Pennsylvanians Unite..!

Again, I have to admit I stole this from one of my favortie posters on Domelights

You Know You're From Pennsylvania - If:

You've never referred to Philadelphia as anything but "Philly." And New Jersey has always been "Jersey."

You refer to Pennsylvania as "PA" (pronounced Peeay). (How many residents of other states do that?)

You know what "Punxsutawney Phil" is (a ground hog), and what it means if he sees his shadow.

The first day of buck season and the first day of doe season are school holidays.

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

You can't go to a wedding without hearing the "Chicken Dance," at least 1 Polka and either an Italian song (sung in Italian,) or "Hava Nagila."

At least 5 people on your block have electric "candles" in all or most of their windows...all year long.

You know what a "Hex Sign" is.

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

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

Words like "hoagie," "crick," "chipped / chopped ham," "sticky bun," "shoo-fly pie," "pierogies" and "pocketbook" actually mean something to you.

You can eat cold pizza and know others who do the same.

You not only have heard of Birch Beer, but you know that it comes in several colors: Red, White, Brown, & Gold.

You know several places to purchase or that serve Scrapple, Summer Sausage, and Hot Bacon Dressing.

You can eat a cold soft pretzel from a street vendor without fear and enjoy it.

You know the difference between a cheese steak and a pizza steak - and know that you can't get a really good one outside PA.

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

Customers ask the waitress for "dippy eggs" for breakfast.

You know that Blue Ball, Intercourse, Climax, Bird-in-Hand, Beaver, Moon, Virginville, Normalville, Paradise, Mars, State College, and Slippery Rock are PA towns.

You know what a township, a borough, and a commonwealth is.

You can identify drivers from New York, New Jersey, Ohio, and other neighboring states by their unique and irritating driving habits.

A traffic jam is ten cars waiting to pass a horse-drawn carriage on a highway in Lancaster County.

You know several people who have hit deer with their cars more than once.

You carry jumper cables in your car and your female passengers know how to use them.

You still keep kitty litter, starting fluid, lock de-icer, and a snow brush in your trunk, even if you now live in the South.

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

As a kid you built snow forts and leaf piles that were taller than you were.

"You guys" and "younz" are perfectly acceptable references to a group of men & women.

You know how to respond to the question "Djeetyet?" Answer: "No,djew?"

You know how to pronounce Bryn Mawr, Wilkes-Barre, Schuylkill, Bala Cynwyd, Conshohocken, and Monongahela.

You know what a "Mummer" is, and are disappointed if you can't catch at least highlights of their parade.