You know you are from Pennsylvania when:

• You have an uncontrollable urge to buy bread and milk when you hear the word "snow."



• You say the correct pronunciation LANG-kist-er instead of the mispronounced Lan-CAST-er, and LEB-en-in instead of the equally incorrect Leb-a-NON.



• You know the only way to make good fastnachts is to cook them in LARD.



• You live within two miles of a plant that makes potato chips, corn chips,pretzels, candy, or ice cream, or that packages turkeys, beans, or bologna.



• You ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.



• You do things "once," as in "I'll go check in the back room once."



• You can stop along the road to buy fruits, vegetables, or crafts on the "honor system."



• You know what REAL pot pie is.



• YOUR turkey has "filling," not "stuffing," and most certainly, NOT "dressing."



• You know that chicken corn soup from a fire house is the most nearly perfect food on earth.



• Your neighbors' names are Driebelbis, Stoltzfus, Lebo, Peachey, Yoder or anything ending in "-baugh or -ouch."



• You say things like, "Outen the lights," "I'm calling off today," and "They're calling for snow."



• You've heard of distelfinks and hex signs.



• Red Beet Eggs makes your list of top ten favorite foods.



• You pronounce "Suite" as SUIT, not SWEET.



• You say you're going out to the shed "AWHILE," instead of "FOR AWHILE."



• You only buy your beer and soda by the case.



• You think the roads in any other state are smooth.



• You know the Penn State cheer. (WE ARE...PENN STATE!)



• Hearing horses clopping down a paved street doesn't bring you to the window to see what's going on outside.



• You never see any Confederate Flags, except on the Gettysburg Battlefield.



• You prefer Hershey's Chocolate to Godiva.



• You consider Pittsburgh to be "out west," and you know the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.



• School closings due to snow take the radio stations a half an hour to finish, because just about every town has its own school district.



• When someone says 1972, you think "Agnes," and when someone says 1979, you think "TMI."



• You call sloppy joes "barbecue."



• You think Medium Rare equals Well Done.



• When it snows, they put cinders on the roads instead of sand.



• You can give directions to Intercourse with a straight face.



• Know that Yuengling is pronounced "Ying-ling," and believe that it really is a premium beer (which comes from growing up on Schlitz and Iron City).



• Have the Rolling Rock bottle memorized: "From the glass lined tanks of Old Latrobe, we tender this premium beer for your enjoyment. . . . "



• Know that Wilkes-Barre is pronounced "Wilks Berry."



• Can pronounce "Knoebels."



• Can pronounce (or spell) "Schuylkill."



• Live for summer, when street fairs signal the beginning of funnel cake season.



• Have a day off school on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is the first day of hunting season.



• Never have to worry about being stuck in a ditch when it's snowing. -someone in a 4WD pickup with tow chains will be along shortly.



• Elect pro-life Democrats and pro-choice Republicans for Governor (i.e., Casey and Ridge)



• Frequently go "with," e.g., "You going to the market? Mind if I come with?"



• Refer to something as "a whole nother," e.g., "That's a whole nother issue."