You know you're from Pennsylvania when...

[pj]

1."Hey you guys" is your standard greeting, and it's politically correct for all sexes.

2. The first day of Buck season and the first day of Doe season are school holidays.

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

4. You know exactly what to do when your mother tells you to "red" up your room.

5. You think the top 3 sports must be bowling, darts, and pool.

6. You don't understand what all the hype is about for Yuengling or Rolling Rock beer; you've been drinking it for years even though Iron City is cheaper.

7. 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).

8. You know what Birch Beer is.

9. You don't understand why the Iggle Video section at Giant Eagle is spelled funny but pronounced the same.

10. You find 20 degrees just a little chilly.

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

12. You've never gone to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance" and at least 5 other Polkas.

13. You can use the phrase "fire hall wedding reception" and not even bat an eye.

14. You think very little of an Amish buggy on the road.

15. You learned long ago how to "step carefully" around the buggy tie-ups in the supermarket parking lot.

16. You constantly refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Pee-ay).

17. You can go 2 weeks in winter without sunshine and think this is normal.

18. You know that Slippery Rock, Paradise, Mars, Bird-in-Hand, Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, and Virginville are PA towns.

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

20. You measure distance in hours.

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

22. You often switch from "Heat" to "A/C" in the same day.

23. You use a down comforter in the summer.

24. If you drive in any direction, you will encounter a state park in less than 3 hours.

25. You think of the major food groups as deer meat, fish, and berries.

26. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend or wife knows how to use them.

27. There are 7 empty cars running in the parking lot at the convenience store at any given time.

28. You see nothing wrong with the phrase "those windows need washed."

29. You get freaked out when you visit a "flat" state and can't see a mountain in any direction.

30. Your grandparents drive at 65mph through 13 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching.

31. It takes you 3 hours to go to the store for one item, even when you're in a rush, because you have to stop and talk to everyone in town.

32. You think sexy lingerie is tube socks and flannel pajamas.

33. You design your children's Halloween costumes to fit over a snowsuit.

34. Several people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows all year long.

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

36. You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage (Lebanon Bologna), and Hot Bacon Dressing.

37. You know the time and location of every "wing night" in a 20-mile radius.

38. Words like "hoagie", "crick", "chipped ham", and "pop" actually mean something to you.

39. You can recite the four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter and construction.

40. You know what REAL potpie is.

41. You order "dippy eggs" for breakfast.

42. Your turkey has "stuffing," and "dressing" is strictly for salads.

43. You consider Erie to be "out west," and know that the fastest way to Philly is the Turnpike.

44. You call barbecue "Sloppy Joes."

45. Driving is always better in winter because the potholes are filled with snow.

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

47. You get excited when they add new toppings for the MTOs at Sheetz.

48. You eat cold pizza, even for breakfast.

49. You see people wearing hunting clothes at social events.

50. You and your friends? Y'ins think that only hicks say "y'all!"

** You actually understand these jokes and send them on to your PA pals!

[Sue]

Oh PJ, those are great! MY husband and I were reading this and laughing because we know what they ALL mean. I'm sending it on to all my friends, I love it! Thanks!

[dawnbreaker]

A couple more that are very true in northeastern PA ...

more than one of anything is "a cawple two tree of dem"

you have to know what pierogies are ... and they only come deep fried!

you've had the second best buffalo wings from the Windsor Inn

you don't go north, south, east, or west -- just up or down the valley

and it's not "hey you guys" it's "hey yoos guys!"





I wish we could find Birch Beer here in KY ... along with either some Lebanon bologna or at least some good German bologna. And if anybody happens to live near Clark Summit, PA make sure you stop into the hole in the wall pizza place (I think it's called Genos). They've got THE BEST pizza ever! Oh, my mouth is watering just when thinking about it! All we have is chain pizza places down here Speaking of good places to eat, I could use a stop at the Good and Plenty in Lancaster!

-Beth