Where I'm coming from.
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valarltdGo to Google and type in "You know you're from [state name]"
Bold the ones that apply.
You Know You're From Missouri If...:
1. You've never met any celebrities. Many cons took care of that. And Sandahl Bergman was from KC!
2. Everyone in your family has been on a "Float trip."
3. "Vacation" means driving to Silver Dollar City, Worlds of Fun or Six Flags.
WoF was about an hour. And we went every summer.
4. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years AFTER they were popular.
5. You measure distance in minutes rather than miles.
6. Down south to you means Arkansas.
7. The phrase, "I'm going to the Lake this weekend," can mean only one thing.
8. You know what "Party Cove" is. (If you know where, you are a boating party animal)
9. You know several people who have hit a deer with their automobile. Grandpa for one. We ate on that deer for a year.
10. You think Missouri is pronounced with an "ah" at the end.
11. Your school classes were canceled because of the cold. Our pipes froze every darn year. "Ray-Pec? They never go to school."
12. Your school classes were canceled because of the heat.
13. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way. I caught the bus at 7 AM, and didn't get to school until 8.
14. You've had to switch from "Heat" to "AC" in the same day.
15. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
16. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
17. You see people wear bib overalls to funerals.
18. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year. There are still such places. And places where the only time they lock their doors is zucchini season.
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?"
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 the four major food groups are beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
24. You carry jumper cables in your car and know that everyone else should.
25. You went to skating parties as a kid.
26. You own only 3 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.
29. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for the sports.
30. You think I-44 is spelled "foarty-foar." (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 Warrenton outlet mall is halfway between Columbia and St. Louis. Oh yeah!
34. You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the middle of the summer during a thunderstorm.
35. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
36. You've ever said, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity."
37. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Construction.
38. You know if another Missourian is from the Boot-Hills, Ozarks, Eastern, Middle or Western Missouri as 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) not to mention Westphalia, Vienna and Vichy
41. You think a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
42. You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Missouri friends
They've seen 'em.
I cut the duplicates
"Vacation" means goin' through Harrison on the way to Branson.
Down South, to you, means Louisiana.
You know a bunch of people who have hit a deer.
You know a few that have also hit a coyote. And everyone hits armadillos and possums
You have no problem spelling or pronouncin' Ouachita or Possum Grape.
You know what Toad Suck and Booger Holler are. And Greasy Corner
Your school classes were canceled because of cold, heat, a tornado, hunting, or a livestock show.
Stores don't have bags or carts…they have sacks and buggies.
All the festivals around the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, bricks, or lumber.
Priming was your first job…and you know what it means.
Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun and comes with cole slaw on top.
You say catty-wampus and tumped over.
You know the difference between a deer dog, a duck dog and a coon dog by the way they bark.
You think the four major food groups are beef, pork, chicken, beer, beans, and Jello salad with marshmallows.
When asked how your trip to any foreign, exotic place was you say,"It was different."
Pulaski County is considered a foreign or exotic place.
You consider being a "Beef Queen" an honor.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You faithfully drink Pepsi, Mt. Dew, or Dr. Pepper everyday of your life.
You know what a "cow drop" is.
You have your own secret bbq sauce.
You know how to snipe hunt.
You or your neighbors have more hunting dogs than you have family members.
You visit the Arkansas State Fair mainly to see your neighbor's prize chicken.
You've been invited to or had a bunkin' party.
You send this email on to some Arkansas friends, 'cuz ya know it's all true, darlin'.
Bold the ones that apply.
You Know You're From Missouri If...:
1. You've never met any celebrities. Many cons took care of that. And Sandahl Bergman was from KC!
2. Everyone in your family has been on a "Float trip."
3. "Vacation" means driving to Silver Dollar City, Worlds of Fun or Six Flags.
WoF was about an hour. And we went every summer.
4. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years AFTER they were popular.
5. You measure distance in minutes rather than miles.
6. Down south to you means Arkansas.
7. The phrase, "I'm going to the Lake this weekend," can mean only one thing.
8. You know what "Party Cove" is. (If you know where, you are a boating party animal)
9. You know several people who have hit a deer with their automobile. Grandpa for one. We ate on that deer for a year.
10. You think Missouri is pronounced with an "ah" at the end.
11. Your school classes were canceled because of the cold. Our pipes froze every darn year. "Ray-Pec? They never go to school."
12. Your school classes were canceled because of the heat.
13. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way. I caught the bus at 7 AM, and didn't get to school until 8.
14. You've had to switch from "Heat" to "AC" in the same day.
15. You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better."
16. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.
17. You see people wear bib overalls to funerals.
18. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year. There are still such places. And places where the only time they lock their doors is zucchini season.
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?"
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 the four major food groups are beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
24. You carry jumper cables in your car and know that everyone else should.
25. You went to skating parties as a kid.
26. You own only 3 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.
29. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page but requires 6 pages for the sports.
30. You think I-44 is spelled "foarty-foar." (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 Warrenton outlet mall is halfway between Columbia and St. Louis. Oh yeah!
34. You can't think of anything better than sitting on the porch in the middle of the summer during a thunderstorm.
35. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
36. You've ever said, "It's not the heat, it's the humidity."
37. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Construction.
38. You know if another Missourian is from the Boot-Hills, Ozarks, Eastern, Middle or Western Missouri as 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) not to mention Westphalia, Vienna and Vichy
41. You think a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
42. You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your Missouri friends
They've seen 'em.
I cut the duplicates
"Vacation" means goin' through Harrison on the way to Branson.
Down South, to you, means Louisiana.
You know a bunch of people who have hit a deer.
You know a few that have also hit a coyote. And everyone hits armadillos and possums
You have no problem spelling or pronouncin' Ouachita or Possum Grape.
You know what Toad Suck and Booger Holler are. And Greasy Corner
Your school classes were canceled because of cold, heat, a tornado, hunting, or a livestock show.
Stores don't have bags or carts…they have sacks and buggies.
All the festivals around the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, bricks, or lumber.
Priming was your first job…and you know what it means.
Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is twice as big as the bun and comes with cole slaw on top.
You say catty-wampus and tumped over.
You know the difference between a deer dog, a duck dog and a coon dog by the way they bark.
You think the four major food groups are beef, pork, chicken, beer, beans, and Jello salad with marshmallows.
When asked how your trip to any foreign, exotic place was you say,"It was different."
Pulaski County is considered a foreign or exotic place.
You consider being a "Beef Queen" an honor.
You carry jumper cables in your car.
You faithfully drink Pepsi, Mt. Dew, or Dr. Pepper everyday of your life.
You know what a "cow drop" is.
You have your own secret bbq sauce.
You know how to snipe hunt.
You or your neighbors have more hunting dogs than you have family members.
You visit the Arkansas State Fair mainly to see your neighbor's prize chicken.
You've been invited to or had a bunkin' party.
You send this email on to some Arkansas friends, 'cuz ya know it's all true, darlin'.
