiled was when you prevented someone from getting
on An on*ramp on the highway. --did more than smile

23) You don't have any hats in your closet that advertise feed stores.--feed stores??

24) The farthest south you've ever been is the perfume counter at Neiman
Marcus. -- I love it!!!!!

25) You call binoculars opera glasses. --no, only the pretty ones

26) You can't spit out the car window without pulling over to the side of the
road and stopping. --I don't spit...

27) You would never wear pink or an appliqued sweatshirt. --Pink??

28) You don't know what appliqued is. --I was going to ask that...

29) Most of your formative high school sexual experiences took place within
the context of a football game. --not the game, only the player

30) You don't know anyone with two first names (i.e. Joe Bob, Billy Bob,
Bubba Kay Bob, Bob Bob) --um, I had to think about it... I don't!

31) You don't have doilies, and you certainly don't know how to make one. --I read the directions online... so there... but, don't HAVE any

32) You've never been to a craft show. --well, not really, no... too cheap to go

33) You get freaked out when people on the subway talk to you. --Never make eye contact with the wildlife on the train!!!!

34) You can't do your laundry without quarters. --I can use my sink... (admit it, she's right... where IS my roll anyways????)

35) None of your fur coats are homemade. --O M G... nooooooooooooooo

**Dixie** · 05-02-2007, 02:47 PM

ROFL, I'll have to show this to my NY Yankee dh. He'll love it.

**missymomof3** · 05-02-2007, 02:51 PM

In response to you Lady V
1) You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook outside." -- You mean it ISN'T????
Noooo..... it's a cookout
2) You think Heinz Ketchup is SPICY! -- It IS spicy!!!
No it isn't..... Louisiana Hot Sauce is spicy
3) You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire sauce"
correctly. -- it's Woosta sauce
LOL I don't really try. I don't own any, either

5) You don't know what a moon pie is. -- Yes I do, but I don't talk about sex in public
LOL Moon pies and RC.... mmmmmmm
6) You've never had grain alcohol. -- Oh yes I have! They sell it in NH, you just have to look for it ... I mean... No.. I've never had it... um... ya, never
LOL LOL Ok, so I can't say I have either.... but my siblings have

7) You've never, ever, eaten Okra. -- I didn't know what an okra even LOOKED like until 2005, when I went to Memphis

I LOVE fried okra and okra and stewed tomatoes

8) You eat fried chicken with a knife and fork. --Sometimes a spork...

Fried chicken is FINGER FOOD lol

9) You've never seen a live chicken, and the only cows you've seen are on
road trips. --I think they have a chicken at the zoo in Boston... and, does the plaster cow on Route 1 in Saugus in front of the Hilltop Steakhouse count??
There is a "beefalo" farm 5 minutes from me (cross between cows and buffalo) and I used to have neigbors with chickens
10) You have no idea what a polecat is. -- a striper?
I believe (don't quote me) that they are related to ferrets

11) Whenever someone tells an off*color joke about farm animals, it goes
over your head. --I've been to West Virginia... that's all I am saying about THAT!!!!

West Virginia is our neighbor! lol

12) You don't see anything wrong with putting a sweater on a poodle. --Just don't put a pink one on a boy <--------- it ain't right

13) You don't have bangs. -- no bangs
bangs, tried the growing them out thing and they drove me crazy. My girls don't, though

14) You would rather vacation at Martha's Vineyard than Six Flags. --Oh come on... the Vineyard is wicked awesome

We have a Six Flags here so I don't have to vacation there :-)

15) More than two generations of your family have been kicked out of the
same prep school in Connecticut. --um.. 2 generations ago, they were on their vineyard in Italy... so, no clue <----- that's cool!

16) You would rather have your son become a lawyer than grow up to get
his own TV fishing show. --Have you actually tried to watch fishing on tv???

Actually, yes. When I was a kid I would get up and watch it then wake my mom to tell her lol

17) Instead of referring to two or more people as "y'all," you call them "you
guys," even if both of them are women. --and? and, it's youguys.. one word..

LOL My husband is Irish and it's youse

18) You don't think Howard Stern has an accent. --he doesn't... but then again, he DID go to college in Boston

Uhhhh.... I dunno I haven't listened to him in years

19) You have never planned your summer vacation around a gun*and*knife
show. --A what???
A Gun and Knife show..... Ya know, where they buy, sell or trade guns and knives :-) Though I haven't been to one
20) You think more money should go to important scientific research at
your university than to pay the salary of the head football coach. --No one has ever keeled over from a bad team
You have never been to Kentucky, have you?

21) You don't have at least one can of WD*40 somewhere around the house. --I don't... nor do I have duct tape
I have both

22) The last time you smiled was when you prevented someone from getting
on An on*ramp on the highway. --did more than smile

LOL I let people ahead... sometimes

23) You don't have any hats in your closet that advertise feed stores.--feed stores?? livestock feed

24) The farthest south you've ever been is the perfume counter at Neiman
Marcus. -- I love it!!!!!

LOL LOL

25) You call binoculars opera glasses. --no, only the pretty ones

they have pretty ones?

26) You can't spit out the car window without pulling over to the side of the
road and stopping. --I don't spit...
Me either but my dang daughters do
27) You would never wear pink or an appliqued sweatshirt. --Pink??
I LIKE pink LOL

28) You don't know what appliqued is. --I was going to ask that...
I don't know how to explain it, sorry

29) Most of your formative high school sexual experiences took place within
the context of a football game. --not the game, only the player
I was marching in the band for those

30) You don't know anyone with two first names (i.e. Joe Bob, Billy Bob,
Bubba Kay Bob, Bob Bob) --um, I had to think about it... I don't!
I had a great aunt named Mary Jo

31) You don't have doilies, and you certainly don't know how to make one. --I read the directions online... so there... but, don't HAVE any
I don't either though I have a floral arrangement that has one on it

32) You've never been to a craft show. --well, not really, no... too cheap to go

One, Kentucky Crafted

33) You get freaked out when people on the subway talk to you. --Never make eye contact with the wildlife on the train!!!!
We don't have a subway

34) You can't do your laundry without quarters. --I can use my sink... (admit it, she's right... where IS my roll anyways????)

LOL LOL

35) None of your fur coats are homemade. --O M G... nooooooooooooooo
Ummm.... I don't have any fur coats at all. Does suede count?

**TheRootedNomad** · 05-02-2007, 02:54 PM

I had to respond to some of these...as I've seen both sides....and I'm still learning. Too funny!!!!

You might be a yankee if....

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You Might be a Yankee If...
1) You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook outside." What else could it be??? I now know it's a noun.
2) You think Heinz Ketchup is SPICY! I still can't eat anything stronger.

3) You don't have any problems pronouncing "Worcestershire sauce"
correctly. It sounds almost like Westchester where Uncle Angelo and Aunt Vencenza live.
4) For breakfast, you would prefer potatoes au gratin to grits. What's a grit? I still don't really "know" where this comes from...just that it's kinda like oatmeal.

5) You don't know what a moon pie is. no idea till I moved here, but we had flying saucers instead
6) You've never had grain alcohol. -or heard of hooch or moonshine
7) You've never, ever, eaten Okra. -or hominey

10) You have no idea what a polecat is. - Nope...but I'd rather battle any wild animal in the woods rather than take on a Manhattan subway rat. Ya gotta see 'em to believe 'em.

12) You don't see anything wrong with putting a sweater on a poodle. (Ya gotta be able to tell you're dog from those rats I was tellin ya about)
13) You don't have bangs. This is wrong...Yankees do bangs...they don't do mullets!!!

17) Instead of referring to two or more people as "y'all," you call them "you
guys," even if both of them are women. or youse (said use)18) You don't think Howard Stern has an accent. Nope
19) You have never planned your summer vacation around a gun*and*knife
show. Of corse not .... there's more than plenty to see without paying to go to a show.
20) You think more money should go to important scientific research at
your university than to pay the salary of the head football coach. Than the football coach yes, than the HOCKEY coach no.
21) You don't have at least one can of WD*40 somewhere around the house. [COLOR="darkorchid"]Nope, we always use olive oil[/COLO

26) You can't spit out the car window without pulling over to the side of the
road and stopping. - or at least opening the door while stuck at a dead stop on the BQE or the LIE and spitting on the ground
27) You would never wear pink or an appliqued sweatshirt. Pink should only be worn in small amounts to accent lots of black.
28) You don't know what appliqued is. Not a clue....and I've been in the south for 15 years now.

30) You don't know anyone with two first names (i.e. Joe Bob, Billy Bob,
Bubba Kay Bob, Bob Bob) I didn't till I moved down here. Now hubby's best friend is named Bubba

33) You get freaked out when people on the subway talk to you. Of coarse, no one talks to you on the subway unless they're from out of town or up to something.

35) None of your fur coats are homemade. What pray tell would we make them out of???? Our poodles or the rats I've been telling you about????

**missymomof3** · 05-02-2007, 03:02 PM

LOL Ya'll are killing me!!!

**TheRootedNomad** · 05-02-2007, 03:10 PM

By the way missy if you get a cream soda up north its a beige color and vanilla flavored. (Not red !!!)

**TheRootedNomad** · 05-02-2007, 03:14 PM

hit the post button too soon....gotta say it was getting that red cream soda that through me for a loop faster than anything else the first time I wandered south....that and the gravey (the sausage gravey....took me a while to figure out why you could get gravey for breakfast....and why it was white)

**missymomof3** · 05-02-2007, 03:14 PM

You can get both here but it's mostly red

**missymomof3** · 05-02-2007, 03:19 PM

Oh my goodness.... there's no sausage or milk gravy in the north????? You POOR things!!!!!

**Lady_V** · 05-02-2007, 03:44 PM

we have white gravy... at Cracker Barrel... I think it comes from a mix... not sure...

And...RED CREME SODA??? first off... it's TONIC... repeat after me... T O N I C... good... but red???? RED??? what evil place is that you are living in????

**warramra** · 05-02-2007, 04:13 PM

Originally Posted by missymomof3

In response to you Lady V
1) You think barbecue is a verb meaning "to cook outside." -- You mean it ISN'T????
Noooo..... it's a cookout

It's not a cookout --- it is a food! Here it is pork, other places beef. We just ate barbecue this weekend. We cookout when we use a grill.

Actually this is very funny. I always enjoy cultural differences since so many think we are so alike across the US.

There is the whole soda...pop...soft drink difference across regions.

**missymomof3** · 05-02-2007, 07:37 PM

OK.... BBQ is pork, chicken or beef that is cooked with BBQ sauce. Cooking outside is a cookout. :-) I wasn't clear enough lol

**missymomof3** · 05-02-2007, 07:39 PM

Oh and I don't know how I missed #4.....

4) For breakfast, you would prefer potatoes au gratin to grits.

I didn't know ANYONE ate potatoes au gratin for breakfast!
Grits are made from hominy.

**missymomof3** · 05-02-2007, 07:41 PM

Originally Posted by Lady_V

And...RED CREME SODA??? first off... it's TONIC... repeat after me... T O N I C... good... but red???? RED??? what evil place is that you are living in????

Red Cream soda is the actual name of the drink lol everything else is just "coke"