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You Know You're From Oklahoma When...

You say ya'll ... many times a day.

nope, but I know people that do

Bedlam is a BIG deal.

have no clue :P

You can tell when it's tornado weather.

yep

When you drive through a neighborhood anyone out walking will smile and wave at you.

yep

You've worn flip flops in the winter

not flip flops, but sandals, yes

You have stopped to let a family of deer cross the road.

no, don't go near deer much

You thought the twister ride at Universal Studios wasn't windy enough.

dunno, never been there

You know who your neighbors are, how many children they have, and when one of them gets
married or graduates.

nope, and couldnt care less

There are at least 2 to 3 Sonics, McDonalds, and Little Ceasars in your town

I'm in OKC, so doesnt count, FAR more, but within 2 miles, I have at least one of each, go a little more, and I know of 2 sonics, 2 McDonalds...

You've been off roading - many times

nope

You or someone you know was born, raised and still lives in the same town.

probably

You know that Miami, Oklahoma and Miami, Florida are pronounced two different ways.

no clue

You plan events around football games.

yep. driving is so much easier when the fucktards are on the field or in the bleachers ;)

You are a Cowboy or Sooners fan.

COWBOYS (hey, I can't help it, born and bred)

You learned how to do country and western dances at school.

nope, thank the gods

A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.

yep

You can properly pronounce Eufaula, Gotebo, Okemah and Chickasha.

Eufaula and Chickasha, yes, the other two, I can guess :P

You can remember the name of the last state legislator to introduce a bill involving castration,
and he didn't mean farm animals.

nope

You know exactly what calf fries are, and eat them anyway.

I know, but I would NOT eat them

You think that people who complain about the wind in other states are sissies.

DAMN STRAIGHT

It doesn't bother you to use an airport named for a man who died in an airplane crash.

not a bit

You have owned at least one belt buckle bigger than your fist.

nope, but Zach does (and another nearly, thats a pentacle)

A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop, each determined
to be the most polite and let the other go first.

HAHAHAHA, so true

It doesn't seem odd to see the term "chicken fried chicken" on a menu.

Correct

You save all your life for your dream vacation, and use it to go to the OU/Texas game.

nope, not a chance, unless I know for certain OU would get their asses beat

It doesn't seem peculiar if your sweetie says "I'm going in to town for something" even though you
live in town.

heh, sadly, no it wouldn't if someone said that

You don't turn on the news until 20 minutes past the hour, because that's the only thing you care
about anyway.

news? I get it from the net

Your quarterback is hurt and it is the top story on the six o'clock news.

Probably

You keep track of the grain and hog futures on the radio.

nope

You don't buy all your vegetables at the grocery store.

veggies? why buy that crap ;) MEAT

You go to the State Fair for your only vacation.

nope

You get up at 5:30 A.M. and go to the coffee shop, where the waitress never asks what you
would like. She already knows.

not a chance...coffee...blech...besides I don't get up till 10 or so

You are on a first name basis with the county sheriff.

nope

You know what the "Sea of Red and White" is.

I can guess

You think that using the elevator involves a corn truck.

nope

You can drive 80 mph on a two-lane dirt road with one hand, but driving 45 mph on a four-lane
expressway in a city scares you to death.

Actually, both are fun :) but I'd prefer going 80 on both (moral, don't get in a car with me)

You use manure on your grass instead of Weed and Feed.

nope

Your nearest neighbor is in the next zip code.

nope

You know the difference between fee corn and sweet corn... while it's still on the stalk.

uh...no

You wear cowboy boots to church.

hell no...if I WENT to church, it'd be combat boots ;)

You know that everything goes better with Ranch.

DAMN STRAIGHT

You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.

nope

"You wanna Coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper."

sounds about right, but not for me...for the morons around me

You know what "Orange Power" and "Crimson & Cream" means.

yep

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

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You Know You're From Colorado When...

People move onto the highway at 15 miles an hour.

yep

You have absolutely no recognizable accent.

so people have told me, but I was raised in Texas...I think that was the bigger accomplishment ;)

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

DAMN STRAIGHT

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

Central City?

You have been skiing less than 10 times in your life

yep

You think 5-points is a ghetto.

??? (only 5-points I know of comes from Gangs of New York)

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

where I lived...there weren't many red lights, nearest was either 20-35 miles

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

sounds like most of my former classmates

You think only stupid people get lost in your town.

yep

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

yep, especially as both me and my brother have near perfect compasses in our heads ;)

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

nope, more like, which ravine will flood

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

correct

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

no, I called it a blessing

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

not a chance

You have a broken windshield.

I did

You see no reason to travel to Aurora.

yep

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.

Sadly, I know people like that, but generally, it'd be $3000 bike, $100 truck

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.

heh

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

Sounds about right for that bit of the country

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

o.O

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

nope

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

sounds like former classmates

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

if my city had had any

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

heh, true

You are 82 years old and take up snowboarding.

lol

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

no, my y2k fear was for my computer :P

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

sounds like people I knew

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.

yep

You get depressed after one day of foggy weather.

no, I'm happier after 5 MINUTES of foggy weather

You think that formal wear is ironed denim.

no, formal wear is black cargo pants, black button up t-shirt :P

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.

no, North was a huge canyon, south was Mesa Verde, East was Mountains, West was Utah/Blue Mountain, and I was one of those "damned liberals"

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

yep

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

nope

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

nope

You think gun control is a steady hand.

it isn't? jk

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

nope

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

not me, personally, but its possible

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

nope

You're a meat eating vegetarian.

no, I'm a meatarian

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

nope

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

no, I'd be the one tossing in the mace ;) sports fans deserve it

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.

sounds about right

You know the correct pronunciation of Buena Vista.

of course

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

nope

Your car insurance costs more than your car.

with my car? probably

You have surge protectors on every outlet.

nope

April showers bring May blizzards.

yep

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

yep

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

nope

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.

nope

A bear on your front porch doesn't bother you nearly as much as a Democrat in Congress does.

nope, a bear doesnt bother me as much as a Republican in Congress does

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

no

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

I breathed 5 times as often as the natives, so its correct

Having a Senator named Nighthorse doesn't seem strange.

Ben Nighthorse Campbell

Thunder has set off your car alarm.

sounds about right, if I had a car alarm then

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

heh

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

yeah

You know where Doc Holliday's grave is.

nope

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

nope

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

yep

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

hmmm, good idea

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

nope, but it wouldnt surprise me

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

yep, time to piss in a stream ;)

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

heh, town signs don't have population, just elevation

You never pack away your coat and sweaters.

true

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

nope

You call tumbleweed "groundcover".

nope

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

nope

You or someone you know plays golf 12 months of the year.

nope

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

hehe, sounds about right

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

yes

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

Yes, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico (used to live about an hour away from 4 corners)

You know what and where the Continental Divide is.

yes

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

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You Know You're From Texas When...

You see more Texan flags than American flags.

yep

You know someone who ate the 72 oz steak and got it for free.

not that i know of, no, but it wouldnt surprise me

You attend a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry, and your Cowboy Boots.

hehe, I know people like that

You can write a check at Dairy Queen for 2 Hungr-Busters and fries.

hehe, yep

You prefer Whataburger to McDonalds.

yep

You dress up to go shopping at the mall.

hehe, sounds about right for where I was from

You've hung ornaments and tinsel on a tumbleweed and used it as a Christmas tree.

Would NOT surprise me if people did this

You're disappointed when a food doesn't come in spicy flavor.

spicy gives me heartburn. I didn't like most Texan food

You know from experience that rattlesnake meat tastes like chicken.

nope

You can tell a rock from an armadillo at 300 yards.

nope

You know what a 'Cowboy Cadillac' is.

nope

You have both a dog and a brother-in-law named Bud

sounds like some of the natives

Your local grocery store sells cactus in the Fresh Produce department

Out in West Texas? maybe

You watch the movie Urban Cowboy and laugh at the phony Texan accents

heh, never seen it, but I'd probably laugh, yes

You choose a brand of Mexican salsa with the same care that another might use to select a bottle of fine wine

nope

You think that the 4 basic food groups are nachos, bar-b-que, fajitas, and Copenhagen.

no, its Meat, Meat, Bread, and more Meat

You refer to the Dallas Cowboys as "God's favorite football team"

nope, but seeing as how the Cowgirls are in Little Texas's "God Bless Texas" video, I can kinda understand...with girls like that ;)

You know whether another Texan is from South, West, East, North, or Central Texas as soon as they open their mouth.

heh, not really

You don't consider people from Austin to be real Texans.

yep

Your Pastor wears boots.

yep, the pastor did wear boots sometimes ;)

There is no such thing as a "secret" sin.

?

The Blue Book value on your truck goes up and down depending on how much gas it has in it.

on my car, maybe, I don't have a truck, nor have I ever wanted one

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

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I was born in Oklahoma, raised in Texas, moved to Colorado, then back to Oklahoma