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You might be from Williamston if…

You might be from Williamston, NC if:

You know what priming and curing tobacco is.
You’ve ever gotten out of school because of heat.
You’ve gotten out of school for a hurricane.
You’ve gotten out of school for a snow flurry.
You know where the Roses parking lot is.
You’ve been to a fair in the Roses parking lot.
You’ve driven to Washington for a hot dog.
You go to Greenville at least once a week.
You know at least three ways to get to Greenville from your house and constantly argue about which way is the fastest.
If it’s not an island, it’s not a beach.
You have trouble breathing in Raleigh because Piedmont air is so thin.
You’ve been on a field trip to the state fair.
You’ve been to the Carolina Country Stampede.
When friends and relatives visit town, you show them the Bob Martin Agricultural Center.
You know who has the World records for speed-eating moon pies and collard greens.
You’ve ever skipped school to go hunting.
You can tell the first day of hunting season by the number of absences at school.
You know the difference between the smell of a paper mill and a hog lagoon.
Heavy traffic is a cotton picker on highway 17.
More than half a dozen of your friends worked at Piggly Wiggly.
You’ve been sledding on School Drive.
You’ve been to a “sporting event” at the armory.
You’ve walked from the Jr. High to Clark’s for an orangeade.
You know that Mast Pharmacy used to be Clarks #2.
You’ve played CB tag.
You’ve been skateboarding in Doodle Hill.
You’re upset that the yellow car wash isn’t yellow anymore.
You can name three restaurants that have been at the old Pizza Inn or the Golden Corral.
Going to a nice restaurant means the Holiday Inn.
You know you need a reservation to eat at the Holiday Inn on Sunday.
You know when it’s collard night at the R&C.
You’ve been in the Williamston Christmas Parade.
You can hum the entire Williamston High School Marching Band’s Christmas medley.
You know the who-day chant.
You’ve been to the Piney Grove homecoming.
You’ve seen Piney Grove Easter play at least three times.
You’ve eaten, played putt-putt, and seen a concert at Deadwood.
You’ve had a chili-toe at the Mai Fest.
You’ve performed at the Mai Fest.
You’ve been to a dance at the Old Mill.
Farm Life is a place, not a lifestyle.
You can tell where somebody lives based only on their last name.
You’ve had your name in the Social Scene.
When people say Green Acres, you think of the camp ground, not the TV show.
You still hear rumors about Williamston getting a Taco Bell.
You know the black side and the white side of Griffins Quick Lunch.
You’ve gotten lunch from Be-Lo.
Eli Whitney is one of the few inventors you can name.
You know that getting up to watch a fight in the cafeteria puts your french fries at risk of being stolen.

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