Re: OT-Upstate NY

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CUTE!!

I wonder if this was written by a NewYorker or somebody picking on us

NYer's. Either way, boy ain't it the truth, though? I do take exception

to a few of them, though.

-Ilion

OT-Upstate NY

My sister sent me these and I thought some of you might get a kick outof them....~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~You might be from upstate NY if...1. You've never met any celebrities.2. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor onthe highway.3. "Vacation" means going to the Finger Lakes, Adirondacks or grandmas.4. You've seen all the biggest bands--- ten years after they werepopular.5. You measure distance in minutes.6. You know several people who have hit a deer.7. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.8. You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way.9. You think ethanol makes your truck run better.10. You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July.11. Stores don't have bags; they have sacks.12. You've seen people wear bib overalls at funerals.13. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one init,no matter what time of the year.14. You end your sentence with an unnecessary preposition. Example:"Where's my coat at?"15. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit,vegetable, grain or animal.16. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave bothunlocked.17. You think the four major food groups are beef, pork, beer andJell-O salad with marshmallows.18. You carry jumper cables in your car.19. You know what "Cow Tipping" and "Snipe Hunting" are.20. You only own three spices: salt, pepper and ketchup.21. You design your kid's Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.22. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled withsnow.23. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.24. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie.25. The local paper covers national and international headlines on onepage, but requires six pages for sports.26. You think deer season is a national holiday.27. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.28. You find 20 Degrees F "a little chilly."29. You know all 4 seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter andConstruction.30. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 ormore.31. Coke and Pepsi are "Pop" and a soda has ice cream.32. Any car over two years old is rusted because of the salt on theroads.33. You know the names of all the towns that are stops on the NYSThruway.34. You have shoveled snow off the roof. And had snow in October andMay. And the snow total per year is over 100",34. You actually get these jokes and forward them to all your friendsfrom upstate NY.Our members maphttp://.homestead.com/locations.htmlSpecial Invite for membershttp://soapwerks.com/martinrectangle.htmAll posts to this list are copyrighted by post author. They may NOT be forwarded, copied, or used in anyway without the permission of the post author with the exception of answering posts to this list. Posts are personal opinions only.