Thought you Oregonians might gain some new knowledge of life in the Midwest from this:


You know what "knee-high by the Fourth of July" means.
You know it is traditional for the bride and groom to go bar hopping between the reception and wedding dance.
You know the difference between "Green" and "Red" farm machinery, and will fight with your friends over which is better.
You've bought Christmas presents at Farm Fleet.
You or someone you know was a "Pork Queen" at the county fair.
You know that "combine" is a noun AND a verb.
You think Lutheran and Catholic are THE major religions.
You know that "creek" rhymes with "pick."
Football schedules, hunting season and harvest are all taken into consideration before wedding dates are set.
Saturday night means going to the local bowling alley.
You have driven your car on the lake.
Every wedding dance you have ever attended has the hokey pokey and the chicken dance.
The local gas station sells live bait.
At least twice a year some part of your home doubles as a meat processing plant.
You think that the start of deer season is a national holiday.
Pop is the only name for soda.
You don't need to use your turn signals because everyone already knows where you are going.
You know what "party at the field" means: (Someone has acquired a keg and is having a party in the middle of a corn field in the middle of nowhere but everyone knows exactly how to get there).
When you lose control of your vehicle and go into the ditch, the news will get back to town before you do.
You actually understand all of the above.

I'm an Okie, and I understood all of that, but I consider myself a Mid South person.

I spend 5 years in Oklahoma City at Program Director of KOMA in the 60s. Awesome people in Oklahoma. They haven't changed.

Right back at ya:

You might be from the Northwest if...

You might be from the Northwest if you:
Feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

Use the expression "sun break" and know what it means.

Know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

Know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.

Stand on a deserted corner in the rain waiting for the "Walk" signal.

Consider that if it has no snow or has not recently erupted, it's not a real mountain.

Complain about Californians, as you sell one your house for twice its value.

Can taste the difference between Starbucks, Seattle's Best Coffee, and Veneto's.

Know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye salmon.

Know how to pronounce Sequim, Puyallup, Issaquah, Oregon, and Willamette.

Consider swimming an indoor sport.

Can tell the difference between Japanese, Chinese, and Thai food.

In winter, go to work and come home in the dark-- while only working eight-hour days.

Never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

Are not fazed by "Today's forecast: showers followed by rain," and "Tomorrow's forecast: rain followed by showers."

You can't wait for a day with "showers and sun breaks."

Have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

Know that Boring is a town in Oregon and not just a state of mind.

Can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you can't see them through the cloud cover.

Say "the mountain is out" when it's a pretty day and you can actually see it.

Put on your shorts when the temperature gets above 50, but still wear your hiking boots and parka.

Switch to your sandals when it gets above 60, but keep the socks on.

Have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

Think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

Knew immediately that the view out Frasier's window was fake.

Buy new sunglasses every year because you can't find the old ones after such a long time.

I am a member of the Society of Native Oregon Born (SNOB).

But I understand (or think I understand):

1,3,4,6,7,8,11,12(almost), and 16.

Actually, in the south through midwest, the word coke is used for any dark colored soda.

Drives the coca-cola company crazy, they are always sending out cease and desist letters to newspapers that print that. Because otherwise they culd lose their trademark.

Another few for the Midwest:

You know that White Castle is a hamburger joint not a medieval house of torture!

You know that Steak and Shake is a hamburger joint and not some country dance!

St. Louis specific:

You know what Lion's Choice is.

You know what Imo's is and that they make the best pizza ever!

You can see what I miss most about the Midwest (and also why my stomach is as big as it is!)

You think that the start of deer season is a national holiday. Are you saying it's not?

"You know that White Castle is a hamburger joint not a medieval house of torture!"

Having eaten at a White Castle, I think it's BOTH!!!

Very good darktemper! Did you write those?

More from the midwest...

Hellman's mayo is the exact product as Best Foods mayo, just a different name.

For some odd reason, Cincinnati is the Chili capital of the world.

Chicago has more hot dog fast food chains than other US city.

And it's Chi-caugh-go, with the emphasis on "caugh"

More Chicago...nobody says suburbs, the word is 'burbs.

Even more Chicago...the freeways are rarely called freeways, they are expressways. And they rarely are mentioned by number, instead they are mentioned by who they were named after: Eisenhower, Kennedy, Dan Ryan, etc.

When lanes disappear on highways, drivers don't merge until the last second.

Back to Chicago...Albertsons is called Jewel, and Safeway is called Dominics. Your frequent shopper card will work at both.

The 3 H's in weather forecasts...Hazy, Hot & Humid.

Summer is also referred to as "grilling season"

Nah.....I copied them off of the net.

Here's a couple more:

You might be from the Northwest if you:

Know the difference between an IPA and hefeweizen.

Describe a drizzly, cold December night as "Guinness weather."

You take your 7-year-old to the McMenamins Pub because kids love it there.


Source:
http://bojack.org/2003/12/you_might_be_from_the_northwes.html

Amus, I'd have to agree with you.

I've never met anyone who said White Castle hamburgers are just OK.

You either love them or hate them, there doesn't seem to be any in-between!

True, and the frozen versions available in some NW stores don't give an accurate representation of "hot and fresh"! And a tip for any visiting a White Castle on vacation or business...stay away from the chicken! Not so good.

You know that a Concrete is something you eat rather than what your driveway is made out of!