hahahahahaha... some of these are so true!
...If you've ever spoken the phrase "Oh ya! Sturgeon, dem's good fer smokin' "
...If someone says "Say ja tu da you pee, too, eh?" and you understand they are saying "We like the Upper Penninsula of Michigan a lot as well. What do you think?"
...If you refer to people from Illinois as "fibs"
...If you know how to speak "Upper" (pronounced "youper") and know that people with this accent are from the UP, not foriegners
...If you know the UP is not part of Canada.
...If you are driving on 14 inches of snow and comment to your wife that they did a good job plowing.
...If your house is built on stilts because otherwise your house would be buried in snow all winter.
...If you define Summer as three months of bad sledding.
...If your definition of a small town is one that doesn't have a lake.
...If your family breaks into violence during the UM-MSU game (any sport!).
...If snow tires come standard on all your cars.
...If at least 50% of your relatives work for the auto industry.
...If you have ever gotten frostbitten and sunburned in the same week.
...If you can identify an Ohio accent.
...If owning a Japanese car was a hanging offense in your home town.
...If you learned to pilot a boat before the training wheels were off your bike.
...If you think Alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
...If you point at the palm of your right hand when telling people where you grew up.
...If you don't understand what the big deal about Chicago is.
...If someone aks you if you've been to Europe and you answer, "No, but I've been to Ann Arbor".
...If "Down South" to you means Toledo.
...If you have any idea who Bob Ufer was.
...If octopus and hockey go together as naturally as hotdogs and baseball.
...If traveling coast to coast means going from Port Huron to Muskegon.
...If you think "going up north" would be a great vacation....in January.
...If you refer to your relatives in southern Michigan as"trolls" or "lopers".
...If the "Big Three" can mean either Ford, Chrysler and GM or Domino's, Little Ceasar's and Hungry Howie's.
...If a Big Mac is something you can drive across.
...If you have no problem spelling Mackinac Island.
...If you have as many Canadian coins in your pockets as American ones.
...If your kid's baseball and softball games have ever been snowed out.
...If the trees in your backyard have spigots.
...If you know that a place called "Kalamazoo" really exists.
...If you know what a pastie is.
...If you drive 70 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
...If you have a favorite hockey team.
...If you don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Vernor's.
...If you know how to play Euchre.
...If you don't think a Canadian accent is strange at all.
...If at least one of your family members disowns you the week of the Michigan/Michigan State game.
...If you sometimes drive with the heat on, and sometimes with the A/C on...on the same day.
...If your three favorite holidays are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the first day of deer season.
...If you know what a millage is.
...If your definition of a "small town" is one that doesn't have a lake.
...If the "big three" can mean either GM, Ford and Chrysler...or Domino's, Little Caesar's and Hungry Howie's.
...If the trees in your backyard have spigots.
...If you find yourself incapable of throwing away empty bottles and cans when you're in another state.
...If you know how to pronounce Sault Ste Marie.
...If you met your spouse in a bowling alley.
...If your wife's "Lady Remington" is a 30.06
...If your snowmobile has more insurance than your car.
...If you install your snow tires in early fall.
...If you think the expression "to open a can of worms" has to do with fishing.
...If you are more familiar with Ted Nugent's archery equipment than his music.
...If you once saw a sign that said "Drink Canada Dry" and you've been trying ever since.
...If your car phone is a rotary model with a looooong cord.
...If you can ice fish 9 months a year.
...If you think a sign saying "Fine For Parking" means this is a really good spot.
...If you consider membership in the Michigan Militia as a viable military career.
...If your ice fishing shanty is better furnished than your house.
...If your wife's new fur coat came from animals you trapped yourself.
...If you still have all of your original teeth...in a jar on the shelf.
...If your new goose down pillow was migrating south just yesterday.
...If you fertilize your lawn by letting the cows out of the barn.
...If you think of a six pack of beer and a bug zapper as quality entertainment.
...If your snow blower has ever gotten stuck on your roof.
...If your local Home Depot is busier on any given Saturday than the toy stores are at Christmas.
...If fudge and bicycles remind you of your honeymoon.
...If you know that Ontonogan isn't a geometry term.
...If you want Toledo back.
...If you've ever tried to put a halloween costume on over a snowsuit.
...If the first decision you have to make when planning an international trip is "Bridge or Tunnel?".
...If your local newspaper covers national and international events on one page, but devotes six pages to sports.
...If you find 10 degrees Farenheit "a little chilly".
...If you consider the four seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter and Construction.
...If your town owns more zambonis than busses.
...If you witness a car crash and are amazed that two cars happened to be in the same place at the same time.
...If all of the radio stations you can get are on your car radio's six pre-set buttons, with four buttons left over.
...If people really admire your earth-tone carpet...until they realize it's actually earth.
...If your local bowling alley has six lanes, so there's no
.
...If you've ever spoken the phrase "Oh ya! Sturgeon, dem's good fer smokin' "
...If someone says "Say ja tu da you pee, too, eh?" and you understand they are saying "We like the Upper Penninsula of Michigan a lot as well. What do you think?"
...If you refer to people from Illinois as "fibs"
...If you know how to speak "Upper" (pronounced "youper") and know that people with this accent are from the UP, not foriegners
...If you know the UP is not part of Canada.
...If you are driving on 14 inches of snow and comment to your wife that they did a good job plowing.
...If your house is built on stilts because otherwise your house would be buried in snow all winter.
...If you define Summer as three months of bad sledding.
...If your definition of a small town is one that doesn't have a lake.
...If your family breaks into violence during the UM-MSU game (any sport!).
...If snow tires come standard on all your cars.
...If at least 50% of your relatives work for the auto industry.
...If you have ever gotten frostbitten and sunburned in the same week.
...If you can identify an Ohio accent.
...If owning a Japanese car was a hanging offense in your home town.
...If you learned to pilot a boat before the training wheels were off your bike.
...If you think Alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
...If you point at the palm of your right hand when telling people where you grew up.
...If you don't understand what the big deal about Chicago is.
...If someone aks you if you've been to Europe and you answer, "No, but I've been to Ann Arbor".
...If "Down South" to you means Toledo.
...If you have any idea who Bob Ufer was.
...If octopus and hockey go together as naturally as hotdogs and baseball.
...If traveling coast to coast means going from Port Huron to Muskegon.
...If you think "going up north" would be a great vacation....in January.
...If you refer to your relatives in southern Michigan as"trolls" or "lopers".
...If the "Big Three" can mean either Ford, Chrysler and GM or Domino's, Little Ceasar's and Hungry Howie's.
...If a Big Mac is something you can drive across.
...If you have no problem spelling Mackinac Island.
...If you have as many Canadian coins in your pockets as American ones.
...If your kid's baseball and softball games have ever been snowed out.
...If the trees in your backyard have spigots.
...If you know that a place called "Kalamazoo" really exists.
...If you know what a pastie is.
...If you drive 70 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
...If you have a favorite hockey team.
...If you don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Vernor's.
...If you know how to play Euchre.
...If you don't think a Canadian accent is strange at all.
...If at least one of your family members disowns you the week of the Michigan/Michigan State game.
...If you sometimes drive with the heat on, and sometimes with the A/C on...on the same day.
...If your three favorite holidays are Christmas, Thanksgiving, and the first day of deer season.
...If you know what a millage is.
...If your definition of a "small town" is one that doesn't have a lake.
...If the "big three" can mean either GM, Ford and Chrysler...or Domino's, Little Caesar's and Hungry Howie's.
...If the trees in your backyard have spigots.
...If you find yourself incapable of throwing away empty bottles and cans when you're in another state.
...If you know how to pronounce Sault Ste Marie.
...If you met your spouse in a bowling alley.
...If your wife's "Lady Remington" is a 30.06
...If your snowmobile has more insurance than your car.
...If you install your snow tires in early fall.
...If you think the expression "to open a can of worms" has to do with fishing.
...If you are more familiar with Ted Nugent's archery equipment than his music.
...If you once saw a sign that said "Drink Canada Dry" and you've been trying ever since.
...If your car phone is a rotary model with a looooong cord.
...If you can ice fish 9 months a year.
...If you think a sign saying "Fine For Parking" means this is a really good spot.
...If you consider membership in the Michigan Militia as a viable military career.
...If your ice fishing shanty is better furnished than your house.
...If your wife's new fur coat came from animals you trapped yourself.
...If you still have all of your original teeth...in a jar on the shelf.
...If your new goose down pillow was migrating south just yesterday.
...If you fertilize your lawn by letting the cows out of the barn.
...If you think of a six pack of beer and a bug zapper as quality entertainment.
...If your snow blower has ever gotten stuck on your roof.
...If your local Home Depot is busier on any given Saturday than the toy stores are at Christmas.
...If fudge and bicycles remind you of your honeymoon.
...If you know that Ontonogan isn't a geometry term.
...If you want Toledo back.
...If you've ever tried to put a halloween costume on over a snowsuit.
...If the first decision you have to make when planning an international trip is "Bridge or Tunnel?".
...If your local newspaper covers national and international events on one page, but devotes six pages to sports.
...If you find 10 degrees Farenheit "a little chilly".
...If you consider the four seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still Winter and Construction.
...If your town owns more zambonis than busses.
...If you witness a car crash and are amazed that two cars happened to be in the same place at the same time.
...If all of the radio stations you can get are on your car radio's six pre-set buttons, with four buttons left over.
...If people really admire your earth-tone carpet...until they realize it's actually earth.
...If your local bowling alley has six lanes, so there's no
.
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