- Mar 8, 2000
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Got this from my mom. It all makes sense.........to me.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PENNSYLVANIA
*You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
*You live for summer & fall, when street fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
*You know what REAL potpie is.
*You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
*Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT "dressing."
*You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.
*When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and when someone says 1979, you think "TMI".
*You call sloppy joes, "barbecue.
*When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.
*The first day of Buck season and the first day of Doe season are school holidays.
*One of the highlights of your life was a field trip to Penn's cave and Horseshoe curve.
*You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you to "red up" your room.
*You know the time and location of every "wing night" in a 20 mile radius.
*You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh talk funny.
*All of your childhood vacations were trips to the Jersey or Maryland shores.
*You design your children's Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.
*Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
*You find 20 degrees just a little chilly.
*You can recite the four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and construction.
*Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", and "pop" actually mean something to you.
*You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
*You think nothing of an Amish buggy on the road.
*You learned long ago how to "step carefully" around the buggy tie-ups in the supermarket parking lot.
*You constantly refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How many other states do that?
*You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.
*You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.
*There is no such thing as a "Philly Cheesesteak". Its just called a Cheesesteak since everybody knows where they come from.
*Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
*"Vacation" means going to Hershey Park for the weekend.
*You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
*You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
*You use a down comforter in the summer.
*Your grandparents drive at 65mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
*You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
*You install security lights on your house and garage and then leave both unlocked.
*You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.
*You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how to use them.
*There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Sheetz mini-mart at any given time.
*You can actually eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. Those from NY find this "barbaric".
*You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
*At least 5 people on your block (for the city folks) have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
*You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
*You can't go to a Pennsylvania Wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance" and at least 5 other Polkas.
*You actually understand these jokes and will send them on to your friends in PA too.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PENNSYLVANIA
*You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart.
*You live for summer & fall, when street fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
*You know what REAL potpie is.
*You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
*Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT "dressing."
*You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.
*When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and when someone says 1979, you think "TMI".
*You call sloppy joes, "barbecue.
*When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.
*The first day of Buck season and the first day of Doe season are school holidays.
*One of the highlights of your life was a field trip to Penn's cave and Horseshoe curve.
*You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you to "red up" your room.
*You know the time and location of every "wing night" in a 20 mile radius.
*You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh talk funny.
*All of your childhood vacations were trips to the Jersey or Maryland shores.
*You design your children's Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.
*Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
*You find 20 degrees just a little chilly.
*You can recite the four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and construction.
*Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", and "pop" actually mean something to you.
*You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.
*You think nothing of an Amish buggy on the road.
*You learned long ago how to "step carefully" around the buggy tie-ups in the supermarket parking lot.
*You constantly refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How many other states do that?
*You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.
*You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.
*There is no such thing as a "Philly Cheesesteak". Its just called a Cheesesteak since everybody knows where they come from.
*Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.
*"Vacation" means going to Hershey Park for the weekend.
*You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
*You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
*You use a down comforter in the summer.
*Your grandparents drive at 65mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
*You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.
*You install security lights on your house and garage and then leave both unlocked.
*You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.
*You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how to use them.
*There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the Sheetz mini-mart at any given time.
*You can actually eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and know others who do the same. Those from NY find this "barbaric".
*You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
*At least 5 people on your block (for the city folks) have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.
*You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
*You can't go to a Pennsylvania Wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance" and at least 5 other Polkas.
*You actually understand these jokes and will send them on to your friends in PA too.
