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Posted in Arkansas May 01, 2016 by J.B. VanDyke

15 Things Only Those From Arkansas Know To Be True

If you were raised in Arkansas, or if you’ve lived here long enough to be an official Arkansan, there are certain things you just come to know—things about potlucks and tomatoes and weather. In Arkansas, these are the truths we hold to be self-evident:

1. Possum pie is the best thing to take to a potluck...

2. ...unless you’re bringing the potato salad.

3. The exact definition of “hotter than fried heck.”

4. Sometimes it’s okay to cuss out loud. Just watch the really bad words and mind who you’re doing it in front of.

5. To cool off in the summer, you don’t need a pool. You just need a body of water.

6. Waterfront adventures aren’t only for the daytime. Dusk and nighttime are awesome too.

7. There’s nothing better than a good junk sale.

8. Festival season means celebrating fruits and vegetables.

9. There’s more than one way to be a world capital.

10. Arkansas isn’t all mountain landscapes.

11. Unless it's the height of storm season, you can usually ignore the weather forecast.

12. There’s nothing like planting your own garden.

13. Arkansans grow the best tomatoes.

14. Ain’t nothin’ wrong with a double negative in a casual conversation. You know, for emphasis.

15. Hillbilly life hacks are the best life hacks.

What about you, Arkansans? Anything else you’ve always just known to be true?

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J.B. Weisenfels has lived in rural Arkansas for three decades. She is a writer, a mom, and a graduate student. She is also an avid collector of tacky fish whatnots, slightly chipped teapots, and other old things. In her spare time she enjoys driving to the nearest creek to sit a while. If you were to visit her, she'd try to feed you cornbread.