You know you're from (________) when...

[RedTail]

You know you're from Miami when...


you call flip-flops chancletas

you wear chancletas EVERYWHERE

you live 15 minutes from the beach, but you never go

the car behind you honks their horn because you stopped at a red light

you get mad if the DJ doesn't play salsa, meringue, bachata, or reggaeton at a party

you buy your party food at Blue Sky

you refer to your hometown as 305 or MIA

you know you can't get a job without speaking Spanish

you know you can't really get anywhere without speaking Spanish

you only go to a Marlins, Heat, or Dolphins game if they're on a winning streak

you instinctively buy gallons of water during hurricane season, just in case

you hope for a hurricane to come so you don't have to go to work/school

you know only tourists go clubbing on South Beach

you spend your summer days inside cuz it's hot as hell outside...literally

you're so used to craziness that very few things surprise you anymore

you want to move out of Miami some day, but you say you'll come back

you know never to buy mangoes or avocados at a grocery store cuz u grow them in your backyard

you go to a store/business and the manager tells you "hablas espanol?" cuz they barely can speak english

you know your pastelitos (heck yeah!)

you know that Argentineans make the best steak for the best prices

you bump into Trick Daddy everywhere

you know to be out of Downtown by 6 pm

you have to wait 4 hours for a bus to come that's supposed to come by ever y 30 minutes

it's 60 degrees outside and you wear a sweater, a jacket, gloves, a scarf, a hat, and boots

you know the only time there's no traffic on the Palmetto is from 3-4am

you know at least one person who has more than six people living in their houses

your neighbor keeps chickens and goats in their back yard, and you're always worried you'll find one of them dead on your doorstep

you know the only hills are trash hills

the only rivers you've seen are the Miami River and canals

you know any woman walking around after dark on Flagler or Biscayne is a prostitute

you own a guayabera or know what one is

you take your car to go one block down the street

you buy mamoncillos & limes while waiting in traffic

a light lunch consists of chicharrones and malta Hatuey

you see a sushi bar on every corner

you get your chicken from Pollo Tropical

your shrimp, lobster, and designer purses all come from one place: some guy's trunk in Hialeah

you see girls wearing clubbing clothes to go to 7-11

there's a navarro on every corner

you have to put on the invitations "starts at 2:30pm " when the event really starts at 3:30pm just so people actually get there on time. (lol you know thats true)


-when the sound of several car horns signals the death of a dictator instead of a car accident.



*TKay*

[Toastedturningtidelegs]

Heres mine!

-   You show people where you're from by pointing to a spot on the back

    of your left hand. (Especially useful if you're from the Thumb or the

    Little Finger.)



-   The only place in the world can you experience

    all four seasons in one day.



-   You know what a 'party store' is.



-   You've never met any celebrities.



-   "Vacation" means going to Cedar Point.



-   At least one member of your family disowns you the

   week of the Michigan / Michigan State game.



-   Your idea of a traffic jam is 40 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel.



-   Half the change in your pocket is Canadian....eh?



-   You drive 86 mph on the highway and pass on the right.



-   You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre.



-   It's easy to get Vernor's ginger ale, Better Made chips, Sanders hot fudge

   sauce, and Faygo pop.



-   You know how to pronounce "Mackinac."



-   You've had to switch on the heat and the air conditioning in the same day.



-   You bake with SODA and drink POP.



-   The movie "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" wasn't funny. You consider it

   a documentary.



-   Your little league game was snowed out.



-   The word "thumb" has geographical rather than anatomical significance.



-   Traveling coast-to-coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.



-   You measure distance in minutes.



-   When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."



-   You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but isn't far from Hell.



-   Your year has two seasons: Winter and Construction.



-   Home Depot on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas.



-   You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms.



-   When owning a Japanese car was a hangin' offense in your hometown.



-   You believe that "down south" means Toledo.



-   Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six-pack and a bucket of smelt.



-   You know that Big Mac is something that you drive over.



-   You can see a car running in a parking lot with no one in it, no matter what

   time of the year.



-   You end your sentences with a preposition; example: "Where's my

   coat at?"



-   All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain,

   or animal.



-   You think of the four major food groups as beef, pork, BBQ sauce,

   and beer.



-   You carry jumper cables and snow chains in your trunk.



-   You design your kids' Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.



-   Driving in the winter is better because the pot-holes are filled with snow.



-   Your favorite holidays are Christmas,Thanksgiving, and the opening of

   Deer Season, which  you consider a National Holiday.



-   You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.



-   You learned to drive a boat before you could ride a bike.



-   You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.



-   Your snowblower has more miles on it than your car.



-   Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.



-   You’ve ever used the word “bogue.”



-   The "Big Three" means either Ford, Chrysler and GM,

   or Little Caesar's, Domino's, or Hungry Howie's.



-   You think alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.



-   Your definition of a small Michigan town is one that doesn't have a lake.



-   You define summer as three months of bad sledding.



-   You attend a formal event in your best clothing, finest jewelry, and

   snowmobile boots.



-   The municipality buys a zamboni before a bus.



-   You have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week.



-   The orange barrel is considered Michigan's 'other' lighthouse.

[jtyangel]

Well, I know I am! LOL

You know you're from Miami when...


you call flip-flops chancletas

you wear chancletas EVERYWHERE

you live 15 minutes from the beach, but you never go

the car behind you honks their horn because you stopped at a r ed light
  yes! lol
you get mad if the DJ doesn't play salsa, meringue, bachata, or reggaeton at a party
That's a sin in Miami...lol
you buy your party food at Blue Sky

you refer to your hometown as 305 or MIA 305...

you know you can't get a job without speaking Spanish

you know you can't really get anywhere without speaking Spanish probably even more true then 15 years ago

you only go to a Marlins, Heat, or Dolphins game if they're on a winning streak

you instinctively buy gallons of water during hurricane season, just in case

you hope for a hurricane to come so you don't have to go to work/school too true

you know only tourists go clubbing on South Beach totally true now I bet...I remember the days of desolate empty buildings when it was 'in' to go clubbing on south beach

you spend your summer days inside cuz it's hot as hell outside...literally

you're so used to craziness that very few things surprise you anymore tis true

you want to move out of Miami some day, but you say you'll come back oh shit! LOL

you know never to buy mangoes or avocados at a grocery store cuz u grow them in your backyard it kills me to buy either now if I do

you go to a store/business and the manager tells you "hablas espanol?" cuz they barely can speak english

you know your pastelitos (heck yeah!)
yes!
you know that Argentineans make the best steak for the best prices

you bump into Trick Daddy everywhere

you know to be out of Downtown by 6 pm Ahh, some things never change..lol

you have to wait 4 hours for a bus to come that's supposed to come by ever y 30 minutes bus has got worse eh?

it's 60 degrees outside and you wear a sweater, a jacket, gloves, a scarf, a hat, and boots SOME people don't understand why I freeze when the register is set around 68 in the winter...thank you! LOL

you know the only time there's no traffic on the Palmetto is from 3-4am lol

you know at least one person who has more than six people living in their houses
 haha! LOL
your neighbor keeps chickens and goats in their back yard, and you're always worried you'll find one of them dead on your doorstep

you know the only hills are trash hills yep, way down south on Old Cutler if its still 'active'...Nuclear power and trash pile within a couple miles of one another--prime real estate!

the only rivers you've seen are the Miami River and canals 

you know any woman walking around after dark on Flagler or Biscayne is a prostitute lol too true

you own a guayabera or know what one isEvery friend who had a Cuban grandfather knows this one...

you take your car to go one block down the street

you buy mamoncillos & limes while waiting in traffic yes

a light lunch consists of chicharrones and malta Hatuey

you see a sushi bar on every corner

you get your chicken from Pollo Tropical drool!

your shrimp, lobster, and designer purses all come from one place: some guy's trunk in Hialeah

you see girls wearing clubbing clothes to go to 7-11 What? lol

there's a navarro on every corner

you have to put on the invitations "starts at 2:30pm " when the event really starts at 3:30pm just so people actually get there on time. (lol you know thats true)


-when the sound of several car horns signals the death of a dictator instead of a car accident. oh shit, I want to be there for that one when that time comes!



*TKay*

[Rebel Yell]

You’re from
South Georgia if

 1.  You can properly pronounce Chickamauga, DeKalb, Dahlonega, Smyrna, Buena Vista, Valdosta, Okefenokee, and LaFayette.  P.S.
Atlanta = ADD-LANNA, not AT-LANT-A.

 2.  You think people who complain about the heat in their states are sissies.

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

4.  You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.

5.  Stores don’t have bags or shopping carts, they have sacks and buggies.

6.  You’ve seen people wear bib overalls at weddings and funerals.

 7.  You think everyone from a Yankee state has an accent.

 8.  You measure distance in minutes.

9.  You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.

10.  You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.

11.  You know cowpies are not made of beef.

12.  Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

13.  You know someone who has a belt buckle bigger than your fist.

 14.  Almost everyone you know is either Baptist or Methodist.

15.  A Mercedes Benz isn’t a status symbol.  A Chevy Silverado Crew Cab with extended bed is.

16.  You know everything goes better with Ranch dressing.

 17.  You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.

18.  Ironically, you only crave Chick-Fil-A and alcohol on Sundays . . when neither is sold.

 19.  On one side of the road there’s Wal-Mart and on the other is a cotton field.

 20.  The directions to your house include “turn off the paved road.”

21.  Fried chicken is a major part of your diet

22.  Krispy Kreme doughnuts are the only kind of doughnuts you eat.

23..  You call it a cold Christmas if you don’t break out in a sweat in your new sweater.

 24.  When a single snowflake falls, the entire state shuts down, even if it doesn’t stick.  The radio and TV news will make snowstorm reports every ten minutes and the grocery store will be completely sold out of bread, milk, bottled water, toilet paper, and adult drinks.

 25.  People actually grow, eat, and like okra!

 26.  You know the difference between a hillbilly, a redneck, and a Southerner.

27.  Your dog and your wallet are both on chains.

 28.  Panama City Beach, Florida, is a big deal.

 29.  You understand that at least once a year your car will turn yellow with pollen.

 30.  You know at least one Bubba, and maybe a few guys named Bo.

31.  You say “tuna fish sandwich.”

32.  You use “Sir” and “Ma’am” if there’s a remote possibility that the person you’re talking to is least 30 minutes older than you are.

 33.  Braves=good.  Yankees=bad.

 34.  You love sweet tea, mashed potatoes, biscuits, and all Southern comfort food . . . and Southern comfort.

35.  You know the whole peach state thing only applies to those below the fall line.

36.  You have a flip-flop tan year-round

37.  You use “The Big  Peanut” as a basis for all directions.

38.  You get dressed extra nice TWICE a week . . . once on Sunday morning for church, and once on Friday night for the football game. 

39.  You consider everyone north of Macon a Yankee.

And finally . . .  40.  You are 100% Georgian if you have ever had this conversation:  “You wanna coke?”  “Yeah.”  “What kind?”  “Dr. Pepper.”

   

[Chris_]

You Know You're From Houston If...............

18. For a Chili Cookoff, you'll use anything from armadillo to frog's legs, but you know that the only GOOD chili is made with chopped (not ground)- beef, and it has NO beans and NO tomatoes.

D*mned right.   

[Chris_]

Texas

…when someone asks what kind of Coke you want, and you answer, “Dr. Pepper”.

…you can pronounce Waxahachie

…when stores have bags instead of sacks

…you think 90 degrees is a bit warm

…there is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.

…when you eat hot chilies to cool off your mouth

…when you can make instant sun tea

…when hot water comes out of both taps

…when the best parking spaces are determined by shade and not distance

…when you have taken your children Trick-or-Treating when it’s 90+ degrees

…when your pastor wears boots

…four generations of your family sit together in church

…when the women are amazingly beautiful   

…when you can buy Blue Belle for $3.29/half gallon.

…when half the radio stations play country & western music


Now for the serious part:

When you're from Texas, people who you meet ask you questions like, "Do you have any cows?"  It's nice to be able to say yes.  They ask you, "Do you have horses?"  Yup.   Bet you got a bunch of guns, eh? Of course.

They all want to know if you've been to Southfork.  They watched Dallas. Have you ever looked at a map of the world? Why sure you have. Look at Texas for me just for a second. That picture, with the Panhandle and the Gulf Coast, and the Red River and the Rio Grande is as much a part of you as anything ever will be.  As soon as anyone anywhere in the world looks at it, they know what it is. It's Texas.  Pick any kid off the street in Japan and draw him a picture of Texas in the dirt, and he'll know what it is.  What happens if I show you a picture of any other state?  You'll get it maybe after a second, but who else would?  Even if you do, does it ever stir any feelings in you?

In every man, woman and child on this little rock the Good Lord put us on, there is somewhere in them a person who wishes just once he could be a real live Texan and get up on a horse or ride in a pickup. Did you ever hear anyone in a restaurant go, "Wow... so you're from Ok-la-homa.  Cool. Tell me about it"?  There is some bit of Texas in everyone.  Do you know why? Because Texas is Texas.

Texas is the Alamo.  Texas is 183 men standing in a church, facing thousands of Mexican soldiers, fighting for freedom, who had the chance to walk out and save themselves but stayed.  We send our kids to schools named William B. Travis and Bowie, and do you know why?  Because those men saw a line in the sand, and they decided to be heroes. John Wayne paid to do the movie himself. That is Texas.   Texas is Sam Houston capturing Santa Ana at San Jacinto. Texas is Texas Independence Day and Juneteenth. Texas is huge forests of piney woods like the Davy Crockett National Forest. Texas is breathtaking mountains in Big Bend. Texas is shiny skyscrapers in Houston and Dallas. Texas is oak and cedar trees, cactus, Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Texas is world record bass from places like Lake Fork. Texas is Mexican food like nowhere in the world, even Mexico.  Texas is larger-than-life legends like Earl Campbell and Nolan Ryan, Denton Cooley and Michael DeBakey, Lyndon Johnson, George Bush, and George W. Bush, Willie Nelson and Buddy Holly. Texas is great
companies like Dell Computer and Compaq. Texas is huge herds of cattle and miles of crops. Texas is skies blackened with doves and leases full of deer. Texas is the best Bar-b-que anywhere. Texas is a place where cities shut down for the Cowboys on Monday Night Football and the streets are deserted during church.

Texas is beaches, deserts, lakes and rivers, mountains and prairies.

Texas was its own country. The Republic of Texas. Every time I think of all these things I tear up.  All of them make you proud to be a Texan.

[Rebel Yell]

Texas

Now for the serious part:

When you're from Texas, people who you meet ask you questions like, "Do you have any cows?"  It's nice to be able to say yes.  They ask you, "Do you have horses?"  Yup.   Bet you got a bunch of guns, eh? Of course.

They all want to know if you've been to Southfork.  They watched Dallas. Have you ever looked at a map of the world? Why sure you have. Look at Texas for me just for a second. That picture, with the Panhandle and the Gulf Coast, and the Red River and the Rio Grande is as much a part of you as anything ever will be.  As soon as anyone anywhere in the world looks at it, they know what it is. It's Texas.  Pick any kid off the street in Japan and draw him a picture of Texas in the dirt, and he'll know what it is.  What happens if I show you a picture of any other state?  You'll get it maybe after a second, but who else would?  Even if you do, does it ever stir any feelings in you?

In every man, woman and child on this little rock the Good Lord put us on, there is somewhere in them a person who wishes just once he could be a real live Texan and get up on a horse or ride in a pickup. Did you ever hear anyone in a restaurant go, "Wow... so you're from Ok-la-homa.  Cool. Tell me about it"?  There is some bit of Texas in everyone.  Do you know why? Because Texas is Texas.

Texas is the Alamo.  Texas is 183 men standing in a church, facing thousands of Mexican soldiers, fighting for freedom, who had the chance to walk out and save themselves but stayed.  We send our kids to schools named William B. Travis and Bowie, and do you know why?  Because those men saw a line in the sand, and they decided to be heroes. John Wayne paid to do the movie himself. That is Texas.   Texas is Sam Houston capturing Santa Ana at San Jacinto. Texas is Texas Independence Day and Juneteenth. Texas is huge forests of piney woods like the Davy Crockett National Forest. Texas is breathtaking mountains in Big Bend. Texas is shiny skyscrapers in Houston and Dallas. Texas is oak and cedar trees, cactus, Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Texas is world record bass from places like Lake Fork. Texas is Mexican food like nowhere in the world, even Mexico.  Texas is larger-than-life legends like Earl Campbell and Nolan Ryan, Denton Cooley and Michael DeBakey, Lyndon Johnson, George Bush, and George W. Bush, Willie Nelson and Buddy Holly. Texas is great
companies like Dell Computer and Compaq. Texas is huge herds of cattle and miles of crops. Texas is skies blackened with doves and leases full of deer. Texas is the best Bar-b-que anywhere. Texas is a place where cities shut down for the Cowboys on Monday Night Football and the streets are deserted during church.

Texas is beaches, deserts, lakes and rivers, mountains and prairies.

Texas was its own country. The Republic of Texas. Every time I think of all these things I tear up.  All of them make you proud to be a Texan.

Lug-Nut, would your real name happen to be Hank Hill?  Because that was the voice I heard in my head while reading that.  Good piece.

[Chris_]

Texas

Now for the serious part:

When you're from Texas, people who you meet ask you questions like, "Do you have any cows?"  It's nice to be able to say yes.  They ask you, "Do you have horses?"  Yup.   Bet you got a bunch of guns, eh? Of course.

They all want to know if you've been to Southfork.  They watched Dallas. Have you ever looked at a map of the world? Why sure you have. Look at Texas for me just for a second. That picture, with the Panhandle and the Gulf Coast, and the Red River and the Rio Grande is as much a part of you as anything ever will be.  As soon as anyone anywhere in the world looks at it, they know what it is. It's Texas.  Pick any kid off the street in Japan and draw him a picture of Texas in the dirt, and he'll know what it is.  What happens if I show you a picture of any other state?  You'll get it maybe after a second, but who else would?  Even if you do, does it ever stir any feelings in you?

In every man, woman and child on this little rock the Good Lord put us on, there is somewhere in them a person who wishes just once he could be a real live Texan and get up on a horse or ride in a pickup. Did you ever hear anyone in a restaurant go, "Wow... so you're from Ok-la-homa.  Cool. Tell me about it"?  There is some bit of Texas in everyone.  Do you know why? Because Texas is Texas.

Texas is the Alamo.  Texas is 183 men standing in a church, facing thousands of Mexican soldiers, fighting for freedom, who had the chance to walk out and save themselves but stayed.  We send our kids to schools named William B. Travis and Bowie, and do you know why?  Because those men saw a line in the sand, and they decided to be heroes. John Wayne paid to do the movie himself. That is Texas.   Texas is Sam Houston capturing Santa Ana at San Jacinto. Texas is Texas Independence Day and Juneteenth. Texas is huge forests of piney woods like the Davy Crockett National Forest. Texas is breathtaking mountains in Big Bend. Texas is shiny skyscrapers in Houston and Dallas. Texas is oak and cedar trees, cactus, Bluebonnets and Indian Paintbrush in the beautiful Texas Hill Country. Texas is world record bass from places like Lake Fork. Texas is Mexican food like nowhere in the world, even Mexico.  Texas is larger-than-life legends like Earl Campbell and Nolan Ryan, Denton Cooley and Michael DeBakey, Lyndon Johnson, George Bush, and George W. Bush, Willie Nelson and Buddy Holly. Texas is great
companies like Dell Computer and Compaq. Texas is huge herds of cattle and miles of crops. Texas is skies blackened with doves and leases full of deer. Texas is the best Bar-b-que anywhere. Texas is a place where cities shut down for the Cowboys on Monday Night Football and the streets are deserted during church.

Texas is beaches, deserts, lakes and rivers, mountains and prairies.

Texas was its own country. The Republic of Texas. Every time I think of all these things I tear up.  All of them make you proud to be a Texan.

Lug-Nut, would your real name happen to be Hank Hill?  Because that was the voice I heard in my head while reading that.  Good piece.

Nope.     I got that in an email a while back.  Whoever wrote it must be a true native.

[ReardenSteel]

Just bringing this thread back from the dead folks. (Zombie Thread!!!) Don't mind me, just didn't get my two cents in at the time.
 

You know you're from Oklahoma if:

There is a Braums in every town with a population of 1000 or more.

Love and miss Braums. 

Anywho....

You know your from Ohio when...

You don't think of Florida first when someone mentions Miami.
 
You snicker when someone's from Tiffin, because you think of the State Hospital.
 
You think Pro football teams are supposed to wear orange!
 
You've heard of 3.2% beer.
 
Schools close for the state basketball tournament. Deer season, too.
 
You're proud of your state fair, but would rather go to Cedar Point.
 
You know all the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction.
 
You live less than 30 miles from some college or university.
 
You know what a buckeye really is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
 
"Toward the lake" means "north" and "toward the river" means "south." 
 
You know if other Ohioians are from southern or northern Ohio as soon as they open their mouths.
 
You root for a college team though you've never taken a class there.
 
You can spell words like Cuyahoga, Olentangy, Bellefontaine,and Tuscarawas *(Wapakoneta?) and you know which letter is doubled in "Cincinnati."
 
You always visit more than two amusement parks in one summer.
 
You know that Serpent Mounds were not made by snakes.
 
You know what game they're playing when the Mud Hens take on the Clippers.
 
"Vacation" means spending a day at Cedar Point or King's Island.
 
You measure distance in minutes.
 
Down south to you means Kentucky.
 
Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
 
Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
 
You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
 
You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
 
You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
 
You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
 
You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
 
You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
 
You know what pop is.
 
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 a flannel nightie.

You know your from Cincinnati when...

Your favorite convenient store sounds like a labor union (United Dairy
Farmers).

You can't hear the words "Mike Brown" without getting angry.

You honestly believe that Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall Fame.

You have more stadiums, coliseums, and arenas than you know what to do with.

You somehow have a soft spot for Marge Schott.

It doesn't seem weird to you that everyone has an Uncle Al.

Your favorite Coney Island isn't in New York.

You like Nick Clooney better than George Clooney.

You know how Jerry Springer got his start.

You know what a pony keg is.

You have friends and neighbors with names like Machenheimer, Guckenberger,
Schlottman, Schoenling, and Schweitering.

You know what brats and metts are, and you've probably tasted goetta.

You know that cars (like eggs) are cheaper in the country.

You know that Cherokee Motors was located at 7505 Vine (where Paddock meets
Vine at the big Indian sign).

An all-boys or all-girls school doesn't seem that odd to you -- (since there's
probably one in your neighborhood, and maybe you even went to it).

You think a mixed marriage is when an East Sider marries a West Sider.

You know the difference between Hudy and "Who Dey."

You know what cream ale is, and you think that cream soda should be bright
red.

Someone says "Norwood" and you automatically laugh (unless you actually live
there).

You can visit California, Lebanon, and Moscow -- and Over-the-Rhine -- all in
the same day.

You hate Cleveland (even though you've probably never been there).

You think Kentucky is only slightly more civilized than Afghanistan.

You know in which state the Greater Cincinnati Airport is located.

[Chris_]

You Know You're From FRESNO When...

    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 think $400 a month rent is way too high.

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

    People break out coats 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 think you're better than people from Clovis.

    Someone mentions the Fair and your thoughts immediately turn to Cinnamon Rolls.

    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." (where the whores hang out)

    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 hadn't been to Manchester Center in 10 years until the movie theater opened.

    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.

[Chris_]

Where's Fresno?

[Chris_]

Where's Fresno?

Its just east of the seventh circle of Hell
The asshole of CA. Well, more like the taint of CA, being, as it is, about halfway between the nuts in Frisco and the Assholes in LA...

[Red October]

Philly:

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" ( A Ground Hog ) is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.

The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school holidays.

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."

You enjoy scrapple, even though you know what's in it.

You know what a "Hex sign" is.

You know how to order a cheesesteak "with or without."

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


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

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

You know the difference between a cheese steak & a pizza steak sandwich and a Primanti's, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.

You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.

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

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

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

"You guys" and "ynz" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women.
 
You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, and Conshohauken

You know what a "Mummer" is.

Outstanding!     I LOVE hoagies and soft-pretzels.  High-5 +1

A couple more:

-- You drink "wooder" and eat "wooder-ices."  Only a snob says "waahter."

-- If one more jerk-off from out of town shouts "Yo Adrian!" at you, you're going to punch him.  This, of course, in no way precludes you from ever shouting "Yo Adrian!" whenever you damn well please.  It's a birth-right, like "Ooh-rah" is for the Marines.

-- No matter how many friends/family you have in or from Texas, Dallas sucks.  And Dallas fans are jerk-offs.

-- Chicky & Pete's, Pat's or Gino's.  Accept no substitutes.

-- Donovan McNabb is awesome.

-- Donovan McNabb is a jerk-off.

-- You're not aware of any rule or regulation precluding you from hurling shit onto the field when those jerk-offs deserve it.

-- The Philadelphia Parking Authority is a bunch of jerk-offs.

-- You've visited New York and were impressed by how clean it is.  But New Yorkers are still jerk-offs.

[Red October]

You honestly believe that Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall Fame.

He SHOULD, dammit!  If he could lead the phriggin' Phillies to the World Series, that alone should excuse anything else he did.

[LadyLiberty]

Where's Fresno?

Its just east of the seventh circle of Hell
The asshole of CA. Well, more like the taint of CA, being, as it is, about halfway between the nuts in Frisco and the Assholes in LA...

+1

[Splashdown]

You honestly believe that Pete Rose should be in the Baseball Hall Fame.

He SHOULD, dammit!  If he could lead the phriggin' Phillies to the World Series, that alone should excuse anything else he did.

That gets him in heaven, at least, that's for sure! 

[mamacags]

Yunz are from Picksburgh if:


- You didn't have a spring break in high school.

- You walk carefully when it is "slippy" outside.

- You often go down to the "crick."

- You've told your children to "red up" their rooms.

- You can remember telling your little brother/sister to stop being so "nebby."

- You've gotten hurt by falling into a "jaggerbush."

- Your mother or grandmother has been seen wearing a "babushka" on her head.

- You've "warshed" the clothes.

- I ask you to hand me one of those "Gum-Bands" you actually know what I'm talking about.

- You know you can't drive too fast on the back roads, because of the deer.

- You know Beaver Valley, Turtle Creek, Moon, Mars, Slippery Rock, Greentree and New Castle are names of towns. (and you've been to most, if not all).

- A girl walks up to three of her girl friends and says, HEY YENZGUYS

- You hear "you guyses," and don't think twice. (Example..."you guyses house is nice")

- You know the three rivers by name and understand that "The Point" isn't just on a writing instrument.

- Someone refers to "The Mon" or "The Yough" and you know exactly what they're talking about.

- You remember the blizzard of 1994 (or 1976, or 1939, or...) and remember not being able to go outside because the snow was over your head and you would have suffocated.

- Someone starts the chant, "Here we go Still-ers!" and you join in in the proper cadence. Waving the appropriately colored towel.

- Bob Prince and "There's a bug on the rug." hold special meaning for you.

- You've either eaten a Farkleberry Tart or know someone who has.

- You drink pop, eat hoagies, love perogies and one of your favorite sandwiches actually has french fries ON it.

- By the way, dgyeat yet?

- You know what a "still mill" is.

- You expect temps in the winter to be record breaking cold, and temps in the summer to be record breaking hot.

- You know what Eat'N Park is and frequently ate breakfast there at 2:00 AM after the bar closed and made fun of people.

- You order "dippy eggs" in a restaurant and get exactly what you wanted.

- You spent your summers, or a school picnic, at Kennywood, Sand Castle, or Idlewild.

- You've been to the Braun's Bread Plant or Story Book Forest for a school field trip.

- "Chipped ham" was always in your refrigerator when you were growing up.

- You refuse to buy any condiments besides Heinz unless a Pittsburgh athlete's picture is on the side of the container.

- Franco, Roberto, and Mario don't need last names and you can recite their exploits by heart.

- Your last name has 8 or more letters in it (and you either have a 'Z,' 'U' or >> a 'ski' somewhere in there) and nobody can pronounce it. And oft times, even if your name has fewer letters, folks still can't pronounce it.

- Food at a wedding reception consists of rigatoni, stuffed cabbage, chicken and a cookie table.


I wonder how many of Yunz guys actually understood all dat? Some folks just don't get dem things....n at....

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