You Might be a Cajun if...

..you consider Breaux Bridge the state capitol and Lafayette the nation's capitol.

..you think the Mason-Dixon line runs through the Winn Dixie in  Bunkie.

..you have never vacationed north of the old Mississippi River Bridge on US Hwy. 190.

..you think of the coastline between Holly Beach and  Cypermont Point as the "Cajun Riviera".

..you consider the seasons of the year to be Winter, Spring, Summer, and Hunting.

..you are asked to name the four seasons and your reply is "onions, celery, bell pepper, and garlic".

..you refer to Louisiana winters as "gumbo weather".  ..you have ever used a gill net to play volleyball, tennis, or badminton.

..your outboard motor has more horsepower than your car.

..your boat has a higher appraised value than your house.

..you use a #3 washtub to cover your lawn mower or outboard motor.

..you use 2 or more pirogues to protect your tomatoes from a late frost.

..after a hurricane you pray for a little rain shower to wash the mud off of the grass.

..you would pass up a free trip abroad if the date was in conflict with the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge.

..you played your first game of Bourre while sitting in a high chair.

..you stand when they play Jole' Blon.

..your high school band's rendition of the national anthem starts with "Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, File Gumbo".

..you make the sign of the cross when you pass by Floyd's Record Shop in Ville Platte.

..you think the Fab Four are Doug Kershaw, Wayne Toups, Clifton Chenier, and Rockin Doopsie.

..watching "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom" makes you hungry.

..Fred's Lounge in Mamou means more to you than the Grand Ole Opry.

..your favorite band has an accordion player and fiddler, but no guitarist.

..your favorite talk show hosts are Okra Winfrey & Bryant Gumbo.

..the females in your family can't dance until they take their shoes off.

..you think "Baywatch" is an environmental group.

..you think "Damn Yankees" is a play about a cracker from North Louisiana.

..any of your dessert recipes call for jalapeno peppers.

..you start making an Angel Food cake with a roux.

..you think boudin, hog's head cheese and a Bud is a snack.

..you think the four food groups are boiled seafood, fried seafood, broiled seafood, and beer.

..you take one bite of 5 alarm chili and reach for the Tabasco.

..in describing a gourmet dinner you use the term "deep fat fried".

..you describe a yard of boudin and a pound of cracklins as breakfast.

..your Mama announces each morning, "Well, I've got the rice cooking.  What are we going to have for supper?"

..you let your black coffee cool off and find that it has jelled up.

..you think a lobster is a crawfish on steroids.

..you think gravy is a beverage.

..your favorite book starts with "First you make a roux..."

..you sit down to eat boiled crawfish, and your host tells you, "Don't eat the dead ones...," and you know what he means.

..you have ever given up Tabasco for lent.

..you can estimate the amount of gravy required to cover the rice while it's still in the field.

..you think four dozen oysters and a six pack constitute a ten course meal.

..you have ever used a trash can lid for a pot cover.

..your name ends in "-eaux" or "-oux".

..you have ever gone to confession to confess for coveting a shrimp boat.

..you've ever passed up communion but got in the line for the sacramental wine.

..you've ever greeted someone at the Lafayette Airport by shouting, "AAAAAYYYYYYEEEEEEEE".

..when your wife gives you an angry look, you describe it as "she passed me a pair of eyes".

..you don't know any of your friends' real names, only their nicknames.

..you have more than one relative whose first name is "T" or "Boo".

..your wife can stir a pot of gumbo by holding the spoon with her toes while slicing an onion with her hands.

..you have relatives whose first names are "Taunt" and "Nonc".

..you have a "Parrain" instead of a godfather.

..you know the difference between Zatarains, Zydeco, and Zeringue.

..your dog's kennel is the bed of your pickup truck.

..you know what an envie is, but you have never heard of a craving, urge, or yen.

..you think the former head of the United Nations is Boudreaux-Boudreaux Guillory.