101 Dang Good Reasons to Live in Alabama
1. Cheese Grits
2. We're the reason God created Football.
3. World's last outpost of good manners (and fading fast I'm sorry to say)
4. Humidity eliminates need for expensive home sauna.
5. You can put a license tag on anything, drive it down the road, and no one will stop you.
6. Sweet Tea
7. Barbecue
8. Unlike some Yankee states, it only takes one snowflake to create a statewide holiday.
9. Supermarkets have cute names like Piggly Wiggly and Winn-Dixie.
10. No official limit on height of hair-do’s
11. Children address adults using Sir and Ma'am - (again, this is fading fast)
12. Police Officers greet you by name when pulling you over for a traffic violation.
13. Cultural trends take hold at a leisurely pace so everyone can get on board
14. Crocuses come up before the last Christmas decorations come down.
15. New York and California are not taken seriously
16. Gulf Beaches
17. Everyone knows how to tell a good story
18. Politics are more entertaining than in other states.
19. Auburn-Alabama Game
20. Front porches
21. Back porches
22. Corn on the Cob
23. We have our own way of tawkin'!
24. We have our own music
25. More family reunions than any other state
26. Best darn joke tellers in the world
27. Plenty of elbow room
28. Fried Pie
29. People still know how to dress up
30. At every get-together, there is always someone who can pick a guitar
31. Unlike hum-drum Yankee supper tables, there's no skimping on side dishes
32. Vintage automobiles are given the respect they deserve
33. Highest per capita cosmetic skills in the nation
34. More books and songs written about Alabama than any other state.
35. Azaleas
36. Fried Okra
37. Cornbread
38. Farmer's Markets
39. Flea Markets
40. Neighbors rarely come over empty-handed
41. If you break down on the side of the road, someone will always stop to help
42. Soda pop brands have more colorful names, like Nehi and Grapico
43. No part of a pig ever goes to waste
44. Church suppers on the ground
45. Citizens generally know the difference between right and wrong
46. Wild Blackberries
47. Bluebirds in the spring
48. Children use the quaint expressions "Please" and "Thank You"
49. Tent Revivals
50. River Rats
51. People don't generally pass through -- they come to stay
52. Small-talk skill level highest in nation
53. Handshakes still effective in business dealings
54. We might fight but we always make up
55. Fishing that borders on religious experience
56. Knowing someone will always hold the door for you
57. 365-day golfing season
58. Palm Trees, Dogwoods, Sycamores, Live Oaks, Fig Trees, Sweet Gums, Red Buds, and Magnolias
59. Never a shortage of advice on any subject
60. Traffic laws subject to individual interpretation
61. Central Air
62. Sweet Potato Pie
63. Misty mornings in the mountains
64. Wild Muscadines
65. Dirt Track Racing
66. Family Recipes
67. Sunsets in November
68. Red Tail Hawks
69. Homemade Ice Cream
70. Peach Cobbler
71. Snow flurries on Thanksgiving
72. Heat waves on Thanksgiving
73. No legal limit on quantity of exterior Christmas lights per household
74. There are still people who talk without cussing
75. For those who must cuss, a wide array of original expletives is available.
76. Backyard Gardens
77. Sawmill Gravy
78. Neighborhood block parties
79. Volunteer Fire Departments
80. Mayors who conveniently also sell insurance and used cars
81. Camellias blooming in February
82. 'Nanner Puddin'
83. Mee-maw's Coconut Cake
84. Pa-paw's Tomatoes
85. Folks who know your Mamma and Daddy and their Mammas and Daddies
86. Bluegrass Festivals
87. Going barefoot in March
88. Butterbeans
89. Fried Catfish
90. Certain homemade beverages (moonshine & homebrew)
91. Cockroach species guaranteed to scare the wits out of unsuspecting Yankees
92. High ratio of morning radio shows with hosts named Bubba
93. Siestas on summer afternoons
94. Strangers say hello on the street and instead of running in the opposite direction, you say hello back
95. Home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the infield at Talladega on race day
96. Misguided national news coverage of state keeps obnoxiously heavy, environmentally damaging tourist traffic to a minimum.
97. Children grow up bilingual, speaking both English and Southern.
98. State leads the way in culinary presentation of the peanut.
99. Leading number of women named Velma
100.Men named J.B., J.R., J.D., J.P., J.C., J.T., or J.W
101.You can leave Alabama, but you'll always come back home
What a great place to live~~~~
1. Cheese Grits
2. We're the reason God created Football.
3. World's last outpost of good manners (and fading fast I'm sorry to say)
4. Humidity eliminates need for expensive home sauna.
5. You can put a license tag on anything, drive it down the road, and no one will stop you.
6. Sweet Tea
7. Barbecue
8. Unlike some Yankee states, it only takes one snowflake to create a statewide holiday.
9. Supermarkets have cute names like Piggly Wiggly and Winn-Dixie.
10. No official limit on height of hair-do’s
11. Children address adults using Sir and Ma'am - (again, this is fading fast)
12. Police Officers greet you by name when pulling you over for a traffic violation.
13. Cultural trends take hold at a leisurely pace so everyone can get on board
14. Crocuses come up before the last Christmas decorations come down.
15. New York and California are not taken seriously
16. Gulf Beaches
17. Everyone knows how to tell a good story
18. Politics are more entertaining than in other states.
19. Auburn-Alabama Game
20. Front porches
21. Back porches
22. Corn on the Cob
23. We have our own way of tawkin'!
24. We have our own music
25. More family reunions than any other state
26. Best darn joke tellers in the world
27. Plenty of elbow room
28. Fried Pie
29. People still know how to dress up
30. At every get-together, there is always someone who can pick a guitar
31. Unlike hum-drum Yankee supper tables, there's no skimping on side dishes
32. Vintage automobiles are given the respect they deserve
33. Highest per capita cosmetic skills in the nation
34. More books and songs written about Alabama than any other state.
35. Azaleas
36. Fried Okra
37. Cornbread
38. Farmer's Markets
39. Flea Markets
40. Neighbors rarely come over empty-handed
41. If you break down on the side of the road, someone will always stop to help
42. Soda pop brands have more colorful names, like Nehi and Grapico
43. No part of a pig ever goes to waste
44. Church suppers on the ground
45. Citizens generally know the difference between right and wrong
46. Wild Blackberries
47. Bluebirds in the spring
48. Children use the quaint expressions "Please" and "Thank You"
49. Tent Revivals
50. River Rats
51. People don't generally pass through -- they come to stay
52. Small-talk skill level highest in nation
53. Handshakes still effective in business dealings
54. We might fight but we always make up
55. Fishing that borders on religious experience
56. Knowing someone will always hold the door for you
57. 365-day golfing season
58. Palm Trees, Dogwoods, Sycamores, Live Oaks, Fig Trees, Sweet Gums, Red Buds, and Magnolias
59. Never a shortage of advice on any subject
60. Traffic laws subject to individual interpretation
61. Central Air
62. Sweet Potato Pie
63. Misty mornings in the mountains
64. Wild Muscadines
65. Dirt Track Racing
66. Family Recipes
67. Sunsets in November
68. Red Tail Hawks
69. Homemade Ice Cream
70. Peach Cobbler
71. Snow flurries on Thanksgiving
72. Heat waves on Thanksgiving
73. No legal limit on quantity of exterior Christmas lights per household
74. There are still people who talk without cussing
75. For those who must cuss, a wide array of original expletives is available.
76. Backyard Gardens
77. Sawmill Gravy
78. Neighborhood block parties
79. Volunteer Fire Departments
80. Mayors who conveniently also sell insurance and used cars
81. Camellias blooming in February
82. 'Nanner Puddin'
83. Mee-maw's Coconut Cake
84. Pa-paw's Tomatoes
85. Folks who know your Mamma and Daddy and their Mammas and Daddies
86. Bluegrass Festivals
87. Going barefoot in March
88. Butterbeans
89. Fried Catfish
90. Certain homemade beverages (moonshine & homebrew)
91. Cockroach species guaranteed to scare the wits out of unsuspecting Yankees
92. High ratio of morning radio shows with hosts named Bubba
93. Siestas on summer afternoons
94. Strangers say hello on the street and instead of running in the opposite direction, you say hello back
95. Home to one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the infield at Talladega on race day
96. Misguided national news coverage of state keeps obnoxiously heavy, environmentally damaging tourist traffic to a minimum.
97. Children grow up bilingual, speaking both English and Southern.
98. State leads the way in culinary presentation of the peanut.
99. Leading number of women named Velma
100.Men named J.B., J.R., J.D., J.P., J.C., J.T., or J.W
101.You can leave Alabama, but you'll always come back home
What a great place to live~~~~
Hope you got a chuckle or two from this list! Seriously, no matter where I go, I'm always ready to get back home to Alabama!!! Have a great rest-of-the-week!
Sharon
14 comments:
Good Morning Sharon,
Thinking maybe we need to move "down south"
Have a wonderful day,
Pat
Sure enjoyed reading these and I am PROUD to live in Alabama!
Great read Sharon... When are you guys hitting the road again? Have a beautiful day!
(((HUGS)))
Donna
Sharon what a great list!! Makes me want to visit your beautiful state ;o)!!!
Hugs,
Joy :o)
This is a fun list to read Sharon, lots of them apply to North Carolina as well. Now if only Spring will come!
Ha Ha Sharon...sounds alot like MS....go south!!!
Have lived in Alabam for 30+ years..never been to #49, don't know what #77 is, still have a hard time tawkin' southern (dern Northern ancestors), must admit, I know someone named Velma-Jean but she was from KY!
These gave me quite a chuckle Sharon, and I'm very proud to be raisin' my chilrun and grands in the South!!!
Roll Tide!!!
So nice to meet you, Sharon. It seems we do have a lot in common - nursing, age, married over 40 years, children, grandchildren, quilting and being retired to name but a few.
I find these "reasons" to be great. They did one for CA and I really had to chuckle at how true so many of them are. I have a friend who lives in Killen, AL.
I agree with Yaya (Lucy). Sounds like us folks here in Mississippi.
Hi Sharon, I love this list, being from the South, I can relate to alot of them. Thanks for the laugh.
Hope the cold lets up for you.
Keep Stitchen'
Bonnie
Ha Ha Ha...football, sawmill gravy, hair and makeup...that's us! It says it all!
One other thing 'bout Alabama I dearly love is when a funeral procession is going to the cemetary. Police escort, cars pull over to the side, and people stop what they're doing to pay respect. (Saw one yesterday...old men at a convenience store silently standing with their hats off...gets me every time!) I may have to do a post about this.
This is awesome Sharon!! We lived in Alabama for a couple of years and our hearts are still there! We love lower Alabama! When we were up in that area last weekend hubby said, "Feels like home doesn't it"? We always just take it all in and hope one day God will lead us back there. Until then, there is no better place to be than Florida!!
Have a delightful weekend! You are such a sweetie!
HUGS,
Becky
Hi Sharon, those are cute reasons to live in Alabama! :) Many could apply to my growing up state of Virginia. I do love the south!
Nice to meet you. I hope you'll by and say hey sometime!
Donna
Sharon, I had to come by and thank you for stopping by my frigescaping post. I promise I am not OCD,hehe. I had to laugh when I read that. I do like to look at lovely things even in my frig. I just love all the colors of the fruits and veggies lined up . Oh don't get me started. Loved your comment had to come by and let you know. By the way you have a great face!! You are such a beautiful lady,Kathysue
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