You know you are from Macon, Georgia if:
1 You call the KRYSTAL, the "Greastal".
2 There is only one doughnut, "The Krispie Kreme".
3 Bar-b-que is ripped up pig meat on vinegar sauce not a "cookout".
4 You can drink Coke with peanuts.
5 Duane Allman is more important that James Oglethorpe in Georgia History.
6 Your cousins still listen to Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin.
7 And they still drive TransAms.
8 The state fair was scary as a child, becomes somewhat interesting as a teenager, now only go to observe people from 6 & 7 (with Twisted-Sister T-Shirts).
9 You know where "thrill hill" is located.
10 You know where "Spur 19" is located, and the speeds that one can obtain.
11 You can still remember "dinner on the grounds"
12 The S&S cafeteria was on Cherry Street and they had an organ player on Sundays after church.
13 Popular and Broadway was scary in 1970, 1980, 1990 and still is.
14 Every child went to Ocmulgee National Monument at least twice in primary school.
15 Little League baseball was required.
16 A snowfall was rare, but when it happened, it was always "alot".
17 Northerners think we don't know anything about snow.
18 Northerners think that we can't drive on snow.
19 The SOUTH was right.
20 The Civil War was a WAR, the others were just skirmishes.
21 We learned to drive at the age of 12 or 13.
22 Jeeps were NOT a utility vehicle
23 No one from Macon has ever been to the Hay House.
24 The Macon Mall improved our social lives.
25 School rivalries were taken seriously.
26 You know where "Stensonville" and "Alphabet City" are.
27 WBML was the only station to listen to.
28 Bill Elder ruled.
29 The Piggly-Wiggly was the ONLY grocery store.
30 An RC Cola and Moon Pie was lunch.
31 Tornado Drills in School were fun.
32 Clay Pits were great field trips.
33 Channel 13 WMAZ was the only station.
34 On a good day you could get Channel 17 (WTBS).
35 "Fat Lighter" is used for starting fires.
36 Slip and Slide was Summer Recreation
37 Pollen covered the ground like snow in April and May.
38 Above 100 degrees in the summer was normal.
39 Swimming lessons were taken at the Y-downtown.
40 Our dads tinkered with minibikes, motorcycles, jeeps, cars, and campers.
41 Seatbelts were never worn before 1975.
42 A classic car was a 1959 Thunderbird.
43 Our moms could sew anything, repair major appliances, knew First Aid, horticulture, and memorized Southern Living Magazine.
44 Every Thanksgiving, a trip downtown to see the Christmas lights.
45 Pio Nono Avenue (need I say more)
46 A trip to the airport was like seeing a Shuttle Launch.
47 Central City Park was a place to see R/C airplanes, horses and eat a picnic (prior to 1975)
48 The only team playing at Luther Williams Field was the Georgia Peaches.
49 Porter Stadium was for Large High Schools and Small ones occasionally.
50 Every dad knew every other dad in town.
51 Every dad knew what every other dad DID in town.
52 Every dad knew every other dad's children in town.
53 Every mom knew everybody.
54 Getting a driver's license was no big deal. It was just a piece of paper. We already knew how to drive.
55 Savannah, Augusta and Atlanta were a long way away.
56 A trip to Atlanta included going to RICH's, eating at the overpass between buildings and riding the PINK PIG.
57 A trip to Atlanta also included going to the JC PENNY outlet store.
58 A field trip to Stone Mountain was for honoring the Civil War. That's why fake Confederate Money was bought.
59 A hail storm was incredible.
60 Shriner's was an anomaly.
61 You can detect if someone is from South Macon, Jones County or North Macon by talking to them.
62 You can detect someone is from Macon by their accent.
63 You know someone in Macon whose first name are initials (Ex. AW, CW, DC, CD etc) but do not know what those initials mean.
64 Can remember the original hockey team (WHOOPEES).
65 Went to see the WHOOPEES play.
66 Went ice skating at the Macon Coliseum.
67 Ate at the Pig-n-Whistle.
68 Remember a Junior Varsity.
69 Payne City.
70 The DQ and Baskin-Robbins had the best ice-cream.
71 Baskin-Robbins had only 31 flavors.
72 The papermill stench and you knew the wind was blowing the wrong way.
73 The creosote stench on Vineville Avenue.
74 You knew the person that kept turning the Fall Line/Piedmont sign around.
75 Life before I-16, traveling to Savannah.
76 Running the Labor Day Road Race and wondering why people want to run races in 90 degree weather.
77 Remember when Macon had a semi-professional football team.
78 Going to the Opera House, but not to see Opera.
79 Church activities that were all-nighters.
80 Fourth of July BBQ's.
81 You understand the true meaning of the signs “Best Bar-B-Que this side of Jackson”.
82 Red-heads are called “Rusty” or “Rooster” even long after they’re bald.
83 The Cannonball House.
84 High Falls and Indian Springs.
85 Riding the Nancy Hanks to Atlanta was a first grade field trip.
86 You remember when Lennox Square was the closest mall and that was a FULL day trip there and back!