Guest guest Posted June 13, 2004 Report Share Posted June 13, 2004 CUTE Thanks From: (Brat) Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 7:25 AM To: quacks Cc: lupies Subject: Jeff Foxworthy on Upstate N Y Subject: Jeff Foxworthy on Upstate New York > > > > If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 36 > > inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim > > by, you might live in Upstate New York. > > > > If you're proud that your region makes the national news 96 nights > > each year because Saranac Lake is the coldest spot in the nation,you > > might live in Upstate New York. > > > > If your local Dairy Queen is closed from September through May, you > > might live in Upstate New York > > > > If you instinctively walk like a penguin for six months out of the > > year,! you might live in Upstate New York. > > > > If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work > > there, you might live in Upstate New York. > > > > If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving around the middle of his > > forehead, you might live in Upstate New York. > > > > If you have worn shorts and a parka at the same time, you might live > > in Upstate New York. > > > > If your town has an equal number of bars and churches, you might live > > in Upstate New York. > > > > If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who > > dialed a wrong number, you might live in Upstate New York. > > > > YOU KNOW YOU ARE A TRUE UPSTATE NEW YORKER WHEN: > > > > 1. " Vacation " means going South past Albany 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 (including > > 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/wife 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 Albany. > > 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 frost. > > 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 Upstate New York > > friends. > > > > Sad....but true!!! " The LUPIES Store " Come check out our store... http://www.cafepress.com/thelupies " The LUPIES Web Page " http://www.itzarion.com/lupusgroup.html " The LUPIES online photo albums! " Check out what your fellow Lupies look like... http://www.picturetrail.com/lupies size=2 width="100%" align=center> Express yourself with over 8,000 FREE Email Smileys - click here! size=2 width="100%" align=center> Get your FREE personalized email signature at My Mail Signature! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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