You know that you are from Pennsylvania when...
- You know the 4 seasons of the year: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter, and Road Construction!
- You find -20F "a little" chilly.
- You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."
- YOUR turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT "dressing."
- You live within two miles of a plant that makes potato chips, corn chips, pretzels, candy, or ice cream, or that packages turkeys, beans, or bologna.
- You say things like, "Outen the lights," "I'm calling off today," and "They're calling for snow."
- Hearing horses clopping down a paved street doesn't bring you to the window to see what's going on outside.
- You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.
- School closings due to snow take the radio stations a half an hour to finish, because just about every town has its own school district.
- You live for summer, when street fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
- You have a day off school on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is the first day of hunting season. (That is true for home schoolers/cyber schools, too, you know!)
- You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.
- You say the correct pronunciation LANG-kist-er instead of the mispronounced Lan-CAST-er, and LEB-en-in instead of the equally incorrect Leb-a-NON.
- You can stop along the road to buy fruits, vegetables, or crafts on the "honor system."
- You know what REAL pot pie is.
- You know the Penn State cheer, and although you've never attended PennState, you are a most obnoxious Penn State fan. (WE ARE...ANNOYING!)
- You never have to worry about being stuck in a ditch when it's snowing. -someone in a 4WD pickup with tow chains will be along shortly.
- You frequently go "with," e.g., "You going to the market? Mind if I come with?"
- You refer to something as "a whole nother," e.g., "That's a whole nother issue."
- When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.
- You know that Wilkes-Barre is pronounced "Wilks Berry."
- You can pronounce "Knoebels."
- You can pronounce (or spell) "Schuylkill."
- You think the roads in any other state are smooth.
- You know that chicken corn soup from a fire house is the most nearly perfect food on earth.
- You have "dinner" for lunch.
- Manure smells sweet.
- When you were a kid and somebody really ticked you off, you said, "I'm gonna deck you!"
- You know what Lebanon bologna and Scrapple are made from but you STILL love it.
- You ask the waitress for "dippy ecks" for breakfast.
- Your neighbors' names are King, Driebelbis, Stoltzfus, Lapp, Mummau, Yoder, Lebo, Peachy, Risser, Musser or anything ending in "-baugh or -ouch, or -er.
- You say you're going out to the shed "AWHILE," instead of "FOR AWHILE."
- You actually think "WGAL" and the "Lancaster New Era" are acceptable forms of informational media.
- You shy away from any new restaurant because the food might be "Too Spicy".
- The scope of your ability to create a nickname for someone is limited to putting a "Y" at the end of their last name. (Here comes Schmitty and Blacky wunst)
- If you think that if you have to leave Langkister County (or whatever county you're from) to get it, it's not really worth having.
- The plural of "you" is "youns."
- You only own three spices: salt, pepper, ketchup.
- You design your Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
- You have more miles on your snowblower than your car.
- You have 10 favorite recipes for venison.
- Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow.
- The local paper covers National and International headlines on 1/4 page but requires six pages for sports.
- You think the start of deer hunting is a National Holiday.
- The municipality buys a Zamboni before a school bus.
- You don't understand how anyone could watch a football game without ethier halupki, halushki, or kielbosa.
- You remember fondly days of youth known as "Snow Days".
- Words like: gumband; buggy; hoagie; chipped ham; and pop actually mean something to you.
- You can use the phrase "Firehall Wedding" and not even bat an eye.
- You know what a Rumspringa is.
- You know what PA stands for.
- Your normal speech involves any of the things on these sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CentrYou know that you are from Pennsylvania when...?
a lot of that sounds like you might be a michigander if ..
the only think i can think of and it might be on there is
instead of saying two blocks you say two hills over the next two hills is bills house.
lol
My family is from penn.. he is a cop too so don't get into trouble I can't get you out.lolYou know that you are from Pennsylvania when...?
Just like "You know your a redneck when".
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