You Might Be Cajun If...

Your recipe for angel food cake begins with "first make a roux ."

Watching "Wild Kingdom" inspires you to write a cookbook.

You address the head of the United Nations as Boudreaux Boudreaux Guillory.

You think a lobster is a crawfish on steroids.

You think boudin, hogshead cheese and Bud is a bland diet.

You think Groundhog Day and Boucherie Day are the same holiday.

You take a bite of 5-alarm Texas Chili and reach for the Tabasco.

Fred's Lounge in Mamou means more to you than the Grand Ole Opry.

You have an "envie" for something instead of a craving.

You use a No.3 washtub to cover your lawn mower or outboard motor in your yard.

You use two or more pirogues to cover your newly planted tomatoes to protect them from a late frost.

You use a gill net to play tennis, badminton, or volleyball.

The horsepower of your outboard is greater than the motor in your car.

You pass up a trip abroad to go to the Crawfish Festival in Breaux Bridge.

Your favorite TV talk show is Okra Winfrey.

Your children's favorite bedtime story begins, "First you make a roux..."

Your school teaches the four basic food groups as boiled seafood, broiled seafood, fried seafood, and beer.

You're asked to name the four seasons and reply, "Onions, Celery, Bell Pepper, and Garlic.

You're asked to name the Fab Four and answer, "Paul Prudhomme, John Folse, Justin Wilson, and Vernon Roger."

Your description of a gourmet dinner includes the words "Deep Fat Fried."

You let your black coffee cool and find it has gelled.

You describe a yard of boudin and cracklins as "breakfast"

Your mama announces each morning, "Well, I've got the rice cooking, what will we have for dinner?"

None of your potential vacation destinations are north of the old Mississippi River Bridge.

You refer to Louisiana winters as "Gumbo Weather."

You get a disapproving look from your wife and describe it as "She passes me a pair of eyes.."

You think of gravy as a beverage.

You greet your long lost friend at the Lafayette International Airport with "Iiiiiiiiiiiiii Eeeeeeee!"

You sit down to eat boiled crawfish and your host say's "Don't eat the dead ones" and you know what he means.

You learned bourre' the hard way, holding yourself upright in the crib.

You don't know the real names of your friends, only their nicknames.

You gave up Tabasco for Lent.

You know the difference between Zatarains, Zeringue, and Zydeco.

Your dog thinks the bed of your pickup is his kennel.

You can look at a rice field and tell how much gravy it will take to cover the rice.

You consider the four seasons winter, spring, summer, and hunting.

Your high school band's rendition of the national anthem begins, "Jambalya, crawfish pie, filet gumbo."

You stand up when they play "Jolie Blonde."

Any of your dessert recipes call for jalapenos.

You consider Breaux Bridge the capital of the state, and Lafayette the capital of the nation.

You think the Mason-Dixon line is at Bunkie.