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You Know You're From Michigan When...
15 years ago
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Know what, I've seen enough people posting these that I'm getting in on the act as well. So let's see which ones I fit.
* You show people where you're from by pointing to a spot on the back of your left hand. (Especially useful if you're from the Thumb or the Little Finger.)
It helps being from Southeastern Michigan.
* You consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by.
Nope, never seen it done either.
* Your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March.
It probably is, actually.
* You know that UP is a place, not a direction.
Yes, I do. Most may not get it, though.
* You know it's possible to live in a thumb.
If you get what we're referring to by "thumb" here.
* The only place in the world can you experience all four seasons in one day.
Yes, though it's not all the time.
* Your doctor tells you to drink Vernors and you know it's not medicine.
I know what it is, but I don't like it.
* You know what a 'party store' is.
Yes I do, I could walk to one.
* You've never met any celebrities.
Well, I've met Neil Cicierega and They Might Be Giants, so I have met celebrities.
* "Vacation" means going to Cedar Point.
My family HAS no vacations outside the state, not since maybe 2006.
* At least one member of your family disowns you the week of the Michigan / Michigan State game.
Nope, none of us went to either school.
* Your idea of a traffic jam is 40 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel.
Too true most places.
* Half the change in your pocket is Canadian....eh?
Nope, haven't been to Canada in a long enough time to have change from there left.
* You drive 86 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
Can't drive yet.
* You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre.
I know the way to say it, but no clue how to play it.
* It's easy to get Vernor's ginger ale, Better Made chips, Sanders hot fudge sauce, and Faygo pop.
Not sure where Better Made chips are, but I've seen Vernor's, Sanders, and Faygo plenty of times.
* You know how to pronounce "Mackinac."
Yes I do, but never been there.
* You've had to switch on the heat and the air conditioning in the same day.
My house hasn't had central air for years.
* You bake with SODA and drink POP.
Get it right, it's pop, not soda :c
* The movie "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" wasn't funny. You consider it a documentary.
What is this movie? I've never heard of it.
* Your little league game was snowed out.
Never played little league baseball. However I work it as an umpire and never had snow during a game.
* The word "thumb" has geographical rather than anatomical significance.
Yes it does, though I'm south of it.
* Traveling coast-to-coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.
Nope, never been to western Michigan actually.
* You measure distance in minutes.
Oh god yes, I do this ALL the time.
* When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."
I have referred to it, but don't normally give directions to people.
* You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but is only 100 miles fom Hell.
I knew both cities existed, didn't know they were near each other however.
* Your year has two seasons: Winter and Construction.
Dude, way too true.
* Home Depot on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas.
I can't say I know, I don't shop.
* You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms.
I... have no idea what that smells like. I can tell it's rained from the street being wet, though.
* When owning a Japanese car was a hangin' offense in your hometown.
It isn't, but I see where they're coming from.
* You believe that "down south" means Toledo.
Not really, actually live close to there.
* Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six-pack and a bucket of smelt.
I don't drink and have no clue what the hell a "smelt" is.
* You know that Big Mac is something that you drive over.
Yes, I know what it is.
* You can see a car running in a parking lot with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
I'm sure I have at LEAST once, because it sounds likely.
* You end your sentences with a preposition; example: "Where's my coat at?"
Guilty as charged, I've done it plenty of times.
* All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
I can't say I know, but the one I'm aware of is the "Brown Trout Festival" up in Alpena. :x
* You think of the four major food groups as beef, pork, BBQ sauce, and beer.
Nope, I hate BBQ sauce and beer, not a fan of beef, and not a fan of pork.
* You carry jumper cables and snow chains in your trunk.
Don't have a car.
* You design your kids' Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Nope, I don't make my costumes (and it's never snowed on Halloween).
* Driving in the winter is better because the pot-holes are filled with snow.
I haven't tried it.
* Your favorite holidays are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the opening of Deer Season, which you consider a National Holiday.
I don't hunt, so no.
* You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
Eh, what? I don't know what it is so definitely not.
* You learned to drive a boat before you could ride a bike.
Honestly I think I did, because I got my boating license at age 14 (never used it) and then finally figured out a bike soon after.
* You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.
Don't have either one.
* Your snowblower has more miles on it than your car.
Nope, we never use it.
* Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.
Yes it does, you have to try it to understand it.
* You’ve ever used the word “bogue.”
The hell is a bogue? I've never heard anybody use it.
* The "Big Three" means either Ford, Chrysler and GM, or Little Caesar's, Domino's, or Hungry Howie's.
Yes indeed, and Hungry Howie's is the best from those three.
* You think alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
Heh, I get the joke but never came to mind.
* Your definition of a small Michigan town is one that doesn't have a lake.
My town has no lake, so maybe.
* You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
If I ever went sledding maybe.
* You attend a formal event in your best clothing, finest jewelry, and snowmobile boots.
I don't have snowmobile boots or attend formal stuff.
* The municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.
We probably haven't done that.
* You have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week.
Nope, only got sunburned once in the summer (about a month ago, too) and never had frostbite.
* The orange barrel is considered Michigan's 'other' lighthouse.
You know it, see those things all over.
* You show people where you're from by pointing to a spot on the back of your left hand. (Especially useful if you're from the Thumb or the Little Finger.)
It helps being from Southeastern Michigan.
* You consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by.
Nope, never seen it done either.
* Your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March.
It probably is, actually.
* You know that UP is a place, not a direction.
Yes, I do. Most may not get it, though.
* You know it's possible to live in a thumb.
If you get what we're referring to by "thumb" here.
* The only place in the world can you experience all four seasons in one day.
Yes, though it's not all the time.
* Your doctor tells you to drink Vernors and you know it's not medicine.
I know what it is, but I don't like it.
* You know what a 'party store' is.
Yes I do, I could walk to one.
* You've never met any celebrities.
Well, I've met Neil Cicierega and They Might Be Giants, so I have met celebrities.
* "Vacation" means going to Cedar Point.
My family HAS no vacations outside the state, not since maybe 2006.
* At least one member of your family disowns you the week of the Michigan / Michigan State game.
Nope, none of us went to either school.
* Your idea of a traffic jam is 40 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel.
Too true most places.
* Half the change in your pocket is Canadian....eh?
Nope, haven't been to Canada in a long enough time to have change from there left.
* You drive 86 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
Can't drive yet.
* You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre.
I know the way to say it, but no clue how to play it.
* It's easy to get Vernor's ginger ale, Better Made chips, Sanders hot fudge sauce, and Faygo pop.
Not sure where Better Made chips are, but I've seen Vernor's, Sanders, and Faygo plenty of times.
* You know how to pronounce "Mackinac."
Yes I do, but never been there.
* You've had to switch on the heat and the air conditioning in the same day.
My house hasn't had central air for years.
* You bake with SODA and drink POP.
Get it right, it's pop, not soda :c
* The movie "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" wasn't funny. You consider it a documentary.
What is this movie? I've never heard of it.
* Your little league game was snowed out.
Never played little league baseball. However I work it as an umpire and never had snow during a game.
* The word "thumb" has geographical rather than anatomical significance.
Yes it does, though I'm south of it.
* Traveling coast-to-coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.
Nope, never been to western Michigan actually.
* You measure distance in minutes.
Oh god yes, I do this ALL the time.
* When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."
I have referred to it, but don't normally give directions to people.
* You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but is only 100 miles fom Hell.
I knew both cities existed, didn't know they were near each other however.
* Your year has two seasons: Winter and Construction.
Dude, way too true.
* Home Depot on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas.
I can't say I know, I don't shop.
* You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms.
I... have no idea what that smells like. I can tell it's rained from the street being wet, though.
* When owning a Japanese car was a hangin' offense in your hometown.
It isn't, but I see where they're coming from.
* You believe that "down south" means Toledo.
Not really, actually live close to there.
* Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six-pack and a bucket of smelt.
I don't drink and have no clue what the hell a "smelt" is.
* You know that Big Mac is something that you drive over.
Yes, I know what it is.
* You can see a car running in a parking lot with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
I'm sure I have at LEAST once, because it sounds likely.
* You end your sentences with a preposition; example: "Where's my coat at?"
Guilty as charged, I've done it plenty of times.
* All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
I can't say I know, but the one I'm aware of is the "Brown Trout Festival" up in Alpena. :x
* You think of the four major food groups as beef, pork, BBQ sauce, and beer.
Nope, I hate BBQ sauce and beer, not a fan of beef, and not a fan of pork.
* You carry jumper cables and snow chains in your trunk.
Don't have a car.
* You design your kids' Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Nope, I don't make my costumes (and it's never snowed on Halloween).
* Driving in the winter is better because the pot-holes are filled with snow.
I haven't tried it.
* Your favorite holidays are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the opening of Deer Season, which you consider a National Holiday.
I don't hunt, so no.
* You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
Eh, what? I don't know what it is so definitely not.
* You learned to drive a boat before you could ride a bike.
Honestly I think I did, because I got my boating license at age 14 (never used it) and then finally figured out a bike soon after.
* You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.
Don't have either one.
* Your snowblower has more miles on it than your car.
Nope, we never use it.
* Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.
Yes it does, you have to try it to understand it.
* You’ve ever used the word “bogue.”
The hell is a bogue? I've never heard anybody use it.
* The "Big Three" means either Ford, Chrysler and GM, or Little Caesar's, Domino's, or Hungry Howie's.
Yes indeed, and Hungry Howie's is the best from those three.
* You think alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
Heh, I get the joke but never came to mind.
* Your definition of a small Michigan town is one that doesn't have a lake.
My town has no lake, so maybe.
* You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
If I ever went sledding maybe.
* You attend a formal event in your best clothing, finest jewelry, and snowmobile boots.
I don't have snowmobile boots or attend formal stuff.
* The municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.
We probably haven't done that.
* You have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week.
Nope, only got sunburned once in the summer (about a month ago, too) and never had frostbite.
* The orange barrel is considered Michigan's 'other' lighthouse.
You know it, see those things all over.
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