These are from Jeff Foxworthy. I erased a few because I thought they were dull, but the original content is the same. I highlighted my personal favorites.
I have to say that even though I laugh at all of these jokes, especially the ones about the rain, Seattle doesn't rain as much as I originally thought. A sunny day in Seattle is as pretty as it gets, with all of the greenery and lakes. We love it here.
2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash
3. You 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 or to church.
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's 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, Haceta, Yaquina,Yachats, 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 have no concept of humidity without precipitation.
19. You can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through the cloud cover.
20. You notice, 'The mountain is out' when it is a pretty day and you can actually see it.
21. You put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.
23. You have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.
24. You think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.
25. You buy new sunglasses every year, because you cannot findthe old ones after such a long time.
26. You measure distance in hours.
27. You often switch from 'heat' to 'a/c' in the same day.
28. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
You Know You Live in the Pacific Northwest
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This cracked me up, so many of these applied to me. Except I don't think i've ever owned a poncho or a parka - wimps!
ReplyDeleteThis is so funny, and true!!! We got a list like this in our welcome packet when Aaron was accepted here. Thanks for the laugh!
ReplyDeleteOk, so after reading this post I know without a doubt that I NEVER want to live there! I cannot stand the clouds or rain for that matter! I need lots and LOTS of sunshine and warmth! :o) I'm glad that you guys like it there so much though!
ReplyDeleteI liked living in the North West. The sun came out at least a little almost everyday and I didn't have to deal with all the yucky smog here in Utah. It's also much prettier there to. my kids were behind on swimming lessons because it really is an indoor sport there. We really miss the coast and ocean.
ReplyDeleteSO funny, and for the most part, so true...
ReplyDeletethe recycling thing is very true. I was definitly not a recycler until I moved here!
ReplyDeleteJulie!!
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog off of Highland's reunion website. Yeah! I have not seen you since our BYU days. I hope all is well. I used to live in a little town in WA called Mukilteo. YOu should check it out sometime. IT's super fun. Have a great day!
Jeni (Lyle) Everett
Hahaha! I've had this list since I was in high school and I love it. I constantly use it to judge other people's mountains. Hahaha. ;-)
ReplyDeleteThat made me a little homesick! But it's so true. We used to always say that we told people it rained so much in Washington so they wouldn't move there. ha ha. I miss it!
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