[GCFL-discuss] You Know You're From or In Pennsylvania If...

[Discussion of the Good, Clean Funnies List]

Hey Dave
  Is this true?  
  Frank
   
  You Know You're From or In Pennsylvania If:  

You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but 
"Philly." 
And New Jersey has always been 
"Jersey." 

You refer to Pennsylvania as 
"PA" 
(pronounced Peeay). 
How many other states do that? 

You know what 
"Punxsutawney Phil" 
( A Ground Hog) is, 
and what it means if he sees his shadow. 

The first day of buck and the first day of doe season 
are school holidays. 

You can't go to a wedding without hearing the 
"Chicken Dance," 
at least 1 Polka 
and either an Italian song (sung in Italian), 
or "Hava Nagila." 

At least 5 people on your block have electric 
"candles" 
in all or most of their windows all year long. 

You know what a 
"Hex sign" is. 

You know what a 
"State Store" is, 
and your out of state friends find it incredulous that you can't purchase liquor at the mini-mart. 

You own only three condiments 
"salt, pepper and Heinz ketchup." 

Words like 
"hoagie," "crick," "chipped ham," "sticky buns," "shoofly pie," "pierogies" and "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. 

You know the difference between a 
cheese steak & a pizza steak sandwich and a Primanti's, 
and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA. 

You live for summer, 
when street and county fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season. 

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, Ohio, 
or other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits. 

A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass 
a horse-drawn carriage on the highway in Lancaster County. 

You know several people who have hit deer more than once. 

You carry jumper cables in your car 
and your female passengers know how to use them. 

You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, de-icer, or a snow brush in your trunk, 
even if you live in the South. 

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. 

"You guys" and "Uze" 
is a perfectly acceptable reference to a group of men & women. 

You know how to respond to the question 
"Djeetyet?" 
(Didyoueatyet?) 

You learned to pronounce 
Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Conshohocken, and Monongahela. 

You know what a 
"Mummer" is, 
and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of the parade. 

You actually understand these jokes 
and send them on to other Pennsylvanians. 
Plus, friends who you want to let know why you think the way you do

			
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