You Know You're From Rural Arkansas When...

Elwyn15, city girls go to the HOSPITAL when they find cow poop in their hair! You impress us, sir. –Sparkitors

Though there's been a post or two on how to know if you're from the country, this post is different: I'm talking about Arkansas country. This is how you know you're from rural Arkansas:

-You’ve stopped in the middle of a mud fight, with mud dripping down your face, when you realize that the “mud” you and your cousins have been throwing at each other is really cow dung, washed in from the fields surrounding your house.

-Your driveway is a half a mile long.

-The country store down the road from your house loves to rip you off, because they know you'll keep coming back for candy and soda anyway. What? It’s the only store for miles around, and we need Red Bull.

-The son of the guy who owns the ripoff store is a cute farmer boy who buys you a Dr. Pepper every time you walk up there.

-Summertime involves a lot of injuries, due to the fact that you will do ANYTHING to get rid of the Boredom Monster. Including but not limited to:

• Rolling down the staircase with no protective gear or blankets.

• Jumping off the balcony into…a bush.

• Jumping off the balcony onto…a trampoline.

• Jumping off the balcony onto…a mattress.

• Cramming three girls into a big, blue barrel and rolling down a steep hill.

• Taking a machete and cutting away brambles in the forest. For fun.

• Riding four-wheelers at night.

• Getting lost in the woods at night. Barefoot.

• Sneaking onto Farmer Lloyd’s property to have nice long talks atop the hay in his hay barn.

• Rolling all of Farmer Lloyd’s freshly made hay bells on their side to make him mad. We call it hay-tipping. (We’re too afraid to tip cows.)

How great would it be to spend a summer with Elwyn? Do you live in a place where you have to make your own fun?

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