I got this by e-mail today; yes, from another Kentuckian!

THINGS I`VE LEARNED ABOUT KENTUCKY

> POSSUMS SLEEP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH THEIR FEET IN THE AIR.
> THERE ARE 5,000 TYPES OF SNAKES AND 4998 LIVE IN KENTUCKY.
> THERE ARE 10,000 TYPES OF SPIDERS. ALL 10,000 LIVE IN KENTUCKY, PLUS A COUPLE NO ONE'S SEEN BEFORE.
> SQUIRRELS WILL EAT ANYTHING.
> UNKNOWN CRITTERS LOVE TO DIG HOLES UNDER TOMATO PLANTS.
> RACCOONS WILL TEST YOUR CROP OF MELONS AND LET YOU KNOW WHEN THEY'RE RIPE.
> IF IT GROWS, IT STICKS; IF IT CRAWLS,IT BITES.
> A TRACTOR IS NOT AN ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE. THEY DO GET STUCK.
> ONCED AND TWICED ARE WORDS.
> IT IS NOT A SHOPPING CART BUT A BUGGY.
> FIRE ANTS CONSIDER YOUR FLESH AS A PICNIC.
> PEOPLE ACTUALLY GROW AND EAT OKRA.
> FIXINTO IS ONE WORD. (Note to furriners {anybody not from Kentucky}: that's "fixin' to", not "fix into".)
> THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS "LUNCH". THERE'S ONLY DINNER AND SUPPER.
> TEA IS APPROPRIATE FOR ALL MEALS AND YOU START DRINKING IT WHEN YOU`RE 2.
> BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS MEANS I KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU.
> 'JEET?' IS ACTUALLY A PHRASE MEANING, "DID YOU EAT?"
> YOU DON'T HAVE TO WEAR A WATCH BECAUSE IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT TIME IT IS.
> YOU WORK UNTIL YOU`RE DONE OR IT`S TOO DARK TO SEE.
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> YOU KNOW YOU`RE FROM KENTUCKY IF :
> YOU MEASURE THE DISTANCE IN MINUTES.
> YOU`VE EVER HAD TO SWITCH FROM HEAT TO A/C IN THE SAME DAY.
> STORES DON'T HAVE BAGS: THEY HAVE SACKS.
> YOU SEE A CAR RUNNING IN THE PARKING LOT AT THE STORE WITH NO ONE IN IT, NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF THE YEAR.
> YOU USE "FIX" AS A VERB. EXAMPLE: I AM FIXING TO GO TO THE STORE.
> ALL THE FESTIVALS ACROSS THE STATE ARE NAMED AFTER A FRUIT, VEGETABLE, GRAIN, INSECT OR AN ANIMAL.
> YOU INSTALL SECURITY LIGHTS ON YOUR HOUSE AND GARAGE AND LEAVE BOTH UNLOCKED.
> YOU CARRY JUMPER CABLES IN YOUR CAR ....FOR YOUR OWN CAR.
> YOU KNOW WHAT "COW TIPPING" IS.
> YOU ONLY OWN FOUR SPICES: SALT ,PEPPER. CHILI POWDER AND CATSUP.
> THE LOCAL PAPERS COVER NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS ON ONE PAGE BUT REQUIRE 6 PAGES FOR LOCAL GOSSIP AND SPORTS.
> YOU THINK THE FIRST DAY OF DEER SEASON IS A NATIONAL HOLIDAY.
> YOU FIND 100 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT "A LITTLE WARM".
> YOU KNOW ALL FOUR SEASONS: ALMOST SUMMER, SUMMER, STILL SUMMER, AND CHRISTMAS.
> YOU KNOW WHETHER ANOTHER KENTUCKIAN IS FROM EAST, WEST,OR MIDDLE KENTUCKY AS SOON AS THEY OPEN THEIR MOUTH.
>GOING TO WALMART IS A FAVORITE PASTIME KNOWN AS "GOIN' WALMARTIN" OR "OFF TO WALLY WORLD".
> YOU DESCRIBE THE FIRST COLD SNAP {BELOW 70 DEGREES} AS GOOD CHILI WEATHER.
> A CARBONATED SOFT DRINK ISN`T A SODA, COLA, OR POP.... IT`S A COKE, REGARDLESS OF BRAND OR FLAVOR. EXAMPLE "WHAT KINNA COKE YOU WANT?"
> FRIED FISH IS THE OTHER WHITE MEAT.
> YOU UNDERSTAND THESE JOKES AND FORWARD THEM TO YOUR FRIENDS FROM KENTUCKY.