posted by
puszysty at 10:30am on 25/02/2005
but...I found online
You know you're from small town USA when...
You call a wrong number and they supply you with the correct one.
There's no place to go that you shouldn't.
A "Night on the Town" takes only 11 minutes.
You have to name six surrounding towns to explain to people where you're from.
You can name everyone you graduated with.
You know what 4-H is.
You were ever in the Homecoming parade. (i was in college though too...)
It was cool to date someone from the neighboring town.
You had senior skip day.
The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
The town next to you is considered "trashy" or "snooty" but is actually just like your town.
The people in the city dress funny, then you pick up on the trend a few years later.
Directions are given using "the" stop light as a reference
Your letter jacket was worn after your 19th birthday
Weekend excitement involves a trip to the grocery store.
Even the ugly people enter beauty contests.
You decide to walk somewhere for exercise and 5 people pull over and ask if you need a ride.
Your teachers call you by your older siblings names.
Your teachers remember when they taught your parents.
You can charge at all the local stores.
Everyone who played sports had to play on every type of team, or there wouldn't be enough people to have a team.
and You Know You're From Michigan When
Owning a Japanese car is a hanging offense in your hometown.
You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre.
You believe that "down south" means Toledo.
You bake with soda and drink pop.
You drive 75 on the highway and you pass on the right.
Your Little League baseball game was snowed out.
You know how to pronounce "Mackinac".
The word "thumb" has a geographical rather than an anatomical significance.
You expect Vernor's when you order ginger ale.
You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but that it isn't far from Hell.
At least one person in your family disowns you for the week of the Michigan/Michigan State football game.
You know what a millage is.
Traveling coast to coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.
Half the change in your pocket is Canadian, eh.
You show people where you grew up by pointing to a spot on your left hand.
You know what a "Yooper" is.
Your car rusts out before you need the brakes done
Half the people you know say they are from Detroit... yet you don't personally know anyone who actually lives in Detroit
"Up North" means north of Clare.
You know what a pastie is.
Snow tires come standard on all your cars.
You don't understand what the big deal about Chicago is.
Octopus and hockey go together as naturally as hot dogs and baseball.
You know more about chill factors and lake effect than you'd EVER like to know!
Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.
When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."
You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms.
You never watch the Weather Channel - you can just assume they're wrong.
All your shoes are called "tennis shoes", even though no one here plays tennis anyway.
Your major school field trip includes camping and cross-country skiing.
You can remember when your town finally got cable.
You know exactly where to go when the party is at "the lake".
You know you're from small town USA when...
You call a wrong number and they supply you with the correct one.
There's no place to go that you shouldn't.
A "Night on the Town" takes only 11 minutes.
You have to name six surrounding towns to explain to people where you're from.
You can name everyone you graduated with.
You know what 4-H is.
You were ever in the Homecoming parade. (i was in college though too...)
It was cool to date someone from the neighboring town.
You had senior skip day.
The whole school went to the same party after graduation.
The town next to you is considered "trashy" or "snooty" but is actually just like your town.
The people in the city dress funny, then you pick up on the trend a few years later.
Directions are given using "the" stop light as a reference
Your letter jacket was worn after your 19th birthday
Weekend excitement involves a trip to the grocery store.
Even the ugly people enter beauty contests.
You decide to walk somewhere for exercise and 5 people pull over and ask if you need a ride.
Your teachers call you by your older siblings names.
Your teachers remember when they taught your parents.
You can charge at all the local stores.
Everyone who played sports had to play on every type of team, or there wouldn't be enough people to have a team.
and You Know You're From Michigan When
Owning a Japanese car is a hanging offense in your hometown.
You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre.
You believe that "down south" means Toledo.
You bake with soda and drink pop.
You drive 75 on the highway and you pass on the right.
Your Little League baseball game was snowed out.
You know how to pronounce "Mackinac".
The word "thumb" has a geographical rather than an anatomical significance.
You expect Vernor's when you order ginger ale.
You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but that it isn't far from Hell.
At least one person in your family disowns you for the week of the Michigan/Michigan State football game.
You know what a millage is.
Traveling coast to coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.
Half the change in your pocket is Canadian, eh.
You show people where you grew up by pointing to a spot on your left hand.
You know what a "Yooper" is.
Your car rusts out before you need the brakes done
Half the people you know say they are from Detroit... yet you don't personally know anyone who actually lives in Detroit
"Up North" means north of Clare.
You know what a pastie is.
Snow tires come standard on all your cars.
You don't understand what the big deal about Chicago is.
Octopus and hockey go together as naturally as hot dogs and baseball.
You know more about chill factors and lake effect than you'd EVER like to know!
Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.
When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."
You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms.
You never watch the Weather Channel - you can just assume they're wrong.
All your shoes are called "tennis shoes", even though no one here plays tennis anyway.
Your major school field trip includes camping and cross-country skiing.
You can remember when your town finally got cable.
You know exactly where to go when the party is at "the lake".
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