(no subject)
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM CORPUS WHEN...
1. People call it "corpus"
2. Flour Bluff is considered another town.
3. Calallen is considered "out of town".
4. People remember hurricanes fondly
5. A big concert for us is some dude or band from the 1980's playing at Concrete Street.. (and everyone goes)
6. We get excited if a new restaurant opens in town, eve n if it's an IHOP.
7. You spend 5 years at Del Mar.
8. Going for a cruise means driving down Ocean Drive.
9. You know what a #1 or a #8 is at Whataburger.
10. You remember fondly when Ray and Miller won state in 1959 and 1960 and still talk about it.
11. You consider yourself a "Buc".
12. Landry's and Joe's Crabshack are considered upscale restaurants.
13. You camp out with your family on Leopard Street for 4 days for the Buc Days parade.
14. There's a difference between the HEB's.
15. You claim you want to leave, but you never do.
16. You have Whataburger and Taqueria Jalisco on speed dial.
17. You've lost your keys, your money and your virginity at the beach.
18. You grew up watching Joe Gazin and Dale Nelson.
19. The wind doesn't bother you.
20. You secretly love it, but won't admit it.....
21. "Meeting a celebrity" means standing in line at HEB next to the local weatherman.
22. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a camper on SPID...
23. The morning commute is aggravated by "heavy traffic" between 8:05 and 8:08 AM
24. "Vacation" means driving to South Padre.
25. You still wear your letterman jacket (10 years after high school).
26. Your work or classes are canceled because of "dangerous" 30 degree weather.
27. You see people wear tank tops at funerals.
28. You think of the major food groups as beans, tortillas, and beer.
29. When it rains it's the talk of the town for days.
30. When it snows it's a national disaster. (Snow?)
31. During the summer, the car trunk doubles as an oven for your groceries.
32. You consider Corpus a metropolis.
33. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page, but requires 6 pages for high school football.
34. You've had to switch from Heat to A/C in the same day.
35. You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and picante.
36. You think that opening weekend for dove and deer seasons are national holidays.
37. You find 98 degrees "a little warm," and 60 degrees downright freezing.
38. You think the only seasons are hot, damn hot, and winter.
39. You know if another person is from out of town the second he or she walks in the door.
40."Overachievers" go to A&M or UT-Austin. The rest must choose from A&M-CC, Del Mar or A&M-Kingsville
41. You've had several friends move off and move back within a couple of months.
42. Sandia is something you eat, and somewhere you live.
43. The Shrimporee, Bayfest, & the Livestock Show are the major social events for the whole year.
44. The town mascot is a grapefruit.
45. Honeymoon means "San Antonio."
^ stolen from bonno