Living Up To The Stereotype...

[ThirteenthStep]

Yes "BRO" I Live on Long Island. I curse... a lot. I say "yo", and i say it often. I sure as hell pump my own gas. I know what real pizza tastes like, and i know that a bagel is much more than a fuckin roll with a hole in the middle. All good nights must end at a diner - preferably with chicken fingers or curly fries, And yes it's a HERO, not a hoagie, or a grinder, and i wash it down with soda, not pop or cola. Two words...mother fucker. I dont go down to the shore - i go to the beach... And boardwalk brawls are just a part of the atmosphere. Yes, i have a DAWG, and i drink CAWFEE. I know that 55mph really means 80. When someone cuts me off, they get the horn AND the finger ...and expect it. I'm from fuckin LONG ISLAND...how do you like me now?


Whats your geographical stereotype and do you live up to it?

(Just thought this would be fun...please follow suit and reply)

[bare4you]

Geez - I am not sure I can top that one! Not all of us that live in the Northwest are socialists and tree huggers! Not all of us drink coffee and live at a Starbucks (nasty coffee to begin with). Not all of us love the rain or the beloved bunch of losers known as the Mariners baseball team. Give me the good old hard working, conservative, down to earth, common sense folks from the mid west any day of the week. SOMEONE GET ME OUTTA HERE!!!!!! Whew - thanks for asking Thirteenthstep, I've been needing to get that off my chest for some time now. :bang:

[Aqua]

I live in the Northwest and I DO hug trees... :p. I do not like coffee in the slightest nor do I enjoy a good microbrew... or any beer for that matter. I'm ok with the rain and like most other Seattlites I love it when the Mariners are doing good and care less when they suck. Yup, fairweather fan all the way! Not sure what other Seattle stereotypes there are... LOL

[lonelyarmywife]

Southeast represent!

But seriously, I am not a redneck. I do own a gun, but I don't hunt, or fish. I can't stand country music and I don't wear tight jeans. I don't ahve sex with my brother, cousin, my uncle is not my daddy. I do not live in a trailer and i have all my teeth.

I do however drink beer from a longneck bottle, park in my yard, wash my car in my bathing suit and can't for the life of me figure out what shoes are supposed to be for? Why not just go barefoot?

[Aqua]

...wash my car in my bathing suit...
:nopics:
:D :D :D

[ThirteenthStep]

Lol...wow...you guys are great..thanks for replying...btw..Mariners do suck...you guys were good when you had Griffey, A-Rod and Randy Johnson...

2/3 now play in my hometown, and suck ass...and the third hasnt been the same since he left...

Call it the Seattle Jinx..

(Sorry for going all sports on you, I'm A Journalism Major, Sports Journalism to be precise, tis my craft)

[flutelady]

I'm a California girl.... totally, ya know? Until 2 weeks ago, I lived in the wine country and sipped a good red most every night. I love sushi, am ok with tofu (which one of my daughter's eats almost daily), and I defend my grown children's right to pierce and tattoo whatever they want (like I have a choice?), AS LONG AS they don't ask me for the money to do it! No, I don't have any tats of my own, and last week I had to unpierce my nose, which I HATE having been forced to do. Another of my daughter's was married last summer and her brother officiated at the ceremony.... complete with a 4" green mohawk ( I thought his grandparents were gonna vaporlock, lol)

[ThirteenthStep]

lol...Cali...how wonderful..I love that place...me and my band, (Yes I have a band, I sing lead.) toured all over the country this summer from June to late July, hit up southern California and went into Napa for a bit, beautiful place.

BTW, think its awesome that you're so liberal and open-minded like that to let your kids dress, act and behave how they want within reason. YOU ARE THE STEREOTYPICAL KICK ASS PUNK ROCK MOM! GO YOU!

xXx
-KJ

[flutelady]

Thanks for the compliment, ThirteenthStep! Napa is very near where I lived prior to my move to SoCal earlier this month, I was in Sonoma County. Beautiful part of the world, as is my new home. Let me know if your band is ever in the L.A. area, ok?

I'm pretty liberal minded, yes... but you'd not know it to look at me. I look pretty conservative, until I open my mouth, lmao.

[Steph]

I am a Newfoundlander & a Canadian. Ergo, I have beer in my fridge all the time.

I love hockey, too, of course!

Since I've lived all over the country, I've somehow managed to fit many stereotypes.

I'm a pothead, yes I've lived on the west coast.

I have road rage, yes I live in the country's biggest city.

I'm an Irish Newf so I love to step dance as I drink my Guinness.

I live in the most multicultural city in the world so have slang/curse words from all over the world.

Gamysue, ya teefin' blood clot!! (Translation: Fuck you in Greek, Teef = thief in Trinny/Jamaican slang, blood clot = motherfucker in Jamaica)

Ya see me 'pon road, star, ya chat to me no more! (Translation: Don't ever talk to me again "superstar" -- Jamaican)

Again with Toronto, I have foods from all over the world in my fridge -- curry leaves, starfruit, Tibetan leftovers . . .

This jumbled message has been brought to you by the spliff-smokin', beer-totin' stereotype from the north

[flutelady]

^^^ I hear ya, Steph... I like pot too, but don't dare indulge. You never know when someone might hand you a cup and point you to the little room down the hall... sigh.

[ThirteenthStep]

Ahh...Toronto...how I love that city...awesome place to go to party. Raves, a great hXc scene and awesome people. very open, very liberal.

Great to see I'm not the only spliff-smoking, beer-totin, double-fistin sonofabitch to grace these boards

:x: to Steph

And yes, Stephie has an admirer now, ;)

[BigBear57]

I live in Georgia and no I don't dip snuff or chew tobacco. I have a pickup with appropriate sized tires not those monster mudders some have. I own guns but don't hunt anymore. I don't own a John Deere cap. I'm 47 years old and listen to rock and roll, yes the same things my kids listen to and classic rock as well. I don't consider myself uneducated, though I get the impression those above the Mason-Dixon assume such. I have hair halfway down my back and have for the most part always had long hair. That doesn't make me a stoner. I am most importantly a Pixie and that makes me special.



^^^ Another admirer Bro... she has lots of us.

[jseal]

I’m from Merlin. We have a special way of speaking here. The Merlin Dialect is spoken by the people long the western margin of the Chesapeake Bay, roughly bounded by a line starting at Towson, west to Frederick, then following the string of McDonalds along Route 50 to the Bay. These are the Lands of Merlin. They are divided into fiefdoms called Cannies (Anna Runnel Canny, Ballmer Canny, etc.). The dialect area is centered on a city named Bawlmer.

Some samples of Bawlmerese…

Arn - what you do on an arnin board
Bleef - what you bleev in, your faith
Canny - a state gubmit division, such as Anna Rundel or PeeJee Canny
Downey Ayshen - where everyone goes in the summer
Error - a time measurement of 60 minutes
Farmin - the people who fight fars
Farn Gin - used for taking farmin to fars.
Pleece - the people who uphold the law.
Sarn - what a pleece car or Farn Gin makes noise with.

(with apologies) :)

[ThirteenthStep]

lol...Maryland...gotta love it...just dont get me started on Baltimore...

Baltimore gives all its residents the gift that keeps on giving...THE CLAP!

[OzKristin]

all I need to say is I'm a jersey girl and loads of comments come in from all sides since there are a never ending amount of sayings, insults, thoughts about jersey...lol

[Cheyanne]

You've never met any celebrities
Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway
"Vacation" means driving through the Amanas or going to Adventureland
You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular
You measure distance in minutes
Down south to you means Missouri
You know several people who have hit a deer
You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Moines"
You know the answer to the question "Is this Heaven?"
Your school classes were cancelled because of cold
Your school classes were cancelled because of heat
You know where all the Yoders live
*You know what "Hawks" and "Clones" are
*You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way
*You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day
*You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better"
*You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July
*Stores don't have bags, they have sacks
*You see people wear bib overalls at funerals
*You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year
*You end your sentences with an unnecessary exposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
*All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or vegetable
*You can locate Iowa on the United States map
*Detassling was your first job
*You've been on a "Geode Hunt"
*Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is
twice as big as the bun and accompanied only by ketchup and a dill pickle slice

*You learn your pickup will run without a muffler
*You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked
*When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say "It was different"
*Being a bit younger, you remember Terry Branstad as the governor the whole time you were growing up
*You consider being called a "Pork Queen" an honor
*People from other states love to hear you say "Iowa" and other words with "Os" in them
*You carry jumper cables in your car
*You drink "pop"
*You know what the numbers I-80, 280 and 380 mean
*You know what "cow chips" are

:D

[rabbit]

Well, I am a native Miamian who has relocated to western NY state. Kinda like a fish outta water. I hate the extreme cold days here but love the summers & the change of seasons. Life here is of a higher quality from the perspective of raising a family.

Still, I am a Florida kid through and through. BIG Dolphins fan, which means that I hate the FUCKING J-E-T-S and the FUCKING Bills, though I hate the Jets more (nothing personal KJ...maybe you are a Giants fan, though you seem like a Jets fan). Love the beach and Latin food, the weather, and the hotties in South Fla (miss you ladies!!!).

[jay-t]

Yep I drive a pickup truck and wear Levis and shit kickers (cowboy boots) and have a farmers tan,don't own a John Deere but an Allis Chalmers, We still hold a door open for a Lady and say please and thank you.The coffee shop is where you go to get the latest town news. We still have a barn dance once in a while ,and a house warming for when you buy a house.



things we say
youawl= everybody
row= row up your windows its going to rain
might-oughta=something you should do
fair to middlin= feeling good

foods we eat
fried or pickled okra
beans,cornbread,and fried tators
fresh picked polk salad and mustard greens
and I don't eat grits!

and we like a Lady that will walk beside you (or a little ahead) not behind you

[txgrneyes]

You're from Texas if...........
1. You can properly pronounce Corsicana, Palestine, Decatur, Wichita Falls, San Antonio, Mexia, Waco, and Amarillo.

2. You think that people who complain about the wind in their states are sissies.

3. A tornado warning siren is your signal to go out in the yard and look for a funnel.

4. Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway.

5. If you dont like what the weather is like, stick around about 5 min. or so and it will change.

6. You know that the true value of a parking space is not determined by the distance to the door, but by the availability of shade.

7. You use the plastic bags from grocery stores for everything from purses to trash bags.

8. You see people wear bib overalls at funerals and there pant legs tucked into their boots.

9. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.

10. You measure distance in minutes.

11. You refer to the capital of Texas as "Home of the Longhorns." (HOOK'EM HORNS!!)

12. It doesn't bother you to use an airport named for a man who died in an airplane crash.

13. Little Smokies are something you serve only for special occasions.

14. You go to the lake because you think it is like going to the ocean.

15. You listen to the weather forecast before picking out an outfit.

16. You know cowpies are not made of beef.

17. Someone you know has used a football schedule to plan their wedding date.

18. You have known someone who has had one belt buckle bigger than your fist.

19. A bad traffic jam involves two cars staring each other down at a four-way stop, each determined to be the most polite and let the other go first.

20. You know which state Miam-uh is in.......and which states Miam-ee is in.

21. You aren't surprised to find movie rental, ammunition, and bait all in the same store.

22. Your "place at the lake" has wheels under it.

23. A Mercedes Benz is not a status symbol. A Chevy Silverado Extended Bed, Crew Cab is.

24. You know everything goes better with Ranch.

25. You learned how to shoot a gun before you learned how to multiply.

We southern folks know this is true!

1.) Only a true Southerner knows the difference between a hissie fit and a conniption, and that you don't "HAVE" them, -- you "PITCH" them.

2.) Only a true Southerner knows how many fish, collard greens, turnip greens, peas, beans, etc. make up "a mess."

3.) Only a true Southerner can show or point out to you the general direction of "yonder."

4.) Only a true Southerner knows exactly how long "directly" is - as in:"Going to town, be back directly."

5.) All true Southerners, even babies, know that "Gimme some sugar" is not a request for the white, granular sweet substance that sits in a pretty little bowl on the middle of the table.

6.) All true Southerners know exactly when "by and by" is. They might not use the term, but they know the concept well.

7.) Only a true Southerner knows instinctively that the best gesture of solace for a neighbor who's got trouble is a plate of hot fried chicken and a big bowl of cold potato salad. (If the neighbor's trouble is a real crisis, they also know to add a large banana puddin'!)

8.) Only true Southerners grow up knowing the difference between "right near" and "a right far piece." They also know that "just down the road" can be
1 mile or 20.

9.) Only a true Southerner both knows and understands the difference between a redneck, a good ol' boy, and po' white trash.

10.) No true Southerner would ever assume that the car with the flashing turn signal is actually going to make a turn.

11.) A true Southerner knows that "fixin'" can be used as a noun, a verb,or an adverb.

12.) Only a true Southerner knows that the term "booger" can be a resident of the nose, a descriptive, as in "that ol' booger," a first name or something that jumps out at you in the dark and scares you senseless.

13.) Only true Southerners make friends while standing in lines. We don't do"queues", we do "lines," and when we're "in line," we talk to everybody!

14.) Put 100 true Southerners in a room and half of them will discover they're related, even if only by marriage.

15.) True Southerners never refer to one person as "y'all."

16.) True Southerners know grits come from corn and how to eat them.

17.) Every true Southerner knows tomatoes with eggs, bacon, grits, and coffee are perfectly wonderful; that redeye gravy is also a breakfast food; and that fried green tomatoes are not a breakfast food.

18.) When you hear someone say, "Well, I caught myself lookin' .. ," you know you are in the presence of a genuine Southerner!

19.) Only true Southerners say "sweet tea" and "sweet milk." Sweet tea indicates the need for sugar and lots of it - we do not like our tea unsweetened. "Sweet milk" means you don't want buttermilk.

20.) A true Southerner knows that if you are with a couple of friends you,could be with 2 or 10. The number doesn't matter.

21.) And a true Southerner knows you don't scream obscenities at little>> old ladies who drive 30 MPH on the freeway. You just say, "Bless her heart" and go your own way......



Finally, you are 100% Texan if you have ever heard or had this conversation:

"You wanna coke?"
"Yeah."
"What kind?"
"Dr. Pepper."


I know it is long....but we southern folk can be a bit long winded sometime.

[Steph]

You're not offended by the term "Homo Milk".

You understand the phrase, "Could you pass me a serviette, I just dropped my poutine, on the chesterfield."

You eat chocolate bars, not candy bars.

You drink pop, not soda.

You know what a Mickey and 2-4 mean.

You don't care about the fuss with Cuba. It's a cheap place to go for your holidays, with good cigars.

You know that a pike is a type of fish, not part of a highway.

You drive on a highway, not a freeway.

You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.

You know that Casey and Finnegan were not part of a Celtic musical group.

You get excited whenever an American television show mentions Canada.

You brag to Americans that: Shania Twain, Jim Carrey, Celine Dion and many more are Canadians.

You know that the C.E.O. of American Airlines is a Canadian!

You know what a touque is.

You know that the last letter of the English alphabet is always pronounced "Zed" not "Zee".

You understand the Labatt Blue commercials.

You know how to pronounce and spell "Saskatchewan."

You perk up when you hear the theme song from "Hockey Night in Canada."

You were in grade 12, not the 12th grade.

"Eh?" is a very important part of your vocabulary and more polite than, "Huh?"

Winter. Whenever you want it. And then some.

There's German food, Italian food, Chinese food, Armenian food, American food, but NO Canadian food.

You call a "mouse" a "moose".

You like the Americans a little because they don't want Quebec either.

Contests run by anyone other than the government have "skill-testing questions" that winners must answer correctly before they can claim a prize.

Everything is labelled in English and French.

Milk comes in plastic bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.

Mountain Dew has no caffeine.

[ThirteenthStep]

lol...rabbit...I fortunately for you, am neither.

I was born and raised in NY, but from ages, 14-18, aka my high school years, spent them in Texas...I spent my formative years so to speak...in Dallas-Ft.Worth...so you know who i'm a fan of...AMERICA'S TEAM...The Good Ol' Boys...The Dallas Cowboys and their GORGEOUS cheerleaders...

TXGrnEyes...that was ...awesome...and I felt at home reading that because..hell I've lived that...and I only have one thing to say to that...

THE EYES OF TEXAS ARE UPON YOU...HOOK 'EM HORNS! -throws up the horns- ;)

OzKristin, whats so bad about NJ? other than the horrible smells from Newark, the amazingly horrible transportation system, your annoying Turnpike and the gumbas who think they're hot shit? Other than that, it's a perfect place to spend the rest of your days, just ask Jimmy Hoffa...

Steph..that was adorable...Canadians aren't all bad and you are a perfect example of it. Gotta love that hockey...and Molson ain't bad either, double-fist that shit, rockstar..

xXx
KJ

[Lilith]

great thread, great responses

[Loulabelle]

So I'm English......

Doesn't mean I'm 'uptight' just because I'm polite and a little shy.

Doesn't mean I voted for Tony Blair.

Doesn't mean I hate the French.

Doesn't mean I am a bad cook and don't appreciate fine food.

Doesn't mean I only speak one language.

Doesn't mean I am, a football hooligan, a 'chav', or act like a slut when I'm on holiday.

Nor does it mean I'm a 'toff', or a snob, or debutante.

I do not have a stiff upper lip.

I hate tea.

I am proud to be English all year round, not just when there's a chance we might win a sporting event.

I am also proud to be British.

I am also proud to be part of the European community.

And no, I've never met the Queen.

[Steph]

What about the state of dentistry in jolly ol' England, Lou? :D

And the reputation your men have for fridigity?


*scampers away to think of more Canuck stuff*

[Pita]

I have lived in 15 states. Born in Southern California and have lived in Central Florida now for 8 years.

I hate the sun!! :sun:

I don't go anywhere the tourists go because seeing them drive with a map in front of their face is just dumbass dangerous.

Yes, I am like most Floridians, am completely unprepared for a hurricane, and will rush out with the rest of them at the last minute to get my water and batteries.

I am an obsessive weather watcher and can read a Doppler map as good as any weather man/woman.

If the temperature drops below 50 degrees the heat comes on and I am bitching that I have to actually wear shoes instead of my flip flops.

[gekkogecko]

Most important things to remember about Living in Maryland:

1. Baltimore is *not* the state capital, no matter how many times that claim is made by the rest of you.

2. DC is called either "DC or" "The District". Only tourists call it "Washington", or even "Washington, D. C."

3. DC is not allowed to even appear to compete financially with Baltimore sports teams.

4. There is no "T" in the word "Baltimore". There just looks like there's a "T". The word is pronounced "Bal'mer", "Balmer", or more completely, "Balmer, hon'".

5. The mayor of Balmer is destined to one day grow up and become the governor of Maryland.

5. Everything in the country is defined as being "inside the Beltway" or "outside the beltway". By which is meant the DC beltway. The entire state of Maryland, despite appearances, is inside the beltway. All of northern Virginia is, too, despite being in another state entirely.

[WildIrish]

I have hiked up a big hill or small mountain for a keg party by the bonfire.

I thought everyone couldn't buy beer after 8 pm

I actually thought that Hartford was big

I attended UCONN

I still think that the Whalers are cool.

There is a farm within miles of my house

I don't have an accent when I talk

UConn basketball rules and no one can tell me different

I have deer in my backyard.

The town diner is the only place open after midnight

I have at least 4 friends who drive Jeep Grand Cherokees

I root for all the New York sports teams

I've never looked at a public bus schedule

I have said... " I'm in a good location... Between both Boston and New York."

I have to explain Cow Tipping to people from out of state

I get pissed at anyone who doesn't know how to drive in the snow

I still can't find your way in Hartford (except for that bar area near Union Station.)

I hold the door open for someone and they don't say "Thank You."

I don't think I’m a yuppie, but the rest of the country does

There is absolutely nothing to do in the winter

The state is so small I know where all the speed traps are

I can't understand why people don't understand what I’m talking about when I refer to a "package" store

I have at least one friend whose house was built in the 1800's

My house would cost half as much in any other state

But...my wardrobe doesn’t contain at least three pairs of cords and five wool sweaters

And my mom never worked at Travelers and Dad never worked at Pratt and Whitney

[wyndhy]

i, um, grup in, like, ne pa? wherever i go, i gotta go like um up to get there? like um, i've been up to florida, like, a couple tew, tchreee times? ya know? an um, i say um, like alot. an i say like, like, too. my, um, hairspay wetcheemacallit is, like, big as a fire stinquisher. an we gots ruffs here. know what i meen? doz places ona house that, like, have the tenna's on 'em? to get the tv? an i pracally live on like, one of those coal thingys? ya know, those, um big piles a, like, the leffover stuff? from the mines? they call em, um, slags er summint like that? i drink ka-fee and have sangwitches.

haina?

[lakritze]

DUDE! As I rub my hand through my sun bleached hair and take another sip of my latte.L.A. is just one big freeway ya know.Sterotypes don't really catch on here.We are pretty much down to earth,honest,hard working folks who haven't much time to spend at Disneyland or walking down Hollywood Blvd. The air is always clear and it never rains either.I really love Los Angeles.

[maddy]

I was hoping to find WI in this thread so I could learn what the stereotypes are that I need to now live up to.

Except, I can find my way more or less around Hartford - so long as the directions start with 84 or 91.

I know Hartford isn't a big city!

Most people start work when my work day is half over - who starts work at 9?

According to Geico, CT is the wealthiest state - I'd be wealthier if it weren't for paying a special tax on EVERYTHING! And no, it doesn't all balance out in the end - I could live elsewhere for less than half the price it costs to live here.

Not everyone here likes Italian and Seafood - or them combined (maybe it's because I'm a transplant).

[FallenAngel5]

I'm from Western New York
I'm cheap.
I love all kinds of food - including the family-run Italian places on every corner.
I don't freak out when I find Canadian money in my pocket.
I drink pop.
I shop at Wegman's.
I grew up watching Sesame Street in English and French.
I get offended when people from Westchester, Long Island, or NYC tell me I'm from "Upstate".
The people on tv talk just like I do.
I make fun of Canadians.
I know Niagara Falls is in NY.
I know it's spelled NiagAra.
I clip coupons.
I say coupons, not q-pons.
I have a basement in my house, not a cellar.
I love winter.
I tell everyone that they don't know what snow is until they've experienced Lake Erie lake effect snow.
I know what lake effect snow is, and where the "snow belt" is.
I can calculate wind chill effects.
I hate tourists.
I hate that no one else can drive in the snow.
I will always think that Norwood really fucked up the wide right, that the forward lateral was crap, and No Goal will live forever in Buffalo sports history.
10 minutes in traffic is a huge fucking traffic jam.
No one else makes real chicken wings. And yes, they're wings, or chicken wings if you're bein fancy, never Buffalo wings.

[campingboy]

I live in Winnipeg – Winter Peg by some.
- I do not see Polar Bears walking down the street
- We do not all live in Igloos
- Long underwear is part of everyone’s wardrobe
- -20c and sunny is a great winter day
- I plug my car in (all cars are sold with block heaters)
- I skate outside in the winter
- My windshield washer fluid is good to -40c
- We fog for mosquitoes
- Hydro is the Utility that supplies us with Electricity not water

[WildIrish]

who starts work at 9?




:wave: :D


Ironically...look up our state motto.

[Steph]

Ironically...look up our state motto.

:wave: maddy :D :D :D

[maddy]

Ahh well, I'm thankful for all you residents that start at 9 - gives me quiet productive time in the morning and a peaceful commute.

CT has a state tartan?!?!? And the state song: Yankee Doodle. I should have been more dilligent in my research.

[WildIrish]

Ahh well, I'm thankful for all you residents that start at 9 - gives me quiet productive time in the morning and a peaceful commute.

CT has a state tartan?!?!? And the state song: Yankee Doodle. I should have been more dilligent in my research.


Peaceful commute? :confused:


Which Connecticut did you move to? :D

[maddy]

hehehe @ ^^^ try the 7am commute and you might find an advantage to starting early.

[ThirteenthStep]

Orginally posted by FallenAngel5:
I will always think that Norwood really fucked up the wide right, that the forward lateral was crap, and No Goal will live forever in Buffalo sports history.

As a fellow New Yorker...I gotta say this...

-Dont cry about the Norwood thing...you guys went 4 straight years and still choked...

-Yeah, the forward lateral was crap, I'll agree, but at least you guys are responsible for the biggest comeback in NFL history..

-Fuck the Sabres...the best thing to come out of Buffalo hockey was Pat Lafontaine...

[WildIrish]

hehehe @ ^^^ try the 7am commute and you might find an advantage to starting early.



What'm I...a farmer? lmfao

Actually, I start work at 8:30, and it's one of the latest start times I've ever had. It works out ok because my office needs coverage after 5:00. Though it does make the evenings short. Well, especially since I don't know how to leave when I'm supposed to. :D

[Steph]

If by Pat Lafontaine you mean DOMINIC HASEK then I have to agree :D :D

I remember watching Brett Hull kick that freaking puck in. Grrrrrrrrr

[osuche]

I am from Ohio.
* No, I did not go cow tipping as a kid
* I have never lived on a farm
* Going to the dairy to feed the goats is a perfectly respectible passtime
* I voted blue and I am proud of it
* I would claim all of my golf entertainment and dinners, given the chance to be governor
* Columbus is neither part of the rust belt nor part of the rubber belt, but I have friends that work in both industries
* Life does revolve around Buckeye football, and that's the way it should be.


I live in Berkeley, CA:
- I have never gone to (or pretended to be) a psychic
- I do not smoke weed
- I only occasionally eat tofu
- I am not in love with the Grateful Dead
- I am not gay, nor am I a Wiccan (although I have friends of each group)
- Go Bears!
- I shop at the grocery store, ond only occasionally at the Farmers Market
- I believe there are much better places to drink and dine than Telegraph
- I do not drive a VW Beetle
- I do recycle

[scotzoidman]

I guess I fail at all stereotypes...yes, I was born & raised in Music City USA, & while I am a musician, I despise country music, & my musician friends are all of the same mindset...downtown Nashville does NOT look like the set of HeeHaw, we do NOT all wear overalls, & if you wanna see a real farm, it's about a 45 minute drive from here...

...on the other hand, I do know that a request for a coke may really be a Sprite or Dr Pepper, & if I need to water the garden, I'll say, "Bring me the hosepipe"

[Fangtasia]

Dunno if i'm a stereotype or not...nor do i care if ppl think i am

I'm an Aussie...and proud of it

[lizzardbits]

You've never met any celebrities
Your idea of a traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a tractor on the highway
"Vacation" means driving through the Amanas or going to Adventureland
You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular
You measure distance in minutes
Down south to you means Missouri
You know several people who have hit a deer
You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Des Moines"
You know the answer to the question "Is this Heaven?"
Your school classes were cancelled because of cold
Your school classes were cancelled because of heat
You know where all the Yoders live
*You know what "Hawks" and "Clones" are
*You've ridden the school bus for an hour each way
*You've had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day
*You think ethanol makes your truck "run a lot better"
*You know what's knee-high by the Fourth of July
*Stores don't have bags, they have sacks
*You see people wear bib overalls at funerals
*You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year
*You end your sentences with an unnecessary exposition. Example: "Where's my coat at?"
*All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit or vegetable
*You can locate Iowa on the United States map
*Detassling was your first job
*You've been on a "Geode Hunt"
*Your idea of a really great tenderloin is when the meat is
twice as big as the bun and accompanied only by ketchup and a dill pickle slice

*You learn your pickup will run without a muffler
*You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked
*When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say "It was different"
*Being a bit younger, you remember Terry Branstad as the governor the whole time you were growing up
*You consider being called a "Pork Queen" an honor
*People from other states love to hear you say "Iowa" and other words with "Os" in them
*You carry jumper cables in your car
*You drink "pop"
*You know what the numbers I-80, 280 and 380 mean
*You know what "cow chips" are

:D
OMG Chey! ALL of those apply to me, especially when i came back from the UK and asked how my trip was. I actually said that it was different, but also added that i had an excellent time!
And the Yoders live down the road from my parents, and my dad used to drive van for hire for the Amish, and it was nicknamed the "Yoder Toter" ROFLMAO!!!

[Stuyvo]

*Australian" is pronounced with one syllable.
*You'd respect someone who speaks Japanese, Chinese or Indonesian-- but
you'd consider it their job to learn English, rather than vice versa. You are a
bit ambivalent about schools teaching Asian or Aboriginal languages-- kids
should learn good English first.
*You can't understand why overseas people who supposedly speak the same
language have great difficulty comprehending you.
*You'd be shocked by the idea of anyone wearing "thongs" on something
other than their feet.
*"Stubbies" are either short shorts or small beer bottles, a small car accident
is a "bingle", a "drongo" or a "mug" is an idiot, someone in trouble is
in "strife" and you're liable to burst out laughing whenever you hear of
Americans "rooting" for something. . .
*For some reason, -o is a popular ending for words: arvo, combo, garbo,
kero, lezzo, metho, milko, muso, rego, Salvos, servo, smoko, speedo, etc.
*Although you do say "g'day" and "mate", rarely would you ever say things
such as "sheila", "cobber" or "dry as a dead dingo's donger".

[mildy kinky cpl]

*Australian" is pronounced with one syllable.
*You'd respect someone who speaks Japanese, Chinese or Indonesian-- but
you'd consider it their job to learn English, rather than vice versa. You are a
bit ambivalent about schools teaching Asian or Aboriginal languages-- kids
should learn good English first.
*You can't understand why overseas people who supposedly speak the same
language have great difficulty comprehending you.
*You'd be shocked by the idea of anyone wearing "thongs" on something
other than their feet.
*"Stubbies" are either short shorts or small beer bottles, a small car accident
is a "bingle", a "drongo" or a "mug" is an idiot, someone in trouble is
in "strife" and you're liable to burst out laughing whenever you hear of
Americans "rooting" for something. . .
*For some reason, -o is a popular ending for words: arvo, combo, garbo,
kero, lezzo, metho, milko, muso, rego, Salvos, servo, smoko, speedo, etc.
*Although you do say "g'day" and "mate", rarely would you ever say things
such as "sheila", "cobber" or "dry as a dead dingo's donger".
here here
can i just add that sayings such as bugger me and the little buggers are just little inoccent sayings and not insults

[Belial]

*Australian" is pronounced with one syllable.
*You'd respect someone who speaks Japanese, Chinese or Indonesian-- but
you'd consider it their job to learn English, rather than vice versa. You are a
bit ambivalent about schools teaching Asian or Aboriginal languages-- kids
should learn good English first.
*You can't understand why overseas people who supposedly speak the same
language have great difficulty comprehending you.
*You'd be shocked by the idea of anyone wearing "thongs" on something
other than their feet.
*"Stubbies" are either short shorts or small beer bottles, a small car accident
is a "bingle", a "drongo" or a "mug" is an idiot, someone in trouble is
in "strife" and you're liable to burst out laughing whenever you hear of
Americans "rooting" for something. . .
*For some reason, -o is a popular ending for words: arvo, combo, garbo,
kero, lezzo, metho, milko, muso, rego, Salvos, servo, smoko, speedo, etc.
*Although you do say "g'day" and "mate", rarely would you ever say things
such as "sheila", "cobber" or "dry as a dead dingo's donger".

Let me guess...Queenslander? ;)

As a Victorian not far from Melbourne, I've rarely if ever heard the reference to Stubbie shorts by other Vics, thongs are strictly summer-only wear for practical reasons, and I can swear in Greek, Italian, Croatian, Serbian, Macedonian, Polish, Czech, Dutch and Mandarin.

[Jude30]

I'm from Kansas and I am the anti-redneck. It actually pisses me off when I see a Kansan with a Confederate flag on their car, or person. Goddamnit we're the only state that had war over whether it was going to enter the Union as a Free or Slave state and the fucking Abolitionists won the war, the stars and bars are not our heritage. But an imaginary crimson, and blue bird is (Rock Chalk Jayhawk).

I know there is no R in wash the work creek contains no I, and I can say nuclear correctly.

I don't live on a farm, never have, and most likely never will.

I don't know Dorthy or Toto, but I have been to Liberal.

I loathe Fred Phelps and blame him for giving my state a bad name. I wish everyone everywhere would ignore him and maybe he and his whackjob family would go away.

Hell I'm not even sure what stereotypes people have about me and my state, besides the Toto, and farm thing. Someone please fill me in.

[dicksbro]

You might be from Illinois if:

-people understand that, "smooth as an Illinois road," does not mean smooth
-becoming "cultured" means learning to Texas line dance
-natural planning means an annual rotation between planning corn, soybeans and letting the ground lay
-you can close your eyes in a car and feel when you cross the state line
-you think a national treasure was lost when US Route 66 became I-55 between Chicago and St Louis
-you know how to play ‘Pididle’
-you know that Illinois is basically Chicago with a giant farm attached to it (if you live near Chicago) or a giant farm with an abcess called Chicago if you live downstate (more than 50 miles from the city)
-you yell at people who pronounce the ‘S’
-you think that there are only two seasons and they often occur on the same day
-you and your friends take road trips to Sam's Club
-you know that you only get on the interstate if you are going to the city, the airports, or out of state
-night life dies when the grain elevators close
-landfills are how mountains are formed