Hey Strider, got this from my gal in Lutcher. She can copy the dialect perfect.

I GUESS THE FACT THAT I UNDERSTOOD ALL OF THIS MAKES ME A COONAZZ!!

This is for all Louisianans who understand and love the culture and life in the deep south. Cajuns. Show your pride!

The crawdad mounds in your front yard have over taken the grass.

You greet people with "Howzyamomma'an'dem?" and hear back "Dey fine!"

Every so often, you have waterfront property.

When giving directions you use words like "uptown," "downtown,"
"backatown," "riverside," "lakeside," "other side of the bayou" or "other side
of the levee."

When you refer to a geographical location "way up North," you are
referring to places like Shreveport, Little Rock or Memphis, "where it gets
real cold."

You've ever had Community Coffee.

You can pronounce Tchoupitoulas but can't spell it.

You don't worry when you see ships riding higher in the river than the
top of your house.

You judge a Po-boy by the number of napkins used.

The waitress at your local sandwich shop tells you a fried oyster
Po-boy "dressed" is healthier than a Caesar salad.

You can eat Popeye's, Haydel's and Zapp's for lunch and wash it down
with Barq's and several Abitas, without losing it all on your stoop.

The four seasons in your year are: crawfish, shrimp, crab, and King
Cake.

You "wrench" your hands in the sink with an onion bar to get the
crawfish smell off.

You don't learn until high school that Mardi Gras is not a national
holiday.

You believe that purple, green and gold look good together.

Your last name isn't pronounced the way it's spelled.

You know what a nutria rat is but you still pick it to represent your
baseball team.

You have spent a summer afternoon on the Lake Pontchartrain seawall
catching blue crabs.

You describe a color as "K & B Purple."

You like your rice and politics dirty.

You pronounce the largest city in the state as "Nawlins."

You know those big roaches can fly, but you're able to sleep at night
anyway.

You assume everyone has mosquito swarms in their backyard.

All of the porta-potties are purple and gold.

You realize the rainforest is less humid than Louisiana.

You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron...

You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window...

When out of town, you stop and ask someone where there is a
drive-through Daiquiri place, and they look at you like you have three heads.

You have flood insurance.

Giggin is a weekly thing.

Your burial plot is six feet over rather than six feet under.

You consider a Bloody Mary a light breakfast.

You push little old ladies out of the way to catch Mardi Gras throws.

You leave a parade with footprints on the top of your hands.

You have a parade ladder in your shed.

Your first sentence was "Throw me something mistah" and your first
drink was from a go-cup.

You worry about a deceased family member returning in spring floods.

You reply to anything and everything about life here with "Only in
Nahlins".

You have a monogrammed go-cup.

You get on a bus marked "Cemeteries" and donâ€™t think twice.

You shake out your shoes before putting them on.

Your sunglasses fog up when you step outside.

No matter where else you go in the world, you are always disappointed
in the food.

You get up in the morning and start cooking a pot of rice before you
give any thought to what you'll fix for dinner.

You ask, "How dey running?" and "Are dey fat?" when you're inquiring
about seafood quality.

When a hurricane is imminent and it starts to rain, you cover your beer instead of your head.

When tears start running down your face because the food's so hot it only means you need to add more spice.

You call tomato sauce "red gravy."

You eat sno-balls instead of throwing them.

Your house payment is less than your air conditioning bill.

Your grandparents are called "Maw Maw" and "Paw Paw."

You fall asleep to the soothing sounds of four box fans.

No one eats healthy. Fried Batter is actually a menu item in some
Restaurants.