Hee hee, this is funny.
Received this in an email today and thought it was funny. Also I thought it was painfully true. ;) What's even scarier is that about 90% of these apply directly to me! Must be a true Missourian! Lol. I had to add a few comments of my own, however (in bold), so that you know I'm not TOO far gone... ;)
Growing up in Missouri
1. You've never met any celebrities. Well, not in Missouri, no. I had to travel to other states to meet them. :P
2. Everyone you know has been on a "Float Trip"
3. "Vacation" means driving to Silver Dollar City, Worlds of Fun or Six Flags.
4. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years AFTER they were popular. I don't think I've ever seen all the biggest bands, period.
5. You measure distance in minutes rather than miles. For example, "Well, Webb City's only 20 minutes away."
6. Down south to you means Arkansas.
7. The phrase "I'm going to the Lake this weekend" only means one thing.
8. You know several people who have hit a deer. Most definitely.
9. You think Missouri is spelled with an "ah" at the end. Most definitely not!
10. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
11. You know what "Party Cove" is.
12. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
13. You instinctively ask someone you've just met, "What High School did you go to?"
14. You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
15. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better." Don't have a truck...
16. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
17. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.
18. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of day. Okay this one I have to admit I've never seen....
19. You know in your heart that Mizzou can beat Nebraska in football.
20. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition.
Example: "Where's my coat at?" *Ahem* I probably do that...
21. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, or grain.
22. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.
23. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and
Jell-O salad with marshmallows. No beer, thank you. But the rest sounds fine. :)
24. You carry jumper cables in your car and know that everyone else should. *blinks* Everyone doesn't have jumper cables in their car!??! You'd be surprised how many times I've had to use them...
25. You went to skating parties as a kid.
26. You only own three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
27. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
28. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie. Erm... tube socks??
29. The local paper covers national and international headlines on
one page, but requires six pages for sports.
30. You think I-44 is spelled and pronounced farty-far." (St. Louis only.)
31. You'll pay for your kids to go to college unless they want to go to KU.
32. You think that "deer season" is a National Holiday.
33. You know that Concordia is halfway between Kansas City and Columbia, and Columbia is halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City, and the Warrenton Outlet Mall is halfway
between Columbia and St. Louis.
34. You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the middle of the summer during a thunderstorm. What's wrong with that!?! Storms are awesome!!! ... Long as they aren't tornado storms...
35. You know which leaves make good toilet paper. Okay, does no one else think that just might be a good skill to have? You know, in case you're ever in that situation.... ;)
36. You've said, "it's not the heat, it's the humidity."
37. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Football.
38. You know if another Missourian is from the Boot-heel, Ozarks, Eastern, Middle or Western Missouri soon as they open their mouth.
39. You know that Harry S Truman, Walt Disney and Mark Twain are all from Missouri.
40. You failed World Geography in school because you
thought Cuba, Versailles, California, Nevada, Houston, Cabool, Louisiana, Springfield, and Mexico were cities in Missouri. (And they are!)
41. You think a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor. DAMN that's soooooo annoying!
42. You know what "HOME OF THE THROWED ROLL" means. HELL YES!
43. You actually get this and forward it to all your Missouri friends.
*whistles innocently*
Growing up in Missouri
1. You've never met any celebrities. Well, not in Missouri, no. I had to travel to other states to meet them. :P
2. Everyone you know has been on a "Float Trip"
3. "Vacation" means driving to Silver Dollar City, Worlds of Fun or Six Flags.
4. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years AFTER they were popular. I don't think I've ever seen all the biggest bands, period.
5. You measure distance in minutes rather than miles. For example, "Well, Webb City's only 20 minutes away."
6. Down south to you means Arkansas.
7. The phrase "I'm going to the Lake this weekend" only means one thing.
8. You know several people who have hit a deer. Most definitely.
9. You think Missouri is spelled with an "ah" at the end. Most definitely not!
10. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
11. You know what "Party Cove" is.
12. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.
13. You instinctively ask someone you've just met, "What High School did you go to?"
14. You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
15. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better." Don't have a truck...
16. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
17. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals.
18. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it, no matter what time of day. Okay this one I have to admit I've never seen....
19. You know in your heart that Mizzou can beat Nebraska in football.
20. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition.
Example: "Where's my coat at?" *Ahem* I probably do that...
21. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, or grain.
22. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both
unlocked.
23. You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and
Jell-O salad with marshmallows. No beer, thank you. But the rest sounds fine. :)
24. You carry jumper cables in your car and know that everyone else should. *blinks* Everyone doesn't have jumper cables in their car!??! You'd be surprised how many times I've had to use them...
25. You went to skating parties as a kid.
26. You only own three spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
27. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
28. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie. Erm... tube socks??
29. The local paper covers national and international headlines on
one page, but requires six pages for sports.
30. You think I-44 is spelled and pronounced farty-far." (St. Louis only.)
31. You'll pay for your kids to go to college unless they want to go to KU.
32. You think that "deer season" is a National Holiday.
33. You know that Concordia is halfway between Kansas City and Columbia, and Columbia is halfway between St. Louis and Kansas City, and the Warrenton Outlet Mall is halfway
between Columbia and St. Louis.
34. You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the middle of the summer during a thunderstorm. What's wrong with that!?! Storms are awesome!!! ... Long as they aren't tornado storms...
35. You know which leaves make good toilet paper. Okay, does no one else think that just might be a good skill to have? You know, in case you're ever in that situation.... ;)
36. You've said, "it's not the heat, it's the humidity."
37. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer and Football.
38. You know if another Missourian is from the Boot-heel, Ozarks, Eastern, Middle or Western Missouri soon as they open their mouth.
39. You know that Harry S Truman, Walt Disney and Mark Twain are all from Missouri.
40. You failed World Geography in school because you
thought Cuba, Versailles, California, Nevada, Houston, Cabool, Louisiana, Springfield, and Mexico were cities in Missouri. (And they are!)
41. You think a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor. DAMN that's soooooo annoying!
42. You know what "HOME OF THE THROWED ROLL" means. HELL YES!
43. You actually get this and forward it to all your Missouri friends.
*whistles innocently*