a Texan knows

​...There are 5,ooo types of snakes - and 4,998 live in Texas.
...There  are 10,000 types of  spiders - 10,001 live in Texas! 
...If it grows - it sticks. If it crawls - it bites.
...Nothing  will kill a mesquite  tree - or a 4 o'clock bush.
..."Onced" and "twiced" are words.
...It is NOT a shopping cart - it is a BUGGY.
...Fire ants consider your flesh a picnic.
...People actually grow and eat okra.
...Whenever the world ends - only cockroaches and mesquite trees (and don't forget 4  o'clock  bushes) will survive.
..."Fixinto"  is one  word.
..."Backards and forards" means
that I know everything about ya'.
...You work till you are done, or till it is too dark to see.
...The difference between a hissie fit and a conniption fit.
..."Gimme som sugar" does not mean pass the sugar bowl!
...How good a cold Grape Nehi and cheese crackers are at a country store, while  sitting in the sun on the tailgate of a pickup.
...Real gravy does not come from a store.
...Where "by and by" is.
...The difference between "pert near" and a "right fur piece".
...Rocking chairs and swings are guaranteed stress relievers.
...People walk slower here.
...What a "mess" is.
....At least one kinfolk named "Bubba" or "Bo".
...That a good lock keeps most people honest.
...Sees no good reason to end a lot of words with the letter "g".
...When Momma says frog -  you better be jumpin'!
...You can always make room for one or two more at the supper table.
...That peanuts in your coke are gooooooood!!!
...That "ain't" is a perfectly acceptable word.
...That Moon Pies and a R.C. Cola  are the perfect ending to ANY day.
...We are from "God's Country"!!!

God Bless TEXAS!!!