Thread: You KNOW You Might Be From ......

Originally Posted by Jolie Rouge

Signs that you're a Hard Core Four wheeler:

- You find that you need a new house because you've outgrown your garage and the neighbors are threatening violence if you park one more vehicle on the street or in the front yard.

- The requirements you give your real estate agent are (in order of importance):

1) 8 car climate controlled garage with an attached shop, 8' high doors.
2) Outside parking for 6 cars, a motor home, a crew cab dualie, a 28'enclosed trailer and a 34' 5th wheel.
3) 3 phase 220V outlets in the garage for your welder.
4) A grease pit.
5) Convenient to a hazardous waste disposal site.
6) Deaf neighbors.
7) Across the street from a paint and body shop.
8) Some sort of house with a working toilet and shower on the property somewhere -or- hookups for the motor home

-Your email address refers to your truck rather than to you.

- You buy new parts because you don't know where you put the spares.

- You're looking for a tow vehicle and still haven't bought furniture for your house!

- You measure all family acquisitions in terms of the number of parts that could have been purchased.

- You look at the purchase of tools as a long term investment.

- Your garage holds more vehicles than your house has bedrooms.

- You have enough spare parts to build another truck.

- You have truck parts in your cubicle at work.

- Your Christmas list begins with another set of BFG MTs and E-Z Locker and your 'significant other' knows what they are

- After your answer to "What did you do this weekend?" the next question is always: "And you do this for fun? Right?"

- You have a separate drawer for 'garage clothes'.

- People know you by your "off"s". "Oh, you are the one stuck in the mud at Fishing Creek last weekend!"

- You talk to other cars on the road, calling them by the manufacturer's name.

- Your criteria for selecting a significant other include auto repair skills. Air tools optional.

- You plan your wedding around the club schedule.

- You astound the clerk at Sears by bringing in a snapped breaker bar every other week or so.

- You give out 4 wheel Parts Wholesalers number when a friend asks for the best hardware store.

- You hate long distance driving, but you will gladly drive 800 miles to the trail.

- You save broken car parts as " momentos".

- You know the exact story behind every one! (see above)

- You would choose a roll bar over air conditioning if it were an option.

- Your idea of a good time is sitting around figuring out gear ratios and the ideal crawl ratio for given situations.

- When someone refers to "The Good Book", you think of "The Jeep Owners Bible"

- You own five Trucks and only one of them is street legal.

- There's a poster of Moab up on the wall next to the family portraits.

- Your video collection contains more wheeling videos then regular videos.

- Your friends call to tell you they found another way into the woods rather than to see how your doing.

- You refer to "Friends" by the type of truck they drive rather than names.

- You filled out the Top Truck Challenge Voting card but threw away the Census 2000 forms.

- 90% of you work e-mail is wheeling related

- You keep trying to coerce your significant other to allow you to remove the doors on the mini van.

- You refer to the local construction site as "The testing ground".

- You can remember how to get to every trail you've been on but get lost going to your in-laws.

- "The Big Question" refers to Bogger or TSL.

- When someone says someone is Biased you immediately think of tires.

- Your truck no longer fits in the garage.

- Your truck has gone to super model status and doesn't leave the garage for any trail less than a 4+.

- Your daily driver is considered a mild trail rig.

- Drivers behind you can see the car in front of you, under the truck.

- The term "Open with Attitude" is tattooed on you, or you're thinking about it.

- You base your next vehicle purchase on it's crawl ratio and what's available for it in the after market.

- People see pictures of your truck flexed out and ask "Is it broken?".

- You stopped washing your truck cause it shows off the scratches.

- Your boss asks you not to bring the truck to work anymore because it won't fit in the parking garage without the antenna scraping the ceiling.

- You've actually replaced a fluorescent light in the parking garage cause your antenna hit it.

- Your club web site is your home page.

- You are in search of a house that borders state forest and refuse to buy anything that's not even remotely close to it.

- You'll drop a couple grand on new axles but the kitchen sink still leaks.

- The vacation pictures are all off road.

- You ALWAYS have your drinks on the rocks!

- You look at an open are in the woods and can determine the best line.

- You base your social class on your recent RTI score rather than how much money you make.

- Working on your truck is considered relaxation.

- Every time you see a lowered truck you wanna get out and slap the driver silly.

- You look at other cars and think to yourself "I can crawl over that".

- You consider Rubicon as the holy land.

- Tellico no longer scares you.

- You carry more parts to the trail than home.

- You've installed or though about installing a lift on the lawn mower.

- You consider anything without 4wd useless.

- Your ideal vehicle is a Unimog.

- Your truck cost as much as an italian sports car.

- When someone mentions "Xtreme" your eyes light up!

- Motivation involves someone saying "you can't make it".

And the #1 Sign you're a hard core wheeler:

It's not considered a good trail ride if nothing breaks!

OMFG I did a quick read and I swear half of these represent us!! LOL

Just Because ....

You Know You're From Indiana If...
1. You know several people who have hit a deer.

2. You've never met any celebrities.

3. You've seen all the biggest bands ten years after they were popular.

4. Down south to you means Kentucky.

5. You have no problem spelling or pronouncing "Terre Haute."

6. Your school classes were canceled because of cold.

7. Your school classes were canceled because of heat.

8. You know what the phrase "Knee-high by the Fourth of July" means.

9. You've heard of Euchre, you know how to play Euchre, and you are the master of Euchre.

10. You've seen a running car, with nobody in it, in the parking lot of the grocery store no matter what time of year it is.

11. You end your sentences with an unnecessary preposition. Example: "Where's my coat at? or "If you go to the mall I wanna go with."

12. Detassling was your! first job. Bailing hay, your second. Or you could stack hay, swim in the pond to clean off, and then have the strength to play a couple of games of hoops all in the same day.

13. You've ever had to switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day OR "Stoke the fire" and "fling open the windows" for the older version.

14. You say things like "catty-wumpus" and "kitty-corner".

15. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.

16. You carry jumper cables in your car regularly.

17. You drink "pop".

18. You know what "cow tipping" is.

19. You know that Bailin' wire was the predecessor to duct tape.

20. You know that strangers are the only ones that come to your "front" door.

21. Kids and dogs ride in the passenger seats of cars and the backs of pickups.

22. You think nothing of it in spring and fall to be stuck behind a farm implement driving on the roads.

23. High school basketball game draws a bigger crowd on the weekend nights than movie theaters.

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

25. The local paper covers national and international headlines on 1 page, but requires 6 for local sports.

26. Can repeat the scores of the last 8 IU games, but unless the MVP is a Hoosier, you are not sure who he is. (not IU, but Purdue)

27. There is a basketball hoop at every house.

28. You can name every one of Bob Knight's "exploits" over the last few years.

29. You shop at Marsh.

30. Damon Bailey was your childhood hero.

31. The biggest question of your youth was "IU or "Purdue".

32. Indianapolis is the "big city".

33. "Getting caught by a train" is a legitimate excuse for being late to school.

34. The Wabash River is the "biggest body of water" near your house.

35. You know several different definitions as to what a Hoosier really is.

36. People at your high school chewed tobacco.

37. Everyone knows who the town cop is, where he lives, whether he is at home or on duty.

38. To get to school you had to drive on a gravel road, a road with several right-angle turns in it, or if you were really lucky, over a covered bridge.

39. People in your neighborhood, really, REALLY like Nascar.

40. You actually know what the CART vs IRL debate is about and have taken a side.

41. To you, a raccoon is simply a "coon".

42. The vehicle of choice in your area is not a car, but a pickup.

43. You are a BIG John Mellencamp fan.

44. You've been to the Covered Bridge Festival.

45. You took backroads to get there - why sit in traffic?

46. To you, a tenderloin is not an expensive cut of beef, but a big, salty, breaded piece of pork served on a bun with pickles.

47. You call a green bell pepper a "mango".

48. Sometimes, you call the toilet the "commode" or the "stool".

49. In the fall, one of your favorite pranks was corning cars.

50. You know what corning is.

51. Wal-mart (K-Mart!) is the most exciting place in your hometown.

52. Technically, you don't even live in a town.

53. You know what FFA and 4H stand for and how to spell them.

54. A typical party at your high school consisted of a bunch of people driving trucks into the woods or an empty field, lighting a bonfire, and staring at it while drinking a few beers.

55. It is a 30 minute drive from your house to the grocery store.

56. You have all the same teachers in high school that your parents had.

57. You know what chip-and-seal is, and your high school was located on just such a road.

58. You think that Notre Dame is a college in South Bend, and not a cathedral in France.

59. You know people who own belt buckles with their initials on them. These buckles are the size of a dinner plate.

60. You go to the county fair every night of it's week-long duration.

From a Jersey Girl Lost in Hoosier Land

Originally Posted by Ladytiger

From the Chicago one:

Empiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiire

I just blew iced tea all over the sleeping cat...ooops.!!

Haven't reached the end of this thread... don't know if a spammer bumped it up... but it's a good thread anyways... and I found this one particularly funny cause I'm on the other side of the country and this is also the # of empire here in DFW.

Originally Posted by justme23

Haven't reached the end of this thread... don't know if a spammer bumped it up... but it's a good thread anyways....

No it was me.... I was lookin' for the "You Know You Live on the Gulf Coast" ...

"You might be from Louisiana" ... set to music and pictures added ... for those who are not so blessed

Enjoy ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJ8pk...&feature=share

Cajun Talk: Best. Video. Ever. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRXcp...eature=related

OMG The Last Supper picture is the same one my parents painted together many years ago.....

BTW I need a translator too. I caught a few words here and there and a few French words as well....but I definitely need a translator.

Originally Posted by pepperpot

OMG The Last Supper picture is the same one my parents painted together many years ago.....

With or without the Cajun Reeboks ?

Originally Posted by Jolie Rouge

With or without the Cajun Reeboks ?

No Reeboks, Cajun nor otherwise.

Originally Posted by pepperpot

BTW I need a translator too. I caught a few words here and there and a few French words as well....but I definitely need a translator.

That is real coona$$ ... I spent some time in the Acadians ... when I get mad it comes out. If I am around another for more then a few minutes, my whole accent changes and I am not even aware of it... my sister thinks it is hilarious. I can do you the Cajun Night before Christmas right well.

You Know You Are A Lafayette Mardi Gras Veteran If …

We are less than a week a way from everyone’s favorite four day weekend. Carnival season has arrived and the streets are slowly turning green, gold, and purple. For long time South Louisiana residents, surviving the Mardi Gras marathon has become an art form. It takes talent, experience, and street smarts. Here are a few ways to tell that you’ve got what it takes to call yourself a Mardi Gras veteran.



1. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever accidentally swallowed a baby.



2. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever referred to the trek from Down Town to the Cajun Field fair as “walking distance”.



3. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever had to confess to a thirsty friend that the clear liquid in your water bottle is not actually water.



4. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever purchased a sausage po-boy from the back of a pickup truck.



5. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you have a working knowledge of all open container laws, penalties, and loopholes in Lafayette Parish.



6. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever left your car in the same place for three days so that you don’t lose your parking spot.



7. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you know what night Wayne Toups is playing at the fair without having to check any websites or newspapers.



8. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever refused phone calls from taller friends out of fear that they will catch more beads than you.



9. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you can spot the difference between a cheap bead and a keeper in mid flight.



10. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever purchased a sword from a street vendor.



11. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever apologized to a group of strangers for you overly aggressive bead catching.



12. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever made a batch of Bloody Marys the night before for the morning after.



13. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever joined in on a line dance on Johnston Street.



14. You know you’re a Mardi Gras veteran if you’ve ever gotten into a heated argument over King Cake.



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