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meimichan1. Go to Google (or Yahoo) and type, "You know you're from (your state) when...."
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold or italicize the items that apply to you.
Now I lived in 4 regions of Michigan over 20 years, so I think I can give a decent sample here. =P
You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
Your definition of a small town is one that doesn’t have a lake.
Violence is common amongst family members during any Michigan/Michigan State game.
Snow tires came standard on all your cars.
At least 50% of your relatives work for the auto industry.
You have been frostbitten and sunburned in the same week.
You can identify an Ohio accent.
You learned to pilot a boat before the training wheels came off your bike.
You think alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
"Down South" to you means Toledo. (I grew up too close to Detroit, so no. Now Findlay on the other hand...) =P
You have any idea who Bob Ufer is.
Octopus and hockey go together as logically as hot dogs and baseball. =D
The "Big Three" can mean either Ford, Chrysler and GM or Dominos, Little Caesars, and Hungry Howie's. It's the first set btw. Who added in the pizza chains?
You have no problem spelling Mackinac Island. I also have no problem laughing at anyone who pronounces it how it's spelled. ^_^
Your baseball game has ever been snowed out.
The trees in your backyard have spigots.
You know what a pastie is. I made them not too long ago. They were delicious.
Your favorite hockey team's mascot is an octopus.
You have a favorite hockey team. LETS GO RED WINGS! =D
"Vacation" means going to cedar point! This is the only purpose for the state of Ohio existing if you're from Michigan. =P
You measure distance in minutes. Or hours.
You know several people who have hit a deer. I know people who have hit multiple deer! I'm RELATED to people who have hit multiple deer!
Your school classes are cancelled because of snow. Maybe once a year. An ice storm was much better at shutting the schools down than snow.
You've had to switch from "heat" to "AC" in the same day.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You know more about chill factors and lake effect than you'd EVER like to know! Oh god yes I do. O.o
You design Halloween costumes to fit over snowsuits. My first five Halloweens I was trick-or-treating in snow.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are all filled with snow! For an eerily accurate portrayal of Michigan roads...go here. It's funny because it's true!
You think deer season is a national holiday! I personally don't, but it was a day off school/work for many MANY towns.
You know which leaves make good toilet paper. Don't wipe your ass with the poison ivy. =P
You know all four seasons: winter, almost winter, hotter than hell, and construction.
At least 1 member of your family disowns you the week of the Michigan/Michigan State game. Mostly MSU fans in my family, myself included, but there's that one sis in law...
Half the change in your pocket is Canadian.....eh!
Your idea of a 7-course meal is a six-pack and a bucket of smelt.
You drive 86 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
Your idea of a traffic jam is 20 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel. Not so much in metro Detroit but anywhere else...YES.
You know how to spell, play (and pronounce) Euchre. I know 2, 3, and 4-player versions. I can kick your ass at this game while plastered. Drunk Euchre is lots of fun. =)
You know how to pronounce "Mackinac".
You end your sentences with a preposition; example: "Where's my coat at?" Yes. Yes I do. =P
You bake with SODA and drink a POP. If you come to MI and tell us all about how we're wrong, you will in fact get your ass beat. I'm looking right at you, people in state I now live in who went to college in my home state!
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
You think of the 4 major food groups as beef, pork, BBQ sauce, and beer.
Your favorite holidays are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the opening of Deer Season.
You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are. *giggles evilly*
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. Seriously, what's with this state's propensity for lazy-assing your way through a snowstorm? Shovels and Yooper Scoopers.
You attend a formal event in your best clothing, finest jewelry, and snowmobile boots. I'll change my shoes once I'm inside.
The municipality buys a zamboni before a bus.
The word "thumb" has geographical, rather than anatomical significance.
You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but isn't that far from Hell. I used to live in Kalamazoo. Detroit's actually closer to Hell than K-zoo.
Your year has 2 seasons: Winter and Construction. Got some repeats...
Home Depot on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas.
Owning a Japanese car is a hangin' offense in your town. Putting an OSU bumper sticker on your car will get the job done quicker.
You point to a spot on your hand to tell people where you are from. Well how else are you gonna know what small no-name town your new college classmates are from? =P
Coast-to-coast means Port Huron to Muskegon. But not Escanaba to Marquette? =P
You are not fazed by a road signs saying "Snowmobile Crossing", "Deer Crossing", or "Cow Crossing" (WARNING: THESE SIGNS MAY BE ONE AFTER ANOTHER).
You go "up north" for weekends.
"Submarine" is a sandwich. "Big Mac" is a bridge. Yeah, a bridge that McDonald's named a burger after...
2. Cut and paste the list.
3. Bold or italicize the items that apply to you.
Now I lived in 4 regions of Michigan over 20 years, so I think I can give a decent sample here. =P
You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
Your definition of a small town is one that doesn’t have a lake.
Violence is common amongst family members during any Michigan/Michigan State game.
Snow tires came standard on all your cars.
At least 50% of your relatives work for the auto industry.
You have been frostbitten and sunburned in the same week.
You can identify an Ohio accent.
You learned to pilot a boat before the training wheels came off your bike.
You think alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
"Down South" to you means Toledo. (I grew up too close to Detroit, so no. Now Findlay on the other hand...) =P
You have any idea who Bob Ufer is.
Octopus and hockey go together as logically as hot dogs and baseball. =D
The "Big Three" can mean either Ford, Chrysler and GM or Dominos, Little Caesars, and Hungry Howie's. It's the first set btw. Who added in the pizza chains?
You have no problem spelling Mackinac Island. I also have no problem laughing at anyone who pronounces it how it's spelled. ^_^
Your baseball game has ever been snowed out.
The trees in your backyard have spigots.
You know what a pastie is. I made them not too long ago. They were delicious.
Your favorite hockey team's mascot is an octopus.
You have a favorite hockey team. LETS GO RED WINGS! =D
"Vacation" means going to cedar point! This is the only purpose for the state of Ohio existing if you're from Michigan. =P
You measure distance in minutes. Or hours.
You know several people who have hit a deer. I know people who have hit multiple deer! I'm RELATED to people who have hit multiple deer!
Your school classes are cancelled because of snow. Maybe once a year. An ice storm was much better at shutting the schools down than snow.
You've had to switch from "heat" to "AC" in the same day.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You know more about chill factors and lake effect than you'd EVER like to know! Oh god yes I do. O.o
You design Halloween costumes to fit over snowsuits. My first five Halloweens I was trick-or-treating in snow.
Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are all filled with snow! For an eerily accurate portrayal of Michigan roads...go here. It's funny because it's true!
You think deer season is a national holiday! I personally don't, but it was a day off school/work for many MANY towns.
You know which leaves make good toilet paper. Don't wipe your ass with the poison ivy. =P
You know all four seasons: winter, almost winter, hotter than hell, and construction.
At least 1 member of your family disowns you the week of the Michigan/Michigan State game. Mostly MSU fans in my family, myself included, but there's that one sis in law...
Half the change in your pocket is Canadian.....eh!
Your idea of a 7-course meal is a six-pack and a bucket of smelt.
You drive 86 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
Your idea of a traffic jam is 20 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel. Not so much in metro Detroit but anywhere else...YES.
You know how to spell, play (and pronounce) Euchre. I know 2, 3, and 4-player versions. I can kick your ass at this game while plastered. Drunk Euchre is lots of fun. =)
You know how to pronounce "Mackinac".
You end your sentences with a preposition; example: "Where's my coat at?" Yes. Yes I do. =P
You bake with SODA and drink a POP. If you come to MI and tell us all about how we're wrong, you will in fact get your ass beat. I'm looking right at you, people in state I now live in who went to college in my home state!
All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
You think of the 4 major food groups as beef, pork, BBQ sauce, and beer.
Your favorite holidays are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the opening of Deer Season.
You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
You know what "cow tipping" and "snipe hunting" are. *giggles evilly*
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. Seriously, what's with this state's propensity for lazy-assing your way through a snowstorm? Shovels and Yooper Scoopers.
You attend a formal event in your best clothing, finest jewelry, and snowmobile boots. I'll change my shoes once I'm inside.
The municipality buys a zamboni before a bus.
The word "thumb" has geographical, rather than anatomical significance.
You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but isn't that far from Hell. I used to live in Kalamazoo. Detroit's actually closer to Hell than K-zoo.
Your year has 2 seasons: Winter and Construction. Got some repeats...
Home Depot on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas.
Owning a Japanese car is a hangin' offense in your town. Putting an OSU bumper sticker on your car will get the job done quicker.
You point to a spot on your hand to tell people where you are from. Well how else are you gonna know what small no-name town your new college classmates are from? =P
Coast-to-coast means Port Huron to Muskegon. But not Escanaba to Marquette? =P
You are not fazed by a road signs saying "Snowmobile Crossing", "Deer Crossing", or "Cow Crossing" (WARNING: THESE SIGNS MAY BE ONE AFTER ANOTHER).
You go "up north" for weekends.
"Submarine" is a sandwich. "Big Mac" is a bridge. Yeah, a bridge that McDonald's named a burger after...
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Addressing things:
Date: 2010-07-24 02:01 am (UTC)"Vacation" means going to cedar point! This is the only purpose for the state of Ohio existing if you're from Michigan. =P My friend and I say this constantly. Constantly. Our bashing of Ohio never ceases.
You measure distance in minutes. Or hours. Okay, I literally don't understand how people don't do this. A town north of me is 12 miles away but it takes me at least half an hour to get there, whereas Canada is 40 miles from me and it takes at most an hour. So measuring something by distance is completely useless. When people ask you far it is, they don't actually care how far it is, they want to know how long it takes to get there, which varies depending on roads/population, so why bother with mileage?
You think deer season is a national holiday! I personally don't, but it was a day off school/work for many MANY towns. My dad works for GM, his whole plant gets this day off work.
You know how to spell, play (and pronounce) Euchre. I know 2, 3, and 4-player versions. I can kick your ass at this game while plastered.OOOOH teach me the two and three player versions!
You bake with SODA and drink a POP. If you come to MI and tell us all about how we're wrong, you will in fact get your ass beat. I'm looking right at you, people in state I now live in who went to college in my home state!
Your school classes are cancelled because of snow. Maybe once a year. An ice storm was much better at shutting the schools down than snow. ikr! Try "every state south of Ohio has their classes cancelled because of a snowflake sighting." Michigan's like, "suck it up, bitch, it's only ten inches."
You carry jumper cables in your car. ...Do people not? What do they do if their battery dies? Sounds like everyone else's fail and not Michigan's quirk to me.
Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout. Of course it is. It's physical labor shoveling snow, even a little bit.
You point to a spot on your hand to tell people where you are from. Well how else are you gonna know what small no-name town your new college classmates are from? =P I know! This pisses me off. People outside of Michigan always get on our case for doing this and it's like, look douche, if I say I'm from Commerce are you going to have any clue what I'm talking about? And if I say Detroit, do you even know what part of the state that's located in? Well look, I happen to have a map WITH ME, why not just show you and end the conversation.
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Date: 2010-07-24 07:58 am (UTC)I made them last month or the month before...they were very tasty.
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