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1. "Vacation" means going up north on I-75.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You know several people who have hit a deer
more than once.
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the
same day.
5. You can drive 65 mph through 2 feet of snow
during a raging blizzard, without flinching.
6. You see people wearing camouflage at social
events (including weddings).
7. You install security lights on your house and
garage and leave both unlocked.
8. You carry jumper cables in your car and your
girlfriend knows how to use them.
9. You design your kid's Halloween costume to
fit over a snowsuit.
10. Driving is better in the winter because the
potholes are filled with snow.
11. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter,
winter, still winter and road construction.
12. You can identify a southern or eastern
accent.
13. Your idea of creative landscaping is a
statue of a deer next to your blue spruce.
14. You were unaware that there is a legal
drinking age.
15. Down South to you means Ohio
16. A brat is something you eat.
17. Your neighbour throws a party to celebrate
his new pole barn.
18. You go out to fish fry every Friday.
19. Your 4th of July picnic was moved indoors
due to frost.
20. You have more miles on your snow blower than
your car.
21. You find 0 degrees "a little chilly."
22. You drink pop and bake with soda.
23. Your doctor tells you to drink Vernors and
you know it's not medicine.
24. You know what a Yooper is.
25. You think owning a Honda is Un-American.
26. You know that UP is a place, not a direction
27. You know it's possible to live in a thumb.
28. You understand that when visiting Detroit,
the best thing to wear is a Kevlar vest.
29. You actually understand these jokes, and you
forward them to all your Michigan friends.
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YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT BE FROM MICHIGAN….
If you consider it a sport to gather your food by drilling through 18 inches of ice and sitting there all day hoping that the food will swim by,
You might live in Michigan.
If you're proud that your region makes thenational news 96 nights each year because Pellston is the coldest spot in the nation,
You might live in Michigan
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from October through March,
You might live in Michigan
If you instinctively walk like a penguin for five months out of the year,
You might live in Michigan
If someone in a store offers you assistance, and they don't work there,
You might live in Michigan
If your dad's suntan stops at a line curving
around the middle of his forehead,
You might live in Michigan
If you have worn shorts and a coat at the same time,
You might live in Michigan
If your town has an equal number of bars and churches,
You might live in Michigan .
If you have had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed a wrong number,
You might live in Michigan. Leave a Comment
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Be fore warned it is illegal to swear in front of a lady! One of those old traditions that has stayed. All a lady has to say to a cop is that you cussed in front of her, and you can be fined! Leave a Comment
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Here's a few tips so you'll understand what the locals are talking about :-)
A 'Yooper' is somebody from the Upper Peninsula (UP).
Since the UP and the mitten (Lower Peninsula) are connected by the Mackinac Bridge, residents of the mitten live 'under the bridge.' Therefore, Yoopers call us Trolls.
The correct way to pronounce 'Mackinac' is
Mack-a-naw. You will appear much more intelligent to Michiganders if you can correctly pronounce this word. Leave a Comment
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This place is full of Crazy Ass Drivers! There are so many vehicles on the road, it's the motor capital of the world! People drive fast, without turn signals, there is always construction and ALWAYS traffic! Leave a Comment
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The largest city in Michigan is Detroit. You probably already knew that. What you might NOT know is how to pronounce the name of the city correctly. People from out of state tend to say 'DEE-troyt,' with the emphasis on the first syllable. This is wrong, and it grates on our ears. The correct pronunciation is 'deh-TROYT,' with a 'short' E and the emphasis on the second syllable. Leave a Comment
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Michigan is unique because the lower peninsula resembles a hand. So, if you ask someone where they are from and they point to their hand, don't give them a weird look. Leave a Comment
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Everyone one shows you their hand. The hand is the same shape as Michigan. So if you ask for directions, immediately the hand goes up and they point to where "you are right now" and "this is where you are going.
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Festival starts in ealry July and goes on for a week. Next one is going to take place on the 7th of July, 2007 and last until the 14th.
Founded in 1926, the it celebrates and promotes cherries, as well as tourism.
Every year 500,000 people come. Activities vary from cherry pit spitting, pie eating contests, to the Grand Royale Parade in which the newly crowned Cherry Queen greets the crowds.
Traverse City is in the Guinness Book of World Records for baking the world's largest cherry pie of 17' 6" and 28,350 pounds. It took place on July 25, 1987.
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