You Might Be From The Pacific Northwest

[Ravenwind]

You might be from the Pacific Northwest if you:

1. Know the state flower (Mildew)

2. You feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash.

3. Use the statement "sun break" and know what it means.

4. Know more than 10 ways to order coffee.

5. Know more people who own boats than air conditioners.

6. Feel overdressed wearing a suit to a nice restaurant.

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

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

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

10. Know the difference between Chinook, Coho, and Sockeye s! salmon.

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

12. Consider swimming an indoor sport.

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

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

15. Never go camping without waterproof matches and a poncho.

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

17. You cannot wait for a day with "showers and sun breaks."

18. Have no concept of humidity without precipitation.

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

20. Can point to at least two volcanoes, even if you cannot see through
the
cloud cover.

21. You notice "the mountain is out" when it is a pretty day and you can
actually see it.

22. Put on your shorts when the temperature ge! ts above 50, but still
wear
your hiking boots and parka.

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

24. Have actually used your mountain bike on a mountain.

25. Think people who use umbrellas are either wimps or tourists.

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

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

28. You measure distance in hours.

29. You often switch from "heat" to "a/c" in the same day.

30. You use a down comforter in the summer.

31. You carry jumper cables in your car and your wife knows how to use
them.

32. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit under a raincoat.

33. You know all the important seasons: Almost Winter, Winter, Still
Raining (Spring),
Road Construction (Summer) and Deer &Elk season (Fall).


Rav

[Canelek]

Hahahahaha, good one! My folks live in Bend, OR which is is not as rainy but the dresscode is right on the money My brother and his wife just moved to Portland (wonder if they like the rain yet).

There is a herd of elk that cruises close to my parents's house in the winter but it sucks as I am not allowed to keel them for tasty meats

[Innkubbus]

Being from michigan I prefer this one... (sorry if its got some weird alignment)

You Might be a Michigander if...

... you define Summer as three months of bad sledding.
... your definition of a small town is one that doesn't have a lake.
... your family breaks into violence during the UM-MSU game (any sport!).
... snow tires come standard on all your cars.
... at least 50% of your relatives work for the auto industry.
... you have ever gotten frostbitten and sunburned in the same week.
... you can identify an Ohio accent.
... owning a Japanese car was a hanging offense in your home town.
... you learned to pilot a boat before the training wheels were off your bike.
... you think Alkaline batteries were named after a Tiger outfielder.
... you point at the palm of your right hand when telling people where you
grew up.
... you don't understand what the big deal about Chicago is.
... someone asks you if you've been to Europe and you answer, "No, but I've
been to Ann Arbor..."
... "Down South" to you means Toledo.
... you have any idea who Bob Ufer was.
... octopus and hockey go together as naturally as hot dogs and baseball.
... traveling coast to coast means going from Port Huron to Muskegon.
... you refer to your relatives in southern Michigan as "trolls" or loopers".
... the "Big Three" can mean either Ford, Chrysler and GM or Domino's,
Little Caeser's and Hungry Howie's.
... a Big Mac is something you can drive across.
... you have no problem spelling Mackinac Island.
... you had to get a passport and shots to go to Ohio.
... you have as many Canadian coins in your pockets as American ones.
... your kid's baseball and softball games games have been ever been snowed
out.
... the trees in your backyard have spigots.
... you know that a place called "Kalamazoo" really exists.
... you bake with "soda" and drink "pop".
... you know what a pastie is.
... you drive 70 mph on the highway and pass on the right.
... your favorite hockey team's mascot is an octopus.
... you have a favorite hockey team.
... you don't have a coughing fit from one sip of Vernor's.
... you know what a Vernor's is.
... you know how to play Euchre.
... you know how to pronounce Euchre.
... you see nothing wrong with watching fireworks in Detroit on July 2nd.
... you find yourself incapable of throwing cans and bottles away when you
are in another state.
... you use the term "party store" to describe a store where you buy
snacks, beer and liquor.
... you know how to pronounce Sault Ste. Marie.
... you get excited about turning 19.
... you or your child has ever watched Sesame Street in French.
... you've used the term "Yooper."
... you've heard the band "Da Yoopers."
... you've ever told someone that your move to Alpena was a move to "a
big city.
... you've totaled more than three cars bagging a deer.
... you met your spouse in a bowling alley.
... you can't understand why the government feels threatened by the Freemen.
... Paradise and Climax are not states but towns to you.
... Kazoo is not a toy, but a town (who actually calls it Kalamazoo anyway?).
... you refer to Ann Arbor as A2.
... "The Haven" is another term for Grand Haven, "Nasty Hatchet" for Bad Axe,
and "Hazeltucky" for Hazel Park.
... Big Beaver is a road, not an animal.
... you call Lake Michigan the West Coast.
... you quote Sonny Elliot.
... a sunny day qualifies as a holiday.
... you know what city Birmingham Chrysler-Plymouth is in.
... you recognize these people by one name: J.P., Sonny, Soupy, Coleman,
Rosa, Mitch, Mort, Eli, Sparky, Bo, Barry, Stevie, Gordie.
... you can really, honestly say that you've been to Hell and back.

[Adelrune Argenti]

Hehe, I know how to pronounce Issaquah. I lived there for several years. I got a chuckle out of OMGIAMRETARDEDCAUSEALOTISTWOWORDS of those. Being born and raised in San Diego and then moving to Seattle for several years was a big change but something that was fun.

Also, on the other list...I know what Vernors is. I like it quite a bit and was bummed to find I cant get it here in California.

Adelrune Argenti

[Diae Soulmender]

LOL! OWN!

Im from Vancouver, Washington and I can relate to just about the whole list :)

Edit: Spell'in errors

[Ravenwind]

LOL Dam some of those Michigan ones were funny as hell. Being born in Upstate NY and then moving all around in my younger years ( Navy Brat )
I sure do like living in Seattle. It's almost like my home town, but we just don't get enough snow for my tast.



Rav

[Innkubbus]

wait...you can only get vernors in michigan? I thought it was like the first pop ever invented