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James Russell <[log in to unmask]>
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James Russell <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 29 May 2002 18:06:44 -0400
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Yigal Levin says that he took a little flak for regional prejudice with
the hillbilly jokes. Here's one that takes potshots at just about all the
regions. So I suppose even more people can get mad this time.

Mike Russell


> YOU KNOW YOU'RE ON THE WEST COAST WHEN . . .
> > - You make over $250,000 and still can't afford to buy your own house.
>
> > - The high school quarterback calls a time-out to answer his cell
> phone.
> > - The fastest part of your commute is going down your driveway.
> > - You know how to eat an artichoke.
> > - You drive to your neighborhood block party.
> >
> > YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN NEW YORK CITY WHEN . . .
> > - You say "the city" and expect everyone to know you mean the Borough
> of
> > Manhattan.
> > - You have never been to the Statue of Liberty or the Empire State
> > Building.
> > - You can get into a four-hour argument about how to get from Columbus
>
> > Circle to Battery Park, but can't find Wisconsin on a map.
> > - You think Central Park is "nature."
> > - You believe that being able to swear at people in their own language
>
> > makes you multi-lingual.
> > - You've worn out a car horn.
> > - You think eye contact is an act of aggression.
> >
> > YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN ALASKA WHEN . . .
> > - You only have four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup and Tabasco.
> > - Halloween costumes fit over parkas.
> > - You have more than one recipe for moose.
> > - Sexy lingerie is anything flannel with fewer than eight buttons.
> > - The four seasons are: winter, still winter, almost winter, and
> > construction.
> >
> > YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN THE SOUTH WHEN . . .
> > - You get a movie and bait in the same store
> > - Y'all" is singular and "all Y'all" is plural.
> > - After five years you still hear, "Y'all ain't from 'round here, are
> > ya?"
> > - "He needed killin' " is a valid defense.
> >
> > YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN COLORADO WHEN . . .
> > - You carry your $3,000 mountain bike atop your $500 car.
> > - You tell your husband to pick up Granola on his way home and he
> stops
> > at the day care center to pick up your child.
> > - A pass does not involve a football or dating.
> > - The top of your head is bald, but you still have a pony tail.
> > - Your bridal registry is at REI.
> >
> > YOU KNOW YOU'RE IN THE MIDWEST WHEN . . .
> > - You've never met any celebrities, but the mayor knows your name.
> > - Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor.
> > - You have had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" on the same day.
> > - You end sentences with a preposition: "Where's my coat at?" or "If
> ya
> > go to the mall, I wanna go with."
> > - Your first job was de-tasseling corn.
> > - When asked how your trip was to any exotic place, you say, "It was
> > different."
> > - You consult the basketball/football schedule before planning your
> > wedding date >>

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