You might be an Iowan if...
-- You measure distance in minutes. (I'm guilty of this)
-- Weather is 80 percent of your conversation.
-- Down south to you means Missouri.(I'm guilty again)
-- Snow tires are standard on your car.
-- You have no concept of pubic transportation.
-- 75 percent of your graduating high school class went to college "down in Iowa city."
-- You know several persons who have hit a deer. (guilty)
-- You have no problem spelling "Des Moines."(Guilty)
-- You have no problem pronouncing "Des Moines." (guilty)
-- You know the answer to the question, "Is this Heaven?" (guilty)
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-- Your school classes were canceled because of cold.(guilty)
-- Your school classes were canceled because of heat.(guilty)
-- You know what the numbers I-80, 280, & 380 mean. (guilty)
-- You know where all the Yoders live. (kinda guilty)
-- The only reason you go to Missouri is for fireworks (or football games).
-- You wear shorts when it's 50 degrees out in March, but bundle up and complain in August when it goes below 60 degrees. (guilty)
-- You have gone trick-or-treating in 2 feet of snow.(guilty)
-- You carry jumper cables in your car.
-- You drink "pop". (guilty)
-- In a conversation you heard someone say "oh yah you betcha" or "not once ever even" and you don't laugh.(guilty)
-- You know exactly where "Field of Dreams" was filmed. (guilty)
-- People from other states love to hear you say "Iowa" and other words with "Os" in them.
-- You know what "Hawks" and "Clones" are. (guilty)
-- When someone says they are going out for dinner or supper, you know exactly which meal they are talking about. (guilty)
-- You think of the major four food groups as beef, pork, beer, and Jell-O salad with marshmallows.
-- You think a hot topic of conversation is last night's tractor pull.
-- When asked how your trip was to any foreign, exotic place, you say, "It was different." (guilty)
-- Being a bit younger, you remember Terry Branstad as governor the whole time you were growing up. (guilty)
-- Being a bit older, you remember Harold Hughes as governor the whole time you were growing up.
-- You consider being called a "Pork Queen" an honor.
-- When you lock your front door, you put the key in the mailbox.
-- Your cousin's visit from California makes the local newspaper.
-- You know the difference between a "storm door" and a "storm cellar."(guilty)
-- Your house has a basement, and you've spent quite a bit of time there over the years, waiting for tornados to blow over. (guilty)
-- You warsh your clothes.