"How do Others Know Your State?"

[cool2it]

   I received this from a friend and I have seen some of them before but there's a few new ones.  So, this is how most know Indiana!!


 GUIDELINES FOR UNDERSTANDING "THE HOOSIER CULTURE"
 
 For those of you who live in Indiana , this will be obvious.
 To displaced Hoosiers, you may get homesick.
 
 Know the State casserole.
 The state casserole consists of canned green beans, Campbells
 cream of mushroom soup, and dried onions. You can safely take
 Â this casserole to any social event and know that you will be accepted.
 
 Don't take Indiana place names literally.
 If a town has the same name as a foreign city --- Valparaiso and
 Versailles , for example --- you must not pronounce them the way the
 foreigners do lest you come under suspicion as a spy. Â Also, East
 Enterprise has no counterpart on the west side of the state. South Bend
 is in the north. North Vernon is in the south. And French Lick isn't what
 you think either.
 
 The best way to sell something in Indiana is to attach the term Amish to it.
 The product need not be genuinely Amish. This would explain the existence
 of Amish moo shu pork.
 
 YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM INDIANA WHEN . . .
 
 You think the state Bird is Larry.
 
 You can say "French Lick" without laughing out loud.
 
 There's actually a college near you named " Ball State " to which you
 fondly refer as "Testicle Tech".
 
 You know Batesville is the casket-making capital of the world . . . and
 you're proud of it.
 
 You could never figure out spring forward-fall back, so let’s just
 ignore Daylight Savings Time.
 
 Your feelings get hurt whenever someone points out the acronym for Purdue
 University is PU.
 
 You know multiple people who have hit a deer.
 
 Down south means Kentucky .
 
 You have no problem spelling or pronouncing Terre Haute .
 
 Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
 
 Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
 
 You know what the phrase "knee-high by the Fourth of July" means.
 
 You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are a master
 of Euchre.
 
 You've seen a running car, with nobody in it, in the parking lot of the
 grocery store, no matter what time of year it is.
 
 De-tassling was your first job. Bailing hay, your second. Or you could
 stack hay, swim in the pond to clean and then have the strength to play a
 couple of games of hoops, all in the same barn lot on the same day.
You know there’s more than corn in Indiana .
 
 You say things like "catty-wampus" and "catty corner" and know what they
 mean.
 
 You install security lights on your house and garage, and then leave them
 both unlocked.
 
 You carry jumper cables in your car at all times.
 
 You drink pop. You catch frogs at the crick. If you want someone to hear
 you, you holler at 'em.
 
 You know that baling wire was the predecessor to duct tape.
 
 You know that strangers are the only ones who come to your front door.
 
 Kids and dogs ride in the passenger seats of cars and in the back of pick
 up trucks.
 
 You think nothing of driving on the roads and being stuck behind a farm
 implement in spring and fall, but hope it's not a hog truck or a manure spreader.
 
 High school basketball games draw bigger crowds on the weekend than movie
 theaters, IF you have a movie theater.
 
 Driving is better in the winter because the pot holes are filled with snow.
 
 The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page
 but requires six for local sports.
 
 You can see at least two basketball hoops from your yard.
 
 You can name every one of Bobby Knight's exploits while at IU.
 
 The biggest question of your youth was IU or Purdue.
 
 Indianapolis is the BIG CITY!
 
 Getting stuck by a train is a legitimate excuse for being late to school
 or work.
 
 Everyone knows who the town cops are, where they live, and whether they're
 at home or on duty
 
 You've been to the Covered Bridge Festival. And you took back roads to get
 there. Why sit in traffic?
 
 To you, tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but is actually a big,
 salty, breaded and fried piece of pork served on a bun with pickle.
 
 Ain't God good to INDIANA !
 
 Have a good day! 





------ End of Forwarded Message

[BlueFawn]

You Know you're From Alabama when..

 
You know you're from Alabama...

1. You measure distance in hours.

2. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

3. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.

4. Stores don't have shopping carts; they have buggies.

5. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it,
no matter what time of the year.

6. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.

7. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable,
grain, or animal.

8. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.

9. You carry jumper cables in your car...for your OWN car.

10. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.

11. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco.

12. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

13. You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.

14. The local paper covers national and international news on one page but
requires 6 pages for sports.

15. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.

16. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

17. You find 90 degrees F "a little warm."

18. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and
Christmas.

19. You know whether another Alabamian is from southern, middle, or northern
Alabama as soon as they open their mouth.

20. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.

21. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin wal-martin"or
off to "Wally World.

22. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili
weather.

23. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop ... it's a Coke,
regardless of brand or flavor


And then this LOL

You might be from Birmingham if ...

* The number "280" makes your face tic.

* You say something "tumped over."

* You call a garden hose a "hose pipe."

* You automatically add an "s" to the end of any establishment that does not end in the letter "s." Example: Parisian's, Bottega's, Zydeco's, Ocean's.

* You think Milo 's has the best hamburgers because of the random extra meat chunk hidden underneath the regular patty.

One of the first things you find out about someone is whether they are an Alabama or Auburn fan.

* You spend more money each month at Innisfree than on your mortgage.

* You can name the Auburn and Alabama coaches but not the B'ham mayor.

* You describe where you live as "over the mountain," "the village," or "diaper row" and others understand.

* You cannot carry on a reasonable conversation about local politics. Nor do you want to.

* You can't go grocery shopping without wearing lipstick.

* You have ever referred to someone as a "Brookie."

* You've never visited Vulcan.

* You think living in Vestavia Hills , Mountain Brook , Homewood , etc., means you don't actually live in Birmingham . Guess what?-You do.

You think Oak Mountain really is a mountain.

* You miss Vulcan's lights glowing red when there was a bad car wreck.

* You know that 280 on Friday from 11 am to 8pm is the purest evil known to man.

[lisalover7 (LL7)]

California identifiers...

You say "like" and "for sure" and "right on" and "dude" and "totally" and "peace out" and "chill" and "tight" and "bro"  and "stoked" and "fo sho" and you say them often
You know what real cheese taste like.
You don't get snowdays off because theres only snow in Mammoth, Tahoe, Shasta, and Big Bear.
You can wear sandals all year long.
You go to the Beach - not "down to the shore."
You know 65 mph really means 100.
We don't stop at stop signs... we do a "california roll"
You can get fresh and REAL Mexican food 24 hours a day.
We're the Golden State. Not the Cheese State. Not the Garden State.....GOLDEN!!!
We have In-N-Out (Arizona and Vegas are lucky we share that with them).
We have the most representation in the House of Representatives, which means our opinion means more than yours, which means we're better than you.
We got Disneyland....wut now!
We call it soda, not pop.
The fastest part of your commute is down your driveway.
Your sense of direction=Toward the ocean and away from the ocean.
The primary bugs that you worry about are electronic.
Your monthly house payments exceed your annual income.
You see 25 lawyers chasing an ambulance.
You go to a tanning salon before going to the beach.
Smoking in your office is not optional.
You pack shorts and a T-shirt for skiing in the snow, and a sweater and a wetsuit for the beach.
You'll reluctantly miss yoga class to wait for the hot tub repairman.
The Terminator is your governor
You can't remember . . . is pot illegal?
Your coworker has 8 body piercings and none are visible.
You make over $300,000 and still can't afford a house.
You take a bus and are shocked at two people carrying on a conversation in English.
You don't care what race people are because you're too busy wondering what gender they are.
You have a very strong opinion about where your coffee beans are grown and can taste the difference between Sumatran and Ethiopian.
It's barely sprinkling rain outside, so you leave for work an hour early to avoid all the weather-related accidents.
A really great parking space can totally move you to tears.
A low speed police pursuit will interrupt ANY TV broadcast.
Gas costs $1.00 per gallon more than anywhere else in the U.S.
Unlike back home, the guy at 8:30 am at Starbucks wearing the baseball cap and sunglasses who looks like George Clooney IS George Clooney.
Your car insurance costs as much as your house payment.
Both you AND your dog have therapists.
You pass an elementary school playground and the children are all busy with their cell phones.

And some from my hometown

~Your high school had a surf team~

~You can correctly pronounce La Jolla, Rancho Penasquitos, Otay Mesa,  Jamul, Cuyamaca, and El Cajon~

~You know what OB, and PB stand for~

~Every street name is either in Spanish or Spanish related, and you're surprised when other areas don't have this~

~You see weather forecasts for four different climate zones in the same county, and aren't remotely surprised. The Micro Climate Weather~

~You've tailgated at Qualcomm Stadium, and for a bonus point, also tailgated when it was Jack Murphy Stadium~

~You've been on a field trip to see an Imax movie at the Reuben H. Fleet Science Center~

~You still call it the Del Mar Fair~

~You say "I'm going to the track" and people know what you mean~

~You understand what May-Gray and June-Gloom is~

~A famous skateboarder/surfer lives in your town~

~There's a North County, a South County, and an East County but no Central County~

~"Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan! Mossy Nissan Moves You!"~

~You've gotten stuck in the Horton Plaza parking structure traffic after a Padres game~

~You know what "The Merge" is, and will plan your entire day around not being on it during rush hour~

~You've been to Belmont Park~

~You've taken the Coaster and laughed at people sitting in traffic on the 5~

~You know the difference between Clairemont Mesa, Kearny Mesa, and Mira Mesa, La Mesa~and maybe you remember Serra Mesa too~

~You've gone to Sea World on a warm day and sat in the first few rows at the Shamu Show to get cooled off~

~Your house doesn't have air conditioning~

~You know it's San Diegan, not San Diegoan, or San Diegoite~

~Everyone has their favorite beach~

~No matter what the weather is, there is always someone walking around in a t-shirt, shorts, and flip flops~

~You live on, near or are surrounded by hills~

~You have family and or friends that have moved to Arizona~

~You used to, and sometimes still do ride the carousel at Seaport Village~

~You know someone who doesn't own pants, and have a neighbor who doesn't seem to own a shirt~

~You know what Santa Ana's are, and that they have literally nothing to do with the city of Santa Ana~

~If the menu doesn't have California burritos on it, forget it, its not real Mexican food~

[Emily!]

Hahahaha omg, I found these on a message board and most of them are soooo true, especially the "Hurricane Party" one. Have attended many hurricane parties in my day, LOL. I'm a native South Floridian so good Lord, these just ring so true. Don't know about the rest of the state, but for us it's accurate!

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

"Down South" means Key West.

"Panhandling" means going to Pensacola.

Flip-flops are everyday wear.

Shoes are for business meetings and church.
No, wait, flip flops are good for church too.

Socks are only for bowling.

Orange juice from concentrate makes you vomit.

Tap water makes you vomit.

Sweet tea can be served at any meal .

An alligator once walked through your neighborhood.

You smirk when a game show's "Grand Prize" is a trip to Florida.

You measure distance in minutes.

You have a drawer full of bathing suits, and one sweatshirt.

You get annoyed at the tourists who feed seagulls.

You never use an umbrella because you know the rain will be over in five
minutes.

All the local festivals are named after a fruit.

A mountain is any hill 100 feet above sea level.

A good parking place has nothing to do with distance from the store,but
everything to do with shade.

Your winter coat is made of denim

You can tell the difference between fire ant bites and mosquito bites.

You're younger than thirty but some of your friends are over 65.

You know the four seasons really are: almost summer, summer, not summer
but really hot, and Christmas.

It's not "pop." It's "soda" or "coke."

Anything under 70 is chilly.

You've attended a hurricane party.

You go to a theme park for an afternoon, and know when to get on the best
rides.

You understand the futility of exterminating cockroaches.

You can pronounce Okeechobee, Kissimmee, Withlacoochee , Okahumpka and
Loxahatchee.

You understand why it's better to have a friend with a boat than have a
boat yourself.

You've driven through Yeehaw Junction.

Bumper stickers on the pickup in front of you include various fish, the
NRA and a confederate flag.

You were 8 before you realized they made houses without pools.

You were 12 when you first met someone who couldn't swim.

You've worn shorts and used the A/C on Christmas.

You know what the "stingray shuffle" is and why it's important!

You could swim before you could read.

You know that no other grocery store can compare to Publix.

Every other house had blue roofs in 2004-2005.

You've gotten out of school early on Halloween to trick or treat before
it got dark.

You know that anything under a Category 3 just isn't worth waking up for.

You dread the lovebug seasons.

You are on a first name basis with the Hurricane list.
They aren't Hurricane Charley, Hurricane Frances...but Charley, Frances,
Ivan and Jeanne.

You know why flamingos are pink.

You think a six-foot alligator is actually pretty average.

You were twelve before you ever saw snow or you still haven't.

When the northerners complain that 80 is 'so hot', you just stand there
and smile.

You refer to the seasons as "Tourist Season", "Fire Season" "Hurricane
Season" and "Mosquito Season"

[MaryNorth93]

LOL  This topic learns me some things about America 

[Hannahlmatt]

For ya’ll uns that grew up in “Noth Cackilacky”, don’t lie to yourself…you know this is true! For any of you that plan to move to the Tarheel State, this is need to know information!

You know you were raised in North Carolina if:
1. Possums sleep in the middle of the road with their feet in the air.
2. There are 5,000 types of snakes, and 4,998 of them live in North Carolina.
3. There are 10,000 types of spiders. All 10,000 of them live in North Carolina, plus a couple no one’s seen before.
4. If it grows, it sticks. If it crawls, it bites.

5. You know “Nerth Cerlina” or “Noth Cackilacky” are acceptable alternate pronunciations.
6. “Onced” and “twiced” are words.
7. “Fixinto” is one word.
8. Saying “ya’ll” isn’t just a cute expression, it actually means something.
9. You know wha a DAWG is.
10. You know that CHUNK the ball means to throw it.
11. Stores don’t have “bags”….they have “sacks”.
12. You say “catty-wampus”, “yonder”, “ill-ass”, “ah-ite” and “thing-a-ma-jig”.
13. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing “Conetoe”, “Topsail”, “Ocracoke”, “Beaufort”, “Chocowinity”, and “Fuquay-Varina”.
14. You know it’s pronounced “APP-A-LA-CHIN”, not “APP-A-LAY-SHUN”.
15. It’s not a shopping cart, it’s a BUGGY.
16. BACKARDS and FORARDS means “I know everything about you”.
17. You don’t push buttons, you MASH them……and you eat CREAMED potatoes.
18. There is no such thing as “lunch”. There is only dinner, then supper.

19. People actually grow and eat okra.
20. Fried catfish is the other white meat.
21. Sunday dinner is fried chicken.
22. In summer you have home-grown tomatoes with every meal.
23. You have at least one relative that raises collards.
24. You know that barbeque is a food, not an occasion, and it applies to pork, not hamburgers and hotdogs. You also know that the best barbeque can be found somewhere in NC.
25. After church you either stay for the barbeque lunch or the pig pickin’.
26. You know what a pig pickin’ is and can’t wait to go.
27. Your annual church fundraiser always serves barbeque, potato salad and banana puddin’.
28. You’ve had a “burger all-the-way”…with chili and slaw on it.
29. Iced tea is the official beverage of North Carolina. It’s appropriate for all meals and you start drinking it when you’re two. And we do like a little tea with our sugar!
30. You get your carbs from biscuits, cornbread, hushpuppies, pancakes and grits.
31. Everytime you visit someone you’re offered something to eat and a glass of tea.
32. You know Coke tastes better in those little glass bottles, and peanuts make the Coke taste way better.
33. “Pop” refers to a lot of things…..but not soda.
34. You only own five spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete, barbeque sauce and ketchup.


35. You measure distance in minutes.
36. You know where “yonder” is, how far “down the road a piece” is, and you know how long “directly” is.
37. You give directions using KFC and Waffle House as landmarks.

38. You don’t have to wear a watch because it doesn’t matter what time it is. You work until you’re done or it’s too dark to see, and your curfew is “before the streetlights come on”. (If you even have streetlights).
39. Priming was your first job and you know what it means.
40. You can tell the difference between cotton fields and tobacco fields.

41. You’ve ever had to switch from “heat” to “AC” in one day.
42. 100 degrees Fahrenheit is “a little warm”, and 50 degrees Fahrenheit is “a little chilly”.
43. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Christmas.
44. You describe the first “cool snap” (below 70 degrees) as “good soup weather”.
45. You have actually uttered the phrase “ it’s too hot to go to the pool”.
46. In August you carry a jacket….for the indoors.
47. When it rains and the creek rises, everyone gathers and talks about how high it rose.
48. Your folks take an annual day trip to the mountains to look at leaves.
49. School was cancelled because of heat.
50. School was cancelled because of cold.
51. School was cancelled because of the chance of snow.
52. When it snows, the whole world shuts down…and you find a way to get to the nearest golf course - with a cardboard box or trash can lid – FAST.
53. A toboggan is a knit cap, not a sled.
54. In the Piedmont, all the grown-ups go out and play in the snow, too.

55. The highlight of your fourth grade year was the field trip to Raleigh.
56. You’ve ridden the school bus for an hour—each way.
57. You learned ALL about the LOST COLONY in fourth grade. (and you know where Blackbeard’s treasure really is).
58. Your school was declared a TOBACCO FREE ZONE—but is surrounded by tobacco fields.
59. You have an opinion about UNC—you went there and loved it, or you hate everyone who did.
60. You know that “Carolina” is UNC-Chapel Hill, and “State” is NC State.
61. You have actually not dated or befriended others because they were Duke/UNC/State fans (and by gosh you were serious!).
62. You know more about ACC basketball than you do about professional basketball.
63. You remember watching the ACC tournament on television at school.

64. The Coca-Cola 600 is as big as the Super Bowl.
65. You know Dale Earnhardt was the only man who ever lived who could drive 200 mph, spin somebody out, call them a you-know-what and win the race—all in the last lap.
66. You skipped school or work to go to Dale Earnhardt’s memorial service.
67. You would elect Richard Petty or Ric Flair for governor if either ever ran.
68. The local papers cover national and international news on one page—but sports requires 6 pages.
69. A social outing can simply consist of a trip to the local Walmart.
70. This is referred to as “Goin’ Walmartin’” or “off to Wally World”.
71. You know what a “Piggly Wiggly” is.
72. You know what “cow-tippin’” is.
73. You own at least one t-shirt from Bert’s Surf Shop, AB Surf Shop or the Sanitary Fish Market.
74. You know what “OBX” is, and you’ve been there.
75. You play golf. If you don’t play—you’ve gotten drunk on a golf course at least once.
76. Men think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday and therefore should not have to work.
77. When the HOT sign’s on at Krispy Kreme, it’s an event, and you pull over no matter what kind of hurry you’re in.
78. The smell of manure is nothing more than “fresh country air”.
79. You listen to beach music and you can shag.
80. You’re not ashamed to know every James Taylor song by heart.
81. You know the Blue Ridge Mountains are just the prettiest dern thing in the whole world.
82. You know that TWEETSIE RAILROAD is freakin’ awesome, and that MILE HIGH SWINGIN’ BRIDGE at Grandfather Mountain is freakin’ scary, even if you’ve never been there.
83. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
84. All secondary roads are named after a tree, church, farm, dairy, or the family that lives on that road.
85. You carry jumper cables in your car—for you own car.
86. Your granddaddy always wore overalls and your granny always wore an apron.
87. You see people wearing bib overalls at funerals and graduations.
88. The more of your name your parents say—the more trouble you’re in!
89. You understand most—if not all—of these. NOT EVERYONE CAN BE A NORTH CAROLINIAN. IT’S AN ART FORM AND A GIFT FROM GOD!
90. You know you can always come home again!!

[Ncoua]

You might be from Wisconsin if…

    * you have gotten frostbitten and sunburned all in the same week.
    * you have more miles on your snowblower than your car.
    * you owe more money on your snowmobile than on your car.
    * you refer to the Packers as “we.”
    * your 4th of July Family Picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
    * snow tires come standard on all your cars.
    * you know what cowtipping is.
    * traveling coast to coast means going from La Crosse to Milwaukee.
    * you know what a bubbler is.
    * a brat is something you eat.
    * you only know three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
    * you design your Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.
    * your sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightshirt.
    * you know that Eau Claire is not something you eat.
    * you have no problem spelling Milwaukee.
    * you consider Madison exotic.
    * you don’t have a coughing fit from one sip of Pabst Blue Ribbon.
    * you were unaware there is a legal drinking age.
    * you go out for fish fry every Friday.
    * you know what to do with a Blatz.
    * you can recognize someone from Illinois from their driving.
    * you know how to polka.
    * you think the start of deer season is a national holiday.
    * at least twice a year, your kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant.
    * you know where Waukesha is AND can pronounce it.
    * you can visit Luxemburg, Holland, Belgium, Denmark, Berlin, New London & Poland all in one afternoon.
    * you’ve seen mosquitoes with landing lights.
    * the local paper covers major headlines on 1 page, but requires 4 pages for sports. you drink soda and refer to your dad as “pop.”
    * formal wear is blue jeans & a baseball cap.
    * your snowblower gets stuck on the roof.
    * you find 0 degrees a little chilly.
    * you actually understand these jokes.
    * you forward them to all your Wisconsin friends.
    * “Down South” to you means Chicago…
    * your definition of a small town is one that only has one bar…
    * at least 50% of your relatives work on a dairy farm…
    * you can identify a Michigan accent…
    * you learned to drive a tractor before the training wheels were off your bike…
    * traveling coast to coast means going from Superior to Milwaukee…
    * the “Big Three” means Miller, Old Milwaukee & PBR
    * you used to think Deer Season was included as an official school holiday…
    * the snow on your roof in August weighs more than you do…
    * your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a cow next to your blue spruce…
    * you think there should be a “FIB go home” bumper sticker on every car north of Madison…
    * a Friday night out is taking your girlfriend shining for deer…
    * you go to work in a snowsuit in the morning and return home wearing shorts…
    * when you tell someone where you are from and they say: ‘I thought that was part of Canada…
    * your idea of the seasons is Winter, Spring and the 4th of July…
    * you think that Lutheran and Catholics ARE the major religions…..
    * every sweatshirt you own is either red and white or green and gold.
    * FFA was the most popular club in high school. (That’s Future Farmers of America to the rest of you.)
    * you have eaten a cow pie at the State Fair.
    * the town you grew up in had a bar called Ma’s Place.
    * cheese is an important staple in your diet.
    * there was at least one kid in your class who had to help milk cows in the morning…phew!
    * you have to drive thirty minutes to the nearest movie theater.
    * you know how to pronounce “brat”.
    * you loved it when the Brewers hit a home run so the lady would slide from the huge keg into the mug of beer.
    * Sunday morning at church involves lots of coffee, JellO molds and danish.
    * Country Kitchen was the place to meet after the party. (or Perkins )
    * you know someone who can use “ja, der hey” in a sentence.
    * your school lost half their student body during deer season.
    * at every wedding you have been to you have had to dance the hokey pokey and the chicken dance.
    * you ever went to a wedding reception in a bowling alley.
    * you know it’s traditional for the bride and groom to go bar hopping between the ceremony and the reception.
    * you own at least one cheese head.
    * Sunday afternoons are sacred for the Packer game!
    * you have ever been to State Street in Madison during a protest of something.
    * you have been to at least one house party on Johnson Street in Madison.
    * you get irritated at sports announcers that pronounce it “Wesconsin”.
    * your high school class went to the Pabst Theater to see “A Christmas Carol”.
    * you thought everyone drank from “bubblers”.
    * you went to the local tavern on Friday night for Fish Fry.
    * you have drank “white soda” (ie 7Up, Sprite, etc).
    * you have experienced snow storms in April.
    * you have had school closed due to wind chills and frostbite warnings.
    * you know what a “flatlander” is and you know all the “why Wisconsin is better than Illinois” jokes.
    * you get choked up when you hear the University Marching Band play “On Wisconsin”.
    * you believe that Badgers will always beat Gophers.
    * The Packers will always be better than the Vikings, no matter what the standings are.
    * you have been to a “BoDeans” concert.
    * you have ever partied at Summerfest, Festa Italiana,German Fest, Irish Fest or all of the above.
    * you or someone you know was a “Dairy Princess” at a county fair.
    * you have gone out of your way to eat ice cream at Gilles’ or Kopp’s.
    * Goodyear Tire on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas
    * driving is better in the winter because the potholes fill in with snow
    * sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
    * the most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun.
    * you head south to go to your cottage.
    * the trunk of you car doubles as a deep freezer.
    * you play hockey outdoors 10 months a year.
    * you can make sense out the words upnort and Trivers.
    * you were offended by the movie Fargo.
    * your idea of foreign culture is listening to Da Yoopers .
    * you’ve seen a hodag.
    * you know that Gotham is a real city.
    * your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new machine shed.
    * Bernie Brewer is your idol because he gets to dive in a giant beer mug.
    * you tried to tap the Worlds Largest Six Pack.
    * you have to go to Florida to get a tan in August.
    * you have caught a fish in Lake Michigan and it glowed in the dark.
    * you define swimming season as Labor Day weekend..
    * you know where the city of Waunakee is AND can pronounce it
    * you have more fishing poles than teeth.
    * you’ve taken your kids trickortreating in a blizzard
    * you know which leaves make good toilet paper
    * your hometown buys a Zamboni when they need a bus
    * you define Summer as three months of bad sledding…
    * you got a passport to go to Minnesota…
    * you decided to have a picnic this summer because it fell on a weekend…
    * your whole family wears green and gold to church on Sunday.
    * you can identify an Illinois accent.
    * you know where Oconomowoc is AND can pronounce and spell it.

Most is true, some eh...

[Où est le lait de soja?]

You know you are from Pennsylvania when:

 You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."
 
You say the correct pronunciation LANG-kist-er instead of the mispronounced Lan-CAST-er, and LEB-en-in instead of the equally incorrect Leb-a-NON.

You live within two miles of a plant that makes potato chips, corn chips,pretzels, candy, or ice cream, or that packages turkeys, beans, or bologna.

You can stop along the road to buy fruits, vegetables, or crafts on the "honor system."

You know what REAL pot pie is.

You say things like, "Outen the lights," "I'm calling off today," and "They're calling for snow."

You only buy your beer and soda by the case.

You think the roads in any other state are smooth.

Hearing horses clopping down a paved street doesn't bring you to the window to see what's going on outside.

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

You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.

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.

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

You can give directions to Intercourse with a straight face.

Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really is a premium beer (which comes from growing up on Schlitz and Iron City).

Know that Wilkes-Barre is pronounced "Wilks Berry."

Can pronounce "Knoebels."

Can pronounce (or spell) "Schuylkill."

Have a day off school on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is the first day of hunting season.

Never have to worry about being stuck in a ditch when it's snowing. -someone in a 4WD pickup with tow chains will be along shortly.

Frequently go "with," e.g., "You going to the market? Mind if I come with?"

Refer to something as "a whole nother," e.g., "That's a whole nother issue."

You’ve never referred to Philadelphia as anything but “Philly.” And New Jersey has always been “Jersey.”

You refer to Pennsylvania as “PA” (pronounced Peeay). How many other states do that?

You know what “Punxsutawney Phil” is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.

You can use the phrase “fire hall wedding reception” and not even bat an eye.

You can’t go to a wedding without hearing the “Chicken Dance,” at least 1 Polka and either an Italian song (sung in Italian,) or “Hava Nagila.”

At least 5 people on your block have electric “candles” in all or most of their windows all year long.

You know what a “Hex sign” is.

You know what a “State Store” is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can’t purchase liquor at the mini-mart.

You own only three condiments “salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup.”

Words like “hoagie,” “crick,” “chipped ham,” “sticky buns,” “shoo-fly pie,” “pirogues” and “pocketbook” actually mean something to you.

You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this “barbaric.”)

You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.

You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.

You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.

Customers ask the waitress for “dippy eggs” for breakfast.

You know that Blue Ball, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.

You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is.

You can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.

A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.

You know several people who have hit deer more than once.

You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.

You still keep kitty litter,starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in your trunk, even if you live in the South.

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

As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.

Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian names.

“You guys” and “yuz” is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.

You know how to respond to the question “Djeetyet?”

You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Conshohocken, & Monongahela.

You know that Biatny, Certilter and Catywampus are real words.

You use a 'buggy' when you go to the grocery store.

You know how to respond to "Haynit er Not?"

At least one of your relatives was a moonshiner

You know that Throop is pronounced Troop.

'Tree' is not a shrub, it's a number, and the proper way to count is 'couple, two tree'

and

During the winter months, you "shlep chru da shnow"







Mel

[RickOShea]

You Know you're From Alabama when..

 
You know you're from Alabama...

1. You measure distance in hours.

2. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

3. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.

4. Stores don't have shopping carts; they have buggies.

5. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it,
no matter what time of the year.

6. You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.

7. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable,
grain, or animal.

8. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.

9. You carry jumper cables in your car...for your OWN car.

10. You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are.

11. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco.

12. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

13. You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.

14. The local paper covers national and international news on one page but
requires 6 pages for sports.

15. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.

16. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.

17. You find 90 degrees F "a little warm."

18. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and
Christmas.

19. You know whether another Alabamian is from southern, middle, or northern
Alabama as soon as they open their mouth.

20. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.

21. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past-time known as "goin wal-martin"or
off to "Wally World.

22. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili
weather.

23. A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop ... it's a Coke,
regardless of brand or flavor


And then this LOL

You might be from Birmingham if ...

* The number "280" makes your face tic.

* You say something "tumped over."

* You call a garden hose a "hose pipe."

* You automatically add an "s" to the end of any establishment that does not end in the letter "s." Example: Parisian's, Bottega's, Zydeco's, Ocean's.

* You think Milo 's has the best hamburgers because of the random extra meat chunk hidden underneath the regular patty.

One of the first things you find out about someone is whether they are an Alabama or Auburn fan.

* You spend more money each month at Innisfree than on your mortgage.

* You can name the Auburn and Alabama coaches but not the B'ham mayor.

* You describe where you live as "over the mountain," "the village," or "diaper row" and others understand.

* You cannot carry on a reasonable conversation about local politics. Nor do you want to.

* You can't go grocery shopping without wearing lipstick.

* You have ever referred to someone as a "Brookie."

* You've never visited Vulcan.

* You think living in Vestavia Hills , Mountain Brook , Homewood , etc., means you don't actually live in Birmingham . Guess what?-You do.

You think Oak Mountain really is a mountain.

* You miss Vulcan's lights glowing red when there was a bad car wreck.

* You know that 280 on Friday from 11 am to 8pm is the purest evil known to man.

Also:

On the back of an Alabama drivers license there are endorsements for:
- Motorcycles
- Watercraft
- Organ donor
- Crimson Tide
     -or-
- War Eagle


Going to "Mom-an-nems" means you're going to visit your parents.

On fridays even the Chinese and Mexican restaurants serve catfish & cheese grits.

High school football coaches have more pull in their towns than the mayors.

In the spring you keep your 12 gauge and your golf clubs in the truck cause you never know if your buddies are gonna want to go turkey hunting or play 9 holes after work.

The "unofficial" state motto is: Thank goodness for Mississippi, otherwise we'd be last in everything.

Every Civil War reenactor has both a Union and Confederate uniform because proper etiquette says that if you live within 50 miles of the battle field reenactment, you have to be a Yankee.

In south-west Alabama you have your traditional Thanksgiving meal on friday and go to the Poarch Creek Indian Pow-wow on thursday.

And in September you sometimes wish a hurricane would come thru and blow away all the love bugs.

Oh yeah..... No matter where you live in the state, anybody that lives north of you is a Yankee (including Canadians and people from Birmingham).

[celticartzyangel]

You know you're from Oregon when:
1. You believe people who use umbrellas are wimps or tourists, or both
2. You return from a California vacation depressed because "all the grass was dead."
3.You consider something a "hill" (not a mountain) if it doesn't have snow on it or has not recently erupted, regardless of its altitude
4.You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.
5. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima and Willamette.
6. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" Signal.
7. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.
8.You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.
9.You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.
10. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat
11. Ducks and beavers have a special meaning.
12.You can name the three "Sisters".
13. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Coffee People.
14.You know the difference between Chinook, Coho and Sockeye salmon.
15. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark while only working eight-hour days.
16.You have no concept of humidity without precipitation
17. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Raining (Spring), Road Construction (Summer), Deer & Elk season (Fall).

[Iluvcelticwoman]

Another California one but from Fresno

You have to explain to friends from out of town what animal a "Tri-tip" comes from.

You think salsa goes on everything.

Drivers think a red light is just a suggestion.

Your out-of-town friends start to visit after October, but clear out before the end of April.

The best restaurants in town start with "El" or "Los."

You know a swamp cooler is not a happy hour drink.

People break out coats and uggs when the temperature drops below 70.

The pool can be warmer than you are.

You realize that Valley Fever isn't a disco dance.

You still don't know your way around downtown.

Anywhere "and 99" is too far away.

You drive just as fast on a sunny day in June as a foggy day in December.

You have to explain to someone about "G Street."

The whole town shuts down at 11:00.

You complain about how boring Fresno is, but still make fun of people from Sanger, Selma, Reedley, etc.

You never knew how you managed before River Park.

Someone from out-of-town talks about how foggy it is and tell them, "Just wait."

You know not to take Shaw at 8, 12, or 5.

You swear there was an orchard there last week, where now there are houses.

Running from the police consists of hiding in a vineyard.

You know what 4-H is.

Your teachers remember when they taught your parents.

You have "foggy" school days instead of Snow Days.

You classify people by which highschool they go to.

You run your air conditioner in the middle of winter so you can use your fireplace.

You have Asthma.

You notice the best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.

You can say 115 degrees without fainting.

It's a good day when the air quality is only Moderately Severe.

You can go cow tipping in more than one location.

A "night" on the town takes only 20 minutes.

To put fresno on the map, you mention all the famous people from here: kevin federline, marcus wesson and amber frey.

when the only thing to do if youre under 21 is to go to the f*ing hookah bar

After moving away, takes a full year before you stop using "the club"

...the "family business" just might be a backyard meth lab.

You know your from fresno when the overpasses are the only hills in town.

You wear gloves when driving in the summer... so you don't burn your hands!

you refer to the bridge that connects 41 south to 180 east as "the curve of death."

There are 7 streets, in different parts of town, with the same name (Alluvial?!)

You Know You're From Fresno When The FFA Makes The Front Page.

You know the best bagel place ever is Fresno Bagel and the best sandwich place is Geno's.

You've cruised Blackstone

You can say 112 degrees without fainting

[The Leprechaun]

You could never support the Yankees.

A trip to Chicago takes at least two days.

You are from St. Louis area.

You are not from Springfield or Peria.

It's soda, okay?

There's nothing but small towns around.

Your fourth of July fireworks are shown in a baseball field and watched from a friend's house and are much better than any city fireworks even though there is no music to go along with it.

The most important social event in town every year is about a fictional character.

You all knew when Subway burned down.

You actually like the local politicians.

You are either in farmland, a forest, a town, or hills.

There is one grocery store in town.

Chicago should become its own state already.

You would never go to Chicago if you didn't have realitives there.

The world would end when there is no corn around for a year.

Nothing is better than going into town to see people you know.

Everything looks the same and you would never know you were exploring a place for the first time.

It's hot or it's cold, there is no inbetween.

You laugh when the Northerners say it is hot.

You laugh when the Southerners say it is cold.

You've had snow days at least once a year.

Opening windows lets bugs in the house.

You've seen road kill and it doesn't freak you out.

Everyone is white except for a few people.

Aunt is prounounced ant, not ont.

Winter is your favorite season because there are no bugs.

[Katharine]

You know you are from South Carolina when:

    *  You measure distance in minutes.
    * You've ever had to switch from heat to air conditioning in the same day.
    * You see a car running in a store parking lot with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
    * You use "fix" as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.
    * All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, insect or animal.
    * You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
    * You carry jumper cables in your car... for your OWN car.
    * You know what "cow tipping" is.
    * You only own four spices: salt, pepper, Texas Pete and catsup.
    * The local papers cover national and international news on one page and six pages for local gossip and sports.
    * Your think that the first day deer season is a national holiday.
    * You find 100 degrees Fahrenheit "a little warm."
    * You know all four seasons: almost summer, summer, still summer, and Christmas.
    * Going to Wal-mart is a favorite past time known as "Goin' wal-martin" or "Off to ' Wally World'."
    * You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good pinto-bean weather.
    * A carbonated soft drink isn't a soda, cola, or pop...it's a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor. Example: "What kinna coke you want?"
    * Fried Catfish is the other white meat.

(Now, I got a mix of South Carolina and Pennsylvania because I've grown up in SC, but my mom is from PA!  So, I don't use the "fix" one, but it is definitely used here everyday!!     And, yes, Wal-Mart is called Wally World by some, LOL)