New York
YOU KNOW YOU'RE FROM UPSTATE NEW YORK WHEN ...
* you only own three spices - salt, pepper and ketchup
* you design your Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit
* the mosquitoes have landing lights
* you have more miles on your snowblower than your car
* you have 10 favorite recipes for venison
* TrueValue Hardware on any Saturday is busier than the toy stores at Christmas
* you live in a house that has no front steps, yet the door is one yard above the ground
* you've taken your kids trick-or-treating in a blizzard
* driving is better in the winter because the potholes get filled with snow
* you think everyone from the city has an accent
* you think sexy lingerie is tube socks and a flannel nightie with only 8 buttons
* you owe more money on your snowmobile than your car
* the local paper covers national and international headlines on l/4 page, but requires 6 pages for sports
* at least twice a year, the kitchen doubles as a meat processing plant
* the most effective mosquito repellent is a shotgun
* your snowblower gets stuck on the roof
* you think the start of deer hunting season is a national holiday
* you head South to go to your cottage
* you frequently clean grease off your barbecue so the bears won't prowl on your deck
* you know which leaves make good toilet paper
* the Mayor greets you on the street by your first name
* there is only one shopping plaza in town
* the major parish fundraiser isn't bingo - its sausage making
* you find -20F a little chilly
* the trunk of your car doubles as a deep freezer
* you attended a formal event in your best clothes, your finest jewelry and your snowmobile boots
* you can play road hockey on skates
* shoveling the driveway constitutes a great upper body workout
* you know the 4 seasons: Winter, Still Winter, Almost Winter, and Construction
* the municipality buys a Zamboni before a bus
* you define summer as three months of bad sledding
* your idea of a seven-course meal is a six pack of Genny Light and a bucket of Buffalo wings
* you have experienced frostbite and sunburn in the same week
* half the change in your pocket is Canadian, eh.
* half the television channels you get are Canadian, eh.
* you actually 'get' these jokes, and forward them to all your Northern friends
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