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Post by anxiousmom on Jul 30, 2015 0:37:35 GMT
At dinner tonight, the boy was telling me that he got pulled over in the boat the other day. He was driving, but there were adults on the boat and it wasn't anything serious, but some of the water police guys are more serious than others and use pulling over younger pilots as a teaching experience (like asking to show where the life jackets are, check the fish cooler for out of season fish, etc.)
(which, by the way, I fully support and think that it takes a village to teach safe boating skills)
But I had to laugh when the boy said "you know you are from Florida when you get pulled over in a boat before you do your car."
And then I laughed even harder when he looked at me and said "you REALLY know you are from Florida when it is 78 degrees and your mother is wearing long sleeves and (boyfriend) jeans." (It has been raining all afternoon and it is kind of cool out there...)
So for y'all...what are your "you know you are from..." jokes??
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Post by mellyw on Jul 30, 2015 0:39:40 GMT
Easy one... You know you are from Michigan when you hold your hand up & point to where you live/lived on your palm.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 30, 2015 0:55:16 GMT
You know you are from Pennsylvania when you know how to correctly pronounce places like Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill and Wilkes Barre, and the beach is 'the shore' and Pittsburgh is another world from Philly.
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Post by ten&rose on Jul 30, 2015 1:01:01 GMT
You know you're from Kansas when you can pronounce Olathe and Arkansas River.
You know you're from Colorado when you don't batt an eye at wearing a sweatshirt with shorts, in July or December.
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Post by jayfab on Jul 30, 2015 1:03:03 GMT
Easy one... You know you are from Michigan when you hold your hand up & point to where you live/lived on your palm. Yep. And measure distance in time instead of miles. |
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Post by Rainbow on Jul 30, 2015 1:03:02 GMT
You know you are from North Carolina if you had a snow day and no snow, or you drink sweet tea from a mason jar.
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Post by cindyupnorth on Jul 30, 2015 1:16:43 GMT
You know you're from MN when you get 2 feet of snow and there's no school closings or delays
When it's not a casserole, its a hotdish.
You've used the AC, AND the heat all in the same day
You have lutefisk for Christmas
You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it in the proper context
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Post by *sprout* on Jul 30, 2015 1:21:51 GMT
Easy one... You know you are from Michigan when you hold your hand up & point to where you live/lived on your palm. Yep. And measure distance in time instead of miles. And when driving, we know what a Michigan left is. |
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Post by MorningPerson on Jul 30, 2015 1:24:36 GMT
You know you are from Pennsylvania when you know how to correctly pronounce places like Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill and Wilkes Barre, and the beach is 'the shore' and Pittsburgh is another world from Philly. Slight hijack here..... I'm a lifelong Pennsylvanian, and I totally agree with your list EXCEPT I've always pronounced it Wilkes "Barry" and thought everyone did, but someone I know who grew up near Wilkes Barre pronounces it Wilkes "Bare".  Which is it?  ?? |
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Post by NoWomanNoCry on Jul 30, 2015 1:27:23 GMT
You know you are from Pennsylvania when you know how to correctly pronounce places like Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill and Wilkes Barre, and the beach is 'the shore' and Pittsburgh is another world from Philly. Slight hijack here..... I'm a lifelong Pennsylvanian, and I totally agree with your list EXCEPT I've always pronounced it Wilkes "Barry" and thought everyone did, but someone I know who grew up near Wilkes Barre pronounces it Wilkes "Bare". Which is it? ?? I've lives here in Pa for 5 years and can't pronounce half the towns in my area lol! As for Wlkes Barre, everyone keeps calling it different things (the Barre part) so I have no idea how to say it either haha! |
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Post by flute4peace on Jul 30, 2015 1:38:16 GMT
You know you're from Kansas when you can pronounce Olathe and Ar kansas River. You know you're from Colorado when you don't batt an eye at wearing a sweatshirt with shorts, in July or December. There I fixed that for ya 
Best one I ever heard (and it's kind of crude so pardon me in advance): You know you're from a small town when you pass gas & the lady across town calls to tell you what you had for dinner before your butt shuts.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 1:46:32 GMT
You know you are from the West Coast when you carry an umbrella for when it snows LOL
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Post by perumbula on Jul 30, 2015 2:11:05 GMT
You know you're from Idaho when you know how to pronounce Boise. Hint: Boise doesn't have a Z in it.  Also, when you are really tired of people saying "Oh, Potatoes!" when you tell them where you're from. |
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Post by Skellinton on Jul 30, 2015 2:21:20 GMT
You know you are from the West Coast when you carry an umbrella for when it snows LOL Not the upper west coast! You know you are from Washington or Oregon when you don't even own an umbrella. You can tell who the out of towers are around here when it rains. They are the ones with umbrellas. |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jul 30, 2015 2:23:31 GMT
You know you are from Oklahoma when you measure distance in minutes.
When the tornado sirens go off and you take a drink to the patio to watch the show.
When you know what a tigerquakenado is.
You can properly pronounce all of these cities, Eufaula, Tahlequah, Muskogee, Pushmataha, Sapulpa, Okemah, Tishomingo, and Chickasha.
You know that Oklahoma is a Southern, Southwestern, and Midwestern state - all at once. This is not a contradiction in your mind.
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Post by Butterfly Momma on Jul 30, 2015 2:29:57 GMT
You know you are from New Brunswick, Canada when you can pronounce Apohaqui, Penobsquis, Miramichi and a host of other community names. You get irritated when people interchange Saint John (NB) and St. Johns. That would be in Newfoundland ... a ways away  When your brand new car builds up rust on the brakes overnight in the summer time because it is so foggy. When you complain about the heat and it has only hit 80. Awe ... I love my birth province |
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Post by scrapbookbobbie on Jul 30, 2015 2:31:41 GMT
You know you are from the West Coast when you carry an umbrella for when it snows LOL Not the upper west coast! You know you are from Washington or Oregon when you don't even own an umbrella. You can tell who the out of towers are around here when it rains. They are the ones with umbrellas. So true! LOL |
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Post by melanell on Jul 30, 2015 2:32:07 GMT
You know you are from Pennsylvania when you know how to correctly pronounce places like Lancaster, Lebanon, Schuylkill and Wilkes Barre, and the beach is 'the shore' and Pittsburgh is another world from Philly. Slight hijack here..... I'm a lifelong Pennsylvanian, and I totally agree with your list EXCEPT I've always pronounced it Wilkes "Barry" and thought everyone did, but someone I know who grew up near Wilkes Barre pronounces it Wilkes "Bare". Which is it? ?? Well, they have an official explanation, but I don't think it's as helpful as it could be. That being said, when I hear it mentioned, I almost always hear Wilkes Berry/Wilkes Berra. Wilkes-Barre |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 2:32:23 GMT
You know you're from Idaho when you know how to pronounce Boise. Hint: Boise doesn't have a Z in it. Also, when you are really tired of people saying "Oh, Potatoes!" when you tell them where you're from. Is it said "Boy See?"? That's the way I have been saying it. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2015 2:34:26 GMT
We carry umbrellas all year round. I have my own vehicle. I have my OWN umbrella in it. I also have 3 golf umbrellas in the back. 3. Why??? I don't know how to golf. I don't eve LIKE golf. I have at least 3 there may be 4 or 5. I lost count. Someone put a whole bunch in the back. It is odd. Sure they are great if you are going to the beach or something. I hate sitting out in the sun. Heck I hate the sun.
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Post by melanell on Jul 30, 2015 2:34:48 GMT
I've been told that it's a female tendency to measure distance in time. I know people say that Pennsylvanians do it, as well as a few states mentioned here already. So I'm starting to think that everybody measures that way. |
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Post by lancermom on Jul 30, 2015 2:44:40 GMT
You know you're from MN when you get 2 feet of snow and there's no school closings or delays When it's not a casserole, its a hotdish. You've used the AC, AND the heat all in the same day You have lutefisk for Christmas You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it in the proper context And when it is 30 in the fall we freeze, but 30 in February is a heat wave! |
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Post by oaksong on Jul 30, 2015 2:58:57 GMT
You know you're from Los Angeles when you say you're going to take THE 10 Freeway to get somewhere. We revere our roads, and honor them appropriately.  |
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Post by PolarGreen12 on Jul 30, 2015 3:09:45 GMT
You know you're from MN when you get 2 feet of snow and there's no school closings or delays When it's not a casserole, its a hotdish. You've used the AC, AND the heat all in the same day You have lutefisk for Christmas You know what "uff-da" means and how to use it in the proper context Ive had lutefisk and I know what uff-da means! My Poppa was Norwegian who grew up In Wisconsin and went to St Olaf seminary in Minnesota. I had insider info. Lol. |
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Post by valleyview on Jul 30, 2015 3:16:09 GMT
You know you're from Alabama when you can pronounce Mobile. (Wink to earlier in the week thread)
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Post by pastlifepea on Jul 30, 2015 3:17:42 GMT
You know you are from South Carolina when bad weather of any sort (possible snow, hurricane, very bad rain storm) MIGHT come by so you head out to the grocery store for your bread and milk. It's all gone because everyone else already got THEIR bread and milk.
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Post by ntsf on Jul 30, 2015 3:19:23 GMT
you know you are from san francisco if
you wear long pants year round, unless you are under 30 and might wear boarder shorts.
you always have a sweatshirt or jacket ..no matter what the weather
when you want to know where someone is from, you ask what high school they went to.
you remember when the castro was italian/irish and so was the mission
you know who Laughing Sal is.
you've eaten Bodins bread from the Richmond store
you can swear in at least three languages.
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Post by peano on Jul 30, 2015 3:26:59 GMT
You know you're from Kansas when you can pronounce Olathe and Ar kansas River. You know you're from Colorado when you don't batt an eye at wearing a sweatshirt with shorts, in July or December. There I fixed that for ya
Best one I ever heard (and it's kind of crude so pardon me in advance): You know you're from a small town when you pass gas & the lady across town calls to tell you what you had for dinner before your butt shuts.
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Post by grammanisi on Jul 30, 2015 3:36:08 GMT
You know you are from Indiana if you wear a coat in the morning and shorts & flip flops in the afternoon.
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Post by Peamac on Jul 30, 2015 3:46:39 GMT
I grew up in Pennsylvania and I've only heard it pronounced "Wilkes Bare", even by people who live there.
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When your brand new car builds up rust on the brakes overnight in the summer time because it is so foggy. When you complain about the heat and it has only hit 80. Awe ... I love my birth province 
