You Know You're A "Small Town" Missourian When....
During a storm, you check the cattle before you check on the kids.

You're related to more than half the town.

You can tell the difference between a cow and a horse from quite a distance.

Your car breaks down outside of town and news of it reaches back to town before you do.

You don't put too much effort in hairstyles due to wind and weather.

Your quarterback is hurt and you're hoping it's the first thing reported on the 6 o'clock news.

There's a tornado warning and the whole town is outside watching for it.

The local gas station sells live bait.

You don't buy all your vegetables at a grocery store.

You go to the state fair for your family vacation.

You get up at 5:30am and go down to the coffee shop.

You're on a first name basis with the sheriff.

Little smokies are something you serve on special occasions.

You go to the river because it's almost like going to the ocean.

All your radio preset buttons are country stations.

Using the elevator involved a corn truck.

Your mayor is also your barber, lawyer and insurance salesman.

You know that listening to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit is a must.

You know what walking knee-deep in snow really means.

You call the wrong number and talk to the person for an hour anyway.

Your best excuse for getting out of school is that the cows got loose.

You know undoubtedly, that cow pies aren't made of beef.

Your early morning prayers cover rain, cattle, pigs and vegetables.

You wake up when it's dark and go to bed when it's still light out.

You consider a romantic evening driving though Hardees and renting a hunting instructional video.

You want to buy manure.

Paul Harvey is your favorite radio personality.

You know, from quite a distance,  it's a farmer working late in his field and not a UFO.

Your nearest neighbor is in the next area code.

You leave your snow tires on year-round.

You know the difference between field corn and sweet corn while still on the stalk.

You know the code names for everyone who uses a CB.

You pick up all the free stuff at the State Fair.

You'll skip your cousin's funeral or wedding, for the first day of deer season.

You can eat an ear of corn, using no untensils, in 20 seconds or less.

You wear your irrigation boots to church.

You know enough to get your Sunday errands done early on Sunday before the Sunday drivers come out.

It takes 2 minutes to reach your destination, and it's clear across town.

You can tell the difference between the smells of a skunk and a feed lot.

The meaning of true love is that you'll ride in the tractor with him.

You consider a building a mall if it's bigger than the local Wal-Mart.

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