YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM PENNSYLVANIA WHEN........
You know what a "State Store" is, and your out of
state friends find it incredible that you can't
purchase liquor at the "mini-mart".
You don't understand what all the hype is about
for Yuengling(Ying-ling) or Rolling Rock beer. You've been
drinking it for years even though Iron City is cheaper.
You live for summer & fall, when street fairs
signal the beginning of funnel cake season.
You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for
breakfast.
Your turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and
most certainly, NOT "dressing."
You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you
know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.
You call sloppy joes, "bar-b-cue".
When it snows, they put cinders on the roads
instead of sand.
The first day of Buck season and the first day of
Doe season are school holidays.
You don't think people from Philly or Pittsburgh
talk funny.
All of your childhood vacations were trips to the
Jersey shore.
Driving is always better in winter because the
potholes are filled with snow.
You find 20 degrees just a little chilly.
Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", and
"pop" actually mean something to you.
When in a restuarant, you ask for "soda" to get
a soft drink.
You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding
reception" and not even bat an eye.
You constantly refer to Pennsylvania as "PA"
(pronounced Pee-ay). How many other states do
that?
You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and
think this is normal.
You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax,
Bird-in-Hand, Virginville, Paradise, Mars, and
Slippery Rock are "PA" towns.
You know several people who have hit deer more
than once.
You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same
day.
Even your grandparents (all Pittsburghers) drive
65mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard,
without flinching.
You see people wearing hunting clothes at social
events.
You install security lights on your house and
garage and then leave both unlocked.
You think of the major food groups as deer meat,
fish, berries and milk.
You carry jumper cables in your car and your
girlfriend or wife knows how to use them. (more
then that, the women are handy; not princesses)
You can actually eat cold pizza (even for
breakfast) and know others who do the same.
You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you
know that it comes in several colors: Red, White,
Brown, Gold.
At least 2 people on your block (for the city
folks) have electric "candles" in all or most of their
windows all year long.
You know several places to purchase or that serve
Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and
Hot Bacon Dressing.
You CAN'T go to a Pennsylvania Wedding without
hearing the "Chicken Dance" and at least 5 other Polkas.
You actually understand these jokes and will send
them on to your friends (from PA) too.
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...under the moon and into the Knight, I dream!
_____
Robert Houston
If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an
infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without
even considering if there are men on base.
-- Dave Barry
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