Some of these are repeats........ > > > You know you're from western PA when... > > > > > > 1. You walk carefully when it is "slippy" outside. > > > 2. You often go down to the "crick". > > > 3. You have to "red up", before company comes over. > > > 4. You've ever gotten hurt by falling into a "jaggerbush". > > > 5. You know that Ahia is a river, a boulevard, and a state. > > > 6. You've ever "warshed" or "wershed" the laundry. > > > 7. You know where Beer Falls is. (Beaver Falls) > > > 8. Mr. Webster is wrong. You know full well that "ain't" is correct > > > English. > > > 9. You know you can't drive too fast on back roads, cause-udda-deer. > > > 10. "Gumbands".. need I say more? > > > 11. You've ever drank an "Arn" > > > 12. You've ever told someone to "quit jaggin around". > > > 13. You know that Clinton, Monaca, and Beaver, are actually names of > > >towns. > > > 14. You've called someone a 'jaggoff'. > > > 15. You hear "you guyses", or "yins" and don't think twice. > > > 16. You know the three rivers by name and can pronouce them correctly, > > >but > > > refer to them as... da Mon, da Al, and da O. > > > 17. You hate Cleveland, although you've never been there. > > > 18. You know where KerNEGgy is, and you like his museum and > 'liberries'. > > > 19. You drink "pop", eat "hoagies", pierogies, and gyros (jy-rows) > > > 20. You drink melk. > > > 21. You didn't have IHOP's or Waffle Houses. > > > 22. You know what a still mill is. > > > 23. You cheer for the Stillers. > > > 24. You know where Picksburgh is. > > > 25. You expect temps in the winter to be record breaking cold and > temps > > >in > > > the summer to be record breaking hot. > > > 26. You go Dahntahn to da-Strip District, and take your wife wtih you. > > >Be > > > sure to get a Permanee's sammich while yins guys are > der > > > hangin' out an nat. > > > 27. You can find Zillionopal on a map. > > > 28. You go 'food shoppin' at 'Jine Iggle'. > > > 29. You don't have a spring break in high school. > > > 30. You beleive that "Ize" is the abreviaton for "I was". > > > 31. You know someone from 'Sliberty, E-sliberty, or Wesliberty. > > > 32. You've played with a dekkacards.. > > > 33. You know the Pittsburgh Zoo is in 'Hilinpark' and have been there > > >for > > > school field trips. > > > 34.You say "McConnell's Mills", although you know there is only one > mill > > > there. > > > 35. You know what is meant by "The Point". > > > 36. You love Pensivanya. > > > 37. Chipped ham was always in your refrigerator when you were growing > > >up. > > > 38. If you've ever been "ascared" because that "nebby" old lady across > > >the > > > street saw you do something bad, and you know she will "tell > on > > > you". > > > 39. No matter how hard you try you can't stop speaking Pittsburghese. > > > 40. You are reading this, and will forward it to family and friends > who > > > used to live in 'da-Burg'. Sue McAlister http://homepages.about.com/tomssue/mcalisterpainterbickhartfamily/ PA-PITTSBURGH and PA-WESTMORELAND-HISTORIC list owner BALLES, ECKER, KELLAWAY, KELLOWAY, MCCALLISTER, MCALLISTER, SKELLY surname list owner. Adoption, Mystery, Horror, Stay-At-Home-Moms, Mother's Without Custody, Nost-TV, Palm-Gen and Westie community lists owner. --- Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.295 / Virus Database: 159 - Release Date: 11/1/2001