You know you're a "insert your state here" when.....

[NMDemDist2]

every state has em, we all know and laugh when we hear em, post em here.

mine:

You know you're a New Mexican when the invitation reads "Formal Attire" so you iron your best pair of Black Wrangler jeans for the occasion.

:rofl:

[NMDemDist2]

1. shameless kick from the Loser's Circle

:silly:

[carly denise pt deux]

126. You know you are from NM when

1. Spending a week in Ruidoso is a big deal
2. You realize that seat belt buckles can also double as a branding iron in August
3. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili weather.
4. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop ... it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor.
5. You can indentify a vinegarone, a scorpion, a child of the earth and a rattlesnake at 10 paces.

[NMDemDist2]

128. that's a great list to which I'd add

you know if you want green or red
your christmas decorations call for a yard of sand and 200 paper bags

:rofl:

[carly denise pt deux]

133. LOL good ones !

I prefer green myself
Carly

[Zavulon]

2. You know you're from Maryland when...

...You know more than 10 people who own boats and they all park them at the same marina in Annapolis

You can pronounce and spell "Pocomoke," "Mattaponi," "Accokeek," and "Havre de Grace"

You prononce "Bowie" BOO-ie not BOW-ie or BAUW-ie

1 hour is an easy commute to work

You have more than three recipies for crabcakes

French fries just don't taste right without Old Bay

There are more than two crab places in your town

Even your high school cafeteria made good crabcakes

You got your first lacrosse stick before you were six years old

You call all turtles "terrapins"

You refer to your state as "Merlind"

Your mother shops at Hecht's

You still call Six Flags America "Adventure World", or even "Wild World"

You still remember the Wild World commercial (Wild World's the cure for the summertime blues!)

You can tell the difference between the smells of septic and marsh.

You not only know how to eat hard crabs but you also know how to catch them, cook them and tell the males from the females.

You don't think that Assawoman Bay is a strange name for a body of water.

You know perfectly well why Rehoboth is called "Little San Francisco"

M R Ducks makes perfect sense.

So does C M Wangs.

You think Salisbury is a big city.

You think of dumplings as wet slippery squares of boiled dough.

You and your boss take off of work when the fish are running or the ducks are flying in..

You've eaten muskrat at a church dinner but think it's better the way you fix it.

You think of "Dairy Queen" as a pageant title and not a place to get an ice cream.

"Formal wear" is a ball cap, a flannel shirt and Timberlands.

You still root for the Orioles even when they suck

You'll never understand why tourists come to DC.

When in Florida, you can only laugh when you see signs saying "Real Maryland Blue Crab Cakes!"

You color with "Crowns", take a "Share" with "Wooter" and think the president lives in "Warshenton."

You know the difference between Glen Burnie ghetto and Catonsville ghetto.

Your whole family lives within a 200 mile radius of your town.

Dale Earnhardt's accident was a close personal loss to your father

At least one man in your family is a waterman

You plan for "The Festival" a year in advance.

During the summer, you spend more time in Ocean City than at home.

Margret Heater, Hedspace, Jepetto, Outside Joke and Mary Prankster are people you think are "Famous"

Your radio dial is stuck on 99.1

[NMDemDist2]

3. see? now that's what I'm talking about! I've never been to MD but

even I know "You have more than three recipies for crabcakes

[Zavulon]

4. One from my childhood

You know you're from Quebec when:

You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
You use a down comforter in the summer.
Your parents drive at 120km/h through 13 feet of snow during a blizzard, without flinching.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.

[NMDemDist2]

7. the first one is the story of my life right now

30s at night (brrrr) and almost 90 in the day time

today is nice cuz it's cloudy tho, so just windows open right now

[Zavulon]

13. Ugh. My sympathies.

I'm just outside of D.C. (I actually work in downtown D.C.) and we just had a shift of 35 degrees or so. It practically made me ill.

[ThomCat]

70. We have the same statements about Buffalo!

:rofl:

[Scarlett17]

115. Sounds like Michigan

Especially the beautiful variety of seasons.

[Burma Jones]

14. And you still hate the Irsays

you think people from Montgomery County aren't real Murrlynders
you think the street names in Columbia are a riot
you know the difference between the stench of a Chicken Farm and a Hog Farm
you know where Camp David really is
you've been to Droodle Park in Bawlmer
you can't drive in the snow (Western Maryland excepted)
you went to High's for ice cream and cigarettes
you eat fried chicken with gravy
you eat french fries (if there's no Old Bay) with gravy
you think you can stuff crab into anything and make it better

[Zavulon]

21. Well, I don't. In fact, I hated Baltimore for winning a Grey Cup.

Now I root for the Ravens, since they did me a favor and chased Baltimore's CFL team back to Montreal. I wasn't even in the States when Irsay packed up those vans.

(I'm not a native of Maryland, I just live here now).

Actually, one more: I do eat my fries in gravy, but more like this: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine

[deepthought42]

142. Woohoo! Mmmm...french fries w/gravy...

I had to pick up some crabcakes from G&M crabcakes yesterday for a client... I didn't get any! :cry:

[stirlingsliver]

15. Poor Hechts

Poor Hechts is no longer.

It's now Macy's.

[Zavulon]

23. You can see how often I go to malls when I don't know that.

I live maybe 500 yards from a mall which has (or had) a Hechts and never noticed.

[Arugula Latte]

122. Dang. Really? I remember Hechts from when I lived in DC.

Here in Oregon, our local dept. store, Meier and Frank, also got swallowed by the Mighty Macy's Maw.

[deepthought42]

143. Yup...and now it's very difficult to find parking at the one in Annapolis...

stupid mall construction... :grr: Sucks working in that mall right now... *sigh*

[NMMNG]

117. It's not 99.1 any longer

Unless you have a yen for Spanish-language music that is. WHFS is now on 105.7 .

[deepthought42]

141. Lmao....I love that list...

Though I must say my radio no longer plays 99.1...I do not speak spanish! I'll take 97.9 any day... :headbang:

There's some Old Bay in the conference room...lol.

Of course there's more than 2 crab places around! I live in Annapolis! lol And G&M is just down the road from the office. *drools*

Though I must say I've never had muskrat...I don't think that applies to Annapolitans...lol :hide:

[KitchenWitch]

5. You know you are a southern Californian when...

1. the words Sig Alert strike great fear into your heart.

2. you always use the definite article before freeway numbers, i.e. The 5, The 405, The 710, The 22, etc.

3. if you want to go out on the road, and it is raining, you decide whether or not the trip to the store is that important, and stay home instead.

[Taverner]

8. Ahhh yes those of us North of the Grapevine aren't as affectionate with our hwys

For us, it will always be One-Oh-One, never the 101.

But you guys have Koo Koo Roo, so we're jealous

[NMDemDist2]

9. nope, not buying it! you have to give me the Minnesota ones

:spank:

[ronnykmarshall]

20. also ..

when there's a car chase on the news ... you drop everything and watch it.

[KitchenWitch]

41. lol - Last night I was on the 405, and two CHPs screamed past me

with their candles a-blazing. I called my husband and asked him to see if it was on channel 9!

:rofl:

[ronnykmarshall]

73. Damn I missed it!

Ch 9 ALWAYS has the best coverage. But Ch 11 is good too. On Good Day LA last week, they cut into a Chris Wallace flapping his lips to cover a car chase. La Wallace looked pissed. Steve Edwards had this devilish grin when he got to cut off Chris' bullshit.

[KitchenWitch]

75. Steve Edwards cracks me up!

I love him and Jillian. Really cannot stand Dorothy!

I wish I had seen that...

:rofl:

[ronnykmarshall]

81. I used to puke over Dorothy.

But she's grown on me.

I love how all three of them talk shit about each other.

[KitchenWitch]

83. I do think the three of them would be a major hoot at a party!

:rofl:

[hedgehog]

68. There must be a bunch of transplanted Buffalonians in South California/

We have THE 90, THE 190 and THE 290!

[Taverner]

6. You know you're a Californian when

49 degrees requires wool sweaters and two jackets

[NMDemDist2]

10. hell, that was my mantra in AZ

you're talking SoCal only, in NorCal where I lived, 49 was shirt sleeves weather most times

[Taverner]

12. I dunno, I live in San Ramon (East Bay Foothills) and I get freezing at 49

[NMDemDist2]

17. OK I'll buy that

but seriously, TWO sweaters and a jacket is a bit overkill don't ya think?? :rofl:

[skygazer]

11. You know you're from Vermont when

You know how many gallons of sap it takes to make one gallon of syrup.

You set your clock by your cows.

You constantly scan the side of the road for chunks of wood that you can throw in the back of the pickup and burn in your stove.

You greet a day of blinding snow and a negative 20 degree windchill with, "Kinda chilly, ain't it?"

You can see your congressperson on the street, greet them by thier first name and have them reply, "Hi, skygazer, how's it going?"

[NMDemDist2]

16. hehehe, i'd love every part of living in Vermont

except the 350 day long winters that is.....

:hi:

[skygazer]

33. I miss Vermont so much sometimes

I've lived in California for 7 years and I love it here but there's no place like Vermont. Those winters seem awfully long sometimes but they're beautiful and it's so wonderful to see the spring quietly arrive, with tiny buds on trees that still stand in a bit of leftover snow and hints of green on the fields. It's like a tease, something to look forward to and the air smells so fresh and clean. There are buckets and saplines hung on the Maple trees and mud up to the tops of your tires on the back roads.

Spring is my favorite season in Vermont, apart from Summer, Winter and Fall.

[Zavulon]

28. Just so that I know...

...how many gallons of sap does it take?

[skygazer]

36. About 40

And there's nothing like a drink of ice cold sap in a warm sugarhouse on a cold evening in March. :9

[Zavulon]

64. Are you serious about the last part?

At the risk of sounding like I'm from another planet, isn't sap roughly the same density as molasses? How would you drink it, especially if cold?

[skygazer]

67. Sap is actually very thin, like water

It's lightly sweet. When you sugar, you mostly collect during the day and boil at night - it's warmer during the day which causes the sap to run then it gets cold at night which makes for better boiling.

We used to scoop a jug of sap out of the collecting tank and drink it while we boiled - very refreshing. And we'd hang a rack with some chicken on it next to the boiling rig and barbecue while we worked.

Man, I miss hanging around in a sugarhouse!

[AllegroRondo]

136. and sap can be used to make beer also

in place of water.
wonderful, slightly maple flavored beer. yummy!

[hedgehog]

69. It's about like water until you boil it down

Hence the 40 to 1 ratio!

[KitchenWitch]

18. The Quebec ones work for Minnesota too!

You know you are a real Minnesotan when...

1. You think a casserole is a ceramic baking dish, and what goes in it is hotdish.

2. You think that 90 degrees one day and 9 inches of snow the next day is the dawning of spring.

[NMDemDist2]

25. I love #1! and #2 sounds like my home here in NM hehe

:hi:

[Kali]

19. You know you are an Arizonan when

You buy salsa by the gallon.
All of your out-of-state friends start to visit after October but clear out come
the end of April.
You think someone driving while wearing oven mitts is clever.
Most of the restaurants in your town have the first name "El" or "Los."
You think six tons of crushed rock makes a beautiful yard.
You notice your car overheating before you drive it.
Your house is made of stucco and has a red clay tile roof.
You can say Hohokam and people don't think you're
laughing funny.
You no longer associate bridges or rivers with water.
You see more irrigation water on the street than there is in the Salt River.
You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.
You can say 120 degrees without fainting.
Every other vehicle is a 4x4.
You can be in the snow, and then drive for an hour and it will be more than 100
degrees.
Vehicles with open windows have the right-of-way in the summer.
You have to go to a fake beach for some fake waves.
People break out coats when the temperature drops below 70.
You discover, in July, it only takes two fingers to drive your car.
The pool can be warmer than you are.
You can make sun tea instantly.
People will drive over 100 miles just to see snow.
You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.
Most people will not drink tap water unless they are under dire conditions.
People with black cars or have black upholstery in their car are automatically assumed
to be from out-of-state or nuts.
You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.
You realize Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.
You can finish a Big Gulp in 10 minutes and go back for seconds.
The water from the cold water tap is the same temperature as the hot one.
You can (correctly) pronounce the words: "Saguaro"
"Tempe," "Gila Bend," "San Xavier," "Canyon de
Chelly," "Mogollon Rim," "Cholla," and "Ajo."
It's noon in July, kids are on summer vacation, and not one person is moving
on the streets.
You actually burn your hand opening the car door.
Sunscreen is sold year round, kept at the front of the checkout counter, a formula
less than 30 SPF is a joke, and you wear it just to go to the Circle K.
Some fool can market mini-misters for joggers and other fools will actually buy
them.
Hot-air balloons can't go up, because the air outside is hotter than the air
inside.
No one would dream of putting vinyl upholstery in a car.
You eat hot chilis to cool your mouth off.
You learn that a seat belt makes a pretty good branding iron.
The temperature drops below 95, you feel a bit chilly.
You discover that you can get a sunburn through your car window.
You break a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m. before work.
Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying
on the pavement and cook to death?"
You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.

[NMDemDist2]

22. been there, done that

for 9 years

and every one's the truth :hi:

[Arkansas Granny]

24. You know you're from Arkansas when

1.You have spray painted your girlfriend's name on an overpass.
2.You consider a sixpack and a bug zapper quality entertainment.
3.Your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.
4.Someone asks to see your ID and you show them your belt buckle.
5.Your Junior/Senior Prom had a Daycare.
6.Your mother doesn't remove the Marlboro from her lips before telling the Highway Patrolman to kiss her ass.
7.You've used lard in bed.
8.The primary color of your car is Bondo.
9.The directions to your house include "turn off the paved road".
10.Your dog and your wallet are both on chains.
11.Your kids are going hungry tonight because you just had to have those Yosemite Sam mudflaps.
12.You owe the taxidermist more than your annual income.
13.You have lost at least one tooth opening a beer bottle.
14.Jack Daniels makes your list of "most admired people".
15.Your wife's hairdo has been ruined by a ceiling fan.
16.You won't stop at a rest area if you have an empty beer can in the car.
17.You have a rag for a gas cap.
18.Your dog can't watch you eat without gagging.
19.You have a Hefty bag on the passenger side window of your car.
20.You barbecue Spam on the grill.
21.You have to scratch your sister's name out of the message: "for a good time call . ."
22.Your brother-in-law is your uncle.
23.Redman sends you a Christmas card.
24.You bought a VCR so you could tape wrestling while you are at work.
25.Your dad walks you to school because you are both in the same grade.
26.Your wife has a beer belly and you find it attractive.
27.You view your next family reunion as a good chance to meet girls.
28.You prominently display the gift you got at Graceland.
29.Your house doesn't have curtains, but your truck does.
30.Your front porch falls in and kills more than three dogs.
31.You have started a petition to change the National Anthem to "Dixie".
32.You call your boss "Dude".
33.You think a Volvo is a part of a woman's anatomy.
34.You consider your license plate personalized because your dad made it.
35.You have been fired from a construction job because of your appearance.
36.You need one more hole punched in your card to get a freebie at the House of Tattoos.
37.Your father encouraged you to quit school because Larry had an opening on the lube rack.
38.You need an estimate from your barber before you get a haircut.
39.After making love you ask your date to roll down the window

[NMDemDist2]

29. ooooo Granny that's HARSH!

:rofl:

[Arkansas Granny]

71. Maybe so, but people around here think it's funny and most

recognize at least one person on the list.

:rofl:

[NMDemDist2]

72. yup, I'm printing that out and sending it to hubby's aunt (by marriage)

who grew up there and now has moved back to retire there

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

66. ROFL!!!!! I wish my dad were still around. He was from Arkansas

and would have gotten a real kick out of your list! :rofl:

[KitchenWitch]

76. I love the self-effacing sense of humor that most midwesterners have!

[BreweryYardRat]

26. You know you're from Florida when...

Something completely fucking bizarre makes the news, and you just shrug and go, "Guess it's Friday."

Your cat's idea of a kitty treat is palmetto bugs.

You've braked for an indigo snake.

Someone leaving a turn signal on for half a mile isn't a big deal (a mile and a half, on the other hand...)

You can go swimming in the ocean eight months out of the year.

You have understanding and sympathy for the people of India during monsoon season, because every late summer/autumn you experience a scaled-down version.

Even though she lost, Katherine Harris actually managed to get more of the vote than any sane person would think. (29%)

No matter how long you've lived here, during the summer, you're surprised the humidity doesn't make it start raining up.

[NMDemDist2]

31. ain't it the truth!

"Guess it's Friday"

:rofl:

[skygazer]

58. "Your cat's idea of a kitty treat is palmetto bugs"

I can relate to this one - I lived in Mobile, Alabama for a year in the 80's and the kittens we had learned to hunt on cockroaches. BIG cockroaches. :scared:

[KitchenWitch]

65. We get the occasional one here in the house!

:yoiks:

Funny, I am usually the only adult around here when one is wandering the house. My husband always finds the crickets, but I get to deal with the palmetto bugs.

:puke:

[ceile]

27. I'll play.

You know you're a Texan when you say "fixin' to". As in "I'm fixin' to leave."
I am a Texan, but proper grammar is a real sticking point with me.

[NMDemDist2]

32. 'preciate ya!

:evilgrin:

[guitar man]

30. You know you're an Okie if:

1. You know the difference between the city of Durant and the city of Doo-rant.

2. It doesn't seem odd to see the term "chicken fried chicken" on a menu.

3. You have used the phrase "fixin' to" during the last 12 months

4. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date. (particularly OU vs OSU games)

5. You save all your life for your dream vacation, and use it to go to the OU/Texas game.

6. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.

7. It doesn't seem peculiar if your spouse says "I'm going in to town for something," even though you live in town.

8. You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Gotebo, and Okemah.

9. You can remember the last 12 times a state legislator seriously introduced a bill involving castration, and he didn't mean farm animals.

10. Until recently, you thought the "Cotton-Eye Joe" was the national anthem.

11. You don't turn on the news until 20 minutes past the hour, because that's the only thing you care about anyway.

12. You know exactly what calf fries are, and eat them anyway.

13. When someone refers to the current season, you have no idea if they mean spring, summer, fall, winter or football.

14. You can recall hot summers by the year they happened easier than you can remember your mother's birthday.

15. "Howdy" seems to be a normal way of greeting another adult, with no irony intended.

16. You think that people who complain about the wind in other states are sissies.

17. It bothers you not one bit to use an airport named for a man who died in an airplane crash.

18. A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop, each determined to be the most polite and let the other go first.

19. You know in which state Miam-uh is and in which state Miam-ee is.

20. You have contemplated your last meal if the warden was to ask, and it would be gravy

21.you hit a deer with your vehicle and the first person who stops asks for the carcass.

22.When a suspected bomb is found in Tulsa, police fire their guns at it to see
if they can make it explode.

[NMDemDist2]

34. OMG!! #18!!!!

I love it!!!

:silly:

[Z_I_Peevey]

51. Regarding #8:

Pronounce 'em? Hell, I can give you a guided tour of 'em!

[guitar man]

54. me too!

:hi:

[Z_I_Peevey]

63. .

:headbang:

[av8rdave]

35. You know you're a Texan when...

You knew W was a horse's ass even before he ran for governor

You know from experience that rattlesnake tastes just like chicken

The blue book value of your truck rises and falls with the amount of gas in the tank

"Fixin'" means preparing, not repairing

You don't re-elect one of the most popular governors in the state's history

[NMDemDist2]

37. i can relate to each and every one of those listed

but in my case, it's my 1991 Buick (which I bought from an old boy in Muleshoe Texas I might add)

and when I removed all the Saftey Stickers from the windshield, it took an hour at the glass shop to fill the rock chips

:hi:

[av8rdave]

39. That's hilarious...and I don't doubt for a second it's true

especially in west texas

[NMDemDist2]

43. yup, west Tx/Panhandle

and those darned Buicks are EVERYWHERE!! that's why I bought one, they obviously survive and thrive in this climate

:rofl:

our big thing if you need a 'real' doctor or a big shopping spree you head for Lubbock!!!

how sad is that??

hehehe

[av8rdave]

45. Been there...took my daughter to Lubbock to tour Tx Tech in the fall

[carly denise pt deux]

134. Lubbock

living in Hobbs, we were sent to Lubbock if we had anything worse than a cold "them there Lubbock doctors have all that new equipment, they will fix ya right up"

Carly

[NMDemDist2]

144. we're headed to Hobbs tomorrow as a matter of fact

there's a TARGET there :woohoo:

:rofl:

[carly denise pt deux]

145. LOL

Hobbs has really grown by leaps and bounds over the past 10 years....figures...I move from there and then they start building the good stores in town.

[Bunny]

38. You know you're from Pennsylvania if...

You only own three spices: salt, pepper, ketchup.

You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.

You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.

You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."

Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.

You owe more money on your snowmobile or John Deere than your car.

Your snow blower gets stuck on your roof.

The local paper covers National and International headlines on 1/4 page but requires six pages for sports.

School closings due to snow take the radio stations a half an hour to finish, because just about every town has its own school district.

You call sloppy joes "barbecue."

When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.

You pronounce "Suite" as SUIT, not SWEET. As in Living Room Suite

You think the roads in any other state are smooth.

You find -20F "a little" chilly.

You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.

The trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer.

You know the four seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.

There are still places you can still stop along the road to buy fruits, vegetables, or crafts on the "honor system."

The municipality buys a Zamboni before a school bus.

You never see any Confederate Flags, except on the Gettysburg Battlefield.

You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.

You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.

[NMDemDist2]

44. that 'suit' thing

they do that in Georgia too

drove me bonkers!

and I like Hershey's better too :hi:

[1gobluedem]

40. Michigan when...

You point out where you live on your hand.

[NMDemDist2]

46. OK now that's a classic!

seriously??

that's a hoot :rofl:

[Initech]

53. Ha ha, my mom does that!

:rofl:

[hickman]

107. We all do it too.

Right hand for lower, left hand sideways for upper.

[Wapsie B]

42. You know you're from Iowa when

You look for the shoe-scraper at the front door of every building you go in.

You have a hanker'n for bland cooking.

You drive by a hog farm taking a deep breath full of manure odor and exclaim, "Ah, the smell of $$!"

[NMDemDist2]

48. well with all those hogs

shoe scrapers make a lot of sense!!

:crazy:

[Wapsie B]

61. You got it.

:P

[Burma Jones]

47. You know you're from DC when:

You say you're from DC, but you actually live in VA or MD but are too tired to explain where.

You don't consider exploding man hole covers to be an unusual occurrence.

You know where the Pentagon really is but never bother to correct anyone about its location.

When it takes you 45 minutes to drive 3 miles on I-66, 95, 395, 495, 50, 123, 29, or 270, it's a pretty good day.

There are at least fifteen ways to get everywhere and you know which way to go based on the weather, time of day, current political climate, terrorism road closures, and whether you are coming or going.

You pay more money in parking tickets in a year than you do in medical bills, college costs and rent combined.

You know that driving through Georgetown, you will hear the music of the car next to you louder than you can hear your own.

"I got stuck behind a motorcade" is a common and real excuse for being late.

"Finding a parking space" actually becomes an appointment on your calendar. (E.g.. 7:00-8:00 Gym, 8:30-9:00PM - find a parking space, 9:00-10:30PM - Dinner reservations.)

You've never once been to Wal-Mart and don't even know if there is one.

When you say you're going to the mall and you don't mean shopping.

You never refer to the 'Metro' as the 'subway'.

You elbow tourists out of the way on the Metro escalators to "gently" emind them to WALK LEFT, STAND RIGHT.

Going to work early means being there by 9:00AM.

You don't bat an eye at 500 politicians and businessmen in suits running like their lives depended on it just to catch a Metro that will be followed by another in 90 seconds.

You call it Targ�t, not Target, and are well aware that the one in Alexandria is just a "tad different".

When Washington National Airport is and will always be "WASHINGTON NATIONAL", not "Reagan National".

You can tell by people's cars where they live and maybe even what neighborhood.

You've claimed that there's nothing to do on a weekend night even when you have the entire nation's capitol to explore.

You have the Metro map memorized, yet act like you don't know when someone asks you how to get to Metro Center.

You meet someone else who says they're from the DC area and you realize they live two hours away from you.

You notice that there's been construction on the same stretch of highway for the past 5 years and you've never see anyone working on it.

You know you've crossed into Northern Virginia, without ever seeing a sign, only because your speedometer goes from 60 to 0.

You know that Vietnam is no longer in the South Pacific, it's now been re-located to Seven Corners.

The few times you have gotten lost in DC you have somehow ALWAYS ended up in Anacostia and every road out somehow leads back to Anacostia.

You realize that I-395 is Northern Virginia's version of NASCAR.

There is no such thing as North, South, East, or West on the beltway, it's just go "that" way!(Inner circle / outer circle)

You go anywhere on the Eastern Shore, Rehoboth, Dewey, Ocean City, Skyline Drive, or the Outer Banks for vacation and everyone you meet is from DC

Snow means rain to you

Ice on the roads just means that you pay more attention to other cars, but still go 75 mph on the highways

You can see the national cathedral from almost anywhere

You know at least 2 rowers

You know that Georgetown is NOT only a school

You consider Northern VA to be in no way similar to southern VA

You know which bridges to cross to get to Maryland or VA

You actually know goes on in Dupont circle

You can't go to Tysons Mall without seeing someone you know!!

You have a few friends who don't know what their parents do...It's Top Secret government work.

People don't ask you if Chevy Chase is named after the actor.

You can harmonize perfectly with the alert for "Doors Closing" on the Metro

50% of your senior class went to Mason, JMU, Tech, VCU or UVA

[NMDemDist2]

50. perfect list!

:rofl:

[usaftmo]

120. Classic stuff!

I'm from Arlington so I can definitely relate. My favorite one is that the airport in Arlington is Washington National Airport. A close second is that exploding manhole covers aren't surprising.

[Arugula Latte]

123. That's a great list! Thanks .. That takes me back to my DC years.

:hi:

[sammythecat]

49. Pa. here. You know what to do when someone needs help redding up .

When I first moved to Central Pennsylvania I heard someone say "The coffee's all"

"All what?"
"It's ALL!"
"All what! What are you saying?"
"It's all! there isn't anymore!"

They say that whenever anything is empty, finished, over, etc. I never heard that before and thought it was bizarre. Now I'm used to it. Probably say it myself.

"Red" is another. They red up stuff. Red up the room. Red up the garage. :crazy:
I don't get that one at all. It's like they just made up a word for no good reason. There's a whole bunch of Amish here, all my neighbors are Amish, and I imagine that's where it came from.

[NMDemDist2]

52. now that's quirky!

what exactly is entailed in "redding" up a room pray tell?

and the 'all' thing is just pure lazy :P

[sammythecat]

57. guess I forgot to define it

When you red something up you make it clean and orderly.
Red up the dishes, red up the barn.

[Initech]

55. CA - you can drive 2 hours out of your way to get to a destination that only takes 45 minutes.

[BarenakedLady]

56. You know you are a Rhode Islander when

You know what an Awful Awful is

You put vinegar (vinegah) on your french fries

You remember coffee milk being served in school (along with chocolate and white)

You order a grinder (grindah) from D'Angelo's

Dell's is a summer food group

You think driving is a full contact sport and the use of turn signals only shows that you are weak

You think having to drive more than 20 mins to get anywhere is too fuckin' far (fah)!

[NMDemDist2]

59. oh lady!

here in my little town, they complain about having to drive "clear to WalMart" which is at absolute MAXIMUM 10 minutes from anywhere

:rofl:

[grace0418]

60. You know you're from Illinois if you have several different types of outerwear

in the trunk of your car. You never know when it might be raining, snowing, windy, or sunny... and it can happen within hours.

[NMDemDist2]

62. haha

that's sounds like a winner to me!

[SKKY]

74. When your front porch to your tailer caves in and kills more than 4 dogs...

...you know you're a Kentuckian!!

[skygazer]

78. I pulled the biggest tick I ever saw off a dog in Kentucky

It's strange the things I remember.

[Maineiac]

77. Maine-ah

living up in "the county" when you've just gotten divorced so you start attending all the family functions as its the best place to pick up women.

[NMDemDist2]

79. now I always thought that was a "Southern" thing

live and learn eh?

[trof]

80. You know you're an Alabamian when...

Oh jeez...
Where to start?
No...I give up.

[NMDemDist2]

82. LOL

I guess you'd know eh?

:hug:

but I'm thinking it has something to do with Confederate flags as window coverings :shrug:

[trof]

85. You're talking about our 'drapes'?

[hellbound-liberal]

84. You know you're from Virginia when...

Speed limits are just suggestions

It's not actually tailgating unless your bumper is touching the car in front of you.

You know yellow light means at least 5 more cars can get through. A red light means 2 more can.

You are amused by visiting relatives who are actually excited to see Washington, DC

You have at least two friends who have no idea what their relatives do...because its "top secret" government work

An inch of snow and you miss 3 days of school

You have never been served tea without the waitress asking "sweet or unsweetened?"

Anyone who can't trace his or her ancestry back to at least four generations in Virginia is an outsider.

Your favorite past time is telling West Virginia jokes.

[NMDemDist2]

92. at least in VA you get a CHOICE of sweet or not

the next state down, there is no choice. It's 'sweet tea' or nothing baby

:hi:

[blockhead]

86. You know you're from North Dakota when....

Vacation means going to Medora.

You've seen all the biggest bands, 20 yrs after they were popular.

East means to Fargo.

You know several people who have hit a buffalo.

You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.

You only lock your car in August, so it doesn't get filled with zucchini.

You think 4 major food groups are: beef, chokecherry wine, pork and Jell-O with marshmallows.

You carry a blizzard survival kit in your car 12 months a year.

You find 3 feet of snow a minor inconvenience.

You know if another North Dakotan is from southern, middle or northern ND as soon as they open their mouth.

There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more, but McDonalds are spread out every 100 miles.

You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.

You know Ole & Lena personally.

Though your not breaking the law, you break into a cold sweat when to game warden appears.

You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.

You find it exciting to stare through a hole in the ice and look at the bottom.

You can tell the difference between a gopher and a chipmunk at 300 yards.

You think white rice is exotic and wild rice is hot dish.

Somewhere in the state is a piece of frozen metal with bits of your tongue stuck to it.

When you win the prize for the smallest fish, you're proud of it.

You hate "Fargo" but realize your entire family has the accent.

People borrow things to you.

You keep the snow tires on your truck all year because it isn't worth taking them off for only two months.

You are proud that your state makes the national news 96 nights each year because Bismarck is the coldest spot in the nation.

You think a basketball team consists of twelve white boys.

Someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there.

You're polite to telemarketers.

You have a nickname for your chain saw and you pat it on the fuel tank at the end of a hard day's sawing.

You may not have actually eaten it, but you have heard of Lutefisk.

You go to a high school basketball game, the score is 12-8 at halftime... and you don't think there's anything strange about that.

You know how to say Minot.

You never had to rewind any part of "Fargo" because you missed some of the dialogue.

Your town isn't trying to be ironic when it plans a "Winter Carnival."

Your bank has the name of your town included in its name.

You think that "UFF DA" is a standard English phrase.

You can recite, from memory, more than a half-dozen "Ole and Lena" jokes.

Every time you see moonlight on a lake you think of a dancing bear, and sing, gently, "From the land of sky-blue waters... Hamm's, the beer refreshing. Hamm's, the beer refreshing."

Your dog dies, you lose your job, and your car breaks down, all on the same day, and the first thought that comes to your mind is, "It could be worse!"

Your definition of a small town is one that has only one bar.

"Down south" means Aberdeen.

You have no problem spelling "Wahpeton".

You expect to be excused from school for deer hunting season and harvesting.

Your soup du jour at your hometown cafe is always beer cheese or knoephla.

You think of something other than the Bible when you hear the words "Great Flood".

You drive to town during a blizzard just to see if the weatherman knows what he's talking about.

You assume everyone has seen northern lights and sundogs.

You think cold weather gear is a bottle of schnapps.

After you discuss the weather, conversation declines.

You understand "AYH, y'betchyah" means either "I agree" or "You're full of it" and know the difference.

You grew up thinking rice was only for dessert.

You think that ketchup is a little too spicy.

You didn't know there was a Red River Valley in Texas

The band you choose for your wedding has to know rock, country, and polkas.

Young boys still get BB guns for Christmas.

[NMDemDist2]

95. now some of those are universal for small rural areas everywhere

My bank has the name of the town in it (there is also the Credit Union named after the County)

we are a big town, we have 3 bars (unless you're rich, then you hang out at the Elks Lodge or the "country club")

I have yet to carry a box into the post office without at least 3 offers of help (and it doesn't matter how big or small the box is either) but here on the Pecos River the band has to know rock, country and mariachi/salsa

here's to small towns everywhere :toast:

[Qanisqineq]

113. How true, how true

I hated the movie, "Fargo" until I moved out of ND. My husband says that I lost the accent but it comes back when we visit ND or if I talk to my mom on the phone. Now I'm homesick.

[huskerlaw]

87. Nebraska...

-"Vacation" means going to Omaha for the weekend.
-You know what the "sea of red & white" is
-You can correctly pronounce Beatrice, Norfolk and Kearney
-You believe that the worst steak in Nebraska is still better than any other steak, anywhere
-You know what Ak-Sar-Ben is
-You know the statue on the dome of the state capital isn't bowling
-You know what a Runza is
-Back East means Chicago
-You think Highway 6 is more scenic than I-80, which you think is the best thing to come out of Iowa
-You know that Grand Island has nothing to do with water-except the Platte River, which doesn't really count
-You know how to polka, but you've never tried it sober
-If the road you're on has more than 3 curves per mile, you're near the Sand Hills
-It's called pop
-The trip into town from school takes longer than your lunch period
-You know what and where Counciltucky is...and you avoid it
-You take pride in the new Cheesecake Factory because it makes you cosmopolitan

[NMDemDist2]

96. so what is the statue on the Capitol doing??

inquiring minds want to know !!

[huskerlaw]

102. He's sowing...

seeds.

Does kinda look like he's bowling though. ;)

[NMDemDist2]

112. that could be an easy mistake to make methinks

:rofl:

[huskerlaw]

116. Definitely. Exhibit A:

[usaftmo]

121. Don't forget this one...

you know exactly what Hinky Dinky is! To this day that name makes me laugh a lot!

[huskerlaw]

129. hahahahaha

They don't exist anymore!

But my grandma shopped there when I was a kid.

:rofl:

[usaftmo]

130. I forgot about Valentino's

If someone claims to be from NE and doesn't know what Valentino's is...he/she isn't from NE!

[huskerlaw]

138. Mmm! Thanks for the craving!

You're totally correct. If you haven't eaten so much Val's pizza that at some point you swore you'd never eat it again, you're not from Nebraska (or, certainly, not from Lincoln).

Now that I live in California, I haven't had Val's in...gosh, closing in on 2 years. Now I want some! LOL

[blondeatlast]

88. You'll appreciate this one, AZD... You know you are an Arizonan when

you buy a house with the Central Arizona Project virtually in the backyard knowing there'll be no further development there...

We just did (still in District 6, though!).

[NMDemDist2]

91. heheeh and congrats on the new digs!

have you sold the old one yet?

[blondeatlast]

93. Just listed it today. I'm a bundle of nerves!

Wish us "quick sell" luck!

[NMDemDist2]

97. you got it! n/t

[blondeatlast]

89. You know you are a Kansan when you brag that Mary Ann from Gilligan's Island

came from your hometown--Winfield.

She did, too--and so did I!

[NMDemDist2]

98. LOL, and that explains your good looks too!

whoda think Kansas would put out so many good looking wimmin??

[blondeatlast]

114. Awww, shucks...

:rofl:

[NashVegas]

90. You Know You're a Tennessean When ...

You meet a distant cousin and you think you'd like to date him.

[NMDemDist2]

99. and?? what's your point??/

:rofl:

[NashVegas]

101. *sigh*

when you're a New Yorker it wouldn't cross your mind?

didn't cross mine, anyway.

[NMDemDist2]

103. don't sigh Crisco, at least three other states have used the same line

it's a human thing, not a TN one IMO

[NashVegas]

104. Ah. Well.

I didn't see 'em.

That's it for me, then.

[NMDemDist2]

106. i think TN is famous for beautiful horses and fast women

or is that Kentucky??

:evilgrin:

[Tektonik]

94. California

Where one can visit the deserts, mountains, oceans, and other climates all in a day, well if traffic permits so :P

[NMDemDist2]

100. and traffic hasn't since 1958

but hey, who's counting

:evilgrin:

[YankeyMCC]

105. Massachusetts

You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you the bird when you cut them off or steal their parking space.

You know how to pronounce the names of towns like Worcester, Billerica, Haverhill, Barre and Cotuit.

You have driven to New Hampshire on a Sunday in order to get beer.

You know that there are two Bulger brothers, and that they're both crooks.

You know what they sell at a packie.

You know at least one bar where you can get something to drink after last call.

You can actually find your way around Boston.

Evacuation Day is a recognized holiday.

You think the rest of the country owes you for Thanksgiving and Independence Day.

You have never been to Cheers.

When the words 'WICKED' and 'GOOD' go together.

You knew that there was no chance in hell that the Pats would move to Hartford.

You have gone to at least one party at UMass.

The curse of the Bambino is taught in public schools.

You remember exactly where you were when the ball rolled through Buckner's legs.

You know how to make a frappe.

You know that "Big Dig" is also a kind of ice cream you can get at Brigham's.

You actually know how to merge from 6 lanes of traffic down to one.

You never go to "Cape Cod", you go "down the Cape".

You went to Old Sturbridge Village, Plymouth Plantation, or both, on field trip in grammar school.

You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day.

You know that the Mass Pike is some sort of strange weather dividing line.

You know that P-Town isn't the name of a new rap group.

You do not recognize the letter "R" as a part of the English language.

You've called something "wicked pissa"

You see people like Steven Tyler (Aerosmith), Dicky Barret (The Mighty, Mighty Bosstones), Tracy Bonham, Evan Dando (The Lemonheads) and Ric Ocasek (The Cars) in the local supermarket and it doesn't phase you.

You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater

Know at least three Tony's, one Vinnie and a Frank(ie)

Paranoia sets in if you can't see a Dunkin Donuts, ATM or CVS within eyeshot at all times.

You keep an ice scraper and can of de-icer on the floor of your car...year round

You know what candlepin bowling is

You drive 45 minutes to New Hampshire to save $5 in sales tax

You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left.

You know what a "regular" coffee is

[NMDemDist2]

108. I was born in Worcester, MA

wonder if I know how to pronounce it??

:think:

[Aristus]

109. You know you are a Washingtonian (Stater) ...

...if you know that a geoduck is not poultry.
...when you stop carrying an umbrella in the rain.
...if you complain about the rain until the sun comes out, then complain about the sunshine.
...when you can pronounce 'Puyallup' correctly.
...if you've actually been to Puyallup when the fair is not going on.
...when you start wearing shorts on the first day of Spring.
...when your front yard is nothing but moss, and you like it that way.
...when work and school are cancelled because of a quarter inch of snow.
...when you can't honestly answer the question: 'Why did I come THIS way?' in a traffic jam on I-5, when you know very well you come that way every day!
...when you count seven Starbuck's stores in a two-block area and don't think that's excessive.
...when you can order a venti, skinny triple-shot, double-foam with cinnamon, half-caff with room fer cream without saying "um..." or counting the components on your fingers.
...if you never, EVER, just order "coffee, please."

[NMDemDist2]

110. you must be a west stater

my hubby's list is quite different :rofl:

and he's from Tekoa, in case you wondered

[Arugula Latte]

124. Hah! My front yard is all moss now...

I remember hearing that Elton John song "Your Song" when I was a kid in California. It contains the line: "Sat on the roof, kicked off the moss" and that never made any sense to me until I moved to the Pacific Northwest ...

[Dukkha]

111. You know you're an Ohioan when...

Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.
You measure distance in minutes.
Down south to you means Kentucky.
You know several people who have hit a deer.
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.
You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?" or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."
You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
You know what "cow tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is.
You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
You think that deer season is a national holiday.
You find -20 degrees F "a little chilly".
You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Construction.
You know what a real buckeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
You can spell words like Cuyahoga and Tuscarawas.
You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes.

[NMDemDist2]

118. Ok, I want the candied buckeye recipe

:rofl:

[Arugula Latte]

125. Oooh. My family was from Ohio and my grandma used to make those.

They involved peanut butter balls dipped in chocolate, as I recall. :9

[ElboRuum]

119. You know you're a Pennsylvanian when

You can guarantee a brawl by encouraging an out-of-stater to discuss sports.

You have been known to refer to H20 as "wooder" and you shop at the Ac-a-me.

You can't go too far out of state because they don't ship Tastykakes and Yuengling there.

You have as many degrees of cheesesteak "greatness" as there are ticks on a thermometer.

You are completely comfortable with sharing the road with a horse and buggy, but those bicyclists are 30 points each.

You refer to the winter, spring, summer, and fall seasons respectively as "car wreck, pothole, pothole filling, and football"

You believe that stop signs and traffic lights are living, breathing entities, and one is hunting the other to extinction.

You think that west and central New Jersey would be better used if it was paved over completely to allow quicker access to Atlantic City and the rest of the Jersey shore.

You don't think it is at all self-conscious to name a town built around the main campus of the state university State College.

You know the appropriate pronunciation of Wilkes-Barre.

You are patriotically proud of the fact that at least one major snack food manufacturer, probably more, has a plant within 50 miles of your current location.

You have, at least once in your life, been hospitalized for Entenmann's danish withdrawal.

You have driven to Delaware to take advantage of tax-free shopping, but never for any other reason.

You've engaged in a heated discussion about the merits of Dunkin' Donuts versus Wawa coffee.

You know what a Wawa is.

Billy Joel's 'Allentown', Elton John's 'Philadelphia Freedom', and the entire catalogues of the Hooters, Cinderella, and Live are on heavy rotation in your iPod.

You knew what a 'distelfink' really was when John Ratzenberger was in a commercial hawking the board game Balderdash.

You actually celebrate Fastnacht Day.

You consider Punxatawny Phil a legitimate celebrity, and you thank the producers of Groundhog Day for finally affording him the much belated tribute he so richly deserves. By the way, for out-of-staters... FYI: he sees the shadow EVERY FUCKING YEAR.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

127. You know you're from Maine when...

These are from a Facebook group I'm in. I thought they were wicked funny, not to mention true!

You know what an Irving is and the location of 15 of them.

At least once in your life you've said, "It smells like the mill in here."

You crave Italian sandwiches at least weekly.

You use "wicked" as a multipurpose part of speech.

You take the New Hampshire toll personally.

The area around your back door is referred to as "the dooryard".

You never say what you paid for an item but how much you "gave" for it.

You've had a vacation from school just to help the family pick potatoes.

You know a lobster pot is a trap, not a kettle.

The basement is refered to as "Downcellah."

You eat supper at night and dinner at noon.

L.L. Bean's not just a store, it's a way of life.

"The City" means exclusively Portland.

It's not a storm - it's a "Nor'eastah".

You leave your keys in your car and the next morning your car is still there.

You leave your car running while you run into a store.

You know what Uncle Henry's is.

You have been in more than one Polar Bear Swim/Lobster Dip or have witnessed someone doing so.

You use the phrase "You can't get there from here."

You use the term "The County" to refer to Aroostook County.

You know that Reny's is a Maine Adventcha.

You know who and what a "Masshole" is.

You hit either the Fryeburg or Cumberland Fairs about every year.

You went to "The Prom," and not just when you were in high school.

You know what Amato's is.

All year long you're tracking sand in the house--from the beach in the summer and the roads and sidewalks in the winter.

You've had arguments over the comparative quality of fried dough.

You call four inches of snow "a dusting."

You've hung out at a gravel pit.

You think a mosquito could be a species of bird.

You once skipped school and went to Bar Harbor, Old Orchard Beach, or Reid State Park.

Even your school cafeteria made good chowdah.

You've gone to a Grange bean supper.

Levinskies has the best deals on "Sweatahs."

Bob Marley is a comedian, not a singer.

Canada is a day trip.

You know that the accent is really a perverted Boston accent.

You like seafood (lobster,crab,shrimp etc.)

You understand the theory behind Dimillo's floating restaurant.

You eat a Jordan's red hot dog with Humpty Dumpty potato chips.

Your aunt, grandmother, cousins, second cousins, fifth uncle, etc. all live within 10 miles of you.

You know that the Maine Turnpike is for the tourists; real Mainers take the back roads.

You've heard of a Maine Coon Cat.

You've come to accept the French Canadians and their man bikinis.

You know what OOB is and love Bill's Pizza.

SD Warren is a favorite cologne of yours.

"So Po" is an appropriate term to refer to the city across the bridge.

You've gone into One City Center to ride the great glass elevator.

You know the "Counties of our State" song.

Rick Cherett was the icon of your childhood.

The time and temperature number is locked in your memory.

Throughout your young years you've planned on going way out of state for college.

You think of neighborhoods in terms of elementary schools.

You own a camp or rent one within an hour from your home.

[RebelOne]

131. This is a city. You know you're from Atlanta when......

You Know You're From Atlanta When...

You give directions starting with, "Go down Peachtree" and include the phrase, "When you see the Waffle House."

You only know the way to work and the way home.

You only drink Coke or Diet Coke - drinking Pepsi is blasphemy.

You know to wear sneakers to the airport.

The 8:00 a.m. rush hour is from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. The 5:00 p.m. rush hour is from 3:00 to 7:30 p.m. Friday's rush hour starts Thursday afternoon, and lasts through 2:00 a.m. Saturday.

You use "Sir" and "Ma'am" if there's a remote possibility that person you're talking to is least 30 minutes older than you are.

You can Ponce De Leon Avenue correctly.

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 month. All the grocery stores will be sold out of milk, bread, bottled water, toilet paper, and beer.

If there is a remote chance of snow, and if it does snow, people will be on the corner selling "I survived the blizzard" T-shirts, not to mention the fact that all schools will close at the slightest possible chance of snow.

If you are standing on a corner and a MARTA bus stops, you're expected to get on and go somewhere.

Construction on Peachtree Street is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment, especially when a water line is tapped and Atlanta's version of Old Faithful erupts.

Construction crews are not doing their jobs properly unless they close down all major streets during rush hour.

You never go 55 on "The Watermelon 500 or the Georgia 400.

You know you're not allergic to pollen, because if you were - you'd be dead already.

You've never gone around the block and ended up on the street you started on.

You know where 'Butthead' and 'F*ckhead' are, and it's the same part of town.
You haven't been downtown at night in years

You've woken up at 4:30 a.m. on workdays to beat the traffic to work, intending to leave work before 3 p.m. to compensate.

You know at least five different ways to get to work, none of them ideal

You know what "sunshine slowdown," "auto-flambe' " and "topside" mean, and what color a H.E.R.O. is.

You know where PIB, JCB, FIB, MLK, PDK and "Grady curve" are, and you try to never go there during any of the nine hours of rush "hour"

You've thought about getting a blow-up companion for the front passenger seat

You hope you are the one to spot the vehicle that is the subject of the latest "Amber Alert" which has been flashing for ten minutes on the DOT message board exactly 13.5 feet above the hood of your SUV

You've been in traffic on 85, 75, 20 or 400 (choose one) - wondering if your fuel, your cell-phone battery and your bladder will make it to the next exit, just 1/2 mile ahead

[MrSlayer]

132. My city is way different from my state.

You can easily apply many of the southern cliches to most of Pennsylvania but Philly is way different.

[blondeatlast]

135. You know you are an Arizonan when hot days call for jeans or khakis--NOT shorts! nt

[Maddy McCall]

137. You know you're in Bogue Chitto, Mississippi, when the father or the bride is the baby's daddy.

You know you're in Jones County, Mississippi, when the 11th grade social studies teacher explains Reaganomics as "It's kinda like when you're choking a goat..."

You know you're in Tylertown, Mississippi, when girls at the prom wear milking boots with their gown.

And you know you're in State Line, Louisiana, when you see Mississippi Baptist deacons at the liquor store.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

139. You know you're a New Jerseyean when...

You know how to translate this conversation: "Jeet yet?" "No, Jew?"

You know that people from 609 area code are "a little different."

You've gotten on the wrong highway trying to get out of Willowbrook Mall.

You know that "Piney" isn't referring to a tree.

You've never pumped your own gas.

[RetroLounge]

140. Wisconsin

You might be a Wisconsinite if...

...you refer to a drinking fountain as the bubbler.
..."vacation" means going 'up nort' to Crivitz for the weekend.
...you measure distance in hours.
...you know several people who have hit deer more than once.
...you often switch from "heat" to "A/C" and back again. In the same day.
...you use a down comforter and gloves in the summer.
...you drive at 65mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching.
...you see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
...you install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
...you think of the major food groups as cheese, venison, beer, fish and berries.
...you carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
...there are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Fleet Farm at any given time.
...you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
...driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
...you think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.
...you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction.
...it takes you 3 hours to go to the store for one item even when you're in a rush because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.
...you buy your Christmas presents at Fleet Farm.
...Your whole family wears green and gold to church on Sunday.
...you define summer as three months of bad sledding.
...snow tires come standard on all your cars.
...you refer to the Packers as "we".
...you have gotten frostbitten and sunburned in the same week.
...you can identify an Illinois accent.
...You know what cow-tipping is.
...you learned to drive a tractor before the training wheels were off your bike.
..."Down South" to you means Chicago.
...a brat is something you eat.
...you have no problem spelling Milwaukee.
...you consider Madison exotic.
...you got a passport to go to Minnesota.
...you don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
...you can actually pronounce Oconomowoc.
...your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
...your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a cow next to your blue spruce.
...your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new machine shed.
...you go out for fish fry every Friday.
...you can recognize someone from Illinois from their driving.
...you know how to polka.
...formal wear is blue jeans and a baseball cap.
...you drink soda and refer to your dad as "pop".
...you were unaware there is a legal drinking age.
...your 4th of July Family Picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
...you know where Waukesha is AND can pronounce it.
...you decided to have a picnic this summer because it fell on a weekend.
...you can visit Rome, Luxemburg, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Berlin, New London & Poland all in one afternoon.
...you only know three spices: salt, pepper, ketchup and Dusseldorf mustard.
...you've seen mosquitoes with landing lights.
...you have more miles on your snowblower than your car.
...you owe more money on your snowmobile than on your car.
...the local paper covers major headlines on 1 page, but requires 4 pages for sports.
...at least twice a year, your kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.
...your snow blower gets stuck on the roof.
...you think the start of deer season is a national holiday.
...you find 0 degrees a little chilly.
...you know what to do with a Blatz.
...you consider the mosquito as the state bird.
...the first card game you learned as a child was Sheepshead.
...your town has an equal number of bars and churches.
...you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time.
...you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 38 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by.
...your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March.
...you wear blaze orange to a Packers game in November.
...40 degrees in spring is considered "HOT', and in fall it's darned cold.
...You can't believe that other states close down when there is 2" of snow.
...sitting in lawn chairs in the driveway with a beer is common.
...bar hopping between a wedding and reception is normal.
...your dog sits in the front seat of the car more than your wife and children.
...You have driven your car on a lake.
...At every wedding you have been to you have had to dance the hokey pokey & the chicken dance.
...The local gas station sells live bait.
...You know what "farmer's suntan" is.
...your toddler can ice skate/play hockey before pottytraining.
...no steak/cheese/milk in another state is good enough.
...Have at least 10 packer ornaments
...You only cry when Brett Farve talks about retierment
...Your girlfriend knows as much about football as you do
...11.8 proof is nothing
...Beer bongs are for people who can't drink fast enough
...Cows dont faze your children past 1 year old
...Drinking a beer in the morning to get rid of a hangover, is how you were brought up
...Ice fishing in march and april is perfectly normal
...You think getting up at 3 o'clock in the morning to go fishing is PRIME fishing time
...At least one male you know owns the shirt "Women want me, fish fear me"
...Not fixing things yourself is pathetic
...if you hold morning business meetings at George Webb's.
...your definition of a small town is one that has only one bar.
...at least 50% of your relatives work on a dairy farm.
...traveling coast to coast means going from La Crosse to Milwaukee.
...the "Big Three" means Miller, Old Milwaukee & PBR.
...you were offended by the movie "Fargo".
...your idea of foreign culture is listening to Da Yoopers.
...you've seen a hodag.
...You have been involved in a "drive-by hay bailing".
...a Friday night out is taking your girlfriend shining for deer.
...you know Gotham is a real city.
...you can make sense out of the words upnort and Trivers.
...you go to work in a snowsuit in the morning and return home wearing shorts.
...your children describe their summer vacation out of state as a "trip to Door County."
...you have caught a fish in Lake Michigan and it glowed in the dark.
...you define swimming season as Labor Day weekend.
...The snow on your roof in August weighs more than you do.
... you ever fished with "leashes".
... you walked to school across 3ft snowbanks and liked it.
... old Christmas trees were for danger spots on the ice at fisheries.
... you know what a lake fly is.
... you know what "booyah" is.
... you know what lutefisk is and actually enjoy eating it.

RL