This is one just for us local idiots. If you can answer yes to any 5 of the following you prolly live in SS TX:

You may be from Sulphur Springs….
Ever given directions to a party using Jess Orr’s store as a landmark.
You’ve ever been to Aiguier cemetery.
You’ve ever sat on railroad tracks waiting for the ghost of that kid that’s looking for his head.
You’ve ever been to a festival celebrating cows or stew.
You know you can tell when a person came of age by knowing where they consider the “the drag” starting:
—pre 1980 the square,
—1980 to 1990 the old Howard’s Lot or
—post 1990 old K-mart.
—It always ends at Massey’s.
You have ever spent the night at Massey’s.
You went to high school with an Aguilar, Price or a Pryor or POSKEY!
If you’ve ever bought a case of cheap beer in Birch Creek for $30.
If you ever cruised through the park with your stereo turned up hunting the 8th grade chicks.
You actually know what the acronyms HKK and AGS stand for.
You have a V.I.P pass to Bustin’ Loose or Bright Star
You equate “Going to Dallas” with “Town East”.
You have ever HAD to wash your vehicle before you could go home.
You consider Joe Bob Burgin a successful business man.
In your Grandmother’s opinion, Fred Randles should be a professional gospel singer.
At one time or another……..you had a CB handle that got you a date.
Your church service ends at Ta Molly’s.
You have ever dated someone you met at Lil’ Bit.
If you’ve ever driven past the high school on Christmas vacation to see the lighted wreaths around the necks of the 20-ft-tall plastic cows.
If you’ve ever stolen or know someone who has stolen a “Highway 69″ sign.
If you’ve ever had football or graduation practice in a rodeo arena.
“Making it” means moving to Dallas
You know for a fact a deer crossing sign (including the pole), and 10 people will fit in your vehicle.

More You may be from Sulphur Springs…
If you know how to pronounce Cooper.
If you can get from Rose Hill to Yantis without using state roads.
If your local Hospital is the biggest building in town and only out of towners will go there.
If the fanciest date you went on in high school involved the words “K-Bob”.
If you have ever had a car wreck and ended up on the top of Tejas Taco.
If you have ever gone to the hospital for a hangnail and been diagnosed pregnant and you’re a male!
If when you meet someone you have to tell them “how they know you” by reciting your genealogy and then spend just as long telling them who your NOT kin to!
If you have ever had an entire conversation staring into the bed of a truck
If you have called the smell of cow manure “Joe Don’s Money”.
If you have a belt buckle in your family heirlooms.
If you know why it takes 20 minutes to get to Commerce and 30 minutes to get back.
If you have ever thrown anything into the back of your truck as a conversation piece!
If you know exactly where Gilmer becomes Broadway and refer to them properly.
If you care that Chuck’s back.
If you know the Highways 11, 154, and 19 by there neareast destination ie: Como Highway or Commerce Highway, Yantis Highway, Paris Highway.
If you never make plans for the Saturday before the first Monday of every month.

And even more You may be from Sulphur Springs…
If you ever shed a tear cause your favorite car dealer died.
If you give directions by landmarks that aren’t there anymore! Example: “Turn down beside where Quickie’s used to be.”
If you call things by their old name even though they have been 10 other things since then.: Even if you use “The Old” in front of it. If its still Silverleaf  or its still The Old Big H or its still The Old Howards.
If you remember who was at the Alamo by remembering Elementary School Names.
If you still talk to more than 10 people every week you went to 1st grade with.
If you remember what year it was by what truck you were driving.
If you know 2 or more of the following Scary Larry, Johnny Cash, Willy Wildman, Joe David, Big Rick.
If you still as an adult call people names like Tiger, Bubba, MoOse, and Lumpy.
If you know more than 3 couples with twins.
If “the mall” is 6 stores in an old jean plant.
If you have ever bought something to wear at Wal-Mart because your deprived senses thought it was “cute”.
If on laundry day you can do a whole load of camouflage.
If your Daddy has told you not to date someone cause you “might” be kin.
If you have ever referred to Catfish as seafood.
If you have ever listed “The Prom” under synonyms for disillusionment.
You can give accurate directions on how to get to Dike from Coke.
If a trip next door requires a 3 mile journey around the county cause some idiot made the service roads one way, you may live in Sulphur Springs!

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Don’t forget to check out the podcast  where Chaz and I go over the history of the list.

Robin Steed said:
Some friends and I have come up with a few:

These are in addition to what you have:
If you know 2 or more of the following: Scary Larry, Johnny Cash, Willy Wildman, Joe David, Big Rick, Kojak.
The turnaround prior to 1980 was actually where Broadway “y’ed” off.

New ones:
If you ever went to the insane asylum in Cooper.
You ever went to an Easter Beer Hunt.
You ever had a soft cheese dinner cut the onions at El Charro’s.
You couldn’t wait until Thursday because it was Ladies Night at the Electric Circus.

Thanks for the walk down memory lane.
March 2, 2006 9:06 PM

Chuck Darden said:
you’ve ever gone to the city reservoir to watch the submarine races.
March 3, 2006 10:54 AM

D.M. Jones Jr.. said:
Got to be from Sulphur Springs if you ever had ‘lime Ice’ from the Dairy Queen on Main Street
March 3, 2006 2:17 PM

b enlow said:
i still go and get lime ices!!!!!!!!!! that’s the best!!!!!!
March 3, 2006 9:11 PM

Bill said:
You are from SS if the Long Star Cafe was your favorite place to eat a cks or hb..man I miss that place.
March 4, 2006 9:14 PM

bradmc said:
If you can name 5 different resturants that have occupied the exact same building in the last 10 years.
If you can find and locate 3 old Pizza Huts within a 3 blocks of each other.
If bad weather makes you yearn for the soothing sound of Bill Bradford’s voice.
March 6, 2006 7:26 AM

Two Blind Squirrels Podcast said:
You may be from Sulphur Springs if your name is Steve John and you make a list about being from Sulphur…
March 6, 2006 7:34 AM

b enlow said:
you know the night shift waitress at Burton’s by name.
March 6, 2006 4:36 PM

BradT said:
hmm,, my wife WAS a night shift waitress at Burton’s once!!!
March 7, 2006 10:28 AM

Mary Crump said:
You may be from Sulphur Springs if you are a senior college student living in Galveston and you come home every weekend to be with your “buds”
March 7, 2006 12:45 PM

Olivia Pinion Powell said:
If you wish you could still wake up to “Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella”, and radio spots for DeLaval Pipeline Milkers and the Bennett Chain Link fence jingle.
March 7, 2006 2:34 PM

Eddy C said:
You might be from SS if you know that when people refer to Enola Gay they are not talking about the B-29 bomber that dropped the first atomic bomb on Japan.
March 9, 2006 9:40 AM

Frank Bell said:
You ever ate Pearson’s Home on the Range Bar B- Q on a slice of Georges Bakery Bread .
March 11, 2006 12:36 AM

J. Petty said:
you ever walked to town on Sat. afternoon and and saw 2 different movies at 2 different theaters for a total of 20 cents.

you ever drove around the square “the wrong direction” on New Years Eve.

ever went swimming at the clay pits.
March 12, 2006 3:06 PM

M. Wilson said:
You refuse to eat at a Pizza Hut anywhere in the world because of the one here.

This is more from Como… You know who Pooch and Lou are…or you have ever eaten at Meatballs.
March 14, 2006 3:02 PM

Chris Voorheese said:
If you have ever referred to your home town as Sufferin’ Springs!
March 17, 2006 1:04 PM

Phil Sartin said:
If you remember the day members of the Dallas Texans came to Pratt’s Federated to promote Lee Jeans.

If you remember where Bevis’ Grocery Store was located.

If you remember Watt Morris’ supermarket.

If you remember the location of the FIRST Safeway in SS.

Man, I just dated myself!
September 8, 2006 12:29 PM

Phil Sartin said:
One more –

You ARE from Sulphur Springs if there is a library on the site where you entered the world!

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