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You Might Be From A Small Town
If
** You can name everyone you graduated
with.
** You know what 4-H is.
** You ever went to parties at a pasture, barn, or in
the middle of a dirt road.
** You used to drag "main."
** You said the 'f' word and your parents knew within
the hour.
** You ever went cow-tipping or snipe
hunting.
** School gets canceled for state events.
** You could never buy cigarettes because all the store
clerks knew how old you were (and if you were old they'd tell your parents
anyhow).
** When you did find someone old enough and brave
enough to buy cigarettes, you still had to go out to the country and drive on
back roads to smoke them.
** You were ever in the Homecoming parade.
** The whole school went to the same party after
graduation.
** The cc golf course had only 9 holes.
** You can't help but date a friend's ex-girlfriend(or
boyfriend).
** The town next to you is considered "trashy" or
"snooty", but is actually just like your town.
** Getting paid minimum wage is considered a
raise.
** You refer to anyone with a house newer than 1980 as
the "rich people."
** The people in the city dress funny, then you pick-up
on the trend two years later.
** You bragged to your friends because you got pipes on
your truck for your birthday.
** Anyone you want can be found at either the Dairy
Queen or the feed store.
** You see at least one friend a week driving a tractor
through town.
** Football coaches suggest that you haul hay for the
summer to get stronger.
** Directions are given using "the" stop light as a
reference.
** The city council meets at the coffee
shop.
** Your letter jacket was worn after your 19th
birthday.
** You have ever taken a trailer or dog to school on a
daily basis.
** Weekend excitement involves a trip to a
Wal-Mart.
** Even the ugly people enter beauty
pageants.
** You decide to walk somewhere for exercise and 5
people pull over and ask if you need a ride.
** Your teachers call you by your older siblings
names.
** Your teachers remember when they taught your
parents.
** You can charge at all the local stores.
** The closest McDonald's is 45 miles
away.
** So is the closest mall.
** It is normal to see an old man riding through town
on a riding lawnmower.
Kevin Rayner
Oak Tree Church of Christ
Rochester, MN
P.S. I still looking for a job in ministry with a good
church nearer my family in Oklahoma. If you have any helpful information, please
let me know. I have updated the sermon on the web page at
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