you know im from indiana...
2002-12-06

i totally ganked this idea from chris.

You Know You're From Indiana When:

(and my commentary, thereof)

1. You think the State Bird is Larry. ((well, that's stupid. although, he really was a good player. and a not too bad coach. he looked nice on the mt. dew cans.))

2. You don't know what a "Pacer" is and have never even wondered. ((it's a car, right?))

3. You know that "Mellencamp" went to "Cougar" and back to "Mellencamp." ((straight up. that'll win me jeopardy someday.))

4. You can say "French Lick" without laughing out loud.((what's funny about that? that's where larry, the state bird, went to school. we have weird names here. versailles, pronouced "ver-say-uls."))

5. There's actually a college near you named "Ball State." ((hell, yeah, we call it testicle tech. that's where my darling erica and brad go.))

6. You know Batesville is the "casket making capital of the world," and you're proud of it. ((i wouldn't say proud, but it's nice.))

7. The last "g" is silent in any word ending in "ing." (i HATE that. i try not to do that.))

8. You could never figure out "spring forward-fall back," so "Screw

Daylight Savings Time!!" ((it's not like we couldn't figure out. there's nothing hard about that, but duh, why bother. the rest of y'all just crazy. you have to milk a cow the same time every morning whether it's 4 or 5 am. the cow doesn't know the difference, why should we?))

9. Your feelings get hurt whenever someone points out the acronym for Purdue University is "P-U." ((nah. but then again, we had a rhyme in elementary school about that.))

10. You know several people who have hit a deer. ((my aunt. my cousin. my grandpa...))

11. You've never met any celebrities. ((well... no. no one who would be a celebrity to anyone else.))

12. You've seen all the biggest bands 10 years after they were popular. ((fuck you.))

13. Down south to you means Kentucky. ((well, yeah, it is down south. and for that matter, is there anything worth anything past kentucky?))

14. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute." ((Tear-a-Hote. I was conceived in Terre Haute. In French, Terre Haute means "high ground" which is ironic because, a. it's indiana, nothing is high; and b. terre haute is in the wabash river valley.))

15. Your school was canceled because of cold. ((yeah, that happens when the glass gets so cold and it shatters. of course, you get a kid with momentum sliding into it on a -30 degree day... that just might happen.))

16. Your school was canceled because of heat. ((i don't remember that ever happening to me, but it does happen a lot to the schools who don't have air conditioning.))

17. You know what the phrase "Knee-high by the Fourth of July" means. ((hey now, there's more than corn in indiana...))

18. You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are the master of Euchre. ((i've, of course, hear of euchre. i do not know how to play it. although, i did have a lengthy discussion with ed robertson and tyler stewart of the barenaked ladies about euchre. i shit you not. ask erica.))

19. You've seen a running car, with nobody in it, in the parking lot of the grocery store, no matter what time of year it is. ((no one else in other states does this? really?))

20. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?" ((straight up, my friend. *shit eating grin*))

21. Detassling was your first job. Bailing hay, your second. Or you could stack hay, swim in the pond to clean off, and then have the strength to play a couple of games of hoops, all in the same barn lot on the same day. ((actually, my frist job almost was detassling. thankfully, i found a job at a pizza place instead... and the rest is history.))

22. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day ("Stoke the fire" and "fling open the windows" for the older version). ((ha. they say, "if you don't like the weather in indiana, stick around a day." it's the truth too.))

23. You say things like "catty-wumpus" and "kitty-corner." ((no one else says that? really?))

24. You install security lights on your house and garage, then leave both of them unlocked. ((well, yeah...))

25. You carry jumper cables in your car regularly. ((funny as this sounds, i was just thinking the other day that i should do this. i dont even know how to use jumper cables.))

26. You drink "pop." ((HELL YEAH!!! what is this i hear of *shudder* "soda?"))

27. You know that bailin' wire was the predecessor to duct tape. ((i didn't know that actually. although i have seen it used for many things.))

28. You know that strangers are the only ones who come to your "front" door. ((very true.))

29. Kids and dogs ride in the passenger seats of cars and the backs of

pickups. ((no one belongs in the back of a pick up, it's dangerous.))

30. You think nothing of it in spring and fall to be stuck behind a farm

implement driving on the roads. ((it happens.))

31. High school basketball game draws a bigger crowd on the weekend than movie theaters, IF you have movie theaters. ((well, i dont know about that. then again, i grew up in the big city.))

32. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with

snow. ((you can't even imagine how true that is. indiana is on the frezze/thaw border. our potholes eat small cars.))

33. The local paper covers national and international headlines on one page, but requires six for local sports. ((actually, local sports gets it's own section...))

34. Can repeat the scores of the last eight IU games, but unless the MVP is a Hoosier, you are not sure who he is. ((not true as far as i'm concerned. i cant even tell you what i had for dinner last night.))

35. You can see at least two basketball hoops from your yard. ((*lowers head in shame*))

36. You can name every one of Bob Knight's "exploits" over the last few

years. ((yeah, but that's only because he's a jackass. you know he's still getting money from IU. rotten bastard.))

37. You shop at Marsh. ((i hate shopping at marsh. the place is filthy and they're more expensive.))

38. Damon Bailey was your childhood hero. ((not true for me, but i'd ask brad and josh about that one...))

39. The biggest question of your youth was "IU or Purdue." ((purdue. although, i only ended up applying to butler and testicle tech.))

40. Indianapolis is the "big city." ((to set the record straight, indianapolis is the 12th biggest city in the country. so there.))

41. "Getting caught by a train" is a legitimate excuse for being late to

school. ((i shit you not, our bus got caught by a train at least once or twice a semester.))

42. The Wabash river is the "biggest body of water" near your house. ((that's not true. i do live by the white river. it's the only river in america that you can walk across.))

43. You know several different definitions as to what a Hoosier really is. ((well, i d, actually. some believe that "hoosier" came from old bar fights, when, at the end of a fight, body parts would be covered in sawdust and someone would ask, "who's ear?" another theory is, that when indiana was still covered in trees and grass and stuff, folks could come onto your property and you not know it until they were knocking at your door. at which point you hollered, "who's there?" all of which morphed into the lump term, "hoosier." im sure there are more stories, but those are the ones i know.))

44. People at your high school chewed tobacco. ((no other place is like that? really?))

45. Everyone knows who the town cop is, where he lives, and whether he is at home or on duty. ((the cheif of police used to live by erica until he wasnt the cheif anymore. you could tell when he was at work because the earth would tilt back toward the east because the man was a fat ass and the police station is on the east side of town.))

46. To get to school you had to drive on a gravel road, a road with several right-angle turns in it, or if you were really lucky, over a covered bridge. ((that is so not true. at least not in the big city.))

47. People in your neighborhood really, REALLY like NASCAR. ((a sad, but true, fact.))

48. You actually know what the CART vs IRL debate is about and have taken a side. ((even i had a side once. i dont even care anymore.))

49. You know what Michiana means.(( yup)

50. The vehicle of choice in your area is not a car, but a pickup. ((no. not at all.))

51. You are a BIG John Mellencamp fan. ((im not a big fan, but i could probablu sing from memory every single he's released to radio.))

52. You've been to the Covered Bridge Festival. ((i've not, although, i've heard it's really fun.))

53. You took back roads to get there. "Why sit in traffic"? ((*cough* do not. *cough*))

54. To you, tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty,

breaded piece of pork served on a bun with pickles. ((pickles are the best...))