You Can Only Be A True Georgian If...

You know how to get the juice out of amade from green peanuts and boiled peanuts made
honeysuckle.from just plain peanuts.
You get excited each and every time the FalconsYou understand that the word "Coke" can mean
make the playoffs, and you never get excited whenalmost any kind of soft drink product.
the Braves do the exact same thing.You want to whup anyone who tries to inject
You cuss the drive up to Atlanta, but you enjoypolitical viewpoints or causes into the Masters Golf
yourself after you get there.Tournament.
You realize that people have different speakingYou hear the word "grits," and you either think about
accents in the West, Northwest, Northeast, anda bowl and a spoon or Deborah Ford.
Middle America, and that all of them are weirdYou understand that a cold beer is a good beer, and
compared to the right one, ours.that the worst make-out session you've ever
A tear comes to your eye every time you hear Rayparticipated in was still pretty darn good.
Charles singing, "Georgia On My Mind," or when youYou're convinced that if a college football team
hear Elvis singing "An American Trilogy" during theoutside of the South is picked to be national
Stone Mountain Park Laser Show.champion that the whole system is rigged.
You hate either the Yellow Jackets or Bulldogs partYou still have a hankerin' for a '76 black Trans-Am.
of the time, but hate the Notre Dame Fighting Irish,You understand why pecan syrup is the best thing in
the Penn State Nittany Lions, the Ohio Statethe world to put on pancakes or waffles.
Buckeyes, the Michigan Wolverines, and any otherYou smile when you think about Chastain Park or the
large northern football playing university all of theFox Theatre, and you smile even more when you
time.think about Little Richard putting on a show in either.
You think that one of those t-shirts dyed with redYou've eaten at the Corkscrew Cafe up in
mud is truly a time saving idea.Dahlonega.
You often wonder why anyone would be crazyYou know that there's nothing sweeter than a
enough to live someplace else, especially anywhereGeorgia peach, and you really don't care how that
north of the Mason-Dixon Line.gets interpreted.
You still hold a car door open for a lady, and you stillYou fret aloud about how much food you're going to
pay for her dinner when you take her out, no matterneed to lay in when the weather forecaster tells you
how little of her entree she actually ends up eating.that a winter storm front may dump up to half an
You know exactly what a brim is.inch of snow in your area.
You understand that Dave Barry is a good writer,You'd never admit it, but even though you're a
but that Lewis Grizzard was a great writer.Georgia fan you wanted to see Georgia Tech win
You remember what drink boxes and hoop cheesethe NCAA basketball championship this past year
were.because they're from our great state.
You smile and act like you really do want to go up toThe word Nancy Hanks means more to you than
Six Flags and ride all those roller coasters...just the name of a woman.
You're convinced that Super Bowl Sunday ought toYou might argue which hot dog is the best, Nu-Way
be a national holiday.or the Varsity, but down deep you thank God that
You smile anytime you hear the words Tybee, St.they're both served right here in Georgia.
Simons, or Jekyll. And let's not even mention SeaYou'd rather kiss an ape's pink heiny than make that
Island...all important business trip up to New Jersey.
You appreciate our state DOT department just asYou well understand what the difference is between
soon as you drive from Georgia into either Alabama,"sippin' wine" and "chuggin' wine."
Florida, or South Carolina.You cuss kudzu and are sort of weirdly proud of it all
You understand why it's fun to step on a maypop.at the same time...
You know the difference between boiled peanuts