I got this in an e-mail. You'll understand if you're a Hoosier...



YOU KNOW YOU ARE FROM INDIANA WHEN:
1. Your idea of a traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
2. "Vacation" means going to Kings Island for the week end.
3. You measure distance in hours.
4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
5. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
6. You use a down comforter in the summer.
7. Your grandparents drive @ 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a blizzard without flinching.
8. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
9. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
10. You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and corn.
11. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend/wife knows how to use them.
12. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over his snowsuit
13. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
14. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas. Amen!!!
15. You know all four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and --
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16. It takes you three hours to go to the store for one item even when you're in a rush because you have to stop and talk to everyone you know in town.
17. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your friends in Indiana.

Thanks for your time.

Also a very good comparison to driving in Namibia! :-)




Finally a driver training facility / institution for our middle lane drivers! :-) :-) :-)

Great list.

I can vouch for the fact that it we are in the "still winter" season and I have for a fact turned off the furnace and turned on the central air in the same day.

Shaun :-)

You might be from Massachusetts if...
1. You think crosswalks are for wimps

2. You think if someone's nice to you they either want something or they are from out of town and lost

3. You know how to cross four lanes of traffic in five seconds

4. You're amazed when traveling out of town that people at McDonalds actually speak English

5. You think it's not actually tailgating unless you're touching the bumper of the car in front of you

6. You know that a yellow light means that at least five more people can get through and a red one means two more can

7. The transportation system is known as the "T"

8. You could own a small town in Iowa for the cost of your house

9. Subway is a fast food place

10. There are 24 Dunkin Donuts shops within 15 minutes of your house

11. When people talk about "The Curse Of The Bambino" you know what they're talking about and believe it too...Or used to :-)

12. You believe using your turn signals gives away your plan to the enemy

13. If you stay on the same road long enough it eventually has three different names

14. Someone has honked at you because you didn't peel out the second the light turned green

15. You have honked at someone because they didn't peel out the second the light turned green

16. All the potholes just add to the excitement of driving

17. Stop signs mean slow down a little, but only if you want to

18. Six inches of snow is considered a dusting

19. Three days of 90 degree heat is definitely a "heat wave;" 63 degrees is "on the warm side"

20. You cringe every time you hear some actor/actress imitate the "Boston Accent" on TV or in a movie; if you don't have it, then you're never going to get it even if you were born here

21. At the ice cream shop you call chocolate sprinkles "jimmies"

22. You can go from one side of town to the other in less than fifteen minutes and see at least fifteen losers you went to high school with doing the same thing they were doing when you saw them last

23. The person in front of you is going 70 MPH and you're cursing them for going too slow

24. You know how to pronounce towns like Worcester, Haverhill, and Cotuit

25. You know what they sell at a "packie"

26. You have never been to Cheers

27. You've slammed on your brakes to deter a tailgater

28. You still try to order curly fries from Burger King

29. You keep an ice scraper in your car all year round

30. You know at least three Sully's, two Fitzy's, and a dozen Mac's.

31. Paranoia sets in when you can't see an ATM or CVS

32. You've pulled out of a side street and used your car to block oncoming traffic so you can make a left

33. You've bragged about saving money at The Christmas Tree Shop

34. You know what "regular coffee" is

35. You can navigate a rotary without a problem

36. You have been to Fenway Park

37. You refer to the New York Yankees as the Evil Empire

38. You feel the rest of the world needs to drive more like you

39. When someone calls you a "masshole" you take it as a compliment

40. You use the words "wicked" and "good" in the same sentence

41. You know what a frappe is

42. Saint Patrick's Day is your favorite holiday

43. You are proud to drink Sam Adams and think that the rest of the country owes Bostonians a thank you

44. You never say "Cape Cod" you say "The Cape"

45. You went to Old Sturbridge Village and Plymouth Plantation in elementary school

46. You can drive to the mountains and the ocean all in one day

47. You have a special place in your heart for the Worcester Firefighters

48. You know the Mass Pike is some strange weather dividing line

49. You almost feel disappointed when someone doesn't flip you off when you cut them off or steal their parking space

To get a lot of these you really have to BE from Colorado.

People move onto the highway at 15 miles an hour.

You have absolutely no recognizable accent.

If the humidity gets above 25%, you consider it "muggy".

You only go to Central City when friends are in from out of town.

You have been skiing less than 10 times in your life

You think 5-points is a ghetto.

You are the third car to run a red light after it has changed.

You say things like "I don't care how big Golden is, it's still a one-horse town".

You think only stupid people get lost in your town.

When giving directions, you never say "Turn left, turn right", it's always go West, then South.

During a thunderstorm you wonder "which I-25 underpass is flooding".

You never plan a picnic between 3:30pm and 6:00pm in Spring or Summer months.

If it rains more than 2 days straight you compare the weather to being in Seattle.

You voted for higher taxes to fund Coors field, but voted down taxes for public transportation.

You have a broken windshield.

You see no reason to travel to Aurora.

The only RTD bus you've been on is the 16th Street shuttle.

You carry your $3,000 mountain bike on top of your $500 car.

You thought "Californication" would be banned by Amendment 2.

You think "South Park" is a place to stop for gas on your way to Buena Vista.

You have a business degree and are frying burgers at a McDonald's in Vail.

You have a flat tire in your refrigerator and your garage.

You own a big dog named Aspen, Buck, Cheyenne or Dakota that wears a bandanna.

You cast out your fishing line while white-water rafting.

You've never seen the tourist attractions in your own city.

You think a pass does not involve a football or a woman.

You are 82 years old and take up snowboarding.

Your real Y2K fear was running out of Celestial Seasonings tea and trail mix.

The entire top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.

You personally wouldn't pay $10 per head to drive up Pikes Peak unless it was the only mountain on earth, but you tell all our house-guests to do it.

You get depressed after one day of foggy weather.

You think that formal wear is ironed denim.

North means "mountains to the left;" south is "mountains to the right;" and east and west are where all those damned liberals keep moving in from. Boy is this one right, I'm one of the liberals.

You go anywhere else on the planet and the air feels "sticky" and you notice the sky is no longer blue.

You consider a three-piece suit to be a pair of shorts, a sweatshirt and Birkenstocks.

You see your East Coast relatives now more than when you lived there.

You think gun control is a steady hand.

You can run up 10 flights of stairs without huffing and puffing.

You've stood on solid ground and looked down on an airplane in flight.

You know what the "Peoples Republic of Boulder" means.

You're a meat eating vegetarian.

You think the major food groups are Boulder Bars, tofu and Fat Tire Beer.

You've been tear gassed in a riot to celebrate your local sports team's victory.

You can drive over a 12,000 foot pass in 4 feet of snow, but can't get to work if there are 4 inches of snow. How very true

You know the correct pronunciation of Buena Vista.

When you visit friends at sea level, you can drink a case of beer and not get a buzz.

Your car insurance costs more than your car. I can guarentee you this is true.

You have surge protectors on every outlet.

April showers bring May blizzards.

You see someone riding a Harley in a snowstorm, and you look closer to see if it's anyone you know.

"Timberline" is someplace you have actually been. Many times.

You know what a "Chinook" is. You know what a "rocky mountain oyster" is. You know what a "fourteener" is. But you don't know what a "turn signal" is.

A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you nearly as much as a Democrat in Congress does. Hey we finally got a Dem in Congress!

Your golf bag has a 9-iron, a 3-wood and a lightning-rod.

People from other states breathe 5 times as often as you do.

Having a Senator named Nighthorse doesn't seem strange.

Thunder has set off your car alarm.

A sudden loss of cabin pressure is not a big deal.

"Where we're going, we don't need roads!"

You know where Doc Holliday's grave is.

You can recognize the license plates of all 50 states on sight.

Driving directions usually include 'Go over ____ Pass...'

You've used "checking for ticks" as an excuse to get someone naked.

You've gone skiing in July. You've gone sunbathing in January. They were both in the same year.

You get a certain feeling of satisfaction from knowing that California and Texas are both downstream

You know the elevation of a town, but not its population.

You never pack away your coat and sweaters.

You can name only two people you know who were actually born in Colorado. I can actually name three.

You call tumbleweed "groundcover".

You love your Broncos, your Avs, your Rockies, Nuggets - well you can't have everything.

You or someone you know plays golf 12 months of the year. ME, one time.

You don't have AC in your home, but you use it in your car all winter long.

If it snows in the morning you expect it to be gone by lunchtime.

You can name the states that make up the Four Corners.

You know what and where the Continental Divide is.

You actually get these jokes and pass them on to other friends from Colorado.

Well...Ave..r..ill My bud lives in Haverhill!