You know you're from Michigan when...
This looked fun.
1.) Go to google and type in "You know you're from [your state] when..."
2.) Cut and paste the list
3.) Bold or italicize items that apply to you.
* You show people where you're from by pointing to a spot on the back of your left hand. (Especially useful if you're from the Thumb or the Little Finger.)
I'm from the very base of the thumb.
* 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.
I used to go every winter with my stepdad.
* Your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March.
It's heartbreaking when you have a warm spell and REALLY want a blizzard...the ice cream, not the snow.
* You know that UP is a place, not a direction.
It's also an award-winning film by Pixar.
* You know it's possible to live in a thumb.
* The only place in the world can you experience all four seasons in one day.
And get frostbite and sunburn in that same 24 hours.
* Your doctor tells you to drink Vernors and you know it's not medicine.
* You know what a 'party store' is.
* You've never met any celebrities.
* "Vacation" means going to Cedar Point.
Every year!
* At least one member of your family disowns you the week of the Michigan / Michigan State game.
Nope! We're all Spartans!
* Your idea of a traffic jam is 40 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel.
*grumble grumble*
* Half the change in your pocket is Canadian....eh?
I actually do say eh. Michigan is Canada-lite.
* You drive 86 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
It's practically law here.
* You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre.
I'm not a fan, and it's taken me a LOT of hard work to keep from learning to play over the years.
* It's easy to get Vernor's ginger ale, Better Made chips, Sanders hot fudge sauce, and Faygo pop.
And they're quite possibly the greatest things in the world... but you forgot Mackinac Island Fudge!
* You know how to pronounce "Mackinac."
Mack-in-AW
* You've had to switch on the heat and the air conditioning in the same day.
I only turn on the heat if the pipes are in danger of freezing.
* You bake with SODA and drink POP.
And don't you forget it!
* The movie "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" wasn't funny. You consider it a documentary.
Actually I was a little bewildered. I don't do the hunting thing.
* Your little league game was snowed out.
* The word "thumb" has geographical rather than anatomical significance.
* Traveling coast-to-coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.
I did drive from Port Huron to Traverse City once.
* You measure distance in minutes.
Or hours!
* When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."
And it's funny when people don't know what you mean.
* You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but is only 100 miles fom Hell.
See icon above!
* Your year has two seasons: Winter and Construction.
And bad driving all year round.
* Home Depot on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas.
* You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms.
I love that smell.
* When owning a Japanese car was a hangin' offense in your hometown. (Still is.)
* You believe that "down south" means Toledo.
And Ohio is the enemy.
* Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six-pack and a bucket of smelt.
* You know that Big Mac is something that you drive over.
* You can see a car running in a parking lot with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
And the most amazing thing is, no one steals it.
* You end your sentences with a preposition; example: "Where's my coat at?"
* All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal. (Except, of course, for Blossomtime and Tulip Time.)
* You think of the four major food groups as beef, pork, BBQ sauce, and beer.
I know a lot of people who do
* You carry jumper cables and snow chains in your trunk. (Bonus points: You know snow chains are illegal in Michigan, but you carry them anyway.)
I have the jumper cables but no snow chains. I do have a snow emergency kit including heavy blankets, water and snacks.
* You design your kids' Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Or to include a garbage bag as rain gear
* Driving in the winter is better because the pot-holes are filled with snow.
bahahaha It's funny because it's true.
* Your favorite holidays are Christmas,Thanksgiving, and the opening of Deer Season, which you consider a National Holiday.
Halloween and Christmas. I don't do the hunting thing.
* You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
Leave Bambi alone, you murderers!
* You learned to drive a boat before you could ride a bike.
* You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.
* Your snowblower has more miles on it than your car.
No, my poor Jeep has certainly gotten around.
* Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.
You have NO idea.
* You’ve ever used the word “bogue.”
Sure, but not since, like, 1993.
* The "Big Three" means either Ford, Chrysler and GM, or Little Caesar's, Domino's, or Hungry Howie's.
Pizza Hut > all
* You think alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
* Your definition of a small Michigan town is one that doesn't have a lake.
Or a post office.
* You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
* You attend a formal event in your best clothing, finest jewelry, and snowmobile boots.
Only if that event is in January
* The municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.
The word Zamboni makes me sad... is it hockey season yet?
* You have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week.
* The orange barrel is considered Michigan's 'other' lighthouse.
1.) Go to google and type in "You know you're from [your state] when..."
2.) Cut and paste the list
3.) Bold or italicize items that apply to you.
* You show people where you're from by pointing to a spot on the back of your left hand. (Especially useful if you're from the Thumb or the Little Finger.)
I'm from the very base of the thumb.
* 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.
I used to go every winter with my stepdad.
* Your local Dairy Queen is closed from November through March.
It's heartbreaking when you have a warm spell and REALLY want a blizzard...the ice cream, not the snow.
* You know that UP is a place, not a direction.
It's also an award-winning film by Pixar.
* You know it's possible to live in a thumb.
* The only place in the world can you experience all four seasons in one day.
And get frostbite and sunburn in that same 24 hours.
* Your doctor tells you to drink Vernors and you know it's not medicine.
* You know what a 'party store' is.
* You've never met any celebrities.
* "Vacation" means going to Cedar Point.
Every year!
* At least one member of your family disowns you the week of the Michigan / Michigan State game.
Nope! We're all Spartans!
* Your idea of a traffic jam is 40 cars waiting to pass an orange barrel.
*grumble grumble*
* Half the change in your pocket is Canadian....eh?
I actually do say eh. Michigan is Canada-lite.
* You drive 86 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
It's practically law here.
* You know how to play (and pronounce) Euchre.
I'm not a fan, and it's taken me a LOT of hard work to keep from learning to play over the years.
* It's easy to get Vernor's ginger ale, Better Made chips, Sanders hot fudge sauce, and Faygo pop.
And they're quite possibly the greatest things in the world... but you forgot Mackinac Island Fudge!
* You know how to pronounce "Mackinac."
Mack-in-AW
* You've had to switch on the heat and the air conditioning in the same day.
I only turn on the heat if the pipes are in danger of freezing.
* You bake with SODA and drink POP.
And don't you forget it!
* The movie "Escanaba in Da Moonlight" wasn't funny. You consider it a documentary.
Actually I was a little bewildered. I don't do the hunting thing.
* Your little league game was snowed out.
* The word "thumb" has geographical rather than anatomical significance.
* Traveling coast-to-coast means driving from Port Huron to Muskegon.
I did drive from Port Huron to Traverse City once.
* You measure distance in minutes.
Or hours!
* When giving directions, you refer to "A Michigan Left."
And it's funny when people don't know what you mean.
* You know that Kalamazoo not only exists, but is only 100 miles fom Hell.
See icon above!
* Your year has two seasons: Winter and Construction.
And bad driving all year round.
* Home Depot on any Saturday is busier than toy stores at Christmas.
* You know when it has rained because of the smell of worms.
I love that smell.
* When owning a Japanese car was a hangin' offense in your hometown. (Still is.)
* You believe that "down south" means Toledo.
And Ohio is the enemy.
* Your idea of a seven-course meal is a six-pack and a bucket of smelt.
* You know that Big Mac is something that you drive over.
* You can see a car running in a parking lot with no one in it, no matter what time of the year.
And the most amazing thing is, no one steals it.
* You end your sentences with a preposition; example: "Where's my coat at?"
* All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal. (Except, of course, for Blossomtime and Tulip Time.)
* You think of the four major food groups as beef, pork, BBQ sauce, and beer.
I know a lot of people who do
* You carry jumper cables and snow chains in your trunk. (Bonus points: You know snow chains are illegal in Michigan, but you carry them anyway.)
I have the jumper cables but no snow chains. I do have a snow emergency kit including heavy blankets, water and snacks.
* You design your kids' Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
Or to include a garbage bag as rain gear
* Driving in the winter is better because the pot-holes are filled with snow.
bahahaha It's funny because it's true.
* Your favorite holidays are Christmas,Thanksgiving, and the opening of Deer Season, which you consider a National Holiday.
Halloween and Christmas. I don't do the hunting thing.
* You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
Leave Bambi alone, you murderers!
* You learned to drive a boat before you could ride a bike.
* You owe more money on your snowmobile than your car.
* Your snowblower has more miles on it than your car.
No, my poor Jeep has certainly gotten around.
* Shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout.
You have NO idea.
* You’ve ever used the word “bogue.”
Sure, but not since, like, 1993.
* The "Big Three" means either Ford, Chrysler and GM, or Little Caesar's, Domino's, or Hungry Howie's.
Pizza Hut > all
* You think alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
* Your definition of a small Michigan town is one that doesn't have a lake.
Or a post office.
* You define summer as three months of bad sledding.
* You attend a formal event in your best clothing, finest jewelry, and snowmobile boots.
Only if that event is in January
* The municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus.
The word Zamboni makes me sad... is it hockey season yet?
* You have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week.
* The orange barrel is considered Michigan's 'other' lighthouse.