Funny, 'You Know You're From Newton County When...
1.You consider El Charro fine dining.
2. Football games, homecoming, prom, and weddings can end up at the Waffle House.
3. You know that the bypass, Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, and Eagle Drive are all the same road.
4. The Wal-Mart parking lot isn't a place to park you car in, but the social event of the weekend.
5. All roads lead to the square.
6. Jim Stalvey holds a monopoly over the Covington/Social Circle restaurant business.
7. You've caught yourself at some point in your life going to Legion Park when there was nothing else to do.
8. You go to Stonecrest mall, even though you know it's pretty crappy.
9. The closest Starbucks is over 10 minutes from your house.
10. The Newton vs. Eastside football game is the highlight of fall semester.
11. The "It" girls truly think all that makeup is good for them.
12. We know the significance of the Dukes of Hazzard.
13. And In the Heat of the Night.
14. The General Lee has a celebrated day on the square at least once a year.
15. You used to see the fireworks display in Newton Plaza before it got banned.
16. You remember when Chick-fil-a was first built and still treat it like Mecca.
17. Will a Burger King ever NOT burn down?
18. You've been to Maime's Kitchen for biscuits. And liked them.
19. Conyers is your idea of a metropolis. If you want anything "good" you have to travel 10 minutes.
20. The little movie theater that is now inhabited by Stevi B's used to rock your world.
21. Hunan's is a scary place. And still really tasty.
22. When Belk's moved to Conyers you realized you'd have to make do with Goody's now. And you do.
23. Girls are the last to know about trends...like the fact that Uggs were out of style before they hit Covington. So were really big highlights.
24. Oxford College is not in England. It's near Cousins Middle School.
25.You know the best night to commit a crime is when Eastside and Newton play each other in football or basketball, because everybody in town goes to watch, and all the cops in Newton County are there to prevent gang fights from breaking out.
26. Seriously, El Charro pretty much brightens your world.
27. You're the only person around who knows where and how to get to/has heard of Mansfield or Newborn.
28. Dozier: The name says it all. You've had her AT LEASTonce.
29. Fresh Air Barbecue.
30. You're the only town in the area that holds a barbecue at the local park for Sherman's Last Burning.
31. After attending said barbecue, 31 people turn out to have salmonella poisoning from pulled pork sandwiches. And it shows on Channel 2 News.
32. You're proud that at least your not one of the lost children of Rockdale County.
33. Tokyo is your favorite Japanese restaurant, and you've decided against Nagoya for the rest of your life because it's twice as expensive and you heard about the rating it got for cleanliness.
34. If you're 18 & older you spend your weekends at Down the Hatch or The Depot.
35. You know you've hit covington when everybody does 35 MPH on Hwy 278 when the speed limit is 45. It IS okay to do the speed limit folks.
36. You do NOT speed on the west sie of town. Cops are good and will get you.
 PiercedPixie2 · Fri Aug 08, 2008 @ 04:53am · 1 Comments |
