"You Know You Are From Odessa When..."

(This was emailed to me by a fellow Broncho.
I don't know who to credit as the original author,
but it is just too great to not share with ALL of you!)

You've never met any celebrities (except the Gatlins!)

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a camper on I -20.

"Vacation" means driving to Lubbock.

You've seen all the biggest bands-- ten years after they were popular.

You measure distance in hours.

Your work or classes are sometimes canceled because of the snow,
and voluntarily missed the next day because it reaches 90 degrees,
which brings on the next point....

You've had to switch from "heat" to"A/C" in the same day.

You see people wear tank tops at funerals.

You install security lights on your house and garage as to showcase
which window your daughter will be sneaking out from.

You think of the major food groups as Taco Villa, beer, and cigarettes.

You carry jumper cables and a toolbox in your mother's car.

You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and hot sauce.

When it rains its the talk of the town for two days.
When it snows it's the talk of the area for two weeks.

You think Dos Amigos is just a bar.

The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page
but requires 6 pages for high school football.
GO BRONCHOS!!!!!!

You think that quail season is a national holiday.

You find 98 degrees "a little warm." And 60 degrees freezing.

You think the only seasons are hot, too darn hot, and winter.

You know if another person is from out of town the second they walk in the door.

You've had several friends move off and move back within a couple of months.

You know someone that lives near a pumpjack.

You look forward to the Oil Show.

And you pronounce it: "AAAAWWWWWL Show"

At 25, you still find yourself spending all Saturday afternoon getting drunk and going to the mall.

You always run into someone you have not seen in a while when you get thrown in jail.

You have ever decorated a tumbleweed at Christmas.

Mesquite barbecue is no big deal (but any other kind is a sacrilege)

The thought of an 8-foot tall jack rabbit didn't scare you as child...
and you have a picture to prove it!

You dust your house, only to uncover MORE dust.

You know two different meanings for the terms "rat hole," "Christmas tree," and "witch"

You can't believe the horned toad is an endangered species.

You ignore Tornado "Watches"