Ken Farmer sent this to Dave today via e-mail. We both got such a kick out of it --- because it is TRUE!!! SOOO FUNNY! If you're not from around there...oh well....
You know you're from Pennsylvania if ...
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You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly" and
New Jersey has always been "Jersey."
You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How many
other states do that?
"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men &
women.
You know how to respond to the question "Dijaeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)
You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, the
Poconos, Tamaqua, Tunkhannock, Bala Cynwyd, Duquesne & Monongahela
because in school you had to.
You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't
catch at least the highlights of the parade.
You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" is, and what it means if he sees
his shadow.
The first day of buck season is a school holiday.
You know how to get 'rid' of things and how to read up.
At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or
most their windows all year long.
You own only 4 condiments: salt, pepper, mustard and ketchup.
Words like "hoagie," "crick," "chipped ham," "sticky buns,"
"shoo-fly pie," "pierogies" & "pocketbook" actually mean something
to you.
You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and
know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this "barbaric.")
You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in
several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer
Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear
and enjoy it. It almost always comes with mustard.
You know the difference between a cheese steak and a pizza steak
sandwich, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.
except Atlantic City on the boardwalk.
You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the
beginning of funnel cake season. Flea markets are also a great form
of entertainment and socializing.
Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is.
You can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, or other
neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.
A traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on
the highway in Lancaster County and Potter County.
You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
You carry jumper cables in your car & your female passengers know
how to use them.
Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled
with snow.
As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than
you were.
Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian
names.
You actually understand all this & send it on to other
Pennsylvanians or former Pennsylvanians!
You also know someone who lives "down the lane past the fork in the
road by the old oak tree near the old red barn ."
You know you're from Pennsylvania if ...
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You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly" and
New Jersey has always been "Jersey."
You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay). How many
other states do that?
"You guys" is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men &
women.
You know how to respond to the question "Dijaeetyet?" (Didyoueatyet?)
You learned to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, the
Poconos, Tamaqua, Tunkhannock, Bala Cynwyd, Duquesne & Monongahela
because in school you had to.
You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't
catch at least the highlights of the parade.
You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" is, and what it means if he sees
his shadow.
The first day of buck season is a school holiday.
You know how to get 'rid' of things and how to read up.
At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or
most their windows all year long.
You own only 4 condiments: salt, pepper, mustard and ketchup.
Words like "hoagie," "crick," "chipped ham," "sticky buns,"
"shoo-fly pie," "pierogies" & "pocketbook" actually mean something
to you.
You can eat cold pizza (even for breakfast) and
know others who do the same. (Those from NY find this "barbaric.")
You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know it comes in
several colors: Red, White, Brown, Gold.
You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer
Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.
You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear
and enjoy it. It almost always comes with mustard.
You know the difference between a cheese steak and a pizza steak
sandwich, and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.
except Atlantic City on the boardwalk.
You live for summer, when street and county fairs signal the
beginning of funnel cake season. Flea markets are also a great form
of entertainment and socializing.
Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.
You know what a township, borough, and commonwealth is.
You can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, or other
neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.
A traffic jam is 10 cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on
the highway in Lancaster County and Potter County.
You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
You carry jumper cables in your car & your female passengers know
how to use them.
Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled
with snow.
As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than
you were.
Your graduating class consisted of mostly Polish, German, & Italian
names.
You actually understand all this & send it on to other
Pennsylvanians or former Pennsylvanians!
You also know someone who lives "down the lane past the fork in the
road by the old oak tree near the old red barn ."
