Your FLORIDIAN if........
Sep 23rd 2006, 3:44 am
#1
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Your FLORIDIAN if........
"Down South" means Key West
"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.
You think no-one over 70 should be allowed to drive.
Flip-flops are everyday wear.
Shoes are for business meetings and church.
No, wait, flip flops are good for church too, unless it's Easter or
Christmas.
Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip or cruise to Florida.
You measure distance in minutes.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
All the local festivals are named after a fruit.
A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.
You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer,
not summer but really hot, and Christmas.
It's not soda, cola, or pop...it's coke, regardless of brand or flavor, "What kinda coke you want?"
Anything under 95 is just warm.
You've hosted a hurricane party.
You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides.
You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.
You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee and Withlacoochee.
You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
Bumperstickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, and a confederate flag.
You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.
You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
You get angry when people say "Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH"
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
You know what the "stingray shuffle" is, and why it's important!
Going swimming on christmas is a tradition.
"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.
You think no-one over 70 should be allowed to drive.
Flip-flops are everyday wear.
Shoes are for business meetings and church.
No, wait, flip flops are good for church too, unless it's Easter or
Christmas.
Sweet tea can be served at any meal.
An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip or cruise to Florida.
You measure distance in minutes.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.
All the local festivals are named after a fruit.
A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.
You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.
You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer,
not summer but really hot, and Christmas.
It's not soda, cola, or pop...it's coke, regardless of brand or flavor, "What kinda coke you want?"
Anything under 95 is just warm.
You've hosted a hurricane party.
You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides.
You pass on the right and honk at the elderly.
You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.
You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee and Withlacoochee.
You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
Bumperstickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, and a confederate flag.
You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.
You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.
You get angry when people say "Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH"
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
You know what the "stingray shuffle" is, and why it's important!
Going swimming on christmas is a tradition.
Sep 23rd 2006, 4:45 am
#2
Susie..
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Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Well it all sounds pretty good to me... 
Now Pensacola is a fantastic name for a place.
Now Pensacola is a fantastic name for a place.
Sep 23rd 2006, 5:04 am
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Posts: 2,542
Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Originally Posted by Andrew Cross
Well it all sounds pretty good to me...
Now Pensacola is a fantastic name for a place.
Now Pensacola is a fantastic name for a place.
Sep 23rd 2006, 5:15 am
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Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Not to be outdone by a flashy sunset pic ..
Some of our local fishermen ...
Some of our local fishermen ...
Sep 23rd 2006, 5:20 am
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Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Originally Posted by Ray
Not to be outdone by a flashy sunset pic ..
Some of our local fishermen ...
Some of our local fishermen ...
Sep 23rd 2006, 5:25 am
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Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
I took this one...
Damn step ladders were huge .... you can see me in the pool ...
Sep 23rd 2006, 8:13 am
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Susie..
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Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Originally Posted by Ray
I took this one of my house ...
Damn step ladders were huge .... you can see me in the pool ...
Damn step ladders were huge .... you can see me in the pool ...
Yeah that Pensacola looks lovely, especially the sunset one. It looks like you are looking at the earth from afar...
Sep 23rd 2006, 11:42 am
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Sursum corda
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Location: Richmond Hill, GA USA
Posts: 38,860
Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Originally Posted by Bradford Lass
You wanna visit?
It's a pretty place. I have to say that it is a shame that many folks from across the pond miss out on the Emerald Coast or Redneck Riviera.
Sep 23rd 2006, 1:42 pm
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Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Originally Posted by Ray
"You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee and Withlacoochee
You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.
You get angry when people say "Florida isn't really part of the SOUTH"
You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.
Sep 23rd 2006, 3:47 pm
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Boomshacalaca!!
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Location: South of the North Pole.......Colorado
Posts: 5,066
Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
.... you are staring at a can of orange juice because it says concentrate.
Oh wait, thats a redneck. sorry misread the title
Oh wait, thats a redneck. sorry misread the title
Sep 23rd 2006, 4:49 pm
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I approved this message
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Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
I was under the impression that North Florida (Tom Petty and southern accents), Central Florida (rednecks and Disney) and South Florida (transplanted New Yorkers and Cubans) are essentially different states.
Sep 23rd 2006, 4:59 pm
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Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Originally Posted by Andrew Cross
Well it all sounds pretty good to me...
Now Pensacola is a fantastic name for a place.
Now Pensacola is a fantastic name for a place.
Sep 23rd 2006, 6:14 pm
#13
my arm aches
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: the warm waters of Florida
Posts: 2,289
Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.
Flip-flops are everyday wear. Shoes are for business meetings and church.
You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.
Sep 23rd 2006, 6:36 pm
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The Unmod
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Location: Glen Mills, PA
Posts: 8,870
Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
What about skin, water wrinkled by constant 100% humidity?
Sep 23rd 2006, 6:40 pm
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Re: Your FLORIDIAN if........
Originally Posted by paddingtongreen
What about skin, water wrinkled by constant 100% humidity?