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Saw this on a few Flist pages. Here are mine. (The bolded ones are what I do/am.)
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM WEST VIRGINIA IF:
1) You've never met any celebrities.
2) Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
3) “Vacation" means driving through Wyatt on the way to Morgantown.
4) You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.
5) You measure distance in minutes.
6) Down south to you means Kentucky.
7) You know several people who have hit a deer.
8) Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
9) You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
10) You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
11) Stores don't have bags; they have pokes.
12) They don't have shoppingcarts; they have buggies.
13) You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.
14) You've seen a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
15) You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" or "Where are you going to?"
16) All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,vegetable,or grain.
17) You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
18) You know what "cow! tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is.
19) You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
20) Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with ice & snow.
21) You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
22) You cook green beans for hours.
23) You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
24) You don't ever park your car without setting the emergency brake.
25) The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page, but requires 6 pages for sports.
26) You think that deer season is a national holiday.
27) You know which leaves make good toilet paper -- and which ones don't -- poison ivy, anyone??
28) You find 5 degrees F "a little chilly".
29) You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction.
30) You know what a real tomato is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
31) You know if another Hillbilly is from southern, central, or northern WVas soon as they open their mouth.
32) Your parents have threatened to have you sent to Pruntytown.
33) You can watch someone order a hotdog and know in what part of the state they live. - Chili AND slaw, anyone?
34) You can spell words like Allegheny, Monongalia, Monongahela, Kanawha and Hawks Nest.
35) You know how to pronounce Canaan and Gilmer.
36) You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes.
37) You know at least one couple who went to Virginia or Maryland to get married.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PENNSYLVANIA IF:
1) You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."
2) You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Peeay).
3) You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.
4) The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school holidays.
5) You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
6) You can't go to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance, " at least one polka and either an Italian song (sung in Italian) or "Hava Nagila."
7)At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
8) You know what a "Hex sign" is.
9) You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
10) You own only three condiments "salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup".
11) Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.
12) You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same.
13) You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
14) You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
15) You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.
16) You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
17) You know what a township, borough and commonwealth are. (Yeah, fucking pains in the ass/ tax collectors.)
18) A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.
19) You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
20) You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.
21) You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in your trunk, even if you live in the south.
22) Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
23) Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
24) As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.
25) Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian names.
26) "You guys" and "youse" and "yinz" are perfectly acceptable references to a group of men and women.
27) You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (I feel this is more applicable to the top list than to this one.)
28) You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Conshohocken, and Monongahela.
29) You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM WEST VIRGINIA IF:
1) You've never met any celebrities.
2) Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
3) “Vacation" means driving through Wyatt on the way to Morgantown.
4) You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.
5) You measure distance in minutes.
6) Down south to you means Kentucky.
7) You know several people who have hit a deer.
8) Your school classes were canceled because of cold.
9) You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.
10) You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
11) Stores don't have bags; they have pokes.
12) They don't have shoppingcarts; they have buggies.
13) You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.
14) You've seen a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
15) You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" or "Where are you going to?"
16) All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,vegetable,or grain.
17) You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
18) You know what "cow! tipping" or "Possum Kicking" is.
19) You only own 3 spices: salt, pepper, and ketchup.
20) Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with ice & snow.
21) You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
22) You cook green beans for hours.
23) You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.
24) You don't ever park your car without setting the emergency brake.
25) The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page, but requires 6 pages for sports.
26) You think that deer season is a national holiday.
27) You know which leaves make good toilet paper -- and which ones don't -- poison ivy, anyone??
28) You find 5 degrees F "a little chilly".
29) You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction.
30) You know what a real tomato is, and have a recipe for candy ones.
31) You know if another Hillbilly is from southern, central, or northern WVas soon as they open their mouth.
32) Your parents have threatened to have you sent to Pruntytown.
33) You can watch someone order a hotdog and know in what part of the state they live. - Chili AND slaw, anyone?
34) You can spell words like Allegheny, Monongalia, Monongahela, Kanawha and Hawks Nest.
35) You know how to pronounce Canaan and Gilmer.
36) You know that Serpent Mound was not made by snakes.
37) You know at least one couple who went to Virginia or Maryland to get married.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PENNSYLVANIA IF:
1) You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."
2) You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Peeay).
3) You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" is, and what it means if he sees his shadow.
4) The first day of buck and the first day of doe season are school holidays.
5) You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
6) You can't go to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance, " at least one polka and either an Italian song (sung in Italian) or "Hava Nagila."
7)At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
8) You know what a "Hex sign" is.
9) You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
10) You own only three condiments "salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup".
11) Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", "sticky buns", "shoo-fly pie", "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.
12) You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same.
13) You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
14) You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
15) You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.
16) You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
17) You know what a township, borough and commonwealth are. (Yeah, fucking pains in the ass/ tax collectors.)
18) A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County.
19) You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
20) You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.
21) You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in your trunk, even if you live in the south.
22) Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
23) Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
24) As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.
25) Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian names.
26) "You guys" and "youse" and "yinz" are perfectly acceptable references to a group of men and women.
27) You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" (I feel this is more applicable to the top list than to this one.)
28) You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Conshohocken, and Monongahela.
29) You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade.