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emchyor maybe i just miss my homestate - though i think i miss it more in theory than reality
here is one of those silly you know you're from xyz when lists - i have added some commentary though
here is one of those silly you know you're from xyz when lists - i have added some commentary though
Subject I love Michigan...
Body:
If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in Michigan. - yes i have done this - ICE FISHING IS FUN!!!
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Michigan. - isn't this silly? cold people like ice cream too... i was always sad about this...
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year, you might live in Michigan. - um - yea - layers - yup
If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there, you might live in Michigan. - i still do this - in SF it only flies at places like rainbow - however outside of sf proper i find that other people do this too!
If you have worn shorts and a coat at the same time, you might live in Michigan. - ok it's bad fashion but yes i have been there too
If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in Michigan. - yup
If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Michigan. - well... but... they were interesting
Part 2 - You know you're a true MICHIGANIAN/MICHIGANDER when
1. "Vacation" means going up north on I-75. - OMIGOD this one made me spit out my coffee i laughed so hard... yes yes and yes
2. You measure distance in hours.
-i don't understand why other people don't do this... miles don't matter as much as time... i still divide the miles into hours on every road trip
3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
know them? AM them... at last count i have hit three... or was it four deer...
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
-duh!
5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
-well how else do you get to where you're going. the caveat here - michigan has FLAT roads. this behavior does not work in California places like Tahoe... NOT AT ALL. there you need the chains.
6. You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including weddings). - ok my people didn't go this far
7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
-of course. why would you lock the doors.
8. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
yep.
9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
yep - i have a great pic of one of these from when i was like 8 and painted my face orangey yellow to be an alien
10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
this is true - much smoother ride, until you're in the ditch
11. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction.
ok - this is cynical... almost winter really does count as fall...
12. You can identify a southern or eastern accent.
of course
13. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.
-scary
14. You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age.
-this one is so wrong. everyone knows the drinking age because you can ignore it when you go to canada
15. Down South to you means Ohio.
again - coffee spitting moment
16. A brat is something you eat.
yep
17. Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole barn.
my parents did this last time we went home to visit
18. You go out to fish fry every Friday.
of course
19. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
EXAGGERATION
20. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
lucky rich people = we just shovelled
21. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."
i have actually said that
22. You drink pop and bake with soda.
yup
23. Your doctor tells you to drink Vernors and you know it's not medicine.
I LOVE VERNORS
24. You can actually drink Vernors without coughing
I LOVE VERNORS
25. You know what a Yooper is.
oh c'mon that's too easy
26. You think owning a Honda is Un-American.
i have heard of this - but i don't agree with it
27. You know that UP is a place, not a direction.
duh
28. You know it's possible to live in a thumb.
of course
29. You understand that when visiting Detroit, the best thing to wear is a Kevlar vest.
again i call bullshit on this one...
30. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Michigan friends
Body:
If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by, you might live in Michigan. - yes i have done this - ICE FISHING IS FUN!!!
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Michigan. - isn't this silly? cold people like ice cream too... i was always sad about this...
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year, you might live in Michigan. - um - yea - layers - yup
If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there, you might live in Michigan. - i still do this - in SF it only flies at places like rainbow - however outside of sf proper i find that other people do this too!
If you have worn shorts and a coat at the same time, you might live in Michigan. - ok it's bad fashion but yes i have been there too
If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in Michigan. - yup
If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Michigan. - well... but... they were interesting
Part 2 - You know you're a true MICHIGANIAN/MICHIGANDER when
1. "Vacation" means going up north on I-75. - OMIGOD this one made me spit out my coffee i laughed so hard... yes yes and yes
2. You measure distance in hours.
-i don't understand why other people don't do this... miles don't matter as much as time... i still divide the miles into hours on every road trip
3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once.
know them? AM them... at last count i have hit three... or was it four deer...
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
-duh!
5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
-well how else do you get to where you're going. the caveat here - michigan has FLAT roads. this behavior does not work in California places like Tahoe... NOT AT ALL. there you need the chains.
6. You see people wearing camouflage at social events (including weddings). - ok my people didn't go this far
7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
-of course. why would you lock the doors.
8. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them.
yep.
9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
yep - i have a great pic of one of these from when i was like 8 and painted my face orangey yellow to be an alien
10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
this is true - much smoother ride, until you're in the ditch
11. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction.
ok - this is cynical... almost winter really does count as fall...
12. You can identify a southern or eastern accent.
of course
13. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.
-scary
14. You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age.
-this one is so wrong. everyone knows the drinking age because you can ignore it when you go to canada
15. Down South to you means Ohio.
again - coffee spitting moment
16. A brat is something you eat.
yep
17. Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole barn.
my parents did this last time we went home to visit
18. You go out to fish fry every Friday.
of course
19. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to frost.
EXAGGERATION
20. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car.
lucky rich people = we just shovelled
21. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."
i have actually said that
22. You drink pop and bake with soda.
yup
23. Your doctor tells you to drink Vernors and you know it's not medicine.
I LOVE VERNORS
24. You can actually drink Vernors without coughing
I LOVE VERNORS
25. You know what a Yooper is.
oh c'mon that's too easy
26. You think owning a Honda is Un-American.
i have heard of this - but i don't agree with it
27. You know that UP is a place, not a direction.
duh
28. You know it's possible to live in a thumb.
of course
29. You understand that when visiting Detroit, the best thing to wear is a Kevlar vest.
again i call bullshit on this one...
30. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Michigan friends
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Date: 2006-10-14 01:58 am (UTC)