<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><entry xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800660652978027000.post-8850577963054776758</id><published>2008-03-31T15:18:00.006-04:00</published><updated>2008-04-10T09:48:45.176-04:00</updated><title type='text'>This is great!</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;"&gt;I got this in an e-mail from my sister, who still resides in the sunshine state!&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Trebuchet MS;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;You know you're a Floridian if....&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;..Socks are only for bowling.&lt;br /&gt;..You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five minutes.&lt;br /&gt;..A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store, but everything to do with shade.&lt;br /&gt;..Your winter coat is made of denim.&lt;br /&gt;.. You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.&lt;br /&gt;..You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.&lt;br /&gt;..Anything under 70 is chilly.&lt;br /&gt;..You pass on the right and honk at the elderly, but pull over for a funeral.&lt;br /&gt;..You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.&lt;br /&gt;..You could swim before you could read.&lt;br /&gt;..You have to drive north to get to The South.&lt;br /&gt;..You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.&lt;br /&gt;..Every other house in your neighborhood had blue roofs in 2004-2005.&lt;br /&gt;..You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before it got dark&lt;br /&gt;..You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.&lt;br /&gt;..You dread love bug season.&lt;br /&gt;..You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list. They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances...but Charley , Frances , Ivan and Jeanne.&lt;br /&gt;..You know what a snowbird is and when they'll leave.&lt;br /&gt;..You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.&lt;br /&gt;..You were twelve before you ever saw snow, or you still haven't.&lt;br /&gt;..'Down South' means Key West&lt;br /&gt;..You think New York drivers licenses should only be valid in New York&lt;br /&gt;..Flip-flops are everyday wear. ..Shoes are for business meetings and church,..but you HAVE worn flip flops to church before.&lt;br /&gt;..Sweet tea can be served at any meal.&lt;br /&gt;..An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.&lt;br /&gt;..You smirk when a game show's 'Grand Prize' i s a trip or cruise to Florida&lt;br /&gt;..You measure distance in minutes.&lt;br /&gt;..You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.&lt;br /&gt;..You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.&lt;br /&gt;..A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.&lt;br /&gt;..You think everyone from a bigger city has a northern accent.&lt;br /&gt;..You know the four seasons really are: hurricane season, love bug season, tourist season and summer&lt;br /&gt;..It's not soda, cola, or pop. it's coke, regardless of brand or flavor, 'What kinda coke you want?'&lt;br /&gt;..Anything under 95 is just warm.&lt;br /&gt;..You've hosted a hurricane party.&lt;br /&gt;..You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best rides. ( Space Mountain during the Electric Light Parade!)&lt;br /&gt;..You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee , Ichnatucknee and Withlacoochee&lt;br /&gt;..You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat, than have a boat yourself.&lt;br /&gt;..Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include: various fish, NRA, NASCAR, Go Gators, and a confederate flag.&lt;br /&gt;..You were 5 before you realized they made houses without pools.&lt;br /&gt;..You were 25 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.&lt;br /&gt;..You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.&lt;br /&gt;..You recognize Miami-Dade as ' Northern Cuba '.&lt;br /&gt;..You not only forward this but you understand it!! &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7800660652978027000-8850577963054776758?l=miscetcetera.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://miscetcetera.blogspot.com/feeds/8850577963054776758/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=7800660652978027000&amp;postID=8850577963054776758' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7800660652978027000/posts/default/8850577963054776758'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7800660652978027000/posts/default/8850577963054776758'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://miscetcetera.blogspot.com/2008/03/this-is-great.html' title='This is great!'/><author><name>misc*etc</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17462638772799432492</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:extendedProperty xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' name='OpenSocialUserId' value='07782735885923439933'/></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry>