You Know You're From _____ When.....

[MeganS]

Does anyone else love things like this? I found a site for them! http://www.blogthings.com/wherefrom.html

(the bolded ones apply to me. )


You Know You're From New Jersey When...

You've been seriously injured at Action Park. (does it count that I know OF action park?)

You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are from New York (usually The Bronx) or Texas. (duh....)

You don't think of citrus when people mention "The Oranges."

You know that it's called "Great Adventure," not "Six Flags."

You've ordered a hard roll with butter for breakfast.

You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.

You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 am.

Whenever you park, there's a Camaro within three spots of you.

You remember that the "Two Guys" were from Harrison.

You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.

At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and you know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from.

You know what a "jug handle" is.

You know that a WaWa is a convenience store. (One time I said "WaWa" out of state and someone this person was like, "what are you talking about?" haha)

You know that the state isn't all farmland.

You know that there are no "beaches" in new Jersey - there's "The Shore," and you know that the road to the shore is "The Parkway" not "The Garden State Highway."

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

Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs, and, you call it a "sub" not a "submarine sandwich" or worse yet, a "hoagy" or a "hero."

You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials.

You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.

You knew that the last question had to do with driving.

You know that "Acme" is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros creation. (there's one around the corner )

You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try ...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire (doesn't work, does it?). (it makes me feel special....)

You know how to translate this conversation: "Jeet yet?" "No, Jew?" ("Did you eat yet?" "No, Did you?" )

You only go to New York City for day trips, and you only call it "The City." (true....except I'd be perfectly happy with going there permenantly)

You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.

You consider a corned beef sandwich with lettuce and mayo a sacrilege.

In the 80's you wore your hair REALLY high.

You don't think "What exit" (do you live near?) is very funny. (it's kind of amusing...but only when people FROM Jersey say it ...)

You know that the real first "strip shopping center" in the country is Route 22.

You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters.

The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar. (I get into arguments about it all the time...GO GIANTS!)

You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls. (Brunswick Squar, Woodbridge, Menlo Park)

You can see the Manhattan skyline from some part of your town.

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

You've eaten a Boardwalk cheesesteak with vinegar fries.

You have a favorite Atlantic City casino.

You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.

Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.

You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits.

You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood.

You weren't raised in New Jersey -- you were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey. (I was raised in Central Jersey)

You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.

You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamberger's and Orbach's.

You also remember Palisades Amusement Park.

You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.

You've never pumped your own gas.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from New Jersey.

[RLC12345678]

LOVE IT!!!! Here are the ones that apply to me:

You know you're from Alabama when______

You have a party or a barbeque whenever Alabama plays Auburn in football. WAR EAGLE by the way

You go to Gulf Shores every summer.

You call the Atlanta Braves baseball team "us" like they're actually from Alabama.

You would much rather visit Florida than California. No offense California people...Florida is just closer

You don't "take", you "carry" or "tote"... as in "You want me to carry you down to the 7-11?"

A soft drink isn't soda, cola, or pop, it's Coke.

You call it a "buggy" and not a shopping cart.

You've said "fixin' to," "might could," or "usetacould" during the last week.

Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date. -- I ACTUALL did this!

You know the meaning of the phrase "Fobbed again."

You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Opelika, Bayou La Batre, and Oneonta.

The Talladega 500 is the biggest sporting event of any sort during the entire year.

You know exactly what chitlins and mountain oysters are, and you know someone who eats them anyway.

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

You aren't surprised to find rental movies, groceries, ammunition and bait all in the same store. -- It's called WAL-MART

You've missed a wedding or a funeral to go to a football game. -- That's why you have to plan them AROUND football games

Asian food is always "CHINESE" regardless of the fact that it may actually be Korean or Japanese or Thai

Ok, I just realized that ALL of these apply to me

[Katys mom]

Although I live in Oklahoma.. I was born and raised in Jersey. This is a blast form the past.


You Know You're From New Jersey When...

You've been seriously injured at Action Park. (does it count that I know OF action park?) Me too!

You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are from New York (usually The Bronx) or Texas. (duh....)
You don't think of citrus when people mention "The Oranges."

You know that it's called "Great Adventure," not "Six Flags."

You've ordered a hard roll with butter for breakfast.

You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.
You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 am.

Whenever you park, there's a Camaro within three spots of you. Past

You remember that the "Two Guys" were from Harrison.

You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.

At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and you know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from.

You know what a "jug handle" is.

You know that a WaWa is a convenience store. (One time I said "WaWa" out of state and someone this person was like, "what are you talking about?" haha)

You know that the state isn't all farmland.

You know that there are no "beaches" in new Jersey - there's "The Shore," and you know that the road to the shore is "The Parkway" not "The Garden State Highway."

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

Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs, and, you call it a "sub" not a "submarine sandwich" or worse yet, a "hoagy" or a "hero."

You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials.

You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.

You knew that the last question had to do with driving.

You know that "Acme" is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros creation.

You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try ...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire (doesn't work, does it?). (it makes me feel special....)

You know how to translate this conversation: "Jeet yet?" "No, Jew?" ("Did you eat yet?" "No, Did you?" )

You only go to New York City for day trips, and you only call it "The City." )

You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich. I miss them!

You consider a corned beef sandwich with lettuce and mayo a sacrilege.

In the 80's you wore your hair REALLY high.

You don't think "What exit" (do you live near?) is very funny. (it's kind of amusing...but only when people FROM Jersey say it ...)

You know that the real first "strip shopping center" in the country is Route 22.

You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters.

The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar. (I get into arguments about it all the time...GO GIANTS!)

You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls. (Brunswick Squar, Woodbridge, Menlo Park)

You can see the Manhattan skyline from some part of your town.

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

You've eaten a Boardwalk cheesesteak with vinegar fries. I still eat Vingar fries

You have a favorite Atlantic City casino.

You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.

Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.

You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits.

You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood.

You weren't raised in New Jersey -- you were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey. (I was raised in North Jersey)


You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.

You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamberger's and Orbach's.

You also remember Palisades Amusement Park.

You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.

You've never pumped your own gas. Not until I left NJ

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from New Jersey.

[J_is_my_initial]

Here's mine from TN:

You've never met any celebrities....other than Fred Thompson Never met him did meet Lee Greenwood from God Bless the USA song fame

"Vacation" means going to the family reunion. Yep

You know all 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Christmas. I agree

You laugh when people from anywhere north of TN tries to say or spell "y'all" Yep

It's "Mar-vull" not "Mary-ville" Yep

It's "Knox-vull" not "Knox-ville" Of course, I know who is not originally from here by how they say it

A tabogan is a hat, not a sled. yep

You butter your hot biscuit by cutting it open, putting a slab of butter inside and closing it back up again. Is there another way?

Every town in East Tennesse has a "strip" and they're not particularly safe to be in at night. Usually teenagers and cars

Pigeon Forge is not pronounced with a French accent. Ok

Gatlinburg does have an "L" in it and it should be pronounced. Yep

Sales tax is 9.5%. Even on food

You shop at Walmart for groceries, not at a grocery store. Just left there

You don't drive in Knoxville on game-day. EVER. AMEN!!

You or your friends chew. Yuck

You can't remember the last time you saw snow. true

You have a "piss on" sticker on your car window One of the few people who do not

You know when Elvis Presley Day is No, but drove by the gates of Graceland

Will pass on to dh!

[cindy0721]

lol.... this is a good one but they forgot YOU KNOW YOUR FROM TEXAS WHEN 90% OF YOUR SETENCES INCLUDE THE PHRASE,"HEY YA'LL" ...LOL
You Know You're From Texas When...

You see more Texan flags than American flags.

You know someone who ate the 72 oz steak and got it for free.

You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry, and your Cowboy Boots.

You can write a check at Dairy Queen for 2 Hungr-Busters and fries.

You prefer Whataburger to McDonalds.

You dress up to go shopping at the mall.

You've hung ornaments and tinsel on a tumbleweed and used it as a Christmas tree.

You're disappointed when a food doesn't come in spicy flavor.

You know from experience that rattlesnake meat tastes like chicken.

You can tell a rock from an armadillo at 300 yards.

You know what a 'Cowboy Cadillac' is.

You have both a dog and a brother-in-law named Bud

Your local grocery store sells cactus in the Fresh Produce department

You watch the movie Urban Cowboy and laugh at the phony Texan accents

You choose a brand of Mexican salsa with the same care that another might use to select a bottle of fine wine

You think that the 4 basic food groups are nachos, bar-b-que, fajitas, and Copenhagen.

You refer to the Dallas Cowboys as "God's favorite football team"

You know whether another Texan is from South, West, East, North, or Central Texas as soon as they open their mouth.

You don't consider people from Austin to be real Texans.

Your Pastor wears boots.

There is no such thing as a "secret" sin.

The Blue Book value on your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it.

[megan_kat22]

You're on your way to work one February morning and suddenly you're trapped in a traffic jam caused by a chuck wagon and fifty horses -- with riders -- and you look around to see that everybody in the cars around you is wearing a cowboy hat.

The "farm-to-market" roads have seven lanes.

If you want to be a snob about your grocery shopping, you can go to a Randall's Flagship, a Kroger Signature, a Rice Epicurean, or soon, an HEB Central Market to buy bread and milk (but you have to dress up!)

You have to turn on the air conditioning in January, two days after a low of 29 degrees.

You have a Roach Story: You opened your flatware drawer to find a roach the size of the Taco Bell chihuahua. He stood up and looked you in the eye. You closed the drawer, bought new flatware -- and stored it in the oven.

When you see your neighbor dancing around the front yard, you don't think he's won the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes; you know he just stepped in a fire ant bed.

The name "Bud Adams" makes people snarl, and "Bum Phillips" doesn't mean a bad screwdriver.

"Luv ya Blue" still makes you smile, even if you did run the Oilers out of town.

You know that the Astrodome will always be the Eighth Wonder of the World.

You come to work in short-sleeves and walk out at noon to find that a "blue-tailed norther" has blown through, and the temperature has dropped 40 degrees in a matter of minutes.

Your neighbor's Christmas yard decorations look like a re-creation of the gunfight at the OK Corral, complete with a ten-foot tree decorated with boots and cowboy hats, and a Santa Claus who looks a lot like Wyatt Earp.

You wander into a section of town where you can't read the street signs because they're written in Asian characters instead of English, but you don't care because you can get great prices on fake designer merchandise there.

You go to an art festival on Westheimer and you're almost run down by two cross-dressers on roller blades, holding hands.

The "Killer Bees" are not stinging insects.

You hear everything but English spoken when you go to the Galleria to window-shop.

You know that "Dad gummit" has nothing to do with your father's failure to practice good dental hygiene.

You think "Y'all" is perfectly good usage if you're referring to more than one person.

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.

Spring is not the season, Katy is not the lady, and 1960 is not the year.

Society matrons of "a certain age" still sport big hair, and faces that have gone east, west, and north rather than south.

You can leave your house, head out of town, and an hour later you still haven't left the city limits. (During rush hour, you haven't left your neighborhood.)

You've never seen I-45 in any condition other than under-construction -- and you've lived here for 20-30 years.

If the humidity is below 90 percent, it's a good hair day.

You know that "Clutch City" has nothing to do with automobile transmissions.

"The Dream" is not a fantasy.

The only real Mexican food is Tex-Mex.

A 747 with the Space Shuttle riding piggyback has actually flown low, right overhead, and nobody paid any attention to it.

You know that while saving you money, "Mattress Mac" has amassed more than the U.S. Treasury has.

You're happy to have beaten Los Angeles out of a football team, but you'd rather that they keep the title of "Smog Capital."

You see nothing unusual about an 80-something former sheriff's deputy who wears a white pompadour toupee and blue sunglasses, mispronounces names, allows televising of his frequent plastic surgeries, seems unnaturally obsessed with slime in the ice machine, and screams, "MAR-VIN ZIND-ler, EYE-witness news" into a television camera every night.


You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Houston.

[megan_kat22]

haha this one came off a myspace bulletin... it fits me more than ^^that one^^ lol

you know you're a TEXAN when...

* you can properly pronounce corsicana, palestine, decatur, wichita falls, san antonio, mexia, waco and amarillo.

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

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

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

*you think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

*you measure distance in minutes.

*little smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.

*you listen to weather forecast before picking an outfit.

*you know cowpies are not made of beef.

*someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

*you have known someone who has had a belt buckle bigger than your fist.

*you aren't suprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store.

*a mercedes benz is not a status symbol. a CHEVY 3500 4x4 is.

*you know everything goes better with ranch.

*you actually get all these jokes and are "fixin" to tell your friends.

*you go to the river/lake because you think it's like goin to the ocean.

*finally, you're 100% TEXAN if you've ever heard this conversation:

"wanna coke?"

"yeah."

"what kind?"

"Dr. Pepper."

[Yorkease]

OMG!! Too Funny!

[Kona]

You Know You're From Silicon Valley When...

Your combined household income is $140,000 and you can't afford shoes for the kids

You think anything slower than DSL is barbaric, but can't get it in your neighborhood

You know what DSL stands for

You and your spouse almost come to blows deciding to hit Peet's or Starbucks

You think that American food includes sushi, naan, pho, pesto and pad thai

You met your neighbors once

When asked about your commute you answer in time, not distance

Even though you work 80 hours per week on a computer, for relaxation you read your email and peruse eBay

You have worked at the same job for a year and people call you an 'old-timer'

The T-shirts you value most were for products that never made it to market

You can name four different programming languages and you are not a programmer

You remember the names of the three closest cheap sushi joints, the location of all the Fry's in the area and which companies your friends work for that are going public in the next year, but don't know the name of the mayor

Standing in line at Starbucks you wonder why the employees don't call a head hunter

You work 6 miles from your home and spend two hours a day commuting and $40 a week on gas

Winter is when your lawn grows too fast and summer is when it dies

The median price of a house is $500,000...for 1200 sq. ft. with no yard because it's a town house

You live on some of the richest farm land in the world but most of what you eat comes from South America on a boat

Your best friend lives across town but you hardly ever see each other because after your commute you're too pooped to spend another hour driving to their home

You have a master's degree in engineering but half the people in your department either didn't go to college or have history degrees, except if you have a master's from Stanford, in which case everyone in your department has a master's degree from Stanford

You cringe when you see people in suits at your office, wondering if someone in management will make you stop wearing bunny slippers

You plan your vacation so that you don't have to drive back from the airport in commute hours

You don't go to sporting events unless you are given tickets by your employer

You could sell your home and live like a king in 99% of the rest of the world, but don't because it would be difficult to move back.

You have at least three computers at home.

You own at least one domain on the Internet, probably several.

You think it's normal to see chip-design software or relational databases advertised on freeway billboards.

You know that California isn't just one big beach.

You know that not everyone in California surfs.

You know there's lots of skiing in California.

You know your rotating outage block number at home and at work, and listen for them whenever there are rolling blackouts.

If someone refers to "SunnytogaDeAnzavale Road", you laugh and know what they're talking about.

You take your out-of-town friends to see the techie gadgets at Fry's. But you don't let them buy anything.

You know how to recognize re-sealed returned electronics at Fry's.

You don't ask the staff any questions at Fry's. You know they hire idiots and pass the savings on to you.

You watch dot-com boomers go back to the states they came from, and the traffic gets better by the month. But you are home so you're not moving.

You own a Sport Utility Vehicle and have never taken it off-road. You wouldn't know what to do if you tried. Same with all your friends.

You don't know how to drive in snow. You're a road hazard when you visit the mountains.

You think the horn and middle finger are essential driving tools.

You think bicycles don't belong on the road.

You think any car ahead of you doesn't belong on the road.

Your out-of-state friends are impressed at how much money you make... until you tell them how much you pay for housing.

You know that a "fixer-upper" home could cost a half-million dollars.

You do a "California stop" at stop signs. And you think it's only Californians who call them that.

You aren't bothered much by earthquakes because you're ready for them. But the thought of tornadoes and hurricanes terrifies you.

You clearly remember where you were when the Loma Prieta quake hit.

You know several funny stories about swimming pools in the quake.

You can't recognize a thunderstorm without seeing lightning first.

You cringe when a Southern Californian refers to highways like "the 101". It's just "101". No "the".

You call low clouds "fog" even if they're hundreds of feet off the ground.

At least once you have gone to San Francisco for the day wearing shorts and a t-shirt because it was a warm clear day in San Jose. And you froze your little *@#!% off in the fog, drizzle and wind.

You say you're from Silicon Valley because no one knows where San Jose is.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Silicon Valley.

[KellyV]

LOL. I have a "You Know You're From Wisconsin When..." blog on my Myspace Page.

1.Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
2."Vacation" means going up nort' to Crivitz for the weekend.
3.You measure distance in hours.
4.You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
5.You often switch from 'heat' to 'AC' in the same day and back again!
6.Your whole family wears green and gold to church on Sunday.
7.You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching.
8.You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
9.You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
10.You think of major food groups and cheese, beer, fish, and venison.
11.You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
12.There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Fleet Farm at any given time.
13.You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
14.Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
15.You refer to the Packers as 'we'.
16.You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction.
17.You can identify an Illinois accent.
18.You have no problem spelling Milwaukee.
19.You consider Madison exotic.
20.You don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Pabst Blue ribbon.
21.Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a cow next to your blue spruce.
22.You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age.
23.Down South to you means Chicago.
24.A brat is something you eat.
25.Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new machine shed.
26.You go out for a fish fry every Friday.
27.You know how to polka.
28.Your 4th of July Family Picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
29.You have more miles on your snowblower than on your car.
30.You find '0' degrees "a little chilly".
31.You know what to do with a Blatz....
32.You actually understand these jokes and you forward them to all your Wisconsin friends and relatives.


Sad thing is, there's only one or two of these that don't apply to me... It goes on, but I'll spare you from the uber long post!

BTW... Anyone know where the nearest Bubbler is?

[Zeus' Mom]

You Know You're From North Carolina When...
You've gotten used to the smell of cow manure on a car trip to Raleigh.

Saying "y'all" isn't just a cute expression; it actually means something.

There are big labrador retrievers in the back of every truck.

You give directions using KFC and Waffle House as landmarks.

You still see Dale Earndheart tributes on cars.

You can't imagine life without Bojangles' sweet tea

Your annual church fundraiser always deals with bbq and potato salad

You have a sunburn from May to October

Your 'heavy winter clothing' consists of some turtleneck sweaters, a fuzzy jacket, and your daddy's boots

Your family has fried chicken once a week

You can tell the difference between cotton fields and tobacco fields while driving

One of your neighbors has a confederate flag hanging on their front porch

Those "damn yankees" are taking over your school/church/workplace/neighborhood...

You've been "properly raised", and yankees love it when they hear you say "ma'am" and "sir"

You get your carbs from biscuits, rolls, pancakes, and grits

You know the difference between a "redneck" and a "hick".

You own at least one surf shop or seafood restaurant shirts.

No matter what those people in ohio say, we are still "first in flight"

The Coca-Cola 600 is as big as the Super Bowl

You prefer Chick-fil-a to KFC

You know pastry is a chicken stew, not a dessert item.

Every time you visit someone you?re offered something to eat and a glass of tea.

Your granddaddy always wore overalls and your grandma always wore an apron.

In summer you have home-grown tomatoes with every meal.

When it rains and the creek rises, everyone gathers to see how high it rose.

You know that "chunk" the ball means to throw it.

You've had a burger "all the way" - chili and slaw on it.

You can recognize a copperhead and your heart drops when you see one.

You have at least one relative that raises collards.

Your folks have taken trips to the mountains to look at leaves.

Your school classes were cancelled because of a hurricane.

You know Krispy Kreme makes the best doughnut.

You have an opinion about UNC. You went there and loved it, or you hate everyone who did.

You know the best BBQ is found in Lexington

You would rather eat at Bojangles's than McDonald's

You have actually uttered the phrase "It's too hot to go to the pool"

You faithfully drink Pepsi or Mt. Dew everyday of your life.

You have your own secret bbq sauce.

You or your neighbors have more hunting dogs than you have family members.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from North Carolina.

[Kelz]

Okay...here's mine!

You know your from oklahoma when....

You say ya'll ... many times a day.

Bedlam is a BIG deal. OU vs. OSU

You can tell when it's tornado weather.

When you drive through a neighborhood anyone out walking will smile and wave at you. This is my neighborhood

You've worn flip flops in the winter I wear them year round

You have stopped to let a family of deer cross the road. They will total your car!

You thought the twister ride at Universal Studios wasn't windy enough.

You know who your neighbors are, how many children they have, and when one of them gets married or graduates.

There are at least 2 to 3 Sonics, McDonalds, and Little Ceasars in your town

You've been off roading - many times

You or someone you know was born, raised and still lives in the same town.

You know that Miami, Oklahoma and Miami, Florida are pronounced two different ways. It's pronouced Mi-am-uh

You plan events around football games.

You are a Cowboy or Sooners fan. Boomer Sooner!

You learned how to do country and western dances at school. sadly enough

A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel. haha ohhhhh yeah!

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

You can remember the name of the last state legislator to introduce a bill involving castration, and he didn't mean farm animals.

You know exactly what calf fries are, and eat them anyway. i don't

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

It doesn't bother you to use an airport named for a man who died in an airplane crash.

You have owned at least one belt buckle bigger than your fist.

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. This occurs daily..

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

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

It doesn't seem peculiar if your sweetie says "I'm going in to town for something" even though you live in town. My boyfriend's parents say that.

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

Your quarterback is hurt and it is the top story on the six o'clock news.

You keep track of the grain and hog futures on the radio.

You don't buy all your vegetables at the grocery store.

You go to the State Fair for your only vacation.

You get up at 5:30 A.M. and go to the coffee shop, where the waitress never asks what you would like. She already knows. i'm not up that early..but they do know what you want!

You are on a first name basis with the county sheriff.

You know what the "Sea of Red and White" is.

You think that using the elevator involves a corn truck.

You can drive 80 mph on a two-lane dirt road with one hand, but driving 45 mph on a four-lane expressway in a city scares you to death.

You use manure on your grass instead of Weed and Feed.

Your nearest neighbor is in the next zip code.

You know the difference between fee corn and sweet corn... while it's still on the stalk.

You wear cowboy boots to church.

You know that everything goes better with Ranch.

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

"You wanna Coke?" "Yeah." "What kind?" "Dr. Pepper."

You know what "Orange Power" and "Crimson & Cream" means. Orange Power = OSU Crimson & Cream = OU

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Oklahoma.

[simonandhallie]

These are too funny and oh so true



"Vacation" means driving to Chitna to dip net

You measure distance in hours. (yep 6hours from Fairbanks to Anchorage)

Down south to you means Anchorage.

You know several people who have hit a moose. (I know a lot)

Your school classes aren't cancelled because of cold.

Your school classes were cancelled because of ice.

You think of the major four food groups as moose, caribou, beer, and squaw candy. (ABSOLUTELY)

You think that moose season is a national holiday.

You know what a real sockeye is, and have a recipe for candy ones.

You can spell words like Chatanika, Ninilchik, and Tuntutuliak.

You've had cabin fever.

You own moose nugget ear rings.

Mosquito dope is a part of your daily attire.

You think the song Breaking Up is Hard to Do is about spring time.

Travel luggage consists of ice coolers (or fish boxes) wrapped with duct tape.

A seven course meal is a sixpack and a can of SPAM.

When you answer the phone and it's a wrong number, but you know the number of the person they were trying to call off the top of your head.

You have bigger tires on your plane than on your car.


Your relatives/friends think you live too far away for them to come visit you, but keep asking you to come see them more often.

October is the month of your highest income.

The reason you don't own a poodle is because an eagle ate the last one.

Kids catch the bus in the dark and get off it in the dark.

You know why they named it Chicken, Alaska.

You know that road flares will start a nice bon fire.

You take the door off the outhouse to see the aurora.

Your idea of taking a load off is emptying the firewood out of the back of the truck.

You know a tail-dragger is an airplane, not a bad day at the office.

You know that a Spenard Divorce involves a .357 magnum, not a lawyer.

You like your neighbors.

You know at least one pot grower.

You put up with the pain of a toothache until the Permanent Fund Dividend checks come out in October.

You know going "outside" involves a whole lot more than opening a door and walking into the yard.

You know Bunny Boots aren't worn by bunnies or made out of bunnies.

You know the meaning of the word "baleen" and it has nothing to do with making hay into large cubes.

You take off your shirt and your arms are as pale as your legs all the way to your wrists.

You don't know anyone who doesn't own a 4-wheeler.

You've washed your car while there was still snow on the ground.

You know a honey bucket is really a bucket, but it's not really full of honey.

You know that the Rat Net is not a rodent catching device.

You learned to swim indoors.

Your bedroom windows are covered in aluminum foil.

Your monthly veterinarian bill is more than your own medical bill.

You know a "white out" has to do with winter conditions not correcting fluid for typos.

You think it's normal for a town to put all the businesses on one side of the road.

Your local golf course has "happy hour" between 1:00 and 2:00 am

The seat in your outhouse is lined with styrofoam so your butt won't freeze to it when you have to sit down for a certain amount of time.

You've had to set your alarm every three hours to go start you car and let it run for 20 minutes so hopefully it will start in the morning so you can go to work.

Instead of plugging in your freezer, you've just move it to the front porch!

You open your freezer to take out something for dinner, and are faced with many choices, Pink Salmon, Silver Salmon, Red Salmon, King Salmon, Smoked Salmon, or Halibut!

You can play road hockey on skates.

You see signs saying Do or do NOT _____ but you never see any law enforcement people.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Alaska.

[kalina82]

These are fun

You Know You're From New Jersey When...

You've been seriously injured at Action Park.

You know that the only people who call it "Joisey" are from New York (usually The Bronx) or Texas. (duh....)

You don't think of citrus when people mention "The Oranges."

You know that it's called "Great Adventure," not "Six Flags."

You've ordered a hard roll with butter for breakfast.

You've known the way to Seaside Heights since you were seven.

You've eaten at a diner, when you were stoned or drunk, at 3 am.

Whenever you park, there's a Camaro within three spots of you.

You remember that the "Two Guys" were from Harrison.

You know that the state isn't one big oil refinery.

At least three people in your family still love Bruce Springsteen, and you know what town Jon Bon Jovi is from.

You know what a "jug handle" is.
You know that a WaWa is a convenience store.

You know that the state isn't all farmland.

You know that there are no "beaches" in new Jersey - there's "The Shore," and you know that the road to the shore is "The Parkway" not "The Garden State Highway."

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

Even your school cafeteria made good Italian subs, and, you call it a "sub" not a "submarine sandwich" or worse yet, a "hoagy" or a "hero."

You remember the song from the Palisades Park commercials.

You know how to properly negotiate a Circle.

You knew that the last question had to do with driving.


You know that "Acme" is an actual store, not just a Warner Bros creation.

You know that this is the only "New..." state that doesn't require "New" to identify it (like, try ...Mexico, ...York, ...Hampshire (doesn't work, does it?).

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

You only go to New York City for day trips, and you only call it "The City."

You know that a "White Castle" is the name of BOTH a fast food chain AND a fast food sandwich.

You consider a corned beef sandwich with lettuce and mayo a sacrilege.

In the 80's you wore your hair REALLY high.

You don't think "What exit" (do you live near?) is very funny.

You know that the real first "strip shopping center" in the country is Route 22.

You know that no respectable New Jerseyan goes to Princeton - that's for out-of-staters.

The Jets-Giants game has started fights at your school or local bar.

You live within 20 minutes of at least three different malls.

You can see the Manhattan skyline from some part of your town.

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

You've eaten a Boardwalk cheesesteak with vinegar fries.

You have a favorite Atlantic City casino.

You refer to all highways and interstates by their numbers.

Every year you have at least one kid in your class named Tony.

You know the location of every clip shown in the Sopranos opening credits.

You know that people from North Jersey go to Seaside Heights, and people from Central Jersey go to Belmar and people from South Jersey go to Wildwood.

You weren't raised in New Jersey -- you were raised in either North Jersey, Central Jersey or South Jersey.

You don't consider Newark or Camden to actually be part of the state.

You remember the stores Korvette's, Two Guys, Rickel's, Channel, Bamberger's and Orbach's.

You also remember Palisades Amusement Park.

You start planning for Memorial Day weekend in February.

You've never pumped your own gas.

[princess_sara]

The ontario one was mostly about northern ontario, so I picked this instead, it made me laugh because everything is so true

SIGNS THAT YOU MAY BE CANADIAN
- You stand in "line-ups" at the movie, not lines.
- You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk"
- You understand the phrase, "Could you please pass me a serviette, I just spilled my poutine"
-You eat chocolate bars instead of candy bars.
- You drink pop, not soda.
-You know that a mickey and 2-4's mean "Party at the camp, eh!!"
-You can drink legally while still a teen. (yaaaaaaa!)
-You talk about the weather with strangers and friends alike.
-You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.
-Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.
-You drive on a highway, not a freeway.
-You know what a Robertson screwdriver is.
-You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.
-Canadian Tire on any Saturday is busier than the toy stores at Christmas.
-You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".
-You know that Mounties "don't always look like that".
-You know that the Friendly Giant isn't a vegetable product line.
-You are excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada. (lol this one made me laugh because i do it all the time)
-You can do all the hand actions to Sharon, Lois and Bram's "Skin-a-ma-rinky-dinky-doo"
-You were mad when "The Beachcombers" were taken off the air.
-You know what a toque is.
-You know Toronto is not a province.
-You never miss "Coach's Corner".
-You know all the words to "If I Had a Million Dollars"
-You know who Ernie Coombs is.
-You have memorized the Heritage Foundation's Heritage Moments, including your favourites, "I smell burnt toast, Doctor" (this is the funniest thing ever because it is soo true)
-You spend sleepless nights wondering if Peter Mansbridge and Wendy Mesley will ever find the blissful love they once knew. This doesn't work because Peter Mansbridge is married to Cynthia Dale-the actress off that stupid Niagra Falls detective show
-You wonder why there isn't a 5-dollar coin yet, because you can really use more change. The new coin should have a picture of a musk-ox on it and be the size of a hamburger patty and have fifteen different kinds of metals in it. (ohh the sarcasm)
-You know Ashley MacIssac isn't Celtic enough.
-Your backpack has only one Canadian flag sew-on.
-You have been on Speaker's Corner.
-You use a red pen on your non-Canadian textbooks and fill in the missing 'u's from labor, honor, and color.
-You remember "Jodie" from "Today's Special" and wonder why she reads news on CBC.
-You know that a "Premier" isn't a baby born a few weeks early.
-You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
-The local paper covers national news on 2 pages, but requires 6 pages for hockey.
-You know 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, almost Winter and Construction.
-You understand the Labatt Blue commercials.
-You perk up when you hear the theme from "Hockey Night in Canada"
- You know who Tim Horton is
-Zed" is the 26th letter of the alphebet