Message-ID: <23024010.1075842212389.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 7 Jun 1999 08:16:00 -0700 (PDT) From: dan.hyvl@enron.com To: jenny.helton@enron.com, kaye.ellis@enron.com, pat.radford@enron.com Subject: FW: You might be a........ Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Dan J Hyvl X-To: Jenny Helton, Kaye Ellis, Pat Radford X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Dan_Hyvl_Dec2000_June2001\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: HYVL-D X-FileName: dhyvl.nsf >>> > >>> > Subject: You might be a........ >>> > >>> > Some new, some old >>> > >>> > You might be a Redneck if... >>> > You've ever cut your grass and found a car. >>> > >>> > You own a home that's mobile and 5 cars that >>> aren't. >>> > >>> > You think the stock market has a fence around it. >>> > >>> > Your stereo speakers used to belong to the >>> Moonlight Drive-in Theater. >>> > >>> > Your boat has not left the drive-way in 15 years. >>> > >>> > You own a homemade fur coat. >>> > >>> > Chiggers are included on your list of top 5 >>> hygiene concerns. >>> > >>> > You burn your yard rather than mow it. >>> > >>> > Your wife has ever said, "Come move this >>> transmission so I can take a bath." >>> > >>> > You refer to the time you won a free case of motor >>> oil as "the day my ship >>> > came in." >>> > >>> > You read the Auto Trader with a highlight pen. >>> > >>> > The Salvation Army declines your mattress. >>> > >>> > You've ever raked leaves in your kitchen. >>> > >>> > Your entire family has ever sat around waiting for >>> a call from the Governor >>> > to spare a loved one. >>> > >>> > Your grandmother has ever been asked to leave the >>> bingo hall because of her >>> > language. >>> > >>> > Someone asks, "Where's your bowling bag?" and you >>> answer, "She's at home with >>> > the kids." >>> > >>> > Birds are attracted to your beard. >>> > >>> > Your wife's job requires her to wear an orange >>> vest. >>> > >>> > You were shooting pool when any of your kids were >>> born. >>> > >>> > You have the local taxidermist's number on speed >>> dial. >>> > >>> > You've ever hit a deer with your >>> car...deliberately. >>> > >>> > Your school fight song was "Dueling Banjos". >>> > >>> > You think a chain saw is a musical instrument. >>> > >>> > You've ever given rat traps as gifts. >>> > >>> > You clean your fingernails with a stick. >>> > >>> > Your coffee table used to be a cable spool. >>> > >>> > You keep a can of RAID on the kitchen table. >>> > >>> > You hammer bottle caps into the frame of your >>> front door to make it look >>> > nice. >>> > >>> > Your wife can climb a tree faster than your cat. >>> > >>> > Your grandmother has "ammo" on her Christmas list. >>> > >>> > Every socket in your house breaks a fire code. >>> > >>> > You've totaled every car you've ever owned. >>> > >>> > There are more than five McDonald's bags currently >>> in the floorboard of your >>> > car. >>> > >>> > The Home Shopping operator recognizes your voice. >>> > >>> > There has ever been crime-scene tape on your >>> bathroom door. >>> > >>> > You've ever been kicked out of the zoo for >>> heckling the monkeys. >>> > >>> > The taillight covers of your car are made of red >>> tape. >>> > >>> > You think a subdivision is part of a math problem. >>> > >>> > You've ever bathed with flea and tick soap. >>> > >>> > You think "taking out the trash" means taking your >>> in-laws to a movie. >>> > >>> > You have every episode of Hee-Haw on tape. >>> > >>> > You've ever been involved in a custody fight over >>> a hunting dog. >>> > >>> > Your considered an expert on worm beds. >>> > >>> > Your kids take a siphon hose to "Show and Tell." >>> > >>> > The dog catcher calls for a backup unit when >>> visiting your house. >>> > >>> > You've ever bought a used cap. >>> > >>> > Your CB antenna is a danger to low-flying planes. >>> > >>> > You pick your teeth from a catalog. >>> > >>> > You've ever financed a tattoo. >>> > >>> > You've ever stolen toilet paper. >>> > >>> > You think a hot tub is a stolen bathroom fixture. >>> > >>> > People hear your car a long time before they see >>> it. >>> > >>> > The gas pedal on your car is shaped like a bare >>> foot. >>> > >>> > You prefer car keys to Q-tips. >>> > >>> > You take a fishing pole into Sea World. >>> > >>> > You think a turtleneck is the key ingredient for >>> soup. >>> > >>> > You've ever stood in line to have your picture >>> taken with a freak of nature. >>> > >>> > You think the French Riviera is foreign car. >>> > >>> > You go to a stock car race and don't need a >>> program. >>> > >>> > You've ever filled your deer tag on the golf >>> course. >>> > >>> > Your toilet paper has page numbers on it. >>> > >>> > MOTEL 6 turns off the lights when they see you >>> coming. >>> > >>> > You own more than three shirts with the sleeves >>> cut off. >>> > >>> > You've ever spray painted your girlfriend's name >>> on an overpass. >>> > >>> > Your mother does not remove the Marlboro from her >>> mouth before telling the >>> > state trooper to kiss her ass. >>> > >>> > Your pocket knife often doubles as a toothpick. >>> > >>> > You own a denim leisure suit. >>> > >>> > You know how many bales of hay your car will hold. >>> > >>> > Your dog has a litter of puppies on the living >>> room floor and nobody notices. >>> > >>> > You've ever been kicked out of the KKK for being a >>> bigot. >>> > >>> > Your family tree does not fork. >>> > >>> > You see no need to stop at rest stops because you >>> have an empty milk jug in >>> > the car. >>> > >>> > You have a rag for a gas cap. >>> > >>> > You have a Hefty Bag for a passenger-side window. >>> > >>> > You show your boyfriend you really love him by >>> carving his name on your arm. >>> > >>> > You've ever had to turn your pickup truck around >>> because of bridge clearance >>> > restrictions. >>> > >>> > You've ever had to scratch your sister's name out >>> of a message that >>> > begins,"For a good time call...." >>> > >>> > You ever hit on somebody in a V.D. clinic. >>> > >>> > You bought a VCR because wrestling is on while >>> you're at work. >>> > >>> > After the Prom you drove the truck while your date >>> hit road signs with beer >>> > bottles. >>> > >>> > Your father executes the "pull my finger" trick >>> during Christmas dinner. >>> > >>> > All of your four letter words are two syllables. >>> > >>> > You've ever been too drunk to fish. >>> > >>> > You cut your toenails in front of company. >>> > >>> > You view the upcoming family reunion as a chance >>> to meet women. >>> > >>> > Your wife has a beer belly and you find it >>> attractive. >>> > >>> > Hitchhikers won't get in the car with you. >>> > >>> > You've ever heard a sheep bleat and had romantic >>> thoughts. >>> > >>> > Your house doesn't have curtains but your truck >>> does. >>> > >>> > You wonder how service stations keep their >>> restrooms so clean. >>> > >>> > You can spit without opening your mouth. >>> > >>> > You consider "Outdoor Life" deep reading. >>> > >>> > You call your boss "dude". >>> > >>> > You think a Volvo is part of a woman's anatomy. >>> > >>> > You have grease under your toenails. >>> > >>> > You consider your license plate personalized >>> because your father made >>> > it. >>> > >>> > Your mother keeps a spit cup on the ironing board. >>> > >>> > You think Dom Perignon is a Mafia leader. >>> > >>> > You've ever been fired from a construction job >>> because of your appearance. >>> > >>> > You've ever worn a tube top to a wedding. >>> > >>> > You've ever cleaned fish in your living room. >>> > >>> > You think Campho-Phenique is a miracle drug. >>> > >>> > You actually know which kind of leaves make the >>> best substitute for toilet >>> > paper. >>> > >>> > You've been on T.V. more than five times >>> describing what the tornado sounded >>> > like. >>> > >>> > Your dad walks you to school because he's in the >>> same grade. >>> > >>> > People come to your door every day mistakenly >>> thinking that you're having a >>> > yard sale. >>> > >>> > You've ever made change in the offering plate. >>> > >>> > Going to the bathroom in the middle of the night >>> involves shoes and a >>> > flashlight. >>> > >>> > You've ever made love in a satellite dish. >>> > >>> > You've ever lugged a gallon of paint to the top of >>> a water tower to defend >>> > your sister's honor. >>> > >>> > The primary color of your car is "bondo". >>> > >>> > You honestly think that women are turned on by >>> animal noises and seductive >>> > tongue gestures. >>> > >>> > The neighbors started a petition over your >>> Christmas lights. >>> > >>> > You have refused to watch the Academy Awards since >>> "Smokey and the Bandit"was >>> > snubbed for best picture. >>> > >>> > If your biggest decision when going on vacation is >>> to use paper or plastic. >>> > >>> > You think that the Styrofoam cooler is the >>> greatest invention of all time. >>> > >>> > You had to remove a toothpick for wedding >>> pictures. >>> > >>> > You've ever used a Weed-eater indoors. >>> > >>> > Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand. >>> > >>> > Your Junior/Senior Prom had a Day care. >>> > >>> > Your kids are going hungry tonight because you >>> just had to have those >>> > Yosemite Sam mud-flaps. >>> > >>> > You have lost at least one tooth opening a beer >>> bottle. >>> > >>> > You need an estimate from your barber before you >>> get a haircut. >>> > >>> > You have flowers planted in a bathroom appliance >>> in your front yard. >>> > >>> > You can change the oil in your truck without >>> ducking your head. >>> > >>> > You gene pool doesn't have a "deep end". >>> > >>> > You just bought an 8-track player to put in your >>> car. >>> > >>> > When a sign that says "Say No To Crack!" reminds >>> you to pull up your jeans. >>> > >>> > You take your dog for a walk and you both use the >>> same tree. >>> > >>> > You stare at a can of orange juice just because it >>> says, "CONCENTRATE". >>> > >>> > You sit on your roof Christmas Eve with a shotgun >>> hoping to fill your deer >>> > quota for the year. >>> > >>> > Your mother has ever gotten into a fight at a >>> football game. >>> > >>> > You think that a Buglite and a six-pack make an >>> evening of quality >>> > entertainment. >>> > >>> > You think that your sister is not your sister >>> anymore just because you >>> > get a divorce. >>> > >>> > Your richest relative buys a new house and calls >>> you up to help him take the >>> > wheels off. >>> > >>> > Your cowboy hat is bigger than your shoes. >>> > >>> > Somebody yells "Hoe-down!" and your girlfriend >>> hits the floor. >>> > >>> > You snort a dog chain from your mouth to your nose >>> because you think it is >>> > cool. >>> > >>> >>> > > > >