Wednesday, January 17, 2007

You Might Be From the Pacific Northwest, if:

I couldn't resist this as I am definitely a PNW girl! I think this originally came from Jeff Foxworthy. If you don't see any other posts from me for awhile it is because my computer is trying to crash and I am working on getting things saved to wipe and reformat my hard drive.

You might be from the Pacific Northwest if:

1. You know the state flower (Mildew)

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.

4. You know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

5. You know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

6 You feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.

7. You stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" Signal.

8. You consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it is not a real mountain.

9. You can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best, and Veneto's.

10. You know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.

11. You know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, Yakima and Willamette.

12. You consider swimming an indoor sport.

13. You can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese and Thai food.

14. In winter, you go to work in the dark and come home in the dark - while only working eight-hour days.

15. You never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

16. You are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."

17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers and sun breaks."

18. You have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

19. You know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.

20. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.

21. You notice, "The Mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.

22. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.

24. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

23. You switch to your sandals when it gets about 60, but keep the socks on.

25. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

26. You knew immediately that the view out of Frasier's window was fake.

27. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot find the old ones after such a long time.

28. You measure distance in hours.

29. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.

30. You use a down comforter in the summer.

31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use them.

32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.

33. You know all the important seasons:
Almost Winter,
Winter,
Still Raining (Spring),
Road Construction (Summer),
Deer & Elk season (Fall).

34. You actually understood these jokes and will probably forward them!

3 comments:

Denise said...

That is pretty funny, Theresa! The only one I got was number 14! Waah. I guess I am about as far away from the PNW as you can get!

Lynette said...

Very funny. I am definetly from the northwest, loved number 9.

p.s found this knitting blog you might be interested. She has 2 blogs & this is her new one.
http://oohveryvintage.blogspot.com/

Charlotte said...

FuNnY! My sister lives in Seattle, and that one hit the mark.