Country folks, country ways...
Hi y'all...I just ran across this email, and was reminded of my humble upbringing. After having read it again, and laughing at myself again, I have decided to blog it. (author unknown) So here's your chance to find out.....am I ghetto, country, or both? Take this test and find out. The questions in bold are the ones I personally am privy to. What do YOU rate? My score.....86! I'm a country-ass, what can I say? Holla!
Straight Ghetto/Country Test
1. You've ever used an album cover for a dustpan. (5 points)
2. If you've ever run a race barefoot in the middle of the street. (10 points) Note: The 'street' was gravel.
3. You had a candy lady in your neighborhood. (5 + 5 extra points if your house was the candy lady)
4. If you ever had to pick your own switch or belt. (3 points for each)
5. If you have ever had to walk to school or walked home from school. (2 points)
6. If you have ever used dishwashing liquid for bubble bath. (5 points)
7. If you ever mixed Kool-Aid one glass at a time because you got tired of other people drinking up the Kool-Aid you just made. (5 points)
8. If you have ever played any of the following games: hide and go seek, hide n' go get it, freeze tag, momma may I?, blind man's bluff or red light/green light. (2 points each)
9. If your neighborhood had an ice cream man. (2 points + 2 if he rang a bell) Note: we had a milk man!
10. If you refer to "Now and Later" candies as "Nighladers". (5 points)
11. If you have ever run from a bully (5 points + 5 if you got away)
12. If you've ever had reusable bacon grease in a container on your stove. (5 points + 15 if you still do it)
13. The batteries in your remote control ever been held in by a piece of tape. (5 points)
14. If you have ever worn any of the following fragrances: Brute, Hai Karate,Jean Nate, Old Spice, Chloe, English Leather, Stetson, Charlie, or Faberge. (1 point each)
15. You've ever used Tussin. (5 points)
16. You've never been to the dentist. (15 points)
17. If you have a friend or family member whose nickname is one word said twice: dee-dee, fee-fee, man-man, kay-kay, lee-lee,ree-ree, ray-ray, nay-nay, etc. (10 points)
18. You have ever paged yourself for any reason. (3 points)
19. You've ever worn house shoes outside of the house.
(2 points)
20. You add "ED" or "T" to the end of words already in the past tense (for example, Tooked, Light-Skinneded, kilt, ruint, etc.) (5 points)
21. You use 'n'em to describe a certain group of people (for example Craig 'n'em or momma 'n'em) (5 points)
22. You've ever driven on a donut more than 2 weeks after your flat. (5 points)
23. Your child drops his/her pacifier and you sanitize it by sucking it. (10 points)
24. You have ever slept in a chair to avoid messing up your hair. (10 points)
25. You've ever left a social gathering with a plate. (2 points)
26. You can't hold a glass because of the length of your nails. (5 points)
27. The gold teeth in your mouth spell words. (10 points) Note: Dad had a partial gold tooth up front, but no initials
28. You don't have your own place but your child has a leather coat and a pair of Jordan's. (15 points)
29. You constantly hit *69 and ask, "Did you just call here?" (10 points)
30. You think Tupac is still alive and recorded all of his recent releases after his death (20 points)
Now the totals ...
00 - 50 points - I guess you were raised in the suburbs
51 - 75 points - A bonafide ex-hoodrat
76 - 150 points - Spent a little time in the ghetto, huh? (Here I am!)
150 points or more - Still there, huh?
Straight Ghetto/Country Test
1. You've ever used an album cover for a dustpan. (5 points)
2. If you've ever run a race barefoot in the middle of the street. (10 points) Note: The 'street' was gravel.
3. You had a candy lady in your neighborhood. (5 + 5 extra points if your house was the candy lady)
4. If you ever had to pick your own switch or belt. (3 points for each)
5. If you have ever had to walk to school or walked home from school. (2 points)
6. If you have ever used dishwashing liquid for bubble bath. (5 points)
7. If you ever mixed Kool-Aid one glass at a time because you got tired of other people drinking up the Kool-Aid you just made. (5 points)
8. If you have ever played any of the following games: hide and go seek, hide n' go get it, freeze tag, momma may I?, blind man's bluff or red light/green light. (2 points each)
9. If your neighborhood had an ice cream man. (2 points + 2 if he rang a bell) Note: we had a milk man!
10. If you refer to "Now and Later" candies as "Nighladers". (5 points)
11. If you have ever run from a bully (5 points + 5 if you got away)
12. If you've ever had reusable bacon grease in a container on your stove. (5 points + 15 if you still do it)
13. The batteries in your remote control ever been held in by a piece of tape. (5 points)
14. If you have ever worn any of the following fragrances: Brute, Hai Karate,Jean Nate, Old Spice, Chloe, English Leather, Stetson, Charlie, or Faberge. (1 point each)
15. You've ever used Tussin. (5 points)
16. You've never been to the dentist. (15 points)
17. If you have a friend or family member whose nickname is one word said twice: dee-dee, fee-fee, man-man, kay-kay, lee-lee,ree-ree, ray-ray, nay-nay, etc. (10 points)
18. You have ever paged yourself for any reason. (3 points)
19. You've ever worn house shoes outside of the house.
(2 points)
20. You add "ED" or "T" to the end of words already in the past tense (for example, Tooked, Light-Skinneded, kilt, ruint, etc.) (5 points)
21. You use 'n'em to describe a certain group of people (for example Craig 'n'em or momma 'n'em) (5 points)
22. You've ever driven on a donut more than 2 weeks after your flat. (5 points)
23. Your child drops his/her pacifier and you sanitize it by sucking it. (10 points)
24. You have ever slept in a chair to avoid messing up your hair. (10 points)
25. You've ever left a social gathering with a plate. (2 points)
26. You can't hold a glass because of the length of your nails. (5 points)
27. The gold teeth in your mouth spell words. (10 points) Note: Dad had a partial gold tooth up front, but no initials
28. You don't have your own place but your child has a leather coat and a pair of Jordan's. (15 points)
29. You constantly hit *69 and ask, "Did you just call here?" (10 points)
30. You think Tupac is still alive and recorded all of his recent releases after his death (20 points)
Now the totals ...
00 - 50 points - I guess you were raised in the suburbs
51 - 75 points - A bonafide ex-hoodrat
76 - 150 points - Spent a little time in the ghetto, huh? (Here I am!)
150 points or more - Still there, huh?
posted by Reality Chick at 9:06 AM
5 Comments:
13--Bacon Grease Can--Isn't that standard?
2--Drownded?
Sorry:
20--Drownded?
Exactly...good example! on #20...
No not everyone has a grease can. I stayed at town once with a friend, and there was no bacon grease to be found, ANYWHERE. I wondered, how u gonna make good biscuits with no grease???
LOL
I could have sworn I commented on this, my computer has been messing up. This is too funny! I think my points are the same if not a few more!!! :) Love you
I never realized that being country and being ghetto were so close!! haha!! Oh and yep, I've racked up alot of county points! This was a fun one :)
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