Mr Ry Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 If 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, you might live in Michigan. If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights each year because Pelston is the coldest spot in the nation, you might live in Michigan. If your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March, you might live in Michigan If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year, you might live in Michigan. If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there, you might live in Michigan. If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the mddle of his forehead, you might live in Michigan. If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live in Michigan. If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live in Michigan. If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number, you might live in Michigan. YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE Michigander WHEN: 1. "Vacation" means going up north past US-75 for the weekend. 2. You measure distance in hours. 3. You know several people who have hit a deer more than once. 4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day and back again. 5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching. 6. You see people wearing camouflage at social events ncluding weddings. 7. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked. 8. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to use them. 9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit. 10. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow. 11. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction. 12. You can identify a southern or eastern accent. 13. Your idea of creative landscaping is a statue of a deer next to your blue spruce. 14. You were unaware that there is a legal drinking age. 15. Down South to you means Indiana. 16. A brat is something you eat. 17. Your neighbor throws a party to celebrate his new pole shed. 18. You go out to fish fry every Friday. 19. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors due to snow. 20. You have more miles on your snow blower than your car. 21. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly." 22. You actually understand these jokes, and you forward them to all your Michigan friends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveGr Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Actually you did a good job of describing Wisconsinites, with one exception - we have a professional football team and that team plays outdoors, no matter the weather. Also, the stadium is sold out for the next 15 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ry Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 Doesn't everybody measure distance in hours??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David A Posted May 25, 2004 Share Posted May 25, 2004 when I was younger we measured distance in beers, for instance going to petoskey from flint for two of us was a caser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa O Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cindy RN Posted May 30, 2004 Share Posted May 30, 2004 I think most of those fit us in IL too. I can't believe it described our DQ also. It really does close thru the winter months! Cindy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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