-Beale street is what you look forward to when you turn 21.
-You've had to explain to an out of towner while driving down I-40 that Bellevue Baptist is not an airport.
-All directions start with, "Go down I-240..."
-Everything is Coke
-The 8 a.m. rush hour is from 6:30
a.m. to 9:30 a.m. The 5:00 p.m. rush hour is from 3:30p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ;
Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning.
-"Sir" and "Ma'am" are used by the
person speaking to you if there's a remote possibility that you're at
least 30 minutes older than they are.
-"Sugar" is a more common form of address than "Miss." So is "Honey," And don't be offended; it is used by both sexes.
-the falling of one raindrop causes
all traffic to immediately come to a screeching halt. So will Daylight
Savings Time, a girl applying eye shadow across the street, or a flat
tire three lanes over. Should (God forbid) one snowflake fall in
Memphis, all drivers on the roads immediately lose any ability to
control a car. Or, if in a pickup truck or SUV, they will drive as
though the roads are dry.
-Nonconnah Parkway (TN-385) is the
southern equivalent of the Autobahn. You will rarely see a semi on
Nonconnah Parkway, because the truck drivers are intimidated by the
oversized SUV-wielding housewives racing home after a grueling day at
the salon or the tennis match, to meet their children at the school bus
-You remember the days of Adventure River , and Wild Water and Wheels
- You survived the Ice Storm of '94
-A typical set of Midtown directions
may include, "take North Parkway east until you reach East Parkway ,
then take East Parkway south until you reach South Parkway , then take
South Parkway west until you reach...
-Even though it is the largest indoor
arena in the region, there is no easy way to reach The Pyramid. You must
drive under a series of interstate off-ramps and through the back of a
concrete company in order to park. Once you reach the building, you must
climb up dozens of steps, even if your seats are at floor level, which
means you will be climbing back DOWN dozens of steps after entering the
arena
-You know what real Barbecue is.
-You're scared of Germantown Cops
-There is an intersection of two
streets near Midtown. The "two" streets are Summer Avenue, North
Parkway, Trezevant Blvd., and East Parkway . Again, names change at
random. This situation (two intersecting streets with four names) is not atypical. It is common knowledge that Memphis was laid out by a drunk on a crippled horse.
-You went to see the Nutcracker every year from elementary to middle school
-Your proud of the number one violent crime rate Memphis holds. Because that means you survived living in Memphis.
-Rednecks or not, we still can kick your ass.
-you remember when construction on the
main library had to stop for about 4 years because the architects
didn't take into account the weight of the books.
-Our tap water is like your Evian.
-Our mayor does drugs, how hardcore is that?
-Goin muddin is a sport
-You drive like your gonna kill everyone else.
- The weather doesn't go with the season
- You just call the Mississippi "The River."
- You didn't know that the Old Bridge and the New Bridge had names.
-All year long you look forward to May... because Music fest is in May
-you've had to switch the thermostat from heat to air-conditioning in the same day
- you can say "Take Poplar" and get anywhere from anywhere.
- 201 poplar is one place you don't want to visit
- everyone hates the mayor, yet somehow, we are still under the reign of King Willy
-You know what VooDoo Village is..
Double points if you've actually been to VooDoo Village.. Triple points
if a bus rolled out in front of you.
-You've never been to Graceland .
-When you wait in line for 30 mins for Fast Food
-Remember the Mall of Murder
- Orange Mound and Nutbush aren't things to be laughing about.
- University of Memphis is known as Tiger High.
