You Know You’re From Amarillo When…
The things that make the Amarillo area great are all the little things. The little things here that we have and understand, that if brought up to a person from some other part of the country, they would be completely lost. So here's the 'You Know You're From Amarillo When...' list.
You know you're from Amarillo when:
#1. The smell of money has nothing to do with money
#2. You can have rain, sleet, snow & thunder all in the same storm
#3. A rain dance does nothing but piss you off
#4. A 72oz steak doesn't sound appealing
#5. Cadillac Ranch has nothing to do with livestock
#6. Toot N' Totum has nothing to do with beans
#7. When hot women wear boots & skirts
#8. You have 'dragged' Polk Street
#9. Every tree looks like a Bonsai Tree
#10. Tap water tastes like swimming pool water
#11. It snows in May
#12. You wake up in the morning and pick dirt from your eyes
#13. When you've memorized the 'Stanley Marsh Signs' in route to your house
#14. Trucks & trailers out number all other types of vehicles
#15. Painted horses don't weird you out
#16. Palo Duro Canyon is an adventure
#17. The 'Burger From Hell' makes you hungry
#18. Ya'll has completely replaced the phrase 'you all'
#19. You have changed someone else's car tire
#20. You know every word to 'Amarillo By Mornin'
#21. The radio station lets you know there are 100 cops lined up down I-40
#22. People stop military people and thank them on the street