M
Mary
Bonnie emailed me this and asked me to post it on Small Talk. 
> This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, who has ever lived
in
> Atlanta, has ever visited Atlanta, ever plans to visit
Atlanta,
> knows anyone who already lives in Atlanta, or knows anyone
who has
> ever heard of Atlanta, Georgia.
>
> Atlanta is composed mostly of one-way streets. The only
way to get
> out of downtown Atlanta is to turn around and start
> over when you reach Greenville, South Carolina.
>
> All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" and include
the
> phrase, "When you see the Waffle House." Except that in
> Cobb County, all directions begin with, "Go to the Big
Chicken."
>
> Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is not to
be
> confused with:
> Peachtree Circle
> Peachtree Place
> Peachtree Lane
> Peachtree Road
> Peachtree Parkway
> Peachtree Run
> Peachtree Terrace
> Peachtree Avenue
> Peachtree Commons
> Peachtree Battle
> Peachtree Corners
> New Peachtree
> Old Peachtree
> West Peachtree
> Peachtree-Dunwoody
> Peachtree-Chamblee
> Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
>
> Atlantans only know their way to work and their way home.
If you
> ask anyone for directions they will always send you
> down Peachtree.
>
> Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola. That's all they drink
there, so
> don't ask for any other soft drink unless it's made by
> Coca-Cola.
>
> Gate One at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport is
32 miles
> away from the Main Concourse, so wear sneakers and
> pack a lunch.
>
> The 8am rush hour is from 6:30 to 10:30 AM.
>
> The 5pm rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:30 PM.
>
> Friday's rush hour starts Thursday afternoon and lasts
through 2am
> Saturday.
>
> A native can only pronounce Ponce De Leon Avenue, so do
not attempt
> the Spanish pronunciation. People will simply tilt
> their heads to the right and stare at you.
> The Atlanta pronunciation is "pawns duh LEE-on".
>
> The falling of one raindrop causes all drivers to
immediately forget
> all traffic rules. If a single snowflake falls, the city is
> paralyzed for three days and it's on all the channels as a
news flash
> every 15 minutes for a week. All grocery stores will be
> sold out of milk,bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and
beer.
>
> I-285, the loop that encircles Atlanta that has a posted
speed limit
> of 55 mph (but you have to maintain 80 mph just to
> keep from getting run over), is known to truckers as "The
Watermelon
> 500."
>
> Don't believe the directional markers on highways.
> I-285 is marked "East" and "West" but you may be going
"North" or
> "South". The locals identify the direction by referring
> to the "Inner Loop" and the "Outer Loop".
>
> If you travel on Hwy 92 North, you will actually be going
southeast.
>
> Never buy a ladder or mattress in Atlanta. Just go to one
of the
> interstates and you will soon find one in the middle of the
> road.
>
> The last thing you want to do is give another driver the
finger,
> unless your car is armored, your trigger finger is itchy and
> your AK-47 has a full clip.
>
> Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in
the air.
>
> There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Georgia.
>
> There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in
Georgia, plus
> a couple no one has seen before.
>
> If it grows, it sticks. If it crawls, it bites.
>
> It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
>
> "Fixinto" is one word (I'm fixinto go to the store).
>
> Sweet Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start
drinking it
> when you're 2 years old.
>
> "Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
>
> If you understand these jokes, forward them to your
friends from
> Atlanta, Georgia and those who just wish they were.
> --
> This is for anyone who lives in Atlanta, who has ever lived
in
> Atlanta, has ever visited Atlanta, ever plans to visit
Atlanta,
> knows anyone who already lives in Atlanta, or knows anyone
who has
> ever heard of Atlanta, Georgia.
>
> Atlanta is composed mostly of one-way streets. The only
way to get
> out of downtown Atlanta is to turn around and start
> over when you reach Greenville, South Carolina.
>
> All directions start with, "Go down Peachtree" and include
the
> phrase, "When you see the Waffle House." Except that in
> Cobb County, all directions begin with, "Go to the Big
Chicken."
>
> Peachtree Street has no beginning and no end and is not to
be
> confused with:
> Peachtree Circle
> Peachtree Place
> Peachtree Lane
> Peachtree Road
> Peachtree Parkway
> Peachtree Run
> Peachtree Terrace
> Peachtree Avenue
> Peachtree Commons
> Peachtree Battle
> Peachtree Corners
> New Peachtree
> Old Peachtree
> West Peachtree
> Peachtree-Dunwoody
> Peachtree-Chamblee
> Peachtree Industrial Boulevard
>
> Atlantans only know their way to work and their way home.
If you
> ask anyone for directions they will always send you
> down Peachtree.
>
> Atlanta is the home of Coca-Cola. That's all they drink
there, so
> don't ask for any other soft drink unless it's made by
> Coca-Cola.
>
> Gate One at Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport is
32 miles
> away from the Main Concourse, so wear sneakers and
> pack a lunch.
>
> The 8am rush hour is from 6:30 to 10:30 AM.
>
> The 5pm rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:30 PM.
>
> Friday's rush hour starts Thursday afternoon and lasts
through 2am
> Saturday.
>
> A native can only pronounce Ponce De Leon Avenue, so do
not attempt
> the Spanish pronunciation. People will simply tilt
> their heads to the right and stare at you.
> The Atlanta pronunciation is "pawns duh LEE-on".
>
> The falling of one raindrop causes all drivers to
immediately forget
> all traffic rules. If a single snowflake falls, the city is
> paralyzed for three days and it's on all the channels as a
news flash
> every 15 minutes for a week. All grocery stores will be
> sold out of milk,bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and
beer.
>
> I-285, the loop that encircles Atlanta that has a posted
speed limit
> of 55 mph (but you have to maintain 80 mph just to
> keep from getting run over), is known to truckers as "The
Watermelon
> 500."
>
> Don't believe the directional markers on highways.
> I-285 is marked "East" and "West" but you may be going
"North" or
> "South". The locals identify the direction by referring
> to the "Inner Loop" and the "Outer Loop".
>
> If you travel on Hwy 92 North, you will actually be going
southeast.
>
> Never buy a ladder or mattress in Atlanta. Just go to one
of the
> interstates and you will soon find one in the middle of the
> road.
>
> The last thing you want to do is give another driver the
finger,
> unless your car is armored, your trigger finger is itchy and
> your AK-47 has a full clip.
>
> Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in
the air.
>
> There are 5,000 types of snakes and 4,998 live in Georgia.
>
> There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 live in
Georgia, plus
> a couple no one has seen before.
>
> If it grows, it sticks. If it crawls, it bites.
>
> It is not a shopping cart, it is a buggy.
>
> "Fixinto" is one word (I'm fixinto go to the store).
>
> Sweet Tea is appropriate for all meals and you start
drinking it
> when you're 2 years old.
>
> "Jeet?" is actually a phrase meaning "Did you eat?"
>
> If you understand these jokes, forward them to your
friends from
> Atlanta, Georgia and those who just wish they were.
> --
